August 18th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Games | No Comments »
After simmering in the planning stages, Digital Chocolate is ready to sweeten the mobile gaming pot with the introduction of its first two games. The products initially will be available on BREW-enabled handsets.
The first two games out of the gate are Baseball Heroes of the MLBPAA and DChoc Bubble Ducky. Both games, according to company President and CEO Trip Hawkins, are designed for mobile phone users who want to enjoy a game in a short period of time. “The vast majority of mobile games available today are video games coming from the video game industry — the culture is to make them for hard-core gamers,” says Hawkins. “But that way of thinking doesn’t work for the mobile environment.” Digital Chocolate’s games are designed to let players play until they win, not lose, like most games. “It is a different way of looking at the industry,” Hawkins says. More …
