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	The games industry is watching out for female gamers. Successful titles like Barbie Fashion Designer, The Sims, Sing Star, Nintendogs, Brain Age show the potential. But these are only examples for box-office products. Many online-games are played by the majority of women already. Dr. Stefan Blanck, MD of Chromatrix, advanced the view (e.g. on Developer Conference Quo Vadis, IGDA-Chapter Frankfurt, Game Designers Guild, Business-Summit of Fraunhofer-IuK): “The time is ripe for women to start working in the games industry and to take part on creating computergames”. See also: Presentation and ZDF-Heute report.



	The 15th The Dark Eye Mobile-Adventure The Crown War by Anton Weste got three awards voted by the readers of myMobileFun, monthly published journal for Nintendo DS & GBA, Sony PSP, and mobile phones. Game of the Year 2005 Best Mobile Game 2005 Best RPG-Mobile Game 2005 Read more about the game (German only) ... Chromatrix produced 17 mobile games since 2003 and achieved 18 awards.



	Chromatrix licensed the most famous roleplaying universe The Dark Eye to German Game Developer Radon Labs settled in Berlin. The primarily PC based game is named DRAKENSANG and will be published by dtp, Hamburg, Germany, in Q4, 2007. Radon Labs and Chromatrix are already working together for several months on content issues of Drakensang. Chromatrix created a fantastic story with well known The Dark Eye authors Anton Weste, Mark Wachholz, Momo Evers, and Stefan Blanck which will offer roleplaying gamers exciting quests and delightful locations in the huge world of The Dark Eye, also known by the REALMS OF ARKANIA computer games and novels. “We definitely belief in Radon Labs to develop the best RPG for The Dark Eye and publisher dtp will make Drakensang a big success”, said Dr. Stefan Blanck, Managing Director, Chromatrix GmbH. “The Dark Eye is the leading Pen&Paper Roleplaying Universe in Germany, Swiss and Austria since 22 years. Aventuria is the fantastic world and home for millions of player’s characters. We can hardly wait for the next year when roleplaying enthusiasts will experience The Dark Eye on their PC.”



	The Crown War - 15th title of the World’s largest Mobile Game series The Dark Eye is the BEST RPG/Adventure Mobile Game 2005! Over 35 % of more than 8000 gamers voted for The Crown War. This is a tremendous success and the second time in a row. The Dark Eye: Demon’s Curse got the award for the BEST Mobile Game 2004 on the same place. Dr. Stefan Blanck, Managing Director, Chromatrix: “These awards and our customer’s loyalty are the result of our efforts. High quality in gameplay and all production processes. Stay tuned what’s coming next.”





	In the February’05 edition of “mymobilefun”, Perry Rhodan has achieved the highest rating ever in gameplay: 92 %, as well as the highly coveted MegaStar award. Frank Keilacker, mymobilefun: “Thanks to a multitude of save game options, graphics designed with a loving eye for detail, as well as the most varied of mission goals combined with the easiest handling imaginable - 90 % -, Perry Rhodan clearly puts even most GBA and N-Gage games to place. If you are even the least interested in real-time strategy games, this one is a must-buy!” We achieved one more award and the rating 9 of 10 at Midlet-Review: “I highly recommend Perry Rhodan as an essential addition in your mobile phone games library.” Read the test ... Airgamer's test players are also very enthusiastic. Bente Peters: “It's just amazing! I've never had so much fun playing a mobile game in my life!” - “The designers have succeeded in creating a thrilling and versatile mission design of the highest quality. The tutorial is exemplary and helps even those new to Perry Rhodan to get into the game quickly. The well-balanced economic system and the continually increasing level of difficulty are proof of the careful work done by the designers.” Gameplay: 88 % and the airgamer award - Result: Thanks to the great mission design the best real-time strategy game yet! - Read the test (German only) ... Click here to download the trailer (ca. 3,8 MB). Try it yourself! A thrilling real-time strategy game with breathtaking action on your mobile phone in the world's largest sci-fi universe awaits you. As an agent of the Terran League Service (TLS), you establish, manage, and defend various colonies on the planet Sekmar I. Protect valuable Criipas crystals from the attacking Tolkanders, who are threatening your colonies with disk ships and hedgehog ships. 24 Missions! 35 Upgrades! More than 8 hours of constant gaming fun. High-Score Ranking ... Read more about it ... / Press information ... Perry Rhodan is available in completely localized versions: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portugese, Spanish.



