As if Microsoft's tentacles were not inserted into enough areas of our lives already, the Game Studios division today announced a new deal with In-Fusio to deliver a variety of the publisher's titles to a variety of mobile gaming formats (EGE, ExEn, Java, BREW, Windows' And Symbian platforms are all covered by the new arrangement).

In-Fusio are a leading provider of games to mobile phones in Europe, North America and China, and will be delivering the following titles in 2004: Age of Empires 2 Gold Edition, Midtown Madness 3, Zoo Tycoon, Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge, Banjo Pilot, It's Mr. Pants and Sabre Wulf.

Midtown Madness 3 will be In-Fusio's debut title resultant of this agreement, and it is currently in beta with a full launch planned for June. These titles will all take advantage of ExEn, In-Fusio's popular game engine, already used on a variety of handsets worldwide.

Gilles Raymond, CEO and President at In-Fusio, commented: "We are delighted to join Game Studios in this bold initiative. Microsoft's recent commitment to license some of its best-known titles for the mobile games arena is a clear indication of the industry's maturity. With our focus on gamers' fun and innovative services to operators, we look forward to making these Microsoft games on mobile a reality."

By Luke Guttridge