TiltnTwist Released 4 Windows Mobile Games

November 13th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | No Comments »

TiltnTwist has announced the release of 4 brand new Windows Mobile games that utilize Gesturetek's latest technologies based on both motion gestures from the players.

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GlobalFun Licenses Gish

November 13th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Pixalon Studios and GlobalFun announced their worldwide brand licensing deal for the upcoming mobile game Gish, to be distributed exclusively by GlobalFun.

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Namco Releases Pac-Man Pinball 2

November 13th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | No Comments »

Namco Bandai Networks Europe announced the launch of Pac-Man Pinball 2, joining together their most iconic computer games character and the evergreen genre of pinball.

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Cave Bear Releases Jumble! On App Store

November 13th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | No Comments »

Another new player enters the iPhone mobile gaming market as Cave Bear has globally launched their first casual title “Jumble!” on Apple's App Store.

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Glu Releases Transformers G1: Awakening

November 13th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | 1 Comment »

Glu announced the global launch of Transformers G1: Awakening, a mobile strategy game based on the popular entertainment franchise Transformers. Transformers G1: Awakening follows their 2007 mobile game.

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Opinions in Mobile Launches

November 10th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

HungryMobile, the latest project of Jan Rezab, has launched Opinions in Mobile. The objective of the new site is to gather thoughts on a certain subject from different people within the mobile games industry.

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Glu’s Secret to Keeping Review Scores High

November 10th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 8 Comments »

Ever wanted to know how Glu acquires such high averages with their mobile game reviews? We have received a shocking e-mail conversation between a territory manager and a reviewer.

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Vivendi Shuts US Operator Business

November 10th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

A few weeks ago, we reported about Vivendi Games Mobile pulling out of the market. Though there where no real steps taken back then, we heard that the shutdown has started.

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Dutch Game Awards

November 9th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

Last Thursday, several Dutch mobile game developers/publishers have managed to grab a Dutch Game Award during the 'Game in the City' event.

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I-Play Releases Deal or no Deal on App Store

November 9th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | 1 Comment »

I-Play is boosting the success of Deal or no Deal by launching a dedicated version for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With the release, I-Play is showing that the App Store is also a great fit if your license doesn't permit a global launch of your mobile game.