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Sci-Fi fans will have the latest round of Terminator at their fingertips.  It was just announced today that Gameloft joined in a licensing agreement with The Halcyon Company to “develop, distribute and publish the official mobile game to the first film of the new Terminator trilogy, Terminator Salvation.”  The release of the game is set to coincide with the date of the film release on May 22nd.

Gameloft is a top dog in the world of publishing and developing video games for mobile phones and consoles.  They were formed in 1999, and have since become a top innovator in their market.  Their games for mobile handsets are developed with Java, Symbian or Brew technology.  And this is a booming arena.  The expected number of games-enabled handsets is thought to be more than four billion within three years.

Apparently the Terminator Salvation game is shaping up to be pretty dang cool.  According to an interview MTV Multiplayer with the President and CEO of Gameloft, Michel Guillemot, the great action shots in the movie are being incorporated into the game, although not by direct screen shot.  Guillemot states “We wanted to really push the graphics to the limit on this game because of the intensity and power of the action scenes in the film. We worked closely with Halcyon to make sure that the game complemented the film in a way which not only was true to the storyline, but also brought an added value for the player when they bought the game. They provided numerous documents, assets and the scripts that really helped us in developing the game.”

Gameloft isn’t limited to phones.  They also make games for PCs, WiiWare, DS, and Xbox Live Arcade. 

This isn’t Gameloft’s first big partnership agreement.  They have agreements with major licensors and sports personalities like Universal Pictures, Dreamworks Animation, Ubisoft Entertainment, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Ferrari, Kobe Bryant, Chuck Norris, and plenty more.

Senior VP of Publishing of Gameloft, Gonzague de Vallois, says that “The Terminator franchise is one of the world’s most recognized brands and Gameloft is pleased to create the game that brings the excitement of the movie to your fingertips.  The film provides an optimal environment for our new game and will capture the thrills of the sci-fi adventure for Terminator Salvation fans worldwide.”

That “optimal environment” is one set in post-apocalyptic 2018, where John Conner (Christian Bale) is the man whose fate leads him against the human resistance against Skynet and its army of….you guessed it…Terminators.

“We are excited to bring an immersive cinematic experience to mobile gaming with the release of Terminator Salvation” said Cos Lazouras, president of Halcyon Games. “Players will have the ability to expand their interaction with the Terminator universe with content that is unique to this platform.”

All you Terminator fans…get ready to get your fight on.  After all, as John Connor says, this is not the future your mother warned you about.