Chop Chop Ninja World has a new teaser!

Alain McKenna, contributor and columnist in Montreal’s newspaper La Presse, had a chat with Gamerizon’s CEO Alex Sakiz about the new animated series.

Link to the article (in French): http://technaute.cyberpresse.ca/jeux-video/201204/11/01-4514387-chop-chop-ninja-aura-sa-propre-serie-televisee-sur-teletoon.php

Montreal, Canada – (April 10th, 2012) Montreal-based Sardine Productions in co-production with Gamerizon Studio Inc., have signed a development deal with TELETOON Canada Inc. to bring the CHOP CHOP NINJA universe to television screens and beyond. The CHOP CHOP NINJA downloadable game has reached more than 5 million downloads worldwide. A second game, CHOP CHOP NINJA WORLD, is in production for release in 2012.

The series follows lead character and super ninja Iro who decides to defend his town from evil overlords and their evil underlings while attempting to win the coveted title of CHOP CHOP NINJA. The television series and new game will be inextricably linked in numerous and novel ways to create a truly transmedia experience and new benchmark in the industry. The partnership brings together experts in their fields who understand the importance of a multiple screen and multiple format approach in building success in 2012. The project includes 52 X 11 minute episodes, 52 X 1 minute episodes as well as original web based material.

“CHOP CHOP NINJA brings television to a whole new level. This unique series will expand TELETOON’s senses with experiences on-screen, online and more,” said Alan Gregg, Director, Original Content, TELETOON Canada Inc. “Working with a remarkable group of talent, we continue to be inspired by the development of this property.”

“Iro, the hero of Chop Chop Ninja is a fun and bold character. He fits in perfectly with the slate of larger than life characters on TELETOON.” says Ghislain Cyr, President of Sardine Productions.

“We look forward to working with TELETOON on this very integrated project. It’s perfect for their brand of innovative thinking and a great fit with Gamerizon Studio.” says Alex Sakiz, CEO of Gamerizon.

About Gamerizon
Located in Montreal, Gamerizon is an independent mobile studio specialized in the development of high quality casual games for mobile platforms. Its “Chop Chop” games have been downloaded over 17 Million times on the Apple App Store. Chop Chop Ninja and the soon to be released Chop Chop Ninja World are by far the most popular of the series with the top 3 markets being Canada, China and the USA. Gamerizon was recently named by Pocketgamer.biz as “one of the world’s top 10 mobile developers to watch for in 2012″.

About Sardine Productions Inc.
Founded in 2002 by Ghislain Cyr, Sardine Productions is a boutique animation production company dedicated to creating distinctive original content for both domestic and international markets. To learn more about Sardine Productions: www.sardineproductions.com.

Contacts Information:

Alex Sakiz
Gamerizon / 514 844-1500
alex@gamerizon.com

Ghislain Cyr
Sardine Productions / 514 523-4666
gcyr@sardineproductions.com

Gamerizon made it to PocketGamer’s Top 10 Developers to Watch in 2012 list!

We sure intend to achieve our goals and to fulfill our fans’ expectations!

Alex Sakiz, our President, was at the GameOn Finance Festival in Toronto, where he was invited to speak to a room full of developers, investors, financial analysts and of course, some gamers. He was the keynote speaker on a case study where he presented the similarities between the mobile gaming and TV industries, through their history, their relations to the movie industry and “AAA” games, their success indicators and financing methods.
He has demonstrated his theory by using the Chop Chop Franchise as an example, as a symbol of success. Several articles relate of his presentation:

http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=65693

http://www.techvibes.com/blog/complete-perspectives-from-leaders-in-canadas-thriving-social-and-mobile-gaming-industry-2012-01-20

Alex Sakiz and Martin Lizée were invited by L’actualité magazine. The result? A great interview and an awesome photoshoot that made it to all the way the cover page!

