Cotopia Aiming on Project DarkStar

January 15th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

On Cotopia’s blog, we read that the company has started to explore
possibilities for including Project DarStar’s open source multiplayer
servers.

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TechFaith Tech-Interactive Limited Launches

January 15th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (NASDAQ: CNTF)
announced the start of TechFaith Tech-Interactive Limited, a new mobile
gaming and content subsidiary.

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Nokia’s Anssi Vanjoki to Keynote at GDC Mobile 2008

January 15th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences | No Comments »

Nokia’s executive vice president Anssi Vanjoki has been announced to be
a keynote speaker at this year’s GDC Mobile event from CMP.

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Gameloft Licenses Grey’s Anatomy

January 15th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Gameloft has scooped yet another big TV series license. This time the French publisher and developer will turn Grey’s Anatomy into a mobile
game.

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Casual Connect Amsterdam

January 15th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences | No Comments »

It’s time for the Casual Games Association to hit Amsterdam again. Just like last year, the Blog will be there.

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SCI Heads Into Bad Weather

January 15th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Eidos
It seems SCI, part of Eidos, is currently in big financial problems due
to a stock crash. The company’s directors are asked to leave.

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Oasys Licences “The Toughest Sport on Dirt”

January 14th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

The Professional Bullriders have announced a licensing deal with Oasys
Mobile te release a mobile game of “The Toughest Sport on Dirt”.

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Game Law: Development Contracts

January 14th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

More and more mobile developers stop publishing mobile games themselves
and head over to the big publishers that have their networks all laid
out already. For them, it’s time to learn.

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