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Hootsuite Acquires SwiftApp

March 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

iPhone developer HootSuite has acquired fellow developer Swift App in order to secure future development of their applications for Google’s Android platform.

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MobClix Acquires Heartbeat

March 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

With the acquisition of Heartneat, Mobclix once again expands its analytical reach in the iPhone domain. While MobClix was specialized in tracking ad revenues, Heartbeat was the specialist in tracking regular App Store revenues.

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RealArcade Rebrands to GameHouse

March 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Following the merger of RealArcade and GameHouse in the online gaming world, RealNetworks has started to replace RealArcade with the GameHouse brand on mobile as well.

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THQ Liquidates Universomo

March 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

On Januari 27th, we already reported that Universomo MD Markku Hakala had resigned from THQ Wireless owned Universomo. Now, it turns out that THQ Wireless has liquidated the Finnish studio.

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EA to Acquire Another Mobile Developer

February 24th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

EA Mobile seems set for expansion yet again as EA is acquiring Iron Monkey Studios. The amount has not been disclosed, but the company has been developing EA’s key franchises for some time.

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The ROK Soap

February 24th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

A few months back, we reported the acquisition of Player One by ROK and soon after, the fact that Player One was going in administration. ME investigated ROK and manage to shed some light on the case.

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Javaground Sales Progressing

February 24th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Just over two weeks ago, we reported that Javaground got into problems as one of their creditors, Myriad, claimed $2 Million and gave the company 10 days to settle their bill.

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Pocketgear Acquired Handango

February 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

App sales channel PocketGear has announced the acquisition of competitor Handango. Handango is one of the oldest independent sales channels for mobile games and applications for all platforms.

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Ngmoco Raised $25m, Acquires Freeverse

February 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Shortly after raising $25 Million in funding, Ngmoco announced the acquisition of mobile game developer Freeverse. Freeverse celebrated it’s 5th million App Store download yesterday.

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LemonQuest Leaves J2me, Sells Portfolio

February 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 2 Comments »

The latest developer to leave the J2me market is LemonQuest. The developer is now trying to sell off its portfolio. The company will continue with a multi-platform MMORPG aimed at PC and Smartphones.