Entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it has acquired mobile casino game developer Downtown Wireless L.L.C. Downtown Wireless' portfolio includes video slots and roulette titles, as well as its flagship game, "Downtown Texas Hold `Em." Both companies are headquartered in Los Angeles. "The acquisition...
LOS ANGELES-Entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. said Thursday it has acquired mobile casino game developer Downtown Wireless L.L.C.Downtown Wireless's portfolio includes video slots and roulette titles, as well as its flagship game, "Downtown Texas Hold 'Em." Both companies are headquartered in Los Angeles."The acquisition...
Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list does not include the...
REDMOND, Wash.-Online game publisher WildTangent announced the release of "24: Countdown," a mobile title based on the hit TV show "24." The game, which gives players a simulated 24 hours to foil a terrorist plot to blow up Las Vegas, is co-sponsored by LG...
REDMOND, Wash.-Online game publisher WildTangent Tuesday announced the release of "24: Countdown," a mobile title based on the hit TV show "24." The game, which gives players a simulated 24 hours to foil a terrorist plot to blow up Las Vegas, is co-sponsored by...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Seven pulled its plans for an initial public offering, but said it plans to hold an IPO at an unspecified later date. The news comes in conjunction with the company's third round of venture financing, although it did not...
Wireless e-mail company Seven pulled its plans for an initial public offering, but said it plans to hold an IPO at an unspecified later date. The news comes in conjunction with the company's third round of venture financing, although it did not say how...
Wireless technology and service company InPhonic Inc. enjoyed a major initial public offering Monday, raising a total of $108.9 million in net proceeds. The company had initially expected to raise a total of $83.5 million.InPhonic's stock began trading at around $19 per share Monday,...
Jamdat Mobile Inc. fell back to earth Tuesday as its stock fell more than 30 percent following a disappointing quarter.In the first quarterly statement since its September initial public offering, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming company reported a net profit of $8,000-or nil per...
LONDON-The scramble to find allies continued in the mobile gaming arena with two new partnerships and an acquisition. Tiger Telematics, the U.S.-based producer of the Gizmondo mobile gaming console that launched in Europe recently, announced it will acquire British developer Warthog for $8 million...
The scramble to find allies continued in the mobile gaming arena with two new partnerships and an acquisition. Tiger Telematics, the U.S.-based producer of the Gizmondo mobile gaming console that launched in Europe last week, announced it will acquire British developer Warthog for $8...
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile music, games and enterprise applications are beginning to flood the market, creating a buzz the industry hasn't seen in years. But while insiders salivate over "hockey-stick" projections for wireless data revenues, developers that haven't cultivated relationships with established carriers, publishers or well-known...
LOS ANGELES-McDonald's restaurants are dangling wireless and PC games from Jamdat Mobile Inc. as prizes through its promotional Monopoly game.The fast-food chain is offering Jamdat wireless titles featuring bowling, golf, solitaire and mah-jongg through Nov. 8 or while supplies last. Customers can play the...
Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network's circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county coverage area late next month. Beyond basic PTT functionality, Kodiak said its RTX system includes user-defined presence capabilities, conferencing, and...
NEW YORK-Jamdat Mobile Inc. closed a spectacular initial public offering that saw the mobile-game developer net $65.3 million.Jamdat said it sold 4.39 million shares at $16 each, while stockholders sold another 1.99 million shares during the IPO. The company had filed for an offering...
MIAMI—The CDMA Development Group announced winners of the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards this week at the CDMA Americas Congress taking place in Miami. Among the winners were: c Wang Jianzhou of China Unicom, who received the industry leadership award for his "dynamic leadership...
It was a remarkable coming-out party for Jamdat Mobile Inc. The mobile-game developer raised $88.8 million in its initial public offering, then watched as its stock soared 41 percent Wednesday, the first day of trading.Jamdat had filed for an offering of 5.31 million shares...
Jamdat Mobile Inc.'s initial public offering exceeded expectations, raising $88.8 million and selling more shares at a higher price than expected. The Los Angeles-based mobile game developer sold 5.55 million shares at $16 each Tuesday. It had filed for an offering of 5.31 million...
The wireless industry is stooping to conquer. Nickelodeon is partnering with content developer Jamdat to produce mobile games based on two of the network's most popular shows, "Dora the Explorer" and "Blue's Clues." The games will be targeted at perhaps the most unlikely of...
AUSTIN, Texas-Mobile game publisher Reaxion Corp. will partner with Nickelodeon to bring Bleeposaurus to the mobile market.Originally developed by Nickelodeon Online, "The Adventures of Bleeposaurus" is Nickelodeon's first original three-dimensional platform adventure, featuring a blue triceratops whose sister has been kidnapped. The game is...
WASHINGTON-Mobile game publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will offer 5.3 million common shares for an estimated $13 to $15 per share in an initial public offering, according to official documents filed Tuesday.The Los Angeles company plans to sell about 3.6 million shares, with stockholders looking...
LOS ANGELES-Mobile entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will partner with Nickelodeon to develop and distribute games based on the network's most-watched shows, the companies announced Thursday."Dora the Explorer" and "Blue's Clues," the No. 1- and 2-rated shows for preschoolers, will be the subject of...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Two U.S. content companies made European purchases. Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck.A 3-year-old creator of console and mobile titles for Electronic Arts, THQ, Jamdat and Mforma, Blue Beck has become a...
Two U.S. content companies made European purchases Thursday.Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued Thursday as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck.A 3-year-old creator of console and mobile titles for Electronic Arts, THQ, Jamdat and Mforma, Blue Beck has become a...
