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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 6

Gamasutra Staff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:00 +0100

In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Sega of America, 2K Marin and more.

iPhone App Store Success Boosts Gameloft First Half Sales 18%

Leigh Alexander — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0100

French mobile publisher Gameloft saw its sales rise 18 percent to �90.2 million for its fiscal first half, with a 15 percent sales increase to �30.1 million over the third quarter, the company reports.

Glu Mobile Reports Third-Quarter Finances, Cuts Losses

Danny Cowan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Publisher Glu Mobile has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2009, revealing a significantly lowered net loss to counter decreased revenue.

Best of FingerGaming: From Big Buck Hunter to Rot3K

Danny Cowan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0100

Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable games platform -- this time covering Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Big Buck Hunter Pro.

Nokia Confirms N-Gage Phasing Out In 2010

Chris Remo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:10:00 +0100

With Nokia putting more focus on its iPhone App Store competitor, the Ovi Store, the mobile phone giant has confirmed it is phasing out its beleaguered N-Gage gaming platform in 2010.

iPhone Social Game Network Aurora Feint Gets Major Japanese Investment

Chris Remo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:55:00 +0100

Japanese mobile social firm DeNa has made a "strategic, multi-million dollar investment" in iPhone social platform Aurora Feint (used in Pocket God, Minigore) in exchange for a 20 percent stake in the company.

Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of October 30

Gamasutra Staff — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:20:00 +0100

In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from 5th Cell, Insomniac Games, and more.

Glu Launches Diner Dash: Flo on the Go Worldwide

Danny Cowan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:15:00 +0100

Glu Mobile has released a mobile version of Diner Dash: Flo on the Go, the sixth title the company has published in collaboration with casual games developer PlayFirst, Inc.

SkyZone Releases MapleStory: Warrior for Verizon Phones

Danny Cowan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:15:00 +0100

Mobile games publisher SkyZone Entertainment has launched MapleStory: Warrior, an action-adventure spinoff of Nexon's free-to-play PC MMORPG MapleStory.

Samsung, Handmark Fund Innovative Games in Samsung App Store

Danny Cowan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:15:00 +0100

Samsung Electronics and mobile application distributor Handmark have announced the launch of a Global Venture Fund to invest in innovative game ideas for Samsung mobile phones.