Mobile Game Developer News. Mobile Game Developer News http://www.smackall.com/news.php en-us <![CDATA[Nokia NextGen is All About the Games]]> When Nokias NGage hit the market a few years ago, gamers were slow to embrace the wellknown cell phone producer as a feasible candidate in the h...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=1 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[How to Jump into Mobile Gaming]]> Just imagine if you could have fun playing your favorite color games anytime, anywhere while waiting in line for bus and movie tickets, riding in...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=2 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Square Enix Unveils The Next Generation Of Final Fantasy]]> An all new project comprising of multiple titles spanning multiple systems including the PLAYSTATION3 system and mobile phones

Today, during...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=6 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Blue Sphere Games Announces Licence Agreement with DC Thomson]]> Blue Sphere Games Ltd., a leading developer of m...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=5 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[New from Xing Mobile: Bubu Kong]]> Following the PC version published by Xing Interactive the http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=7 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile game engine competition announced.]]> Mobile gaming is rapidly becoming one of the most significant and lucrative sectors of the wireless entertainment space, increasingly drawing in ma...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=8 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Iplay Opens Gates for FMXIIs Race Onto Mobile]]> Iplay, the mobile entertainment company, today announced the launch of Freestyle MotoX II , the Motocross title described as answering the praye...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=9 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Namco Making Dilbert Mobile Game]]> Maybe therell be a Dilbert comic commenting on the http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=10 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Why J2me for Mobile Games]]> Nokia, the dominant player in the mobile phone market, has estimated that in 2002 it will sell over 50 million J2MEenabled mobile phones. With lof...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=11 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Choosing the right platform for Mobile games]]> For game developers, one of the most important choices to make at the beginning of the development process is on which mobile software platforms th...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=12 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[The Mobile Games Market]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=13 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile Gaming Price Sensitivity]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=14 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile Phone Sales Hit New Highs]]> Mobile phone sales hit a new high in the first three months of the year, while the top three manufacturers tightened their grip on the market, acco...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=15 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile Game Market growing rapidly]]> Mobile game sales continue to show strong performance during the first quarter of 2006, with wireless consumers buying more than 8.2 million games ...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=16 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Women Buy More Games on Their Mobile Phones]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=17 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Japanese mobile phone firms]]> Japanese mobile phone firms are using games to cling on to fickle customers as competition intensifies, market watchers have reported.

Unlike...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=18 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile Game Outlook]]> Mobile gaming is a growing business, but E3 is not the best venue for those games. There are game makers and carriers at the show, but many of them...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=19 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile Game Purchases Soar 53 Percent]]> Mobile game sales continue to show strong performance during the first quarter of 2006, with wireless consumers buying more than 8.2 million games ...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=20 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Playing the Game and Winning Getting Mobile Content to Market]]> The good news is that the market for mobile games is continuing to grow, even flourish. Everywhere you look, headlines from wireless publications, ...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=21 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[A look at how device fragmentation influences J2ME application development]]> With an estimated 250 million Javaenabled handsets on the market todaya number projected to grow to 1 billion by 2006 the opportunity for wirele...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=22 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Tira Wireless Tira Jump Product Suite]]> While simple javabased mobile games can be programmed quickly and without major outlay, there are hundreds of different Javaenabled phones curren...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=23 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[The Next Generation of Mobile Gaming]]> Nokia has led the mobile gaming industry since 1997 from Snake, the first ever mobile game, to the first truly global, massively multiplayer mobile...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=24 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[SNAP Mobile]]> SNAP Mobile is Nokias endtoend turnkey solution for connected Java mobile gaming and communities. It uses the same proven backend technology as ...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=25 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[The Next Generation of Mobile Gaming]]> The Next Generation of Mobile Gaming will expand the NGage platforms rich connected multiplayer experience across a wide rage of Nokia multimedia...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=26 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[PMGA Mini Golf Launches For Mobile Phones]]> Mobile entertainment publisher Synergenix, Kayak Interactives European subsidiary today