Archive for August, 2008
GC: Best Mobile Game
August 25th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

The GC is over and so, the company starts listing the best games found on the show. This year, there’s also a winner within the mobile games category.
Glu Announces H2 2008 Line-up
August 25th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Announcements | No Comments »

Glu has announced it’s line-up for the second half of 2008. Besides the
Beijing Olympics, the list also includes The Dark Knight and Little
Britain.
The Saints Releases Get lost in Rotterdam
August 25th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Location Based Gaming | No Comments »

A new mobile LBS game hits The Netherlands as The Saints released Get
lost in Rotterdam, a mobile game that allows players to discover this
Dutch city.
EA Mobile gets Eidos Games?
August 25th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

A lot of publishers have been moving away from mobile gaming lately, as
they just can’t get their network up and running. Eidos is one of those
and is rumored to have licensed it’s titles to EA.
TMRC Launches Industry Experts Panel
August 22nd, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

The Multimedia Research Consultancy company has started to set up an
Industry Experts panel consisting of members that work in the mobile
games industry.
Player X Licenses Destruction Derby and Buzz
August 22nd, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

With this deal, Player X managed to get an absolute first as until now,
no other Playstation brands where licensed out to mobile game
publishers.
Tira Wireless Closing Down?
August 22nd, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Another industry mammoth falls to the ground as porting specialist Tira
Wireless seems to be closing down. Yes it’s rumor time again here at
MGB.
Mobile Games, Flooded by Brands
August 22nd, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

When I started in this business, a branded mobile game was something
strange. Kiloo had Hugo, Overloaded had Big Brother and Fear Factor and
the rest
Cellufun User Court to Reduce Abuse
August 20th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Other news | No Comments »

Cellufun has created something new within their mobile gaming community. The company has initiated a virtual court and jail in order to cut down virtual bullying.
GC: Nokia ‘Comes With Games’
August 20th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Following the spectacular Comes with Music offering on various mobile phones, Nokia seems to be targeting their next move toward mobile gamers with their Comes with Games offering.
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