Booyah — a Silicon Valley start-up founded by former games industry veterans Keith Lee, Brian Morrisroe and Sam Christiansen — announced that they have raised $4.5 million in Series A financing from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ (KPCB) iFund. Those not familiar — until this article, myself included — should know that Booyah is creating…
USA Networks launches Letter Matrix iPhone game
USA Network’s digital team is out with their first iPhone game – Letter Matrix, designed for spelling/word game fanatics — “testing player’s speed, mental dexterity and ability to stay calm under pressure.” From the press release: Letter Matrix is a time-based word game that rewards the player for creating words from the English language. In…
Land of the Lost gets an iPhone game prior to movie release
With Will Ferrell’s remake of the 70’s TV classic “Land of the Lost” coming to theaters in June, the marketing machine behind the movie is in the full swing. Lately, we’ve found out that a dedicated iPhone game is ready and waiting for interested users in the AppStore. We’re talking about a casual puzzle game…
Greystripe’s quarterly Consumer Insights Report reveals the life of an iPhone app
Greystripe — which used to be known for its network of ad-supported apps and games and is now the rich media mobile advertising network — is out with their quarterly Consumer Insights Report. From there we’ve picked a single item that’s of most interest to us – it’s the information on the average usage of…
AT&T announces top mobile apps and games for the first quarter
AT&T has announced the top 10 mobile applications and games list for the first quarter of this year. As (kinda) expected, AT&T’s apps and services lead the way in the top apps list, while casual games (aka classics) dominate the top games list. Without further ado, here are AT&T’s top 10 apps for Q1 2009.…
Nuclear Nova Software Updates GL Golf for iPhone
Looks like my bud Jake over at Nuclear Nova Software has been busy… And with good reason. The recent influx of new golf games (and mini golf games) to the App Store has meant stiff competition for his GL Golf title on the iPhone. GL Golf still remains one of my favorites, and the ‘Lite’,…
Mobile gaming on the up and up among AT&T customers
The iPhone has changed the way the mobile world looks at smartphones and their promise as handheld gaming devices. Touchscreens are the new hotness, and popularity of the iPhone’s multi-touch mobile games helped drive the AppStore to 1 billion downloads in less than a year. So, new research from Information Solutions Group and PopCap Games…
‘Lemonade Tycoon’ from Electronic Arts Arrives in the App Store
I know many of you out there will remember the classic game, ‘Lemonade Stand’. I know I had it for an early system, can’t remember off-hand which one it was now… But naturally when I noticed ‘Lemonade Tycoon’ in the App Store for free, I was intrigued. The game is simple. Buy your supplies, tweak…
Handcase brings its Palm OS games to a PC near you
This isn’t exactly the “pure mobile news,” but it’s interesting nevertheless. The reason is that we’re not seeing that many companies switching from mobile to desktop — usually it’s the other way round. Anyway, Handcase — the Brazilian company behind quite a few applications and games for various platforms, most notably Palm OS — has…
Video: Terminator Salvation for iPhone trailer
We know Gameloft will be bringing mobile game based on the upcoming blockbuster – Terminator Salvation. In an effort designed to build the momentum before the game starts selling, they’ve released a trailer. We’re talking about the iPhone/iPod Touch version of the game, which — as you’re about to see — looks great in its…