	A completely new challenge is waiting for You! This will be your first TDE Action game on mobile phones. In the arena of the merciless city of Chorhop you will fight against Orcs, Achaz and Ogres. Be a gladiator! Fight until you are the Best! Read more about it... To see the trailer of TDE Arena click on this picture. (Filesize: ca. 8,5 MByte) Update: Available at October 25th, 2004 at www.tde-mobile.com



	We are proud to publish the (TDE-) DSA-mobile adventures in Italy, France and Spain. Das Schware Auge (The Dark Eye) is still well known in these territories as the pen&paper roleplaying game and the PC-Computergames were all published in localized versions. “We are looking for a similar success as in Germany,” says Jan Andresen, Managing Director elkware. And Dr. Stefan Blanck, MD Chromatrix adds: “The continual improvement of our series is honoured by our customers’ loyalty and excellent reviews.” The July issue of myMobilefun awarded the newest TDE adventure (Demon Curse - german only at present) a Mega-Star, due also to easy controls, rating it one of the best games for mobiles ever. To provide gamers the full quality of the series it starts with the second adventure which comes with our newest technical standard like automatic combat etc. Look out for the adventures at your local carrier.



	"You hear a terrible roar coming out of the clouded sky. Next you hear the whooshing sound of powerful wings, until suddenly a mighty, black and red shadow emerges out of the gray, swirling mist beyond your sail. In the name of the Twelfgods! A dragon!" Dark secrets await discovery, and soon you are fighting for the most prized possession - your life! Read more about it... Available at www.tde-mobile.com



	Without remembering what happened the last days, your hero awakens in a dark room. The search for answers turns into a thrilling chase through the tunnels of an abandoned mine. Your opponents are always close on your heels. Read more about it... The menu structure was completely revised and offers even more information now. In addition, text compression was improved to offer even more content and decrease loading times. Available at www.tde-mobile.com



	It seems to be the lot of beautiful princesses to get abducted ever so often. In turn, such a dire fate never fails to attract a brave rescuer: a true hero plunging headlong into adventure! Your hero is thrust into the rough Thorwalian pirate village of Daspota. Among pirates, you are searching for the charming daughter of Kasimir, King of Nostria. You have only 5 days to find her: a savage race against time is on! Read more about it... Available at www.tde-mobile.com



	This November, The Dark Eye, the most successful German role-playing game hits Java-enabled cell phones worldwide! Chromatrix and elkware are running the fantastic The Dark Eye mobile-adventures on your cell phone. It all begins with Nedime - The Caliph’s Daughter. In December Secret of the Cyclopes and Swamp of Doom will follow. And there is more to come in 2004. The fantastic game world of The Dark Eye (TDE) (In German: Das Schwarze Auge) has been going strong with German players since 1984 and also worldwide as the most famous computer game trilogy, Realms of Arkania in the 90’s. TDE is Germany's most successful role-playing game ever, played by several hundred thousands of gamers. The American version of the Core Rules were published this summer by FanPro LLC, with lots of new products in the wings. The games rules, as well as the detailed description of the game world, offer a tremendous amount of role-playing possibilities. And yet, you do not even have to know a single rule to explore this world in this cell phone adventure! We have tried to be as faithful as possible to the rules, right down to the basic mechanisms of resolving actions with dice rolls. Read more about the TDE-mobile adventures here...



	This adventure takes you right into the mysterious palace of sultan Hasrabal, who has abducted and imprisoned the beautiful daughter of the Caliph. It is up to you to help Nedime in her time of dire need! Nedime - The Caliph’s Daughter is up to come. See details... Available at www.tde-mobile.com



	The Praios temple in Neetha is missing a holy artifact: a chain with the amulets of all the Twelfgods. The trail of the thief leads to the Cyclops Islands, where the villain was killed and the Chain broken. You need to find all the members of this powerful piece of jewelry before it is too late! But beware! You are not the only one in search of the precious Chain. In their greed for power, your enemies know neither scruples nor mercy! This December also sees the release of your second TDE Mobile adventure: “Secret of the Cyclopes". Read more about it... Available at www.tde-mobile.com



	"Strange creatures plague the swamps of the northern plains. A dark magician is even supposed to have led the population of an entire village into everlasting damnation." Or so common gossip has it. Superstition or truth? After a terrible incident during your travels, however, there is nothing you would like better than to find that the locals were actually right, for the secret of the swamps also seems to be your last hope. Read more about the third adventure: Swamp of Doom Available at www.tde-mobile.com