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Top Trumps Heading to iOS

April 26th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Following releases on Android, Blackberry and Java, Connect2Media will now be taking Top Trumps onto iOS devices with the help of Mobile Pie. There will be three editions on all platforms.

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Connect2Media Strikes Top Trumps Licensing Deal

March 8th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Connect2Media and Winning Moves announced a new licensing deal in which Connect2Media will bring Top Trumps 007 Best of Bond to the mobile gaming arena.

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Activision Kills Key Franchises

February 10th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Though Activision was profitable yet again, several project weren’t due to fierce competition of just high development costs. As so, Activision decided it will be killing several big games to focus on new projects.

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Creative Mobile labs to Bridge Filmmakers and Gamedevelopers

February 7th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Qualcomm and the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) have set-up a new company called Creative Mobile Labs. The new company should assist film makers in bringing their projects to mobile.

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New Angry Birds Cartoons, Boxed Games and Merchandising

January 19th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

In an interview with the New York Post, Rovio CEO Mikael Hed has said the company is moving into production of an animated series starring the wildly popular Angry Birds.

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Rovio and Mattel Strike Deal on Angry Birds Board Game

January 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

While Rovio is still on track to reach 100.000.000 downloads of Angry Birds games somewhere this year, the company has surprised us with yet another licensing deal. This time they will work with Mattel.

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Ngmoco Does Star Wars

December 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

For years, one thing was sure when it came to Star Wars branded mobile games; they came from a company called THQ Wireless. That seems to have changed now as Ngmoco released Star Wars Imperial Academy.

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Disney and Coca Cola Present AR Game

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Last week, Coke introduced the augmented reality game LiveCycle to promote both the Coca Cola Zero and Tron brands. The game is best played in open spaces outside.

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Apple Starts Clearing Unused Names

September 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

In the App Store, every app has to have a unique title. As a result, many developers have registered titles that sounds good, but haven’t used them for any app yet. Apple has started to take action to free those titles up.

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Digital Chocolate Sues Zynga over Maffia Wars IP

August 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Digital Chocolate has announced that the company will sue Zynga over the use of the name Maffia Wars. According to DC, Zynga claimed the trademark while DC’s game was already out under the same name.