Archive for the ‘Companies & M&A’ Category

iPhone Developer Offers Business on eBay

August 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Developer Rod Cambridge has offered his app 'Top-Tens' with source code and website on eBay in the hope to find a new developer to continue building on the success of the app.

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Backflip Studios Raises $145K

August 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

According to MocoNews, iPhone developer BackFlip Studios has raised %145K in it's first round of funding. The source of the money remains unknown for now.

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Glu’s Q209 Earnings Call

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Glu's earnings call has been put online. In the conversation, Greg outlines a lot of details about Glu's performance and expectations on Apple's App Store. Marketing will be key in improving their business.

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EA Mobile’s FY10 Financial Results

August 6th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

EA has closed their financial 2010 and reported their revenues over the past quarter (Q209 for most companies). Though the overall revenues are down, EA Mobile revenues keep climbing.

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Glu’s Q209 Financial Results

August 4th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Glu has reported it's second quarter financials for 2009. It's been a historic quarter for Glu as CEO Greg Ballard has announced that he wants to leave the company.

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Detonator Games Launches

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Three former Sony Online Entertainment executives have launched a new gaming company called Detonator Games. With their studio, they will focus on both social and mobile.

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FairSoftware Helps iPhone Startups

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

If you want to monetize a great iPhone idea, it might be hard to find initial investors and pertners in such a project. A company called FairSoftware is offering a platform that will help you find the right partners and helps settling the legal bits.

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Revolution Rocket Launches

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Charles Cecil, a well known developer from the UK, has started a new company called Revolution Rocket. The studio will focus on digital self-publishing on handheld devices.

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Cellufun Raises $1 Million in Financing

July 31st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Advertgaming company Cellufun has raised another $ 1 million from Longworth Venture Partners. This investment follows on a $3 million investment from the firm back in 2007.

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THQ Wireless Posts Q109 Results

July 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

THQ has posted it's Q1 financial results for 2009. Though the total revenue is up 77%, The THQ Wireless business went down 18% to $4.2 million which isn't as bad as it sounds.