Gameloft: Asphalt 8: Airborne Awarded "Android Excellence, Fall 2017"

PARIS, October 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Gameloft, leader in the development and publishing of mobile games, is proud to announce that one of its biggest hits, Asphalt 8: Airborne, was chosen as one of the "Android Excellence" Awardees for Fall 2017. 'Android Excellence' is a new Google Play Store category that gathers the best apps, as chosen by Google.  

This category acknowledges apps and games that are of the highest quality in terms of design, user experience, and technical performance.

Asphalt 8: Airborne is considered one of the best games for mobile devices and was awarded so numerous times by the trade press. Notably, since its release in 2013 and backed by 22 updates, Asphalt 8: Airborne has taken home three Pocket Gamer Awards; was selected as the best game for smartphones/tablets by Gamelab; won at the GSMA's 2015 Global Mobile Awards and has been downloaded more than 300 million times across all stores. This latest honor once again crowns Asphalt 8: Airborne as the gold standard among racing games on smartphones and tablets.

"Since its founding, Gameloft's top priority has been to offer gamers around the world innovative, high-quality gaming experiences," declared Baudouin Corman Senior Vice-President Sales & Marketing at Gameloft. "Being part of this prestigious list recognizes once more the great work done by our teams, who continue to enhance the game with new updates and who are always adding more content. Asphalt 8: Airborne has now been available on the stores for four years and it continues to excite our community, which is a rare feat in the smartphone and tablet game market."

Asphalt 8: Airborne can be downloaded for free on Google Play.

Players will be able to discover in few days a new update which will allow them to experience a breathtaking ride through the sunny streets and dark underground of a brand new location: Munich!

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About Gameloft 

Leader in the development and publishing of mobile games, Gameloft® 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 134 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®, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel® and Ferrari®. Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 6,000 people worldwide. Gameloft is a Vivendi company.

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SOURCE Gameloft