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Mobile gaming company Gameloft has inked a deal with Touchstone Television and ABC to develop, publish and distribute Lost and Desperate Housewives mobile games, which are set for release in early 2007.

Commenting on the deal, Gameloft’s President, Michel Guillemot, said: “We are excited to develop and deliver games based on these shows to over one billion mobile users worldwide.”

As mentioned earlier on And Found, a console ‘Lost’ video game is being developed by Ubisoft, which has yet to receive a release date.

TDC Games is releasing a set of 4 official ‘Lost’ jigsaw puzzles. A representative of TDC Games informs me that “each of the 4 puzzles has a clue to some of the mythology of LOST that was given to [them] personally by the creative team”.

Puzzle #1 “The Hatch”, #2 “The Others” and #3 “The Numbers are all available now and #4 “Before the Crash” will be available in late fall 2006.

Check out TDC Games for more information.

As noted before Mcfarlane Toys is coming out with a series of Lost figurines, IGN has posted some great pictures of the full set from Comic-con 2006. Also announced was a “Hatch box set” with the characters standing around the hatch holding torches. I think the Charlie and Locke figures look great and I am looking forward to seeing what the box set looks like but the Jack, Kate and Hurley figures don’t look very good.

Check out the pictures

Video game publisher Ubisoft have announced a long-term worldwide licensing agreement with Touchstone Television to develop and publish a video game based on Lost.

News of the game comes a day after the announcement of a ‘Lost’ action figure series developed by MacFarlane Toys. It appears Touchstone Television and the creators of Lost are taking advantage of every merchandising opportunity available but what’s next, a ‘Lost’ board game perhaps?

“This deal is another example of how truly powerful the ‘Lost’ brand is,” said Bruce Gersh, senior vice president, business development, ABC Entertainment and Touchstone Television. “We are excited to work together with Ubisoft to create a gaming experience that will allow fans to further immerse themselves into the mysteries and intrigues of the series.”

Read the full press release.

Touchstone TV is partnering with MacFarlane Toys to create a line of action figures based on the show’s characters. The 6-inch figures are scheduled to be released when season 3 begins.

McFarlane Toys’ Lost Series 1 captures six fan-favorite characters from the series’ first season: Jack, Kate, Locke, Hurley, Charlie and Shannon. Each 6-inch Lost figure will have a detailed base and photographic backdrop, capturing an episode-specific moment in the character’s story.

We will also be releasing Lost deluxe boxed sets — re-creating key moments between multiple characters, and small-scale dioramas — replicating central locations such as the mysterious island and the infamous hatch.

Update: Here is a picture of the Charlie action figure.