LONDON-Mobile-entertainment company Player X and Vodafone Group plc announced plans to release a cell-phone companion called Space Boy in August. The character "lives" inside customers' mobile phones. Space Boy is the first in the "Mobies" series of interactive mobile-phone friends reminiscent of the tamagotchi...
LONDON-Mobile entertainment company Player X and Vodafone Group plc announced plans to release a cell-phone companion called Space Boy in August.The character "lives" inside customers' mobile phones. Space Boy is the first in the "Mobies" series of interactive mobile-phone friends reminiscent of the tamagotchi...
Developers, publishers and carriers are bringing new titles to market every day in their haste to cash in on the exploding mobile-game industry. But the crush of new games includes far too many mediocre offerings, some say. "My fear is that we have games...
With 1.5 billion mobile-phone users worldwide, even a niche wireless market can be massive. At least, that's what C. Neil Farnsworth is hoping. The managing partner of content rights broker Media Rights America L.L.C. inked a deal last week with Vidiator Technology Inc. to...
LONDON-French publisher Gameloft is the top wireless game maker in Western Europe, according to a six-month study from Mobile Games Analyst. The research service's survey of five major Western European carriers found that Gameloft consistently ranked as the most deployed publisher of games, with...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. said it is cooperating with mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile to create a dedicated "Games for Prizes" channel on Amp'd wireless handsets.Amp'd customers will be able to access InfoSpace's "For Prizes Network," which includes tournament mobile games such as Hold'em...
Verizon Wireless announced an agreement with Clear Channel Entertainment Properties to broadcast concert footage of Velvet Revolver, Avril Lavigne, the Moody Blues and other artists. The carrier added a channel to its Vcast service that will feature rotating performances from shows around the nation...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. inked a deal to produce mobile games based on Sony Pictures films and TV shows, the companies announced Friday.Ojom, VeriSign's game-publishing unit, secured wireless gaming rights to movies including "Men in Black," "Jerry Maguire" and "Charlie's Angels," and the TV...
Shares of Jamdat Mobile Inc. soared Friday after the mobile content provider reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and offered bullish projections for the rest of the year. Jamdat, which develops and publishes mobile games and other content, netted $2.7 million, or 13 cents per share,...
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.-Revenues from THQ Inc.'s wireless subsidiary more than tripled during the fiscal fourth quarter compared with last year, helping push the company to an 86-percent gain in overall profits during the period. Net income for the quarter was $10.1 million or 24...
SAN FRANCISCO-The Game Developers Association said Thursday it has formed a committee to act as a resource for mobile game developers, publishers, researchers and aggregators. The Mobile Game Development Special Interest Group (Mobile-SIG) is designed to offer a source for industrywide views, collaboration and...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTPCom said the Open Mobile Alliance has re-elected its senior software architect, Lars Brenk, as the chairman of OMA's Game Services Working Group.Brenk will focus on interoperability specifications, APIs and protocols for network-enabled gaming in his role as chairman. The working group's...
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-The North American mobile game market will increase tenfold during the next five years, exploding into a $4.1 billion industry, according to a new study by Jupiter Research.According to the report, a combination of a widening gaming demographic, better user experiences, increased...
Jamdat Mobile Inc. may have finally climbed off the roller coaster.The mobile game maker posted a solid fourth quarter of 2004, reporting revenues of $11.6 million and a net income of $600,000, or 3 cents per diluted share, during the period. Jamdat netted $1.8...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled another content partner for its new Vcast multimedia service, announcing the availability of "Sesame Street" video clips on the new consumer-targeted data download service.Verizon will include clips featuring Big Bird, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters among its daily offering...
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.-The growing popularity of wireless gaming helped publisher THQ Inc. generate a record $400 million in sales during the third quarter of fiscal year 2005, up 37 percent over the previous year, the company said Tuesday.THQ, which develops and distributes games for...
Verizon Wireless rolled out its previously announced consumer-focused high-speed data service Tuesday with the launch of Vcast, offering a choice of mobile games and video-on-demand to subscribers with compatible phones in 31 U.S. markets.The much-anticipated service offers a choice of 300 video clips a...
Don't be alarmed by those Canadians who seem to be wrestling with their cell phones. They're probably just fishing. More accurately, they're likely playing "Swordfish," a new game that allows players to locate their quarry, drop a virtual line and reel in the big...
Yet another mobile gaming acquisition was announced this week, as InfoSpace Inc. revealed it had bought IOMO Ltd., a U.K.-based publisher, for $15 million in cash.IOMO has developed more than 80 titles in its four-year history, with branded offerings such as Tiger Woods PGA...
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...
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...
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...
LONDON-Graphics processor manufacturer Nvidia will announce its latest offering at Mobile Content World in London this week.The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company will unveil its GoForce 3D 4500, which features high-performance three-dimensional graphics and 3-megapixel functionality. The processor initially will be brought to market in...
