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Experts on the Future of Mobile Games Distribution

June 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

The Multimedia Research Consultancy has released a new report. This time, the survey held amongst a mix of industry executives outlined the future of mobile game distribution and adoption of Social Networks.

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Edge vs. Edge – UPDATED

June 18th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Some weeks ago, we had a small conversation with David Papazian as we read that his iPhone game was removed from the UK and US markets due to legal reasons.

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AT&T Investing Millions in Gaming

June 17th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

AT&T is big and we all know that. Now, the company has started to invest many millions of dollars in gaming. Their aim is pc/console, IPTV and the good old mobile phone.

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Finesse Mobile Starts Consultancy

June 17th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

It seems Kevin Holloway from Finesse is starting yet another new service under his Finesse Mobile brand. This time, he will take his experience and start doing mobile consultancy.

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Forrester: “The Smartphone” is Dead

May 19th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Forrester Research has announced that the term Smartphone is no longer valid. All current phones are smart according to the company, though some phones seem smarter than others.

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Location, location, location

May 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

‘Social location’ is a buzz word being used by many but what does it actually mean for mobile games and the industry? Jaakko Kaidesoja, Director of Games, Nokia, discusses

Experts on Operators and Their App Stores

May 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Last week, Opinions in Mobile posted an interesting question toward their expert panel; Do you think operators will fight back in APPSTORES and bring a competing proposition, what is your view on them succeeding?

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GDC: 16 Wii Games Profitable

April 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

The mobile games industry seems to be far better off then that of the consoles when we look at an interview with Nintendo of America’s head of marketing Reggie Fils-Aime.

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The Motley Fool: BUY Super High Risky GLUU

March 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | 1 Comment »

The guys behind The Motley Fool wrote a very interesting article on Glu. The editor advises to buy Glu’s shares, though he claims that they are a super high risk because he doesn’t know any cash positive mobile game publisher

CSMG: Games Deliver Growth for Fixed and Mobile Operators

March 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

CSMG released its report on the global video games market and its impact on operators. Fuelled by increased and faster networks, the dramatic growth in the market presents opportunities for operators to capture a greater share of the market.