Amlogic and PlayJam form Alliance to Scale Android-powered Games Network on TV

Amlogic, the world leaders in providing embedded solutions to the TV industry and PlayJam today announced a strategic alliance to extend the reach of the PlayJamGames Network through the Amlogic ecosystem.

The agreement will see PlayJam integrate the same Android Games Network that delivers content toGameStick – its recently launched micro-games console with Amlogic´s System-on-Chip, (SoC), familythereby providing hardware manufacturers with a ready to go, white-labeled, games solution.

PlayJam, who recently secured $10m of venture funding from GameStop – the worlds largest games retailer, Adobe and Endeavor Ventures has moved quickly to align itself strategically at the chip design and manufacturing level through partnerships with ARM Holdings and Amlogic. By doing so, the company stands ready to scale its TV games platform significantly over the coming year.

Michael Mo, Senior Director at Amlogic says “games are going to become a major part of the next wave of consumer TV devices. Games are the No 1 app on mobiles and tablets, and PlayJam´s experience in smart TV shows the big screen is no different. If you haven´t got games in the mix you are simply not going to get the level of customer engagement you need to win. PlayJam is a clear leader in this space and we´re delighted to partner with them.”

Jasper Smith, CEO of PlayJam says “Our ambition is to scale our network as far and wide as possible through partner alliances such as this. Doing so allows us to offer our developers the biggest distribution network possible whether it be via our own hardware – GameStick or 3rd party devices from Smart TV and set top boxes to the dedicated Android gaming consoles we expect to see enter the market over the coming months.”