This star-studded cast will be headlined by newcomer Edward Speleers who will voice the central character Eragon - a young farm boy who discovers that he is destined for greatness as a dragon rider. Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil: Apocalypse) will voice Arya, an elf who is saved by Eragon from King Galbatorix. Garrett Hedlund (Friday Night Lights, Troy, Four Brothers) voices Murtagh, a mysterious figure who becomes Eragon’s unlikely ally. Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty) will also voice Durza, a powerful shade who controls the Urgal army.

In the videogame, players will live the legend as Eragon, and with Eragon’s mighty dragon Saphira ride into epic battle against an evil king’s sinister forces. Gamers will be able to realise the ancient destiny of the Dragon Riders and save the land of Alagaësia from falling further into darkness. Eragon will overpower foes with a deep combat system, utilising devastating magic attacks, and join forces with Brom or Murtagh at any point in the game’s drop in/drop out co-op mode.

Paris, 10 January, 2007: Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced the release of a new mobile game title, Eragon, which is already available on most mobile network operator portals across Europe.

The mobile game launched simultaneously across Europe and the U.S. with the box office release of Eragon, by Twentieth Century Fox Film. Based on 16-year-old Christopher Paolini’s fantasy novel, Eragon was one of the best-selling books of 2006, with 2.5 million copies sold to date worldwide. In addition to the mobile game, published by Vivendi Games Mobile, the Sierra publishing unit of Vivendi Games launched Eragon as a cross-platform game, available for consoles (PS2, XBOX-360, PSP (PlayStation Portable System), Nintendo DS, Nintendo Game Boy Advance) and PC.

The Twentieth Century Fox motion picture ERAGON has taken in over $200 million at the global box office since its worldwide debut on December 15, 2006.

The mobile version of Eragon: The Dragon Rider was developed in the true spirit of the novel and movie, and re-enacts the excitement of the epic dragon-riding adventure. A side-scrolling action game featuring both land and air combat, Eragon enables the player to become the story’s hero, riding his dragon Saphira to conquer all states using multi-combos and special dragon moves. The gameplay is both easy and intuitive, thanks to simple controls, and very enjoyable to play.

Key product features:
The player can choose multiple game paths while following the storyline
Intuitive gameplay: the game uses a simple key-set control system that allows multiple combinations depending on the situation
Character customization: the player can modify the statistics of his hero to improve his skills given a specific situation. For example, players can choose close combat-oriented skills, or focus on magic spells, or even combine the two. These choices are directly visible in the combat phases.