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TOMB RAIDER GOES GLOBAL WITH IN-FUSIO
November 17th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games publisher and game service provider, today announced that it has signed a licensing deal with Eidos to bring the mobile phone version of Tomb Raider to its ExEn mobile game engine. Under the agreement, IN-FUSIO will also handle distribution of the ExEn version of the game via network operators. More …
Smart phones to make up 16% of market
November 16th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | 1 Comment »
A new study shows that the market for smart phones will continue to increase during the next several years, with global shipments growing from 14.6 million units last year to 125 million units in 2009.
According to research firm ARC Group, the worldwide smart-phone market will comprise fully 16 percent of the overall mobile-phone market, way up from the 3 percent smart phones captured last year. ARC Group said smart-phone shipments will increase throughout the world, with North American users buying about 30 million units in 2009. More …
M7 Networks Welcomes Bandai America to Game Lobby From Sprint
November 15th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
Bandai America Joins a Growing List of Leading Mobile Publishers for Game Lobby.
M7 Networks Inc., a leading trusted partner and enabler of advanced wireless services, announced today the availability of Bandai America Inc.’s first Game Lobby enabled title, "Ace Yeti Trapper." The Game Lobby from Sprint, powered by M7 Networks, is a nationwide virtual mobile community for gamers to meet, recommend games and challenge each other. More …
SEGA 3G Games Colloboration with Vodafone
November 15th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
SEGA Europe announced their first major collaboration with Vodafone in Europe. The SEGA development team is bringing mobile game content of, "Super Real Tennis" to Vodafone Live! 3G.
Vodafone live! with 3G takes mobile games to the next level with its VFX games engine, larger download capabilities of Vodafone’s 3G network will offer even better graphics, sound and depth to its games content, providing customers with a much better games experience. More …
Mastertronic Goes MAD4Games On Mobile Phones
November 14th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 1 Comment »
Budget Giant Launches New Games Channel
The Mastertronic Group Ltd makes an innovative and exciting move into the mobile gaming market with the formation of MAD4Games, a subsidiary company focused on creating a new channel for delivering mobile games direct to the consumer. MAD4Games’ service, due for launch in November, will offer consumers access to top-quality games at value prices.
For publishers, the service will extend product life cycles by taking proven releases and remarketing them to a new audience. New and established users will benefit from a new distribution platform powered by MAD4Games’ revolutionary new .NOW technology. .NOW takes the hassle out of selecting, buying and installing mobile phone games. The platform also adds a host of value-added features ranging from hints and tips to competitions, publisher promotions and handset-specific support. More …
Namco Europe Web & Mobile Division Appoints i-mode Manager
November 12th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »
Namco Europe’s Web & Mobile Content (WMC) Division has today appointed Jessica Gwyther to the newly created position of i-mode manager for the European market. More …
Jumbuck Announces Impressive Games Road Map for 2005
November 12th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
Leading mobile entertainment provider Jumbuck Entertainment Ltd , today announced the release of two new high profile games designed to expand its position in Mobile Entertainment. With these releases, commented Adrian Risch, CEO of Jumbuck, "we are staking out a position in the mobile gaming space that complements our leading position in mobile messaging.
The two new releases are Black Rain — Revenge, based on the cult classic film, licensed from Viacom Consumer Products, and Ryan Giggs International, licensed from Icons Digital Ltd starring the popular English Premier League player, Ryan Giggs. Black Rain is the second title from the Jumbuck and Viacom Consumer Products licensing partnership. More …
The Halo effect
November 12th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
According to the latest Mobinet study of 4,500 mobile users in 13 countries by A.T. Kearney, a consultancy, and the Judge Institute of Management at Cambridge University, the number of people who download games to their phones grew in the past year to 10% of the world’s 1.7 billion mobile users, exceeding the number of console users.
The fragmented mobile-games industry is consolidating fast, and there are more higher quality games based on big franchises such as Spider-Man. Jamdat, a mobile-games firm, went public in October. Most tellingly of all, the big boys are moving in. “There is the potential for a massive market in the future,” says Bruce McMillan of Electronic Arts, the world’s biggest games publisher, “so it makes sense for us to have a stronger presence.” Yet Screen Digest, a consultancy, reckons that the value of the mobile-gaming market will only exceed $1 billion for the first time this year. Small change next to the film business
Superscape’s 3D Mobile Games Selected by Vodafone for 3G Launch
November 11th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »
Superscape, a leading publisher of mobile games, announces that three of the company’s 3D titles have been selected by Vodafone for inclusion in the global launch of Vodafone live! with 3G on November 10th 2004
Kevin Roberts, CEO Superscape Group plc said: “This is a fantastic endorsement of Superscape’s 3D games, and I am delighted that we have been selected to play such an active role in the launch of Vodafone live! with 3G. Vodafone live! with 3G will provide an outstanding showcase for Superscape’s
3D games whilst at the same time setting a new benchmark in mobile gaming
offerings for others in the industry to seek to emulate.” More …
Netherlands: October 2004 Overloaded top game downloads
November 10th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
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