Archive for August, 2009
Scoreloop Raises
August 18th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
We gave a bit of it away in out story on them yesterday. Scoreloop has raised
Gameloft Signs Earthworm Jim
August 18th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »
Gameloft is bringing another classic back to mobile. The company signed a deal for the famous Earthworm Jim brand from Interplay for all downloadable platforms they work on.
Popcap Hires Robert Chamberlain as CFO
August 18th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »
Popcap has appointed Robert Chamberlain as their new CFO. Robert built up experience with F5 Networks, Onyx Software and Watchguard Technologies and several other companies in the technology sector.
GDC: Scoreloop About their Success and the Future
August 17th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »
Tomorrow, there will be some interesting news about Scoreloop as a company, but today we sat down with Raphael Weiner, Nicole DeMeo and of course CEO Marc Gumpinger to talk about the success and the future of the service.
Digital Chocolate and the ‘Omni’ Consumer
August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »
Yesterday, Digital Chocolate announced their 1 millionth review on iTunes. DC shows it's commitment to the platform so we asked Trip Hawkins how he looks at social networks, gaming and consumers.
Z2Live Receives $3 Million Funding
August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »
Mobile social gaming platform Z2Live has received $3 Million in a second round of funding. This follows on a $1 Million funding already received by the company.
iPhone to Boom in China
August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »
China Mobile has been reported to have bought 5 million iPhones from Apple for the 'special' price of $ 1.46 billion. Good news for iPhone developers who will see even more consumers enter the App Store.
OpenFeint to Support Push Notifications
August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »
OpenFeint has been upgraded to version 2.1. The most important feature added is the support for Push Notifications. This allows players to send each other challenges on the go, which stimulates the longevity of a mobile game.
QuakeCon: id Announces Monthly iPhone Releases
August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »
At Quakecon, John Carmack announced the company's plans for the iPhone platform. For the coming year, the company expects to release one game every month.
Microsoft to Launch Zune HD, Without Gaming!?
August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | No Comments »
Microsoft has announced the launch date of the Zone HD in the US market. With it's specs it was expected to bring fierce competition to the iPod Touch, yet there is no sign of mobile gaming yet…
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