EA VP of European publishing, Javier Ferreira, believes that subscription models can work for mobile games and help drives sales…. For the UK I am not so sure – as The Inquirer neatly points out, the whole pullava regarding Mr C. Frog and his irritating ringtone really did alientate end-users as regards paying subscriptions for…
Player X to bring ‘Love Guru’ to Mobile gaming…
Player X are going to be bringing us the mobile game of the new Mike Myers vee-hicle called “The Love Guru”. From the looks of things we could be on to a good one here, as it’s not going to be a standard-fare platformer/shooter, but rather a series of mini-games where players have to pass…
Hancock going mobile; Will Smith fans rejoice!
Glu Mobile will be bringing Hancock, the upcoming Will Smith movie, to mobile phones. The mobile games developer signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International to release the game in Europe as part of a wider distribution agreement between the two companies. The game will be available later this month, and so far we…
Blockbusters: Football Edition, now on Mobile
I feel this might be one that will ring a bell more with the UK audience than any other country (of course, I might be wrong), but no doubt you will all be glad to know that Player X’s “Blockbusters: Football Edition” is now available to download on (hopefully) your nearest Operator Portal. Taking the…
Hulk Smash! Now on Mobile!
Seems Movie games are coming thick and fast at the moment – in the recent past we’ve commented on Iron Man, Hancock, and now, the Hulk is here! Hands-On Mobile has the incredible (hah!) task of bringing the big green beast to mobile, following up the recent “definitely not the same as the last one!”…
Free mobile games from Greystripe’s catalog now available on German MVNO simyo
Greystripe has teamed up with German MVNO, simyo, to provide more than 800 free mobile games from its catalog to simyo’s users. As part of the deal, Greystrip developed a branded white-label website catalog, a mobile website and the in-game on device portal into each of the games. Greystripe’s tight integration with simyo is an…
Gameloft brings Oregon Trail to mobile phones
In partnership with The Learning Company, Gameloft recently announced the mobile version of the iconic game – Oregon Trail. Modernized graphics coupled with other new features, allows Gameloft’s the Oregon Trail to feel very contemporary, while staying true to the original storyline. Players assume the role of a wagon leader and must make strategic decisions…
Glu does Mobile ‘Hancock’ Game…
Glu Mobile has just announced that it is doing the Mobile conversion (funny that) of the upcoming Hancock Movie – that’s the one with Will Smith in, where he’s a reluctant (and at the beginning hated) hero, who develops throughout the course of the film. Nice. Glu will be doing the honours on behalf of…
Gameloft’s Real Football 2008: European Tournament set to compete with EA’s Euro 2008
Gameloft may not have the official license as EA does, but that doesn’t stop them from releasing the unofficial version of the football/soccer simulation just in time for the Euro 2008. The so called Real Football 2008: European Tournament is clearly designed to go head to head with EA’s official Euro 2008 mobile game, and…
Ad-supported gaming works; Greystripe has the numbers to support the claim!
Greystripe unveiled statistics from their internal database of users, their catalogue partners and third party research studies. And they (numbers) rock! But let me stop here and let the numbers talk instead: Greystripe’s 800+ games are the most popular among the sought-after 18 to 34-year old age group. 68% of Greystripe’s GameJump users are in…