fbFund Offering up to $100k in Investments

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

Facebook might be offering small and mid-sized developers the chance of a lifetime. Through their fbFund programme, developers can earn between $25k and $100k in seed funding from the company.

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Submit your Mobile Games for the Meffys

March 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

It time for yet another mobile game award. This time, all of you can sign up to get their mobile games listed for the 2009 Meffys that will be awarded in the 23rd of June in London.

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No EU Gambling Laws

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

It's been a tough time for (mobile) gambling companies over the past few weeks as the European Parliament was voting if it would, or would not regulate online gambling throughout Europe.

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Symbian Foundation Release Plan Revealed

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

On the Symbian Foundation blog, David Wood revealed Symbian's plans to do a major release of the platform every six months. The Symbian versions that are currently in production are Symbian^2, Symbian^3 and Symbian^4.

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Facebook Connect, the new Mobile Gaming Community?

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Connected Gaming | 1 Comment »

Facebook has opened up their new Facebook Connect service last week. Is this the new start for an XBLA community environment, or will existing platforms like Rumblex keep hold of the market?

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Symbian Expects Significant Growth next Quarter

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

The Symbian Foundation expects that it's market share will get a huge boost next quarter as the operating system is finally going open source. It expects to be embedded in more low end handsets.

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App Store Ratings by Version

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

As consumers are getting more aware of quality ratings in the App Store, Apple has yet added another new version which improves consumer information on the quality of the mobile games.

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Apple and Operators Prepare for new iPhone (Firmware)

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Everything seems to point to a new iPhone that will arrive somewhere this summer. This rumour is not only supported by operators that are dropping the price on the iPhone 3G, but also because Apple is launching iPhone firmware v3.0.

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Tag Games Promotes Unsigned Music

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Music | 1 Comment »

Most developers find themselves stuck when they need some good background music within their mobile games. Tag Games has taken a different route as they give unsigned artists a chance to go public with their tunes.

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CSMG: Games Deliver Growth for Fixed and Mobile Operators

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

CSMG released its report on the global video games market and its impact on operators. Fuelled by increased and faster networks, the dramatic growth in the market presents opportunities for operators to capture a greater share of the market.