Gamers, across the world are waiting for Paramount Pictures’ Gladiator: The Mobile Game, set to be released in December this year. Based on the Roman epic, the game can be played on both Java and Brew devices in 3D and 2D, dependent on the handset.

Asia Pacific is presently the fastest mobile gaming markets in the world today. Over $350 million venture capital funding has flown into the industry, according to Private Equity Week. The revenues are forecasted to total $AUD2.4 billion in 2008 and increase to $AUD3.5 billion in the next three years.

Contributing to the growth of the industry is the entry of media corporations like EA, Namco, Disney, and Time Warner, besides increasing application processing power and display resolution on the handsets

Sony Ericsson for instance has recently launched an entry-level camera phone (F-308) that comes pre-loaded with three games with built-in motion sensors. YouTube has a demo.

One up on the Ericsson model is Apple’s iPhone 3G with graphics capability that is a ready-made platform for any gaming stuff.