PARIS, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Gameloft, a leading digital and social game publisher, is the proud winner of the 'PG Legends Award for Best Publisher 2006-2016', at the Pocket Gamer Awards 2016.

PG Legends, which are new award categories created to mark the 10th anniversary of Pocket Gamer, are given to the best games, developers and publishers that have made their mark on mobile video game history over the past ten years.  

Gameloft was chosen by Pocket Gamer readers from a pool of 40 other nominees, selected by a Pocket Gamer judging panel.

This award recalls 10 years of continuous success marked by high points in Gameloft's history, from the launch of its first games for smartphones and the App Store in 2008, to the creation of its mobile advertising network, Gameloft Advertising Solutions, in 2015.

"We're thrilled to receive this prestigious award that definitively crowns Gameloft as one of the leading companies in the digital and social gaming industry," states Julien Fournials, Senior Vice President Games at Gameloft. "In ten years, Gameloft has seen enormous growth, and we'll continue to offer our fans high-quality games for all audiences, that will make their mark in the coming years of mobile video game history."

About Gameloft 

A leading digital and social game publisher, Gameloft(R) has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms and with an audience of 166 million monthly users offers via Gameloft Advertising Solutions a unique level of visibility and involvement to advertisers. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt(R), Order & Chaos, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Disney(R), Marvel(R), Hasbro(R), Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel(R) and Ferrari(R). Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 6,000 people worldwide.

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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