Namco and United Media announce upcoming Dilbert mobile game

Namco and United Media are partnering up for an upcoming Dilbert mobile phone game. The Dilbert character, created by Scott Adamsis stuck in an office cubicle, Dilbert must contend with deadlines and office politics.

While there are no details about how the game will play, Namco will have a built-in audience of millions. Scott Adams grew Dilbert from a simple doodle about his co-workers to a multi-million dollar empire. Dilbert is in syndication with more than 2000 newspapers and has appeared in four best-selling books. The character even has a popular website, appropriately named dilbert.com, that gets several million hits a month.

The NPD Group released a study last summer that said about 27% of mobile phone users have played mobile games. About a third of those gamers have purchased games, while the other two-thirds play the free, built-in games.

Namco has already ported several classic arcade games to mobile phones. These include Pac-Man, Dig-Dug and Galaga.

The Dilbert mobile game is set to launch in fall of this year. No pricing has been announced.