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Stuart Dredge Joins ME

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

Stuart Dredge, the well known journalist from the Pocket Gamer sites is officially leaving PocketGamer.biz for competitor Mobile Entertainment Magazine.

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HandyGames Does Red Bull – UPDATED

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Red Bull seems to have signed a new deal on one of their crazy sports events. HandyGames converted the 'Seifenkistenrennen' or 'Soapbox Race' event into a mobile game.

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MS Publishes iPhone Porting Study

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

In the hope to transfer the App Store success to Windows Mobile, Microsoft released a case study about how an iPhone app can be ported to a suite of various Windows Mobile 6.5 devices.

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ZodTTD Shows iJoyPad

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

We have been tracking the iControlPad and other mobile gaming peripherals for a long time already, but the iJoyPad is new to us. In a video we found, the developer demo's the hardware.

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Lite Versions Boost Sales, So Why Wait?

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Marketing Strategies, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

TheApplicationFarm has released some insights as to how the release of a Lite version was stimulating their sales. The impact of a Lite version is so big, there is no reason to hold it back.

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Detonator Games Launches

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Three former Sony Online Entertainment executives have launched a new gaming company called Detonator Games. With their studio, they will focus on both social and mobile.

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FairSoftware Helps iPhone Startups

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

If you want to monetize a great iPhone idea, it might be hard to find initial investors and pertners in such a project. A company called FairSoftware is offering a platform that will help you find the right partners and helps settling the legal bits.

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Mobile Amusements Licenses Spiralking

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Mobile Amusements has signed up for a licensing deal with Spiralking, the dance lable of Matt Laws who had a trance hit all over Europe with the track Binary Finary.

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Microsoft Considers Rebranding Windows Mobile

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Though it is far from official, there are a lot of rumours flying around on the web about Microsoft's plans to possibly rebrand Windows Mobile 6.5 to Windows Phone.

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Revolution Rocket Launches

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Charles Cecil, a well known developer from the UK, has started a new company called Revolution Rocket. The studio will focus on digital self-publishing on handheld devices.

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