Mobile Games

The9′s Game Zone enables mobile game discovery in China (exclusive)
VentureBeat
Working with OpenFeint, The9 has created its Game Zone social gaming
platform to help promote and distribute mobile games for third party game
developers. The9 partnered with game developer Beijing Handloft in Beijing
to launch the game Terrible ...
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Capcom's Next Licensed Mobile Game Based On Shrek Franchise
Gamasutra
by Mike Rose [Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business] Capcom's mobile
division Beeline Interactive is hoping to push forward with the success of
its licensed mobile games, announcing that its next title will be based on
Dreamworks' Shrek. ...
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So What's Zynga Going To Do With Its New Cash?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Unless, of course a competing gaming company gets to them first. Electronic
Arts already snapped up one of the biggest mobile players in its potential
$1.3 billion purchase of PopCap Games earlier this year. A handful of more
mature mobile gaming ...
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EA Releases The Sims FreePlay App on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch for Free
MarketWatch (press release)
EA Mobile(TM), a division of Electronic Arts Inc.,
/quotes/zigman/71356/quotes/nls/erts ERTS -1.05% and the world's leading
mobile games publisher, today announced the launch of The Sims(TM)
FreePlay, a brand new app that lets users experience the ...
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PapayaMobile Launches "The Games Academy," An Accelerator For Mobile,
Social ...
TechCrunch
Learn More Mobile games network PapayaMobile is launching a new accelerator
for mobile, social game developers called "The Games Academy," which
will kick off in Q1 2012. Like most accelerators, Papaya will be providing
developers with office space, ...
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Grand Theft Auto on iOS: Chinatown Wars vs. GTA III
Geek
With this week's release of Grand Theft Auto III for mobile devices, there
are now two GTA games available for the iPhone and iPad. How do the iOS
versions of GTA III and GTA: Chinatown Wars stack up? Let's take a look.
Both games have sharp, ...
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Analysts: Market for new game handhelds shrinking compared to heyday
VentureBeat
Nintendo's 3DS and Sony's upcoming PlayStation Vita are facing increased
pressure from smartphones and other game-capable mobile devices for both
consumers' time and money. While the handhelds are targeting two different
audiences – the Vita and 3DS ...
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Best of 2011: Best Soundtrack, Mobile Game, Motion Control
G4 TV (blog)
X-Play presents the Best of 2011 Award for Best Soundtrack, Best Mobile
Game, and Best Motion Control Game, all in one fell swoop! I've put about
12 hours into Skyward Sword and I find DC2 to be far more enjoyable. And
they continue saying that this is ...
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Zynga's Value, at $7 Billion, Is Milestone for Social Gaming
New York Times
Zynga has been an aggressive acquirer but has failed to persuade some
mobile gaming companies to join its ranks. For instance, both PopCap and
Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, turned it down this year despite
billion-dollar offers, according to people ...
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