Starwave Mobile, unit of the Walt Disney Internet Group that licenses and publishes content from third-party companies and non-Disney brands from within The Walt Disney Company, today announced a mobile licensing agreement with Hong Kong-based Artificial Life, a leading provider of award-winning mobile technology and applications, to exclusively publish localized versions of Artificial Life's famous 3G games, V-girl your Virtual Girlfriend and V-boy, Your Virtual Boyfriend, in the U.S., Canada and the U.K

The V-Girl and V-boy are complete role-playing Mobile games with compelling storyline and video components. In the game, embarking on a virtual courtship, the players have to choose a potential virtual girlfriend or boyfriend among several available candidates. In the V-girl players can interact with a virtual girlfriend supported by artificial intelligence. She enjoys going on virtual dates in a variety of settings including the local nightclub and movie theaters.

According to m:metrics, as of January 2006, close to 40 percent of mobile subscribers in the U.S. are ages 13-34, so the comapny will be looking to expand the V-Girl and V-boy franchise as it is unparalled when comapred to other games in the mobile market place. For more info. visit www.v-girl.com