Mpowerplayer About Content Discovery on Social Networks

February 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Mpowerplayer shared insights collected from the recent launch of its Mplayit Mobile Arcade application on Facebook and MySpace. The application allows consumers to discover and try mobile games directly from their Web browser.

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Square Enix to Acquire Eidos?

February 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

For many gamers, their wildest dreams might come true after all. Yes, Square Enix has made an offer to acquire SCI/Eidos. We can't wait till Final Tomb Raider Fantasy I hits the stores.

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PalmOS Hits EOL Status

February 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PalmOS | No Comments »

Palm has announced that their PalmOS has reached the End Of Life status. The OS which has been a Palm trademark for many years will be traded in for the brand new WebOS.

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Thousandapp.com, Selling adspace to iPhone Developers and Publishers

February 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Do you remember that website where some student sold advertising space per pixel? The power of his concept was that the media coverage would make sure advertisers get the attention they want.

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Ideaworks3D Launches Airplay Partners Program

February 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Development Platforms | No Comments »

Ideaworks3D Ltd launched the Airplay Partners Program by making NaturalMotion’s morpheme available for both iPhone and smartphone platforms.

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SonicBoom Hires Lou Fasulo and Josh Grant

February 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

Sonic Boom announced the appointments of Josh Grant as the Chief Operating Officer and Lou Fasulo as the Senior Vice President of Publishing. Through these appointments and recent move to an expanded office space, David Danon, CEO of Sonic Boom, is committed to investing in the company’s growth.

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SEGA Slims Down

February 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Following statements from fellow game developers, SEGA Sammy Holdings has announced that the company will be shrinking in order to survive the ongoing credit crunch which is hitting the industry.

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EA Licenses G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra

February 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

G.I. Joe is coming to the cinema's, like how cool is that!? Well, it's cool enough for EA to at least license the brand from Hasbro for all platforms imaginable, including mobile!

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M-Biz to Offer Try-Before-You-Buy on Smartphones

February 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

M-Biz Global announced that its successful TnB Mobile solution (TryNBuy) for mobile game purchasing has been extended to include ‘native’ games working on several smartphone platforms.

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Glu’s Q4 Earnings Call

February 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Glu seems to be committed to launching many more mobile games focused at various smartphone platforms. The company will devote 30 to 40% of it's development time at it.