Asphalt 8: Airborne Races the Front of the Pack on the App Store and Google Play in Record Time

PARIS, August 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



Asphalt 8: Airborne, the latest installment in Gameloft's successful arcade racing franchise, reached the top of the app sales charts on the App Store in 56 countries on iPhone and 68 countries on iPad on its first day. A race to the top in record time! Asphalt 8: Airborne was also featured in the App Store's Editor's Choice.

Asphalt 8: Airborne has been universally acclaimed by users, with 4.5 and 5 star rankings in most countries' App Stores. The press has also been enthusiastic with their praise. PocketGamer.uk gave the game a score of 9 out of 10 and a Gold Award for "a brilliantly put together arcade racing package." Gamereactor.de scored the game 10 out of 10, adding "it's a real masterpiece on mobile and a really great game compared to all arcade racing games on the "real consoles". And Touch Arcade anointed Asphalt 8: Airborne with a perfect 5 out of 5, remarking that "Asphalt 8 is an excellent racer on all fronts and needs to be checked out."  

"We've been working on the Asphalt franchise for 9 years now, always with the same passion. All of the teams who worked on this game have dedicated themselves tocreating a totally innovative gaming experience, with mind-blowing graphics and technology" says Julien Fournials SVP Production at Gameloft. "The sensational debut of this latest installment has definitively crowned Asphalt as the benchmark game for arcade racing fans on smartphones and tablets."

About Gameloft:

A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft® has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including Apple® iOS and Android® devices), set-top boxes and connected TVs. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Real Football®, Modern Combat, and N.O.V.A.: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance®, and also partners with major rights holders including Universal®, Illumination Entertainment®, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, FOX®, Mattel® and Ferrari®.

Gameloft is present on all continents, distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs over 5,000 developers.

Gameloft is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (NYSE Euronext: GFT.PA, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA). Gameloft's sponsored Level 1 ADR (ticker: GLOFY) is traded OTC in the US.

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Thomas Price
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SOURCE Gameloft

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