July 31, 2012 07:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time

DALLAS -- Madagascar: Join the Circus! by D3Publisher, launched on June 4 and immediately became a #1 game app in multiple countries for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. In a month, fans have downloaded the app more than 2 million times, propelling the title into the top rankings on App Stores around the world.

Madagascar: Join the Circus! is developed by the leading game design studio [x]cube GAMES, a division of PurpleTalk Inc. and is based on the DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. franchise and hit film, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, which has earned nearly $490 million to date at the worldwide box office. The free-to-play game puts players in the center ring to build the World's Greatest Circus and help Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria and the Penguins on an unexpected journey through Europe on the way back home to New York. Players can expect to see new cities and more attractions added to the Big Top throughout the summer.

"[x]cube GAMES is an early entrant in the mobile social game development space and is associated with some of the most exciting publishers in the market today. Our investments in developing proprietary technologies to reduce the time to market of mobile social games and sophisticated backend systems to manage updates and analytics in real time are proving to be a market differentiator. We look forward to being the game development partner of choice for entertainment companies looking to leverage their existing brands into the mobile gaming space," said Mr. Bharath Lingam, CEO of [x]cube GAMES.

"[x]cube GAMES presents a wealth of experience in the development of mobile social games that blends exceptionally well with our goal of creating fun and successful launches of iOS apps," said Bill Anker, vice president of business development and licensing, D3P. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with them and release additional updates of Madagascar: Join the Circus! all summer long!"

The app is available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and can be downloaded for free on the App Store

About [x]cube GAMES

[x]cube GAMES is the industry's leading mobile game development firm, specializing in social simulation games for iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile platforms.

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