Warner Bros, T-Mobile enter mobile content deal

November 10th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

US film studio Warner Brothers and mobile operator T-Mobile International have signed a wireless distribution deal that brings Warner Brothers Entertainment brands to T-Mobile customers in Europe.

Initially, Warner Brothers Online is to provide T-Mobile customers with games, wallpaper, screensavers and other mobile applications based on its brands, including Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Harry Potter and DC Comics. More …

Asphalt: Urban GT(TM) Races Out to the Stores

November 10th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

Nokia today announced that it has started shipping Asphalt: Urban GT(TM) a high-speed car racing game, in European stores now and in North American and Asian stores by mid-November. To entice the gamers, Nokia and Gameloft also today announced a downloadable demo for the highly anticipated N-Gage title. The demo will be available for free download on the Asphalt mini site (http://www.n-gage.com/asphalt) starting today.

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Mforma Launches Ducati Extreme

November 8th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

New Mobile Motorcycle Racing Game Captures the Excitement and Thrills of the Famous Ducati Motorcycles MFORMA Group, Inc., a worldwide-leading publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment, announced today the launch of Ducati(R) Extreme. This new arcade-style motorcycle racing game for mobile phones is based on the world-renowned Ducati brand

iFone Announces Wireless Content Agreement with Bullwinkle Studios

November 5th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

iFone, the global wireless entertainment developer and publisher, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Bullwinkle Studios, a joint venture between Classic Media and Jay Ward Productions, Inc., to develop wireless content for mobile devices based on the legendary animated series Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends. The new deal includes the territories of Europe, North America, Central America, South America, China, Australia and New Zealand.

Under the terms of the agreement, iFone will create games, screen savers and ring tones based on many of Bullwinkle Studios’ beloved animation franchises such as Rocky & Bullwinkle, Boris & Natasha, Sherman & Peabody and Dudley Do-Right. More …

Dupuis And Overloaded Launch Largo Winch games; Popular Comic Character Comes To Mobile Phones

November 4th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

Dupuis (publisher of the printed cartoon strips Largo Winch) and Overloaded | Fun Everywhere (leading developer and publisher of video games for mobile phones), have signed a deal for the development and exploitation of the well known cartoon strip and TV character Largo Winch on mobile phones. The first revolutionary mobile game Largo Winch will be available for download to mobile phones before February 2005 and available at operators and mobile portals around the world. More …

NBA Rolls Out Wireless Deals with THQ, Nokia

November 4th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

The National Basketball Association on Tuesday took the wraps off a package of wireless video games and sports news programs which will allow fans to follow their favorite teams and build fantasy squads of their own.

The “NBA Unwired” suite, announced as the professional basketball season starts this week, includes offerings from Nokia and video game publishers THQ Inc. and JAMDAT Mobile. More …

Colin McRae on the N-Gage Platform Rallies Out to Retailers

November 3rd, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

Nokia today announced that it has started shipping the eagerly anticipated rally racing game Colin McRae Rally 2005 published by Codemasters. With exciting multiplaying options, real rally cars and locations and advanced damage modeling, the legendary rally franchise will bring the ultimate rally experience to the N-Gage platform. More …

KAYAK INTERACTIVE AND UNITED STATES PROFESSIONAL POOLPLAYERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE RELATIONSHIP

October 31st, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

Kayak and United States Professional Poolplayers Association Sign Licensing Agreement for Game Releases Beginning 2005

Mobile entertainment publisher Kayak Interactive and the United States Professional Poolplayers Association (UPA) have signed a licensing agreement that will result in the first UPA Major League Pool game. Mobile game players will experience an incredible, connected game that allows them to play pool against their friends and family or other competitors, regardless of whether they’re in the same room, or on the other side of the world. More …

Three popular games on Sprint PCS go platinum and gold.

October 27th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

Sprint is pleased to announce that three mobile games on its deck have achieved bestselling status. JAMDAT Bowling and Tetris have each broken one million downloads, making them official “platinum” games. Namco’s Ms. Pac-Man is close behind with over 500,000 downloads, earning it “gold.” More …

Reaxion Launches Gamarama — A Multiplayer Platform Enabling Developers to Create Gaming Communities and Add Multiplayer Functionality to Their Mobile Applications

October 26th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Games | No Comments »

Gamarama.com, Reaxion’s “proof of concept” mobile gaming community, already supports several live multiplayer Reaxion applications – now this powerful platform is open for licensing.

Today, Reaxion Corp., a leading developer and publisher of mobile games, entertainment and communication applications, releases Gamarama(TM) and Gamarama.com. Gamarama is a hosted multiplayer system available for licensing from Reaxion that allows game developers to add multiplayer, matchmaking and ranking functionality to their existing single-player mobile games and build communities around their games. According to Mobile Games Analyst, adding multiplayer functionality opens up the opportunity to build a long-term revenue stream from a single game title while creating a loyal community of customers. More …