Montreal's Miralupa launches augmented reality iOS game

Fresh from its Mobiz Awards nomination in the Startup category, Montreal-based game developer Miralupa today announced the release of its first mobile game, Chromian Wars. The title uses Augmented Reality to offer a "completely new gaming experience" on the iPhone and iPad.

Chromian Wars will premiere at the upcoming Montreal International Game Summit on November 1, and will launch in the App Store later in the month.

"Miralupa aims to bring back the social dimension to the mobile game, one tabletop at a time," says Elie Charest, the company's creative director.

"What we are witnessing right now is a complete redefinition of the mobile gaming space due to the rapid development of smartphone technology," added Mathieu Dupont, CTO. "We're taking advantage of this new reality to produce an entire series of games and applications based on our development platform, Marge."

MARGE stands for Multiplayer Augmented Reality Gaming Experience—a collection of various technologies that is the keystone of the company's strategy, according to Serge Landry, Miralupa's CEO. "The platform gives us a unique advantage to conquer the augmented-reality social gaming space on mobile devices, as well as to offer innovative marketing and specialized applications."

About Miralupa Miralupa was founded by three entrepreneurs with complementary skill sets: an experienced game designer/creative director, a software/systems architecture expert, and a seasoned sales/marketing manager. This unique combination of talents has allowed Miralupa to produce a first game in record time. "Our team is small," notes Serge Landry. "But we're agile and willing to grow our workforce as fast as required."

Miralupa was founded in January.