Gamesloft
takes best mobile
game publisher of
2008 Industry
research has found that Gameloft was the best mobile
games publisher in 2008, in terms of game quality
judged by gamer average reviews. Best mobile game
goes to Rally Master Pro from Fishlabs...
64
reasons to stop doing crappy
Top 10 lists A quick search of Digg using the terms “Top 10” and “Games” will reveal the plague
that is the gamer TOP 10 list. I don’t know if this is a product of the gaming
industries need to fill column inches or a reaction to the Digg phenomenon...
Namco
Releases Pac-Man Pinball 2 Namco
Bandai Networks Europe announced the launch of Pac-Man Pinball
2, joining together their most iconic computer games character
and the evergreen genre of pinball.
Fishlabs
Releases Snowboard Hero Fishlabs
is knows
for it’s
3D fighting
and racing
games.
This time,
the company
finally
took a
step into
the world
of mobile
sports
games
Glu
Licenses Family Guy America’s
funniest family is
going mobile as GLu
and Fox Mobile Entertainment
have announced a
new licensing deal
on The Family Guy Ozura
Teams Up with Goldfinch
to bring Mobile Gaming
Platform for Indian
Operators Ozura
Mobile, a leading international publisher and developer
of mobile entertainment has announced today that
it has signed partnership deal with Goldfinch Mobile
Solutions, an Indian based VAS and Roaming Solutions
provider. Goldfinch will bring mobile games and tournament
based mobile gaming community portal which runs on
Ozura's FunlogiX™ platform to GSM, CDMA and Fixed
Line operators in India.
Konami
Releases DanceDanceRevolution
Mobius Konami
has released its legendary dancing game DanceDanceRevolution
Mobius. The mobius edition is a special version designed
for mobile phones and features 6 exclusive tracks.
"DanceDanceRevolution Mobius brings a unique
experience to the decade-old franchise by allowing
fans of music games and DDR to take the game with them
wherever they go," said Joe Morris, Vice President
of Konami Mobile. "We have designed a game that
embodies similar graphics and motion as the arcade
and console versions, making it recognizable to fans
of the franchise."
PAC-MAN
Arcade Golf Putts onto Mobile Phones It's a hole in one as Namco Networks, the leading
publisher and developer of mobile games and entertainment
for mass-market casual gamers, today announced the
availability of PAC-MAN® Arcade Golf™, challenging
players to complete 27 holes of mini-golf in three
courses and master more than 100 mini-games in this
combination of mini-golf and classic arcade game fun
for the mobile phone.
Mobile
Gaming With the WiiMote Utilizing WiiMote on
a Symbian 9.0 based smartphone (i.e. S60, UIQ).
The application itself
is in fact very simple. It is just a tool that uses the
Bluetooth functionality of the device to connect to the
WiiMote. Depending on the software version installed,
different button modes are supported.
Jump
Games launches Manchester United mobile game Posted: 10.08.08 Jump
Games, the mobile gaming company from the Reliance
Big Entertainment Group launches the first of a series
of Manchester United mobile games called Manchester
United WORD IT!, as part of an exclusive deal with
the English Football (Soccer) team, Manchester United
(Man Utd.), which was signed earlier this year.
Thumbthug.com
And Movaya Partner To Offer Gamers Try Before You Buy
Mobile Phone Games Thumbthug.com
(www.thumbthug.com), a leading provider of
mobile games and Movaya (www.movaya.com),
the web-based, e-commerce software platform
for mobile-content transactions, partner
to integrate Movaya's Try Before You Buy
(TryNBuy™) mobile games solution into thumbthug.com's
mobile gaming website.
Cellufun Goes On-Deck with MetroPCS
Cellufun has announced to go live on its first operator
deck at MetroPCS in the United States. A big step for
this company that has always relied on its own network.
Ozura
Releases Fishy Fishee for Mobile Ozura Mobile, a leading
international publisher and developer of mobile entertainment
unleashes its simulated fishing game - Fishy Fishee
on mobile phones. This highly-acclaimed game will be
rolling out across the world with hundreds of partners,
bringing mobile game playability to life in the most
challenging fishing experience ever.
EA
Mobile And Steven Spielberg launch BOOM BLOX
BOOM BLOX is available for mobile phones where players will slide on ice blocks,
blast blocks with bombs, and bounce off springs to solve brain-twisting puzzles
and level the playing field. Enjoying non-stop fun on their phones, players will
advance up to forty levels to reach a target score. Once the in-game puzzles
are mastered, the game will then expand to a vast, new arena. Custom creations
can then be posted online directly from a mobile phone. Players can challenge
a global community with their dynamic puzzles, and rate other players' works.
