Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

Microsoft Providing Free Mobile Games

February 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Microsoft's developers have started giving away free mobile games to consumers that sign up for their Twitter feed. Now we don't know why they would like to have consumers on a dev feed, but this is clever marketing that we can learn from.

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Windows Skymarket Launching at MWC

January 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

According to several sources on the web, Microsoft will announce it's App Store rival “Skymarket” on the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcalona. This means that the launch is about a month away.

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The MMO of Game Publishing

January 20th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Funbox | 5 Comments »

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Microsoft Aims at Less WM Smartphones

January 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

One of the stranger announcements at CES 2009 came from Microsoft. At the event, the company announced that it would aim at less new Windows Mobile device releases along 2009.

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Zumobi Brings Xbox to Mobile

January 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Other news | No Comments »

The company has readied a new application for both BlackBerry, iPhoneOS and Windows Mobile owners that enables gamers to track the latest Xbox 360 news on their mobile phones.

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Ballmer Confirms Windows Mobile Store

November 16th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Soon, developers will also be able to sell their mobile games directly to consumers without the problems of dealing with operators. During the Professional Developers Conference in Australia, Steve Ballmer confirmed the rumours around Microsoft's plans to mimic Apple's App Store.

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CTIA: AT&T Game Development Contest Winner Announced

September 17th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | 1 Comment »

It has been a while since we reported on a competition from AT&T and I-Play in which they hope to find the next big thing in Windows Mobile games. A few days back, the winner was announced.

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Microsoft Plans App Store

September 2nd, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Following Google’s announcement, Microsoft is now also looking to launch an App Store. This brainwave clearly originates from Apple’s success in the mobile games and applications market.