Macrospace Ltd. was a British developer of mobile content headquartered in London, which mainly focused on

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-content. In June 2005, Macrospace merged with Sorrent Inc., to form

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. Macrospace provided mobile games and mobile gaming products for network operators, service providers, handset manufacturers, media companies and intellectual property owners.

Overview

The company developed a technology for Java web emulation. This was intended to emulate the full Java capabilities of many of the most popular mobile handsets, including rendering fonts and on-screen instructions. Macrospace also offered online high score and in-game event billing services. Using the company's services, Cannons Tournament became the first commercially available multiplayer mobile game in Europe, allowing mobile gamers to play peer-to-peer games regardless of network or location.

References

{{reflist Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom Mobile game companies British companies disestablished in 2005 Video game companies disestablished in 2005