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Free Soccer Game at Domino’s

June 13th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming | 1 Comment »

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Dutch Pizza Chain Domino’s Pizza has started a promotional campaign
where consumers can download a free mobile game which offers them ad’s
and discount coupons.

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Apple Awards iPhone Developers

June 13th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

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Apple has awarded several developers of iPhone websites and mobile
application (and so mobile games) in San Francisco during the world
wide developer conference.

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Gamers Sue EA Over American Football

June 13th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | 2 Comments »

Two US gamers have started a class act lawsuit against EA for it’s
monopoly on the American Football game market. EA Mobile acquired the
rights to the first license back in 2004.

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Telcogames Letter to Creditors

June 11th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 7 Comments »

Though MED might bring the impression that they took over most of Telcogames, it looks like Menzies is still not finished. We managed to get hold of a big document outlining what is going on.

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iControlPad Shows SNES Gamepad on iPhone

June 11th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear | No Comments »

Though the first technological demo of the iControlPad was far from interesting for those that just want to see a game being played, the team has made something exciting by combining the SNES and the iPhone.

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Women Turn to Smartphones

June 11th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to Nielsen Mobile, more and more women seem to turn to smartphones when they purchase their new mobile phones. This means a bigger casual game demand for smartphone platforms.

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Glu Adds Sony Pictures to Their Partner List

June 11th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Glu Glu managed to pull in yet another big mobile game distribution deal. This time, the company will start distributing mobile games for Sony Pictures Mobile.

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Disney Releases The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

June 11th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | No Comments »

Disneymobilestudios The Walt Disney Internet Group has announced their second mobile game in the Narnia range. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian will take you further into the adventure.

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IGT Acquires Million-2-1

June 10th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 1 Comment »

Igt IGT UK has acquired mobile game developer Million-2-1. With the acquisition, IGT pulls the development of mobile gambling games in-house in order to secure the future.

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iPhone, One year of Apple Madness

June 10th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Apple_2 With the launch of the new Apple iPhone yesterday, the crew of ME Mag sat down to write a feature article about the impact of the device for the mobile content industry.