Archive for May, 2009

Warner Bros Planned Another 40 Apps

May 27th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

According to a story on Variety, Warner Bros has clearly caught the iPhone fever as well. The company has already released 15 apps and will be releasing another 40 along this year.

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Microsotf’s ZuneHD, Will it Game?

May 27th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | Comments Off

Microsoft has announced their long awaited competitor for the iPod Touch; the ZuneHD. The device will be fully connected with the XBLA experience, but will it game?

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Apple Approved iLodeRunner

May 27th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

Remember the good old LodeRunner game from your Commodore or MSX? Thanks to Apple’s much questioned approval process, a port of the old game has been released on the App Store.

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Android Coming to Ubunto

May 27th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | Comments Off

Though Ubunto is one of the most well known Linux distributions out there, Canonical (the commercial party behind Ubunto) has announced that the Linux distribution will be upgraded to support Google’s Android apps.

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Nokia Ovi Launched

May 26th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | 5 Comments »

Nokia opened the doors to their Ovi Store. 50 Million consumers worldwide will now be able to pick up mobile games and applications directly from the service.

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PopCap (Bejeweled Twist) Promotion

May 26th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | 1 Comment »

Ever since I met the folks of PopCap games over at the CGA event in Amsterdam, their marketing activities have always been surprising me. Yesterday they surprised me again in regards to their new mobile game titled Bejeweled Twist.

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MobileAmusements Goes big on Dweebs

May 26th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | 2 Comments »

Dweebs was one of their hit PC games and eventually ended up in a small J2me game several years back. Now, the company has chosen to bring the furry critters back in the world of mobile gaming with a brand new iPhone title.

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The iPhone Gamer’s Bill of Rights

May 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | Comments Off

The folks over at Slide 2 Play have written an excellent editorial about 10 things mobile game developers should keep in mind to make sure that their mobile game will not cause frustration toward the consumer.

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Warner Bids for Midway

May 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | Comments Off

Good news for Midway today as Warner Bros showed interest in the company. It is offering $ 33 million to acquire various brands, studios and other assets.

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Palm Pre Launch Details

May 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: WebOS | Comments Off

Sprint Nextel has announced to launch the highly anticipated Palm Pre next week on June 6th. Sprint will offer the Pre toward consumers on a two-year contract basis.