Windows Mobile Roadmap Revealed

February 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Several sources on the net have revealed the latest details of the Windows Mobile roadmap. This year and next, we will see Microsoft do everything to gain control over the smartphone market.

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Connect2Media Licenses “The Dog”

February 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Connect2Media has reached an agreement in principle with 4Kids Entertainment International and Artlist, Inc. to license the worldwide (ex. Asia) rights to “Artlist Collection: The Dog” for mobile games and content.

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Vodafone’s Test Lab: BetaVine

February 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | 1 Comment »

We are not entirely sure if this is the App Store that is being launched in The Netherlands, but it is already live on Vodafone Germany. We are talking about Vodafone's 2 year old testing ground called BetaVine.

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Zombies + Dating = Marketing Mix

February 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Nokia and Capcom have started a new approach to promote their latest mobile game; “Resident Evil Degeneration”. The companies released a unique dating site, right in time for valentines day.

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Movaya Licenses Hooters

February 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Movaya has announced a licensing deal for the Hooters brand. The company is launching it's first iPhone mobile game at the same time, which is a Calendar based sliding puzzle.

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Apple Clarifies Upsell Policy

February 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 4 Comments »

There has been some fuzz on the net in regards to Apple's rules on demo / try before you buy games and applications. Ars Technica dove in and found out what is and isn't allowed for developers.

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Vodafone Launches Application Manager Tomorrow

February 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Vodafone NL is launching their Application Manager on February 4th. This “App Store” alik portal allows developers of mobile games and applications to offer their creations for free to the public. A commercial and global launch is unsure.

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Samsung Mobile Applications Launched

February 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Samsung Mobile is launching their Samsung Mobile Applications app store in the United Kingdom. “Samsung Mobile Innovator” members will be able to start selling their apps and games.

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Paramount Games Hires John Kavanagh

February 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

Last year, Paramount's Sandi Isaacs left her post of SVP of videogames. Now, a few months later, she is being replaced by John Kavanagh (a former Kuju America, Atari and Eidos executive).

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Duck Hunt Removed from App Store

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

It doesn't happen often that mobile games are pulled from the app store because of intellectual property claims. Yet, Nintendo has taken action to get a Duck Hunt clone removed from the App Store.