Chugulu Games Announces Japheth Dillman as Director of United States

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San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 12, 2011 -- San Francisco, Calif., January 12, 2011 – Chugulu Games, the Parisian Online & Mobile Game Development Studio, today announced that Japheth Dillman is to serve as the company's new Director of the US office. Dillman’s impressive knowledge of "social" and "viral" mechanics in the gaming industry paired with his large net of connections are the perfect concoction for Chugulu Games’ success in the United States gaming marketplace.

In addition to joining Chugulu Games, Dillman also founded and continues to organize the SF Game Development Workshop, which brings the brightest minds in the gaming industry to local panels discussions around the Bay Area. Dillman also acts as an advisor to multiple Bay Area startups in the game space and actively blogs for both GamersInfo.net and Teknoglobius.

"Japheth brings a goldmine of gaming knowledge to Chugulu Games US,” said Gilles Bellefontaine, CEO of Chugulu Games. “It was so obvious that Japheth is the ideal person to help create a strong presence in the US. His track record makes him the perfect leader to accelerate our company growth. We are excited to have him on board to work closely with our teams in both the United States and Paris.”

A product visionary, Japheth drives feature roadmaps and game design in fast paced startups. His background as a Producer and Product Manager in games and web for the past eight years give Dillman a unique vision of the coming Gamepocalypse (as described in game designer and author Jesse Schell's Dice presentation). Focused on virality, monetization, and game design mechanics, Japheth says “I am thrilled to lead the American efforts for Chugulu Games. I believe their presence in the United States app store will broaden the success of our organization. TriviaTunes is a fantastic musical quiz experience, destined for success in the American market.”

About Chugulu Games:
Chugulu Games is an online multiplayer game development studio offering its customers innovative and customized solutions from casual gaming to acquisition or retention of users. Founded in 2006, Chugulu created and developed the Blindtest music quiz game, which known as TriviaTunes on the international market.

Chugulu is hosted at pariSoma in San Francisco and back up by faberNovel. Clients include companies such as Publicis, Euro RSCG BETC 4D, Prisma Presse, Orange, Air France, EMI Music or Abrisud. For more information, visit trivitatunes.us.

Contacts:

Press Inquiries -
Laura Joffrion
(619) 772-0321
laura@chugulu.com

Other –
usa@chugulu.com

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