Posts Tagged ‘Disney’

TapTap Revenge Does 25K Downloads an Hour

December 21st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Disney owned Tapulous has announced that the just released TapTap Revenge 4 game is generating 25.000 downloads per hour. A new record for the development unit.

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Disney and Coca Cola Present AR Game

November 25th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Last week, Coke introduced the augmented reality game LiveCycle to promote both the Coca Cola Zero and Tron brands. The game is best played in open spaces outside.

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John Pleasants to Head Disney’s Games Division

October 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

Disney has announced that former Playdom chief John Pleasants will be heading all (mobile) gaming related activities within the Disney Interactive Media Group.

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Disney Acquires Playdom

July 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Disney has just bought its second gaming studio in just under a month. This time, the entertainment company snaps up Playdom, a studio specialized in social and mobile gaming for a massive $763.2 million.

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Disney Interactive Media Group Acquires Tapulous

July 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Disney has acquires Tapulous, the creator of the many TapTap Revenge games on the app store (as well as a few other apps). The sum is undisclosed but will probably surface soon.

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Disney to Downsizing Mobile Gaming Efforts – UPDATED

March 20th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Strong industry rumors are flying all around about the expected end of Disney’s efforts in mobile gaming. Of course, we have taken the time to try and dig up all information we could get about it.