Archive for the ‘Companies & M&A’ Category

Niccolo de Masi Responds to Glu Overhaul Story

February 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Earlyer this week, we reported on an interview between Jon Jordan and Glu CEO Nicollow de Masi in which the publisher seemed to make clear that J2me would no longer have a real future in the company.

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Ex Rockstar Devs Start iPhone Studio Double 11

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Two former senior developers from Rockstar Leeds (Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar) have announced their plans for (yet another) iPhone focused studio under the name of Double 11.

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MWC: Glu’s Big Overhaul, No More J2me

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Jon Jordan sat down with Glu’s new CEO Niccolo de Masi, The interview he had pointed out that Glu will drop J2me, abandon brand licensing and hopes ‘Freemium’ will work out.

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Urban Airship Lands $1.1 Million Investment

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Content delivery specialist Urban Airship announced an investment of $1.1 Million through a Series A funding round led by True Ventures which included partner Founders Co-op.

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THQ Aims for Digital Distribution

February 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: PSP Minis, Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

Though THQ used to own a lot of shelfspace all over the world, this might change soon as the company has announced to focus themselves more and more on digital distribution.

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Financials: Gameloft’s FY09

February 7th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Gameloft has send out its financial overview for the Full Year 2009. Over this year, the company has seen its revenues increase by 11%, reaching

Appolicious Acquires AppVee

February 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

As App Discovery turns into a healthy business, the first major acquisition is happening. Appolicious Acquired competitor AppVee. With the acquisition, Appolicious expands further into Android as well.

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Handmark and Astraware Split

February 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

In pursuit of their future in development and support, Handmark has given Astraware back to its original owners. Handmark bought the successful casual games studio about two years ago.

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RealNetworks CEO Steps Down

January 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Yesterday, RealNetworks has lost a CEO and Founder as Rob Glaser announced to leave the entertainment company after steering the company for over sixteen years.

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EA lowers Their 2010 Financial Outlook

January 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 2 Comments »

EA has announced that expectations for their 2010 financial year will be below previous expectations. December revenues were disappointing for the games publisher.