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Sorrent Publishes Atari’s Deer Hunter for Mobile;

December 14th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | 1 Comment »

Leading Mobile Entertainment Publisher Delivers Critically Acclaimed Game to Cell Phones

Sorrent, Inc., a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, today announced the launch of the award-winning Deer Hunter(TM) for mobile, a wireless game based on Atari’s Deer Hunter(TM) franchise. Critically acclaimed with high marks from both GameSpot and IGN.com, and winner of IGN.com’s Editor’s Choice award, Deer Hunter for mobile is the ideal blend of easy-to-understand game play and difficult-to-master hunting techniques.

"Deer Hunter for mobile includes some of the most cutting edge gameplay seen on the mobile platform to date and is truly consistent with the PC and console versions of the game," said Robert Nashak, vice president of production, Sorrent. "Our internal production team has created a high-caliber game that has been recognized by the critics." More …

IT Experts launches a multiplayer mobile games service for E-Plus

December 14th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Multiplayer Gaming | No Comments »

IT Experts, polish provider of mobile games and mobile services announced that its MultiGames i-mode service has been recently launched for E-Plus subscribers in Germany. As a result of this deal over 1 million of E-Plus i-mode fans are now able to download, play & chat in the many popular connected java games. More …

Fathammer Receives a Capital Investment of One Million Euros

December 14th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Finnish mobile graphics and gaming company Fathammer has received a capital investment of one million euros from Sitra. Founded in 2000 by a group of industry veterans with backgrounds in gaming, telecommunications and mobile technology, Fathammer now has offices in Helsinki and Seoul, Korea.

With this investment, Sitra will become the third largest shareholder of Fathammer. Previous investors include 3i, funds managed by Nexit Ventures and a group of individual investors. The investment will be used to strengthen Fathammer’s position as an international mobile game developer and distributor. More …

Digital Bridges To Bring Jewel Quest To Mobile

December 13th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced a global agreement with iWin, the San Francisco-based online games publisher, to bring the phenomenally successful online adventure puzzle game Jewel Quest to mobile phones for the first time. More …

Overloaded launches real-time mobile gaming service with Terraplay multiplayer platform

December 8th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Terraplay Systems signs agreement with Overloaded, a leading Dutch developer and distributor and an Endemol owned company, to provide multiplayer gaming.

"Overloaded has been evaluation multiplayer platforms for some time now and we found that Terraplay’s powerful and flexible platform gives us the ability to offer multiplayer gaming solutions efficiently and effectively over 2.5G and 3G networks today and tomorrow" says Ashu Mathura, Overloaded Managing Director. "We are the first to roll-out real-time multiplayer mobile games big time to end consumers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Greece and we are sure that they will become a vital extension to our existing game services to end consumers and operators in these regions". More …

Comment: Sorrent and InfoSpace kick off mobile gaming consolidation

December 8th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

This week’s large-scale mergers in the mobile gaming space are another sign that the burgeoning industry is reaching maturity, and will make the sector seem much more attractive to external companies, argues Rob Fahey. More …

Synergenix Releases two new Mobile Games

December 7th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

Synergenix Interactive today announced two new games to expand their portfolio, "Generals: Alien Colony", and "Metal Racers: Quad Bikes". The two games are developed by Impressionware in Italy and will be available on a wide range of mobile phones. More …

The Force is with your phone

December 7th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

THQ Wireless, developer of applications and games for mobile phones, clinched a deal Monday to create and sell wireless products based on the "Star Wars" epic.

The multiyear agreement with "Star Wars" producer Lucasfilm will also cover the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith." THQ Wireless will produce mobile games, ring tones, video clips, screen savers and wallpaper based on characters, images and tracks in the films. More …

Pramesh Chauhan Joins Namco Europe Web & Mobile Content Division

December 6th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

Namco Europe today announced that Pramesh Chauhan has joined the company, as Head of Business Development for the company’s Web & Mobile Content division. More …

Digital Bridges To Open Major North American Operational Hub

December 3rd, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Revenue grew by 30%

Digital Bridges today announced the opening of a cross-functional operational hub in San Mateo, California, to complement its existing production and technology facilities in Scotland.

Its San Mateo offices will become the company’s North American headquarters, incorporating Development, Production and QA departments and a Sales and Marketing team.

The move caps a year in which Digital Bridges became one of the fastest-growing mobile game publishers in the dynamic North American market. More …