Mobile Games

Facebook Is Still Looking for Its "Iconic Game": Is Farmville the Halo of Facebook? (Fast Company Magazine)

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:44
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At San Francisco's Game Developer's Conference, Facebook 's program manager for games put out the call for his platform's Halo or Mario, that iconic game that defines the platform. It's not hubris--Facebook, it turns out, is just as vital and vibrant a gaming community as Xbox Live, just different. Nearly 75% of Facebook's 400 million users participate in games ranging from traditional turn ...

South Korea May Ban Google's Android Market Operation Due To Illegal Game Contents (Bernama)

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 07:34
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SEOUL, March 11 (Bernama) -- The South Korean government may ban Google Inc. from operating its Android market place in the country for making game contents available without government approval, the country's game regulating body said Thursday.

Future of mobile excites Glaser (Seattle Times)

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 06:02
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In his first public speech since stepping down as chief executive of RealNetworks in January, Rob Glaser addressed the Mobile Breakfast...

Jags wrap spring practice with game (FOX10 Mobile)

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 04:40
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Jordan Means kicked a 53-yard field goal with 11-and-a-half minutes remaining Wednesday for the only points of the second half, lifting the White to a 10-7 victory over the Red in the University of South Alabama's spring game in front of over 1,000 fans at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

Sanyo Incognito SCP-6760 (Boost Mobile) (PC Magazine)

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:20
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The Sanyo Incognito SCP-6760 offers Boost Mobile customers a shiny, powerful messaging device with 3G and GPS for not much cash.

Street Fighter 4, 3D mobile, and the future of mobile games (appolicious)

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:28
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The Game Developers Conference, taking place in San Francisco this week, is in full swing. While gaming as an industry has been around for decades, the growth of mobile phone usage has really given game developers a fresh market to sink their teeth into.

Verizon Sacks Sprint, Launches NFL Mobile Package (PC Magazine)

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:32
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Looks like a certain major U.S. carrier got a little tired of Sprint's ubiquitous NFL Mobile Live app. Verizon Wireless just announced a multi-pronged push to deliver NFL-related content on the carrier's devices.

Road To IGF Mobile: Spider's Randy Smith (Gamasutra)

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:20
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[In the next in a series of Road to the IGF Mobile interviews with 2010 Independent Games Festival Mobile finalists, FingerGaming speaks to Randy Smith of Spider developer Tiger Style, whose game is currently competing in the Best Mobile Game category, having won the IGF Mobile award for Best iPhone Game.] As pastoral as it is eerie, Tiger Style's elegant Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor ended ...

Cellufun announces a mobile game "Ty" up with the world's largest maker of Plush Toys, "Beanie Babies"! (Business Wire via Yahoo

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:17
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SAN FRANCISCO----Game Developer’s Conference : In a further boost to the mobile gaming industry, leading mobile entertainment company New York-based Cellufun, the world’s 8th largest mobile website has signed an agreement with Chicago-based Ty Inc, the world's largest maker of plush toys, outlining the development of a mobile game that will allow people to take care of their favorite Ty plush ...

GDC: Ngmoco hopes to rule with new mobile games (Macworld)

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 14:24
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At the Game Developers Conference, Ngmoco previewed two upcoming releases for the iPhone and iPod touch. We Rule and Godfinger both put you in the shoes of a usually benevolent ruler -- as a monarch in the case of the former, or as god in the case of the latter.

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