CodeGlue Heads for iPhone via Publisher X

December 19th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

CodeGlue has started to launch mobile games for Apple's iPhone. Though developers normally go direct on this channel, CodeGlue signed the deal for their first mobile game via Publisher X.

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TMRC Gets 100 Experts in Industry Panel

December 19th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Other news | No Comments »

The Multimedia Research Consultancy has revealed that The Mobile Games Industry Experts Panel has exceeded its initial target of recruiting 100 members and is well ahead of schedule.

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Xendex Grabs Yeti License

December 19th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Yetisports, who didn't play any of the great games from MediaLabs. When the brand hit mobile (a few months after the web version hit it's climax), the mobile games where horrible. Now, Xendex will give the brand a new chance!

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Tag Games Goes 2.0

December 19th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

The guys over at Tag games have started to take a look at web 2.0 in order to promote their business. Though it's always hard to say that you can generate direct sales, it does show a great way to increase brand value toward the industry and consumers.

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The Social Industry

December 19th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Other news | 1 Comment »

Next week, it's Christmas. Most of you will have some time off while we at MGB will try to keep on blogging when we are not socializing or stuffing ourselves with too much food. Yet, this post is for you.

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Glu and HandyGames Team up on Townsmen 6

December 17th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | 10 Comments »

Townsmen is without doubt one of the biggest brands of HandyGames. With this sixth edition, the game is even exploring a new business opportunity, as Glu will distribute it along Q2 of 2009.

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Interview with Glu’s CEO Greg Ballard

December 16th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Interviews | 2 Comments »

Some weeks ago, we announced an interview with Greg Ballard, themed around the problems at Glu. For the first time ever we gave you, our community, the chance to send us all your questions.

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Sign Up for the BestAppEver Awards

December 16th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

For all those proud App Store developers out there, there is a brand new award. Though it's sponsored by App review site 148Apps.com, this one is all about honour instead of cash prizes.

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