Nintendo Starts Chasing 1UP for Game&Watch

April 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

1Up has been known for releasing perfect clones of Nintendo’s Game & Watch collection. After months of generating sales, Nintendo has finally sent the company a cease and desist order to stop selling the titles.

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Ovi Signs thousands of Content Providers

April 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Nokia’s Ovi service has signed up thousands of mobile content providers to date. This while it’s public launch is still a month away and the announcements of the Ovi platform was just a few months back.

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Verizon Joins JIL

April 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Development Platforms | No Comments »

Verizon is joining the Joint Innovation Lab. This initiative (which has been started by Vodafone, Softbank and Chine Mobile) is focusing at developing a global widget platform in the hope to create on standard for all OS’s.

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EA to License Worms!?

April 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

The guys over at Mobile Entertainment have picked up on the rumor that EA Mobile could be licensing Worms, a brand that has been licensed by THQ (Wireless) for many years (probably one of their most important brands).

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Microsoft Changes Update Policy Windows Mobile Marketplace

April 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | 1 Comment »

Last week, developers have showed their concerns in regards to application and game updates for the Windows Mobile Marketplace. When registering for the service, developers where allowed 5 uploads for $ 99,- and that included minor and major updates!

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PG Finds Billing Loophole in App World

April 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | 1 Comment »

All credits for this story go to Stuart at PocketGamer. The team there managed to find a loophole that enables developers to receive a far better rev-share from their mobile games.

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GDC: Nintendo Talks iPhone

April 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Following the story we launched earlier today in which Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime is bashing the console competition, he also has taken a shot at bashing the iPhone development community at Venturebeat.

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CTIA: AppsWeLike, a. app Recommendation Engine

April 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Over at CTIA, a company called Mobui is launching AppWeLike.com, a service that allows mobile game and application developers to suggest other great games and applications from within theirs.

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CTIA: Cellmania’s Platform Launches on Virgin Mobile USA

April 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

CellMania has rolled out it’s new content platform on Virgin Mobile USA. With this rollout, the platform is enabled for Virgin’s 5 million US consumers.

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CTIA: Mob4Hire Signs Gamelion Testing Team

April 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Other news | No Comments »

Mob4hire and Gamelion have joined forces in order to expand and further promote their global mobile game testing services. Mob4Hire now reaches 8000+ devices on 250+ networks.