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John Chasey and George Fraser join InfoSpace European executive team
May 6th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »
InfoSpace, a company specializing in private-label search and mobile
entertainment, announced two additions to the company’s European
executive team. John Chasey and George Fraser have joined the company
as Vice President of European Operations and Vice President of European
Sales and Marketing, respectively. More …
Gambling and Games to Drive Mobile Entertainment Growth – From $17.6bn This Year to $59bn by 2009
May 5th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
A rapid expansion in mobile content, allied to a sharp increase in 2.5G and 3G handset adoption, will combine to deliver global mobile entertainment revenues of more than US$59 billion by 2009, according to a new report from Juniper Research. More …
Telefonica Moviles Launch Alonso Racing 2005 Using Terraplay
May 5th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Multiplayer Gaming | No Comments »
Telefonica Moviles launch a multiplayer sequel to one of the most successful mobile games in Europe — Alonso Racing 2005 – using Terraplay MOVE.
Telefonica Moviles is expanding their successful Terraplay multiplayer enabled gaming service with the exciting addition of Fernando Alonso racing. Alonso Racing from Gaelco Moviles was one of the worlds most successful mobile titles released in 2004 by Spanish developer Gaelco Moviles,
The new game release, Alonso Racing 2005, allows players to compete head-to-head in real time on authentic Formula 1 circuits under exciting and demanding conditions. More …
Games on Call
May 2nd, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »
They’re to be played on your cell-phone, so don’t expect graphics on a par with a PC. But plenty of fun titles are available
If you’ve ever played games on a PC or a gaming console and are now thinking of trying out cell-phone offerings, prepare yourself for a shock. Although many of today’s titles feature cool music clips, bright colors, and nifty 3-D graphics, they still feel rather simple by comparison with games designed for heftier systems. More …
POKERROOM.COM LAUNCHES PORTABLE POKER
March 22nd, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
PokerRoom.com, the Swedish online poker giant, has become the first company in the world to launch fully interactive poker games available via mobile phones. From April 2005, players will be able to hone their poker skills over their mobiles playing real people at either ‘play money’ or ‘real money’ versions. More …
3G Real-Time Multiplayer Gaming From 3 In UK
March 22nd, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Multiplayer Gaming | No Comments »
3 Launches Real-Time 3G Multiplayer GamingWith a long parp on their PR trumpets, 3 notched up another first with the launch of "over-the-air" real-time multiplayer games over their network.
The service will go live in April and allows up to four gamer dudes to frag the feck out of each other in real-time over the 3 network. The first real-time multiplayer games to be made available will be No Refuge, an explosion-tastic, tank battle war game supplied by Mobile Interaction. Next up will be Synergenix’s Lock ‘n Load, a shoot’em up game with even more explosions, followed by the turn-based multiplayer game, Cannons Tournament, a shoot and fire cannon game supplied by Macrospace. With explosions, naturally. More …
Mobile games firm says market could double in 2005
March 22nd, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
The mobile gaming market could double in size in 2005, helped by the roll-out of high-speed third-generation (3G) networks, the European head of U.S. games publisher Digital Chocolate said on Tuesday.
"I have asked our operator clients, and all of them say they expect games sales to grow 50-100 percent," Ilkka Paananen, European managing director at closely held Digital Chocolate, told Reuters in an interview. More …
Starwave Mobile gets mobile rights and license for Rubik’s Cube brand puzzle games
March 18th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
Starwave Mobile, a mobile publishing and licensing label from the Walt Disney Internet Group, today announced it has obtained exclusive worldwide mobile rights for the classic Rubik’s
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