ROK Comics Revamped

The ROK Comics web site (www.rokcomics.com) has just been revamped to promote our new iPhone comic apps - check it out now!

The first of our iPhone apps are Ligieia by Rodrigo Diaz Ricci, Madd Science by Steve English and The Mobile Gospel by Rich Diesslin.

Creators can still log in and create comics on the ROK Comics platform using this link: but because we are currently focusing on both paid app creation and delivering comics to WAP subscription services we have, reluctantly, had to 'close off' access to site content meaning they cannot be viewed on site.

The Indian WAP services, which feature a number of the more popular comics on the ROK Comics service along with material purely for the Indian market such as comics published by Raj Comics and ACK, are proving successful.

For Indian customers, Airtel Live now offers a wide range of comics via a dedicated Mobile Comics platform, including recent issues of Raj Comics superhero Nagraj, Doga and the first story in a trilogy of tales of Super Commando Dhruva. There is a daily charge of Rs. 5/- and you can read any comics from a huge selection.

Airtel in India customers may access the Comics Portal service by texting ‘COMICS’ or "COMIC" to 54321 or by directly visiting the Airtel Live portal. This service is compatible with all GPRS-enabled handsets in India.

• Airtel customers should note that Airtel may charge you additional money for the data download and the price for that may vary depending on what plan you have.

ROK Comics Site - Information

Our apologies to our fans, but for various technical reasons it's currently not possible to view comics on the ROK Comics site.

You can still create comics if you are an existing creator, which will be considered for use on our paid WAP services, but the 'embed' function, to put your comic on a web site, is not working.

It is also possible to create a new account to create comics.

ROK Comics is focusing its energies on its successful WAP subscription services in India at present.

You can still view ROK Comics 'Pro' content on paid services such as the iPhone app.

ROK Acquires Player One

ROK Entertainment Group, the mobile technology, applications and services company, has today announced the acquisition of leading mobile gaming company, Player One.

Player One, established in 1999, has carved out a valuable niche in the mobile gaming market through the creation and exploitation of its IP and in early 2006, the company launched Player One Sports dedicated to bringing the best sport action and entertainment to mobile phones.

Player One's reputation has been built on securing the rights to high profile, internationally recognised sports personalities and brands, such as Freddie Flintoff’s Powerplay Cricket, Ronnie O’Sullivan’s Snooker, Jensen Button’s Grand Prix Racing, Frankie Dettori’s Horse Racing, and Ernie Els’s Golf, amongst others, and delivering them as mobile games.

Within the last 12 months Player One has launched over 20 mobile games.

Commenting on the acquisition, Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman and CEO of ROK said “Mobile gaming is proving to be evermore popular worldwide, so we are delighted to add Player One to our portfolio of revenue-generating mobile products and we look forward very much to the successful deployment of their existing library of world-class mobile games as well as developing new games, going forward.”

In addition to it’s high quality mobile games, Player One Sports has enhanced its content offering through the development and distribution of sports branded wallpapers, ringtones, video clips and uniquely, the live streaming of key sports events.

“Player One Sports is dedicated to creating the best sport action games for mobile phones and ROK gives us a hugely enhanced sales pipeline to a massive mobile market worldwide.” Added Pete Russell of Player One.

Player One’s games are compatible with most mobile Operating Systems, including the iPhone. Freddie Flintoff’s Powerplay Cricket will launch on Nintendo DS later this year and a range of Sony PSP mini games will be available in early 2010.

ROK Team Pick: The Return of Ugly Fruit

Curly cucumbers, crooked carrots and mottled mushrooms - odd-looking fruit and vegetables are making a comeback as 20-year-old EU rules are lifted.

Marketing standards for 26 types of produce have been scrapped, in a drive to cut EU bureaucracy, the BBC reports.

Ligeia Goes Rock!

Comic artist Rodrigo D. Ricci, creator of the vampire horror comic Ligeia which first appeared on mobile on ROK Comics (www.rokcomics.com/ligeia.php), has just released a video single based on the strip via YouTube.

Edgar the Cat is a joint production from Rodrigo and his brother Paulo Diaz Ricci and is the first single inspired by the Ligeia The Vampire comic.

You can view the first full series of the comic - 40 chilling episodes - via www.rokcomics.com/ligeia.php

• LIGEIA THE VAMPIRE and EDGAR the cat is copyright RD.RICCI. Edgar the cat song: Lyrics and Music by All Rights Reserved.