AUSTIN, Texas – This year’s South by Southwest Gaming Expo hosted several panels about the world of mobile gaming. One of the aspects of this is the push to offer console-quality gaming experiences for mobile users. Representatives from industry giants EA Mobile, Sega of...
Mobile games are thought to generate more revenue than all other apps combined, and mobile devices are expected to be the top platform choice of gamers within the next few years. Service providers have seen network traffic spike when a new game hits an...
"Congratulate yourself," Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told his audience this morning at CTIA 2012. "Every one of you is in the gaming business." Riccitiello opened his keynote address by stressing the importance of gaming to the mobile industry. "Games more than any other...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.October was a busy month for mergers and acquisitions in the mobile games sector. Ngmoco...
In another major vote of confidence for iOS app developers, Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) has acquired Chillingo for as much as $80 million.The publisher of the runaway-hit Angry Birds sold for less than $20 million in cash, according to The Los Angeles Times, but...
Any developer or entrepreneur who has hesitated to go all in on Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iOS has 400 million reasons to think otherwise today. San Francisco-based Ngmoco, one of the early independent iPhone game makers, has been acquired by Japan's DeNa Co. Ltd. for...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. John Chen loves his iPhone. Like many of his colleagues at Sybase Inc....
Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. soared as the company announced cost-cutting measures after its wireless business suffered an estimated $368 million charge.The Redwood City, Calif.-based publisher posted a $641 million loss including the pre-tax goodwill charge to its mobile division in the quarter ending...
EA Mobile said it will expand its support for Nokia Corp.'s N-Gage platform with nearly a dozen new, high-profile titles over the next year.EA Sports FIFA 09, Spore Origins and Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition will launch in time for the holiday...
Electronic Arts Inc. announced a pact to bring "Tomb Raider Underworld" and other Eidos Interactive Ltd. titles to mobile.EA Mobile won wireless rights to "Just Cause 2," "California Games X" and "Minesweeper" in addition to the eighth Tomb Raider game, which is slated for...
Electronic Arts Inc. continued to grow its mobile revenues even as it disappointed investors with a $95 million quarterly loss.The publishing giant's wireless business generated $44 million in revenues during the period, marking a 33% year-over-year increase and a slight bump over the previous...
In the small world of mobile gaming, Trip Hawkins looms large. Hawkins designed his own major in applied game theory at Harvard University, and in 1982 founded Electronic Arts Inc., which continues to dominate console- and computer-gaming spaces. He launched Digital Chocolate Inc., a...
It seems the entire mobile gaming industry is scampering to churn out pick-up-and-play, made-for-mobile titles that emphasize simplicity and downplay rich graphics and other sophisticated features.Vollee Inc. is headed the other direction.The San Mateo, Calif.-based firm is hawking a kind of placeshifting technology that...
The mobile gaming playground remains a tumultuous space, according to new earnings reports from three of the industry's biggest players. Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. plunged after the publisher issued fourth-quarter guidance that fell short of analysts' expectations. Glu narrowed its quarterly loss significantly-reporting...
Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in the wider business world and how they could affect the wireless industry.--Gaming giant...
PLAYA VISTA, Calif.-A visit to the Electronic Arts Inc. campus in Playa Vista, Calif., is like walking into another land-a world where gaming trumps all, and the lap of luxury seems to beckon around every corner. Hoodies and beanies handily outnumber suits, a full-scale...
Electronic Arts Inc. named its second general manager of EA Mobile in five months, appointing Barry Cottle to direct the business.Cottle, who will oversee EA Mobile's global operations, had most recently served as CEO at Quickoffice Inc., which develops mobile business software and content-rendering...
Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. surged while Glu Mobile Inc.'s stock tumbled after both companies issued quarterly earnings reports.EA, which continues to dominate the mobile gaming space, managed to exceed Wall Street's expectations despite a net loss of $132 million for the quarter. The...
A couple of online casual gaming heavyweights lumbered into the mobile sphere. Oberon Media bought a big chunk of the wireless gaming playground last week, picking up London-based publisher I-play for an undisclosed sum. The New York-based firm-which powers storefronts for customers such as...
Online casual gaming giant Oberon Media bought its way onto the mobile playground, picking up London-based publisher I-play for an undisclosed sum.Oberon powers storefronts customers such as MSN Games Network, Electronic Arts Inc., Verizon Broadband, Comcast and Orange/France Telecom. The New York-based company is...
The yellow carpet was rolled out, margaritas and other libations flowed and costumed characters mingled with a crowd celebrating the 400th episode of the Simpsons at the 20th Century Fox studio lot last week.The star-studded outdoor affair got under ...
Teens and young adults dominate the console gaming space, but mobile publishers are hoping their parents can help take wireless gaming into the mainstream.Gameloft this week plan to announce a deal with Research in Motion Ltd. to develop, market and distribute games for BlackBerry...
Mitch Lasky has left the world of game publishing and settled in the comfortable digs of venture capital.Lasky stepped down from his post as executive vice president of mobile and online at Electronic Arts Inc., joining Silicon Valley-based investors Benchmark Capital as a general...
Game-maker Electronic Arts Inc. announced it will offer a new sports service, and that the offering will be first available through AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless. The company's new EA Sports Link will offer the latest sports and gaming news, and will also serve as...
