D.I.C.E: The Credit Crunch is a Blessing according to EA

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 2 Comments »

At D.I.C.E., EA's CEO John Riccitiello has outed that the current credit crunch is a true blessing for the games industry. He also explained how game publishers and developer can survive in these tough times.

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Fishlabs Jumps into N-Gage

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Nokia and 3D mobile games developer and publisher Fishlabs Entertainment have announced that they signed an agreement to bring Fishlabs' games onto Nokia's N-Gage mobile gaming service.

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Digital Chocolate’s shows SEO in App Store

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | 5 Comments »

Over at PocketGamer, they have posted a story on Digital Chocolate's marketing strategies. The game developer shows the world that it's easy to adapt common search engine optimization tactics in order to promote mobile games within iTunes.

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N-Gage Starts Level 2 of it’s Ambassadors Program

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Nokia seems to like the success they have with their latest ambassador programmes. As so, the company announced that it's taking the N-Gage ambassador programme to the second level.

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MWC: GetJar Goes Commercial

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | 1 Comment »

GetJar is making a lot of noise lately with new, bright plans. The latest bit of news that surfaced over at Mobile Entertainment Magazine, is that the company will start offering paid downloads as well.

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MWC: International Mobile Game Awards Winners

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

Following the awards party of the International Mobile Game Awards, the jury has honoured several mobile game developers and publishers for their creative and innovative contributions.

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MWC: Vyro’s Biometric Controller

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear | No Comments »

It seems like mobile phone controllers are finally getting traction. Following the success of the Zeemote, a company called Vyro Games is putting their unique controller on the market.

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IUGO Sweepstakes hit App Store

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Mobile games developer IUGO has taken a big step to market their Toy Bot series of games. The company will be giving away several prizes to players. The grand prize is $10.000!

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MWC: T-Mobile Signs up for Nokia’s Ovi!?

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Just under a year ago, T-Mobile announced that they would stop selling Nokia handsets because of Nokia's Ovi service. Now, PocketGamer reports that T-Mobile is embracing the Ovi store on it's network.

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Connect2Media and Fox Mobile Distribution Sign WPT Distribution Deal

February 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Connect2Media has signed a deal with Fox Mobile Distribution to distribute multiplayer World Poker Tour (WPT) Texas Hold ‘Em 2 in EMEA, SE Asia and Latin America.