Soco Soft Raises

November 17th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Soco Soft, a publisher and developer in China, has raised

Windows Marketplace for Computers

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Microsoft has launched a web interface for their Windows Phone Marketplace. Though consumers will browse and pay via their browsers, games will not be sideloaded but still installed over the air.

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Chainfire Hacks new Windows Marketplace Security

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Dutch developer Chainfire has announced that he managed to crack the new security on the Windows Marketplace. Microsoft sotres the license on the local device and with a simple exe running in the background, he is able to spoof it.

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Playdom Acquires Trippert Labs

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Playdom has raised $43 Million to fullfil two strategic investments that will allow the developer to establish itself in both social (Facebook) and mobile (iPhone) gaming.

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Edge vs. Edge Part III

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

The fight of a developer called Mobigame vs. IGDA’s Tim Langdell seems to have taken a new twist. Several Indie developers are now teaming up to battle the ‘Trademark Troll’ over use of the word Edge.

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Zune HD’s 3D Games Offering

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

Some time back, Microsoft announced support for 3D gaming on their Zune HD media player. Now, they have arrived and Microsoft has chosen to make them available for free.

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Palm Updates SDK and WebOS

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: WebOS | No Comments »

Palm has released WebOS Mojo SDK 1.3.1. With this release, the company is adding full support for the new Palm Pixi that will be hitting the shelves before this Christmas.

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Apple Scouts for Game Developers

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Ever wanted to work for Apple? If you are a AAA-grade developer, you might have a shot at it. The company is looking to get one (or multiple) developers into their Santa Clara Valley offices.

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Flurry: Droid Does Deliver

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Following our coverage on the release of the Motorola Droid, Flurry has committed to some deeper research and found out that Droid isn’t doing that bad when you look at the first week sales.

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SonyEricsson Releases Touch-Aware SDK

November 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

SonyEricsson has revealed their new Java SDK 2.5.0.6. With this new release, not only the Aino and Yari devices will be added, but also the possibility for developers to develop for their large touch-screens.