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Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light Coming To Xperia PLAY

Square Enix and Sony Ericsson are partnering up to release Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light on the Sony XPeria PLAY. The well-reviewed digital title will be the first in a partnership which will see select Square Enix library titles make it onto the phone "in the coming months." It was previously added to iOS devices after releasing on XBLA and PSN.

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Square Enix and Sony Ericsson are partnering up to release Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light on the Sony XPeria PLAY.

The well-reviewed digital title will be the first in a partnership which will see select Square Enix library titles make it onto the phone “in the coming months.” It was previously added to iOS devices after releasing on XBLA and PSN.

We’re not sure which games will be coming in the future, but will keep you updated when we learn more.

Press release:

Sony Ericsson is adding to its ever growing ecosystem of over 150 optimised titles for Xperia™ PLAY with a partnership with world renowned Square Enix®. Revealed today the partnership will bring much loved titles such as “Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light™” exclusively to Android on Xperia PLAY in November 2011. More established hits from Square Enix will then follow in the coming months.

“With a unique control pad and immersive graphics that enable an enriched gaming experience, Xperia™ PLAY is bringing a unique and exciting dimension to smartphone gaming,” said Ben Cusack, Head of Mobile for Square Enix Europe. “This is just the start of what we plan to do together, but right now, we are delighted to be able to show off the full potential of our games with this innovative smartphone, bringing them to life as our creators intended.”

“Xperia™ PLAY continues to redefine smartphone gaming. By bringing some of the world’s most popular console games to the Xperia™ PLAY we’re delivering an unrivalled smartphone gaming experience,” said Tim Harrison, Head of Content & Marketing Strategy for Sony Ericsson. “And this is still really only just the beginning – we will continue to push the boundaries of what is possible with new games and new experiences optimized for Xperia PLAY, ensuring that consumers have the best gaming possible experience on a smartphone, whatever games they are in to.”

Sony Ericsson continues to make Xperia™ PLAY available to more consumers in more markets around the world. The smartphone has recently gone on sale in the US on the AT&T network and on the 14th September, the company announced that Xperia™ PLAY will launch in Japan with NTT DOCOMO in October 2011.

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