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Game physics starts to get real
May 16th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Trends | No Comments »
Better physics is not just restricted to consoles and PCs. Mobile phones are getting their own physics engines too.
I-Play, formerly Digital Bridges, has produced a game for mobile phones called Nate Adams – Freestyle Motocross that exploits realistic physics to make the title more challenging. More …
3D gaming on 2D mobile phones
May 12th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Trends | No Comments »
New simulation technology gives 2D handsets rich 3D gaming experience InfoSpace Inc., a leading provider of mobile entertainment, today introduced the Virtual 3D Simulator, a cutting-edge mobile engine that brings a rich 3D game experience to 2D handsets. Now mobile consumers using 2D handsets will have 3D game experiences, previously unavailable to the vast majority of mobile consumers. More …
Ex-Microsoft Games manager is new CEO of Exit Games USA
May 12th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »
Exit Games, the leading service provider for mobile entertainment software, is proud to announce a top-flight personnel acquisition as part of its US expansion. In the beginning of May, Tom Sperry has taken on the leadership of Exit Games USA. More …
VeriSign’s Ojom Mobile Entertainment Publishing Unit and Sony Pictures Digital Team to Deliver Mobile Games Based on Entertainment Properties
May 12th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
VeriSign and Sony Pictures Digital today announced that VeriSign’s mobile games publishing unit, Ojom, has signed a licensing agreement to develop and distribute mobile games based on select movie and television titles from Sony Pictures to mobile carriers and wireless users worldwide. As an adjunct to the ongoing development and distribution of mobile content by Sony Pictures Digital, the deal with Ojom will help meet growing consumer demand and bring more titles from Sony Pictures’ vast library of entertainment properties into the mobile marketplace. More …
RealNetworks Enters Mobile Games Market: Acquires European-based Mr.Goodliving Ltd
May 11th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
Real is acquiring Mr.Goodliving Ltd for approximately $15 million in cash. The transaction formally closed on Friday May 6, 2005. Real expects the acquisition to generate incremental revenue of approximately $3 million for the remainder of 2005 and approximately $8 million in 2006. More …
Roots: Gates Of Chaos With N-Gage Exclusive Storyline Ready To Ship
May 11th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
Nokia today announced that it will start shipping the fantasy RPG title Roots: Gates of Chaos. Published by Cenega, the title features a storyline exclusive to the N-Gage platform situated a 1000 years before the one told in the original Roots game. Up to four players can engage in cooperative and competitive multiplayer via the Bluetooth wireless connection. N-Gage Arena features include message boards.
"Roots: Gates of Chaos on the N-Gage game deck is action fantasy RPG with extensive multiplayer features. With twenty enormous areas and thirty underground locations to explore, this game provides fast and exciting game play to all N-Gage fans", says Gregg Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia. More …
HQ Wireless and Games Workshop Announce Warhammer 40,000 Space Hulk for Mobile Phones
May 10th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
THQ Wireless Inc. today announced that it has acquired a licence from Games Workshop; to launch a mobile game set in the critically acclaimed Warhammer; 40,000 universe. Titled Warhammer; 40,000 Space Hulk;, the game is set in a dark gothic sci-fi future and is expected to be available through leading carriers worldwide, from Summer 2005. More …
G-Unit In The Game With Mobile Pact
May 10th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
G-Unit, the urban brand founded by rapper 50 Cent, has expanded its relationship with mobile media company Zingy to create an unusual series of games based on G-Unit artists including 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and Tony Yayo.
The first of these mobile games will become available in the summer in cooperation with developer Upstart Games. Players who challenge "G-Unit: Free Yayo" can choose to be 50, Banks or Buck as they strive to rescue Yayo from an evil record label — obviously a fictitious entity. More …
JAMDAT’s Upwardly Mobile
May 10th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
Last Friday, the stock performance of JAMDAT (Nasdaq: JMDT) looked more like an IPO, not a response to an earnings report. The stock surged roughly 50% to about $26.00.
Investors certainly had reason to be happy. In the first quarter, revenues skyrocketed 115% to $15.1 million compared with the same period last year. The sequential increase was 31%. And this is not growth at the expense of income, since the company posted net income of $2.7 million, which was up from $700,000 in the same period a year ago. More …
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