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Mobile operators game for new money-spinner
February 7th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
Service providers are expecting a boom in the mobile games segment as more and more users are looking for handsets with additional entertainment features.
According to In-Stat/MDR, a US-based research agency, the wireless gaming market in India will grow to $26 million by 2005 and $336 million by 2009.
India constitutes only 5 per cent of the global wireless gaming industry. However, it is poised for growth with GSM and CDMA operators clocking an average of 220,000 downloads per month. More …
Non-Gamers and Casual Gamers Continue to Be the Key to Success in the Mobile Games Market, According to Development Studio, Mr Goodliving.
February 4th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Trends | No Comments »
The company, which saw it’s mobile version of quiz game Trivial Pursuit reach number two in the official UK mobile games chart in November 2004*, has seen downloads soar for games which are not aimed at the traditional ‘console’ gamer.
"The mobile games market has often been treated as simply another games platform," says Juha Ruskola, the managing director of Mr Goodliving. "However all of the evidence we have seen is that this is not the case and simply recreating established videogame genres is not bringing new players into the market." More …
Hoota & Snoz Come To Mobile Phones
February 4th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
Mobile games distributor and aggregator Telcogames has today signed an agreement with Australian production company Blue Rocket, to bring Hoota & Snoz, two of the cartoon world’s most badly-behaved characters to a series of games and entertainment services for mobile phones.
Three animated series of Hoota & Snoz have been created by Blue Rocket to date, with further series planned. The shows are broadcast on some of the world’s most popular TV channels in over 100 countries including ABC and Nickelodeon in Australia, Disney Channel Europe, Disney Channel Asia, Disney Channel Japan and Nickelodeon in the UK. More …
In-Fusio sets sights on Mobile Scope
February 3rd, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
French publisher of mobile-phone games acquires German publisher, expands lineup of TV- and movie-based games.
French mobile-game publisher In-Fusio has acquired the German firm Mobile Scope, also a publisher of games for mobile phones, officials announced today. Just a week ago, In-Fusio acquired the American mobile-game company Thumbworks.
Mobile Scope will be integrated into In-Fusio’s publishing division, and its former CEO, J
Wireless Gaming to Overtake Ringtones as Top Wireless Data Application, Says IDC
February 1st, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
Wireless gaming is on track to become the single largest wireless data application category from a revenue perspective, overtaking ring tones in 2005 and rising to nearly $1.5 billion annually by 2008, according to a new report from IDC. The analysts say the key wireless gaming trend is the shift away from single player, device-only gameplay toward virtual community-oriented subscription games. More …
Filipino game development firm spawns mobile app startup
January 31st, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
FILIPINO PC game developer Anino Entertainment is opening a new company that will focus on mobile phone game development.
The new company, Anino Mobile, was created in response to the increased use of multimedia-enabled phones, Anino said.
Anino Entertainment spokesperson Niel Dagondon said the new company has about 10 employees, nine of whom are developers. More …
JAMDAT’s Plan To Sell Mobile Content Up In The Air
January 31st, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
JAMDAT will use its own retail distribution system, which can download content directly to cell phones, when it starts selling its mobile games and content in RadioShack.
The world of mobile entertainment will be increasing its distribution network. JAMDAT Mobile said it has entered into an agreement to distribute its wireless entertainment content through RadioShack. More …
Fox signs mobile-phone games deal
January 28th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
Twentieth Century Fox and Sorrent, Inc. has announced a two-year worldwide partnership in which Sorrent will be the exclusive publisher of mobile games and content for selected upcoming Fox feature film releases.
The partnership will launch with a mobile game and special entertainment content for Fox’s highly-anticipated computer animated feature film, "Robots." The mobile game will debut simultaneously with the release of the console title, which will be published by Vivendi Universal Games. More … More …(2)
Player One Ltd launches Pokermillion Games for Mobile phones
January 28th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
Player One Ltd has unveiled its latest cutting edge mobile phone games with the launch of – Pokermillion Texas Hold ’em’ and Pokermillion Video Poker. Both look set to be amongst the hottest mobile games in 2005.
Player One Ltd has seized upon the growing global phenomenon of poker
and teamed up with Pokermillion, the sport’s most successful TV
franchise and top developers, Morpheme, to release Pokermillion Texas
Hold ’em – where Poker fans and gamers will enjoy the most authentic
game play ever created for mobile. Play against three computer
controlled opponents, programmed to play each hand as if live in a
Casino and with three different difficulty levels, players will be able
to build their style of play and try to work out the strategy of their
opponents, before taking on the ultimate challenge of playing for a
Million. More …
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