SGN Releases iBasketball for iPhone

To coincide with the beginning of the 2008-2009 pro-basketball season, SGN, a social gaming company, today launched iBasketball for Apple's iPhone. iBasketball leverages the accelerometer mobile technology platform for the iPhone to let basketball fans, sports and gaming enthusiasts play on-the-go. "By expanding our series of experiential social games with iBasketball in addition to realizing our vision for engaging people across multiple platforms and social networks with the recent release of iFun Golf, we are continuing to push the boundaries of social gaming to engage and connect people from around the world through creative use of platforms such as the iPhone," said Shervin Pishevar, CEO of SGN. "The success we have seen with all of our recent game releases with nearly four million downloads demonstrates the demand for this kind of entertainment for a global audience." The iBasketball application for the iPhone allows players to practice basketball ski...