The third Bourne movie featuring Matt Damon is going mobile. Past August we saw the Bourne Ultimatum hitting mobile screens and now it’s time for the “Conspiracy part”! Vivendi Games Mobile released the first screenshots, and wowed to bring the game to market later in the month. From what we can tell, it looks like…
Glu Mobile to release the Battlestar Galactica mobile game
Glu Mobile is bringing Battlestar Galactica mobile game. You’ve read that correctly, we’ve waited for this for so long — or at least I did — and it’s almost here. Actually, U.S. mobile gamers can already grab the game, while Europeans will have to wait a little longer. We’ve no information about the non-U.S. release…
SEGA’s Sonic Mobile game passes 8mn downloads!
SEGA Mobile has announced that their Sonic the Hedgehog Mobile game has passed over 8mn downloads in North America and Europe, since launch in early 2006. The Sonic franchise has apparently now spread to 40 games over 19 video game platforms – of which Mobile is racking up some sales for! Remember back in the…
Konami bringing DanceDanceRevolution to Mobile via Exit Games
Konami’s upcoming version of DDR (DanceDanceRevolution) is set for Multiplayer – on Mobile! Multiplayer games haven’t exactly set the Mobile gaming world alight before now, but apparently Exit Games’s Neutron engine allows for lots of clever real-time multiplayer shenanigans. Konami has licensed the engine so that the mobile DDR will allow you to dance off…
Mobiles games market looks good, says Glu CEO
Glu Mobile CEO Greg Ballard has said that the Mobile games business is looking good, and backed it up with some stats, during his keynote at the Games and Mobile Forum recently. Glu Mobile holds a 14% market share of the mobile games business, ranking second overall, he said, adding that the company ports 10…
HandyGames to release Panzer Tactics sequel
I haven’t tried Panzer Tactics myself, but according to PocketGamer’s Rob Hearn, it seemed a little bit too complex for a mobile game. Yes it’s a strategy war game and some people may like the idea, but honestly how much time there is left in every day to play it. You want something smaller and…
Sony Ericsson works on motion sensor gaming?
Sony Ericsson phones may already be known as one of the top choices among mobile gamers, but that’s obviously not enough for both Swedish and Japanese shareholders, especially in a time when they’re facing the competition from Nokia’s NGage platform. The handset maker has reportedly signed a deal with California-based GestureTek, which we already covered…
Update: 123play is now officially launched!
You might remember that a little while back, I wrote about a new free, ad-funded, games service, for UK Mobile gamers. Well, it’s now officially launched! The 123play website has some great games, and the idea is that in exchange for your free gaming, to get to see some ads that have been cleverly inserted…
Aniboom and I-play do deal for game-based animations
Aniboom recently announced a deal with I-play that will allow it’s animated videos to now reach an audience of 340 million on the web and on mobile phones, thanks to new distribution deals. Aniboom is a network consisting of thousands of animators, and will make the anims based on I-play’s popular mobile games. The first…
EA agrees acquisition of Hands-On Mobile Korea assets
EA is to acquire the assets of Hands-On Mobile Korea (you might know them from games such as “Heroes Lore: Wind of Soltia” and “Sushi Mania”). Hands-On Mobile Korea is a subsidiary of parent company Hands-On Mobile, based in the US. Is it just me, or are EA on a mission to drive consolidation of…