For the paper version (in French): http://www.lactualite.com/economie/le-mobile-ca-rapporte

For the video (in French as well): http://www2.lactualite.com/multimedia/video/chop-chop-et-l-art-de-construire-une-marque-dans-lunivers-du-mobile/2011-09-14/

The studio plans to create over 100 jobs in the next 24 months

Montreal, September 15, 2011 – Gamerizon, a Montreal-based studio specialized in mobile
games development and responsible for the very successful Chop Chop™ franchise on the iOS
platform, announced this morning that it closed a five million dollars investment round with a
prestigious syndicate led by Vanedge Capital and including iNovia Capital.

This private investment will allow Gamerizon to significantly expand its employee base with 100
new hires planned over the next 24 months and improve its product offering in both breadth
and scope.

“We’re extremely proud to be associated with such quality investment firms as Vanedge and
iNovia as we scale up operations and leverage our Chop Chop ™ franchise over numerous social
and mobile platforms including Facebook, iOS, Android and Windows Mobile. They bring
phenomenal gaming expertise and are established leaders in digital investments,” said Alex
Sakiz, CEO, Gamerizon.

“We are excited about our investment in Gamerizon. The team has built good momentum and
has started to emerge as a pre-eminent developer of mobile games,” said Divesh Sisodraker,
Partner, Vanedge Capital. “We have made four investments in our fund, two have been in
Montreal, and Gamerizon is our largest investment here to date. We are strong supporters of
the digital media industry in Quebec and excited by the depth of talent and number of quality
investment opportunities available in the Province.”

“iNovia Capital is a private venture capital funds managers driven by backing the best
entrepreneurs in the hottest space with the upmost potential. We strongly believe that
Gamerizon will become one of the largest game developers on social and mobile platforms in
Canada and we are glad to help its management team execute on such ambitions,” explained
Chris Arsenault, Managing Partner, iNovia Capital.
“Today’s announcement is another example that Montreal is a global leader in the gaming
industry and will remain for a very long time. Gamerizon established itself as one of the leaders
in the extremely competitive mobile games industry and we should be proud of its success,”
affirmed Mr. Michel Leblanc, President and CEO of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal.
Gamerizon’s Chop Chop™ games have been downloaded over 15 million times in the span of 16
months and have consistently reached top 5 downloaded applications ranking positions in most
countries in the world on the iPhone and iPad platforms. Gamerizon was recently ranked as the
world’s 32nd best mobile developer by PockertGamer.biz.1

Gamerizon : Talented Programmers Needed
Gamerizon is currently seeking for talented programmers to join its development teams. If you
are a social or mobile gaming guru and are passionate about the video game industry, send us
your resume! Potential candidates can visit the “Career” section on Gamerizon’s website at
http://gamerizon.com/career/ or send their resume at hr@gamerizon.com.
Launched in early 2008, Gamerizon is a Montreal-based independent studio specialized in the
development of high quality mobile and casual games for numerous social and mobile platforms
including Facebook, iOS, Android and Windows Mobile. Six of our Chop Chop mobile games
have been downloaded over 1 million times each and most have reached top ranking positions
in their respective categories in over 50 countries.

About Vanedge Capital
Vanedge Capital is a new venture capital fund focused on investments in digital media. We make
investments where our unique combination of operating leadership and management; subject
matter expertise; relationships with technology, creative, and management talent will generate
out-sized returns.

About iNovia Capital
iNovia partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to build successful companies in high growth
sectors. The team is comprised of entrepreneurs and sector experts focused on Mobile, Internet
and Digital Media. iNovia has $165M under management across two seed and early stage funds.
For more information, visit www.inoviacapital.com or follow iNovia on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/iNovia.

Gamerizon announced today they have reached 14 million downloads on Apple’s App Store.

Thanks to our loyal fans!

Gamerizon released today the 9th game of its Chop Chop franchise! Chop Chop Slicer is progressively available on regional App Stores as New Zealanders were the first to be able to play the game.

The game should be on the US App Store today at 11pm EST.

Chop Chop Slicer will be available on June 9th on the App Store!