EA Mobile Release Trivial Pursuit
With the release of Trivial Pursuit by EA Mobile, a tradition
has been broken. Since the start, Trivial Pursuit has
always been published by Mr. Goodliving.
More on Vivendi Games Mobile
It seems our last story on Vivendi Games Mobile winding
down actually brought in more information on what will
happen with the company and its employees.
Vivendi
Winding Down Business Our
call for tips clearly worked well. Looking at the combined
information, it is crystal clear that Vivendi Games
Mobile is winding down its business and sacks most
of the staff.
What's
up Vivendi!? Following
the shout by MocoNews a few days, we also make a shout out to anyone connected
to Vivendi Games Mobile. We would love to know more about what's going on in
there.
Ozura
to Release Mobile Game “Beijing Dreams“ for World’s Greatest Sporting Event
Ozura Mobile, a leading international publisher and developer of mobile entertainment
revealed that for the first time ever, sport gaming fans around the world will
be able to have an experience of Ozura's top sport mobile game - Beijing Dreams.
Gamelion
Releases Global Baseball
Gamelion has released their latest sports game Global Baseball. The game follows
Global Race and Global Cricket which where developed purely for the Nokia E51.
Ozura
Launches Badminton Mobile Game
Ozura Mobile, a leading international publisher and developer of mobile entertainment
today announced the launch of its latest game - Counter Smash.
Dutch
Zeemote Launch a Fact
There has been a lot of speculation for some time, but the launch of the Zeemote
has become reality. We spoke with Jim Adams from Zeemote on next week's official
launch and the future of mobile gaming gear for the company.
PopCap
Announces Peggle Mobile
It took some time, but finally Peggle is going mobile! From all games in the
PopCap Games portfolio, Peggle is without doubt the best for a mobile conversion.
EA’s
Q2 2008
Following Gameloft, we now got hold of EA Mobile’s
financial data for the second quarter of 2008. EA Mobile
showed a 33% up year-on-year.
Vivendi
Games Mobile up for Sale!?
Vivendi Games Mobile was one of the last giants to enter the mobile games industry,
and though the latest merger made it potentially the biggest, the unit might
be sold of…
Metismo
and Imagination sign up for 3D
Metismo is expanding its territory yet again. After several other successful
partnerships, the company now adds 3D to its bedrock platform with the help from
Imagination.
US
Mobile Brain Training Market Growing by 18%
According to research from research firm Ambient Insight,
the wave of new brain training games will be far from
over as the US market keeps growing.
DotEmu
Goes Mobile DotEmu, a widely used PC based emulator for
70’s, 80’s and 90’s games goes mobile with the help
of French mobile game developer BitRabbit.
Vivendi
Releases The Bourne Conspiracy The time for Jason Bourne to leave the battlefield
still hasn't come. With the latest movie just out,
Vivendi Games Mobile has just launched the mobile
game last week.
Disney
Releases Einstein's Brain Game
Tapping into a pretty much saturated mobile game genre
with a pretty much unusual license, the Walt Disney Internet
Group releases Einstein's Brain Game.
DaSuppaStudios
Releases Tankzors
Russian Developer DaSuppaStudios has announced the release
of Tankzors. If this crazy name rings a bell, that might
be right as it's a NES (Nintendo) classic.
Astraware
Releases Westward for Smartphones
Astraware has announced the release of Sandlot’s Westward for smartphones from
Symbian (S60, UIQ), PalmOS and Windows Mobile.
Gamevil
Releases Gothic 3 – The Beginning
Gamevil USA has announced that the company will distribute
Handygames’/JoWood’s Gothic 3 The Beginning mobile game
throughout the US.
Disney
Releases Pirate of the Caribbean Poker
The latest mobile game from Disney Mobile is all about pirates and cards. Yes,
the Caribbean pirates start their bets with Pirates of the Caribbean Poker. Ozura
Launches New Dongeng Series II
Ozura Mobile ("Ozura"), a leading international
publisher and developer of mobile entertainment, today
announced the official release of its latest tournament
games Dongeng Series II.
Ozura
Unleashes New Action Game- Music Revolution Ozura
Mobile, a leading international developer and publisher of mobile entertainment
unleashed its latest action game of today - Music Revolution. This highly-acclaimed
game will be rolled out across the globe to reach millions of mobile subscribers
through Ozura's extensive distribution network. Hence, more than millions of
players will have the opportunity to rock like they have never rock before on
their mobile phones anywhere, anytime. Gamers and music lovers of all ages are
highly recommended to try this game.
SEGA
Releases Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Following Mobile Amusements’ Piglympics mobile game,
SEGA has now announced the release of the official Beijing
2008 Olympics mobile game.
