Posts Tagged ‘EA Mobile’

Cheating in Rockband, the Hard Way

November 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Funbox | No Comments »

For those used to cheat in a game, the lack of a keyboard is really a disappointment. For those who do want to cheat however, there are other means like this guy that created a cheating robot especially for Rockband on the iPhone.

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What’s up With 8lb?

October 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Back in June, EA started 8lb. With the studio, the company would release 99 cents titles for the iPhone at a monthly rate. Yet we haven't seen anything except their first title Zombies & me.

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EA Takes over Distribution of Namco Europe

September 22nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Distribution | No Comments »

Yesterday, we could already tell you that NamcoBandai would sign over European distribution of it's mobile games. Today we can officially announce that EA will be their exclusive partner for Europe, Russia, India, Latin America, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

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Namco to Outsource Mobile?

September 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Distribution | 2 Comments »

This morning, we got several tips that Namco would be closing it's mobile branch. Due to an NDA I can't reveal all the info in those tips as well as the communications we had with Namco already. Yet, a part of it has been made public by Namco already.

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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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Luca Pagano Joins EA Mobile

July 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »

Coming from the well known mobile games and content aggregator Buongiorno, Luca Pagano has been announced to have taken a new position at EA Mobile as head of publishing for Europe.

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Unilever and EA Mobile in Pot Noodle Promotion

July 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

EA Mobile and Unilever have teamed up in a promotion for Unilever's Pot Noodle meals. Consumers can collect three unique codes from the packages and exchange them for a free mobile game.

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EA Intensifies 99

July 13th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

EA Mobile has set up a new iPhone development unit called 8lb. The team is dedicated to creating cheap, indy-style mobile games for Apple's App Store in the much fought over 99

EA Mobile Licenses Several Movie Brands

June 26th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

EA Mobile had a shopping spree at the Hollywood Studios as they picked up a nice number of big movie licenses ranging from the next Harry Potter to the upcoming G.I.-Joe movie.

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Nokia and EA Mobile Start Dutch N-Gage Promotions

May 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Since last week, Nokia is putting a lot of effort in promoting the N-Gage service to Dutch consumers. The company offers a special trail period with six of their mobile games.