Archive for February, 2012

Why 99.9% of All Mobile Games are Not Profitable: The 6 Things Mobile Game …Business InsiderOther than those select few games pushed heavily by Apple, paid games receive very few downloads relative to free games with most paid games receiving well below 100 downloads per day.” This has led to the growth of freemium games [...]

Gaming is a top priority for mobile-tech makersCNNBy John Gaudiosi, Special to CNN With advances in mobile technology, high-quality gaming is being redefined for tablets and smartphones. Editor's note: John Gaudiosi is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Gamerlive.tv video syndication network.
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CNET and Kabam Bring Full-Screen Social Gaming to Download.com with Pokki …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)About Download Download.com is the most comprehensive resource on the Web for free downloads, with a catalog of over 800000 files spanning AV, mobile, music, and games. Each month, tens of millions of people visit Download.com knowing they will find [...]

Sony's Vita: Transitioning Users From Mobile to Console GamesDailyFinanceThe device is built to satisfy the needs of all gamers, from the hardcore gamer demographic to the simple mobile-app lover. The Vita incorporates non-game applications, including web browsers and social networking, such as free downloadable Netflix, …
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GamersDailyNews

Exent's GameTanium Mobile launches for Android tabsEngadgetThe service rolls in at a cent under six dollars a month, and there's a three-day free trial for those with commitment issues. The new mobile service is available right away via a direct .apk, so if you want in, skip past the Android Market and take a …Tata [...]

Gamasutra

GDC Play hall adds Lego, conTAGion studios to 2012 exhibitor lineupGamasutraThe GDC Play hall will also be home to the recently announced 'History Of 3D Games' exhibit from the Bay Area-based Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment, also free to all GDC attendees. – Mobile gaming company 2clams will host a kiosk at GDC Play [...]

EE Times

Sensor fusion enables e-compassEE Times… for context-awareness applications like mobile location-based services, 3-D games and e-health. For users of Freescale Semiconductor's magnetometers and accelerometers, e-compass sensor fusion algorithms are now available as a free download.
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Social Barrel

Console gaming goes mobile, NVIDIA announces five new titles for Tegra Zoneandroidandme.comThis week at Mobile World Congress NVIDIA's partners announced a ton of new Tegra 3 devices, but the big focus was on mobile games and other experiences that Tegra delivers. Last night we had the opportunity to attend an NVIDIA party where we [...]

OMGPOP's latest mobile game “Draw Something” hits #1 on the App Store charts …Gamasutra… and mobile games, announced today that its viral, smash hit, Draw Something has been downloaded over 4 million times and has reached #1 in multiple iTunes App Store categories, including: #1 Free App, #1 Paid App, #1 Word Game, and #1 [...]

Ready, Set, Build: Glu Mobile Launches Small Street, Its New Freemium Building …Sacramento BeeThe Small Street App is available for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore. Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global developer and publisher of Social Mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices.
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