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Cellufun Appoints Advisory Board Member, Gameloft Vet As Marketing VP

Eric Caoili — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:22:00 +0100

Ad-supported mobile gaming developer and portal Cellufun (Call of the Pharaoh) has announced the appointment of two members to its team, Tom Burgess as an advisory board member, and former Gameloft head of North American marketing Keith Katz as vice president of marketing.

Movaya To Distribute IG Fun Titles

Eric Caoili — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:27:00 +0100

Mobile game distribution and management solutions Movaya has announced a partnership with IG Fun, Indiagames' international mobile publishing arm, to distribute IG Fun's catalog of titles through Movaya's free-to-use mobile e-commerce system, PlugNPlay.

DotEmu Completes Mobile Game Porting Suite

Eric Caoili — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:12:15 +0100

With the help of BitRabbit's RabbitFactory middleware, Paris-based start-up company DotEmu has announced the completion of its porting suite enabling studios to bring classic games from the 70s, 80s, and 90s to smartphones and PDAs.

Tag Offers Mobile Development Money Back Guarantee

Eric Caoili — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:30:00 +0100

Casual game developer Tag Games has announced a new initiative offering its clients a "money back guarantee" for its mobile projects that do not meet the standards of its scoring system. The system is designed to measure game quality based upon pre-defined delivery objectives as well as external game analysis.

Activision, Glu Bringing Call Of Duty: World At War To Mobile Phones

Eric Caoili — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:10:46 +0100

Global publisher Glu Mobile has announced an agreement with Activision that will extend its exclusive, worldwide partnership to include Call of Duty: World At War for mobile phones. Glu will develop and publish the new mobile title.

Report: Disney Adding Mobile Component To Pixie Hollows

Eric Caoili — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:31:18 +0100

In a bid to transform its Disney.com web site into an immediate entertainment destination for its visitors, the Walt Disney Company has launched an initiative to redesign its site with a video content focus and to promote mobile interactivity, according to report from the New York Times. The company also revealed a cellphone component for its forthcoming Pixie Hollow virtual world.

In-Fusio Secures Funding For Expansion

Eric Caoili — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:52:00 +0100

Mobile entertainment company In-Fusio has announced that it has secured financing from French IT Expansion Capital Fund, Occam Capital. With its new funding, In-Fusio plans to expand its European, North American, And Asia-based offices, as well as increase its worldwide development capabilities.

Report: NTT DoCoMo To Come Pre-Installed With Lamity

Eric Caoili — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:43:00 +0100

Speaking with Digital World Tokyo, Japanese developer Eitarosoft has revealed that a Java version of Lamity, its 3D virtual world also under development for Google's Android smartphone platform, will come pre-installed with Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo's 9061i handset series.

Glu, Sega Europe Partner For Beijing 2008, Sonic at the Olympic Games

Eric Caoili — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0100

San Mateo, CA-based publisher Glu Mobile has announced a partnership with Sega Europe to publish Beijing 2008 and Sonic at the Olympic Games throughout Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East.

HandyGames To Release Bridge Bloxx Action Puzzler

Eric Caoili — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:28:00 +0100

Independent German developer HandyGames has announced Bridge Bloxx, an action puzzler for mobile phones allowing players to construct bridges over thirty different levels, due for release on June 17, 2008.