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Games on mobile phones could improve science education across Europe
May 10th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Trends | No Comments »
Academics within the University of Bradford have been given funding for a two-year project to help encourage young people to take up science and technology subjects through mobile phones and computer games. More …
Juniper Research: Games push cellphone use
May 9th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
The furious sales figures for cellphones are not simply the result of people wanting to talk to each other more, but the result of using them for mobile computer games and gambling.
So says Juniper Research, a British-based high-tech consultancy, whose report Mobile Entertainment Content Series (second edition) says that gambling and games will drive mobile entertainment from $17.6-billion (U.S.) a year in 2005 to $59-billion in 2009. More …
Coming Soon to a Tiny Screen Near You
May 9th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Trends | No Comments »
Titans in entertainment and telecom and legions of upstarts are betting billions of dollars that you will want to use your cell phone for TV, music, gaming, gambling, navigation–even Lilliputian porn. Whatever happened to good old-fashioned chitchat? More …
Mobile Poker from Yahoo! Games to Showcase at 2005 E3 Expo
May 9th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | 2 Comments »
Yahoo! Games’ new multiplayer online poker game is likely to be among the biggest attractions showcasing at the 2005 E3 Expo, coming to Los Angeles this month. Yahoo’s PC-to-mobile online poker game offers new technology including cross-platform capabilities and revolutionary community and personalization options. The game even lets players create their own poker faces, adding to the richness of the online poker experience. More …
A Bridge to Korea’s Gaming Market
May 9th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Trends | 1 Comment »
The MMO and mobile games markets in Korea have been big revenue generators. Because Korea has been a leader in these areas, the Korea Culture & Content Agency (KOCCA) is helping to spread awareness of the opportunities Korea presents to American companies and vice versa. We speak with KOCCA USA marketing director Alexis Wallrich and Gravity Interactive marketing manager David Kim about the Korean gaming market. More …
North American market will outstrip Asia and Europe, says publisher iFone
May 9th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
Wireless entertainment publisher iFone has released a forecast predicting massive growth for the US mobile gaming market, which it says will overtake markets in Europe and Asia within two years.
There are currently an estimated 35-45 million wireless gaming-enabled devices in North America, and the number is expected to triple by the end of this year. iFone CEO Morgan O’Rahilly says that as penetration increases, more consumers will opt to play games wirelessly. More …
Shares of Jamdat rise 39% on positive news
May 9th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
Shares of Jamdat rose $6.82, or 39 percent, to close at $24.33 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The jump followed a 4.5 percent increase Thursday that was preceded by a 10 percent sell-off in the company’s stock between April 21 and Wednesday. More …
Atari Masterpieces for N-Gage
May 6th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | 2 Comments »
Nokia today announced Atari Masterpieces Volumes 1 & 2 for the N-Gage platform. Atari Masterpieces Volume 1 brings eight Atari arcade games for the N-Gage including such classics as Asteroids, Battlezone, Black Widow, Millipede, Missile Command, Red Baron, Lunar Lander and Super Breakout. Atari Masterpieces Volume 1 for the N-Gage is expected to be available worldwide in September 2005 and Volume 2 in December 2005. More …
Jeffrey Lapin joins In-Fusio as vice chairman
May 6th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »
Mobile games publisher In-Fusio announced this week that the company’s shareholders have confirmed the appointment of Jeffrey Lapin as Vice Chairman of the company’s supervisory board. More …
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