iHobo, Taking the Homeless Onto the iPhone

May 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Announcements | No Comments »

iHobo is a Tamagotchi styled iPhone game that educates consumers about the problems of the homeless. Waste the hobo and the hobo will probably get wasted in return. Read the rest of this entry »

NPD: Android Sales Overtake iPhone OS

May 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

For the first time, the sales of Android powered devices overtook the iPhone sales in North America during the first quarter of 2010. Apple sunk only to the third position on the sales charts. Read the rest of this entry »

Fishlabs Does Volkswagen ‘Again’

May 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming | No Comments »

Often, doing a game for a big brand, is something spectacular for a mobile developer. With Fishlabs however, it’s a different thing as they have created about 50% of the Volkswagen apps we see on iTunes. Read the rest of this entry »

Financials: Gamevil Q1 2010

May 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Korean mobile games publisher Gamevil has reported KRW3.37 billion in profits for the first quarter of 2010. Next to a record profit for the company, it also reported record revenues. Read the rest of this entry »

Financials: EA Q4 2009 (Q1 2010)

May 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Electronic Arts has reported a profit for their fourth quarter of the financial year. Though EA’s major business remains in consoles, EA Mobile is picking up steam by now. Read the rest of this entry »

Localytics Raises $700.000

May 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Localytics has raised $700.000 to further develop and expand the reach of their app analytics suite. This funding round adds to $18.000 which the company had already received through Techstars. Read the rest of this entry »

R2G: Competitors Outgrow the App Store

May 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Research 2 Guidance has released an app store report which reveals that most of Apple’s competitors’ app/games channels grow much faster than the App Store over Q1 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

MGB on OVI

May 11th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in About Us | No Comments »

For Nokia owners, there is a new way to keep track on MGB while on the road. At the end of last week, MobileGamesBlog.com has launched its official app on Nokia’s Ovi Store. Read the rest of this entry »

Tony Pearce Leaves Player X (Zed)

May 11th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

According to ME, Tony Pearce is leaving Zed owned mobile game publisher Player X. Tony has been the face of Player X in the six years the company has been operational in the field of aggregation. Read the rest of this entry »

Glu Appoints Matthew Drapkin as Ninth Director

May 11th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Glu (GLUU) has expanded it’s board from eight to nine directors. The new director, Matthew Drapkin, has been a partner of Greenway Capital, a private investment firm. Read the rest of this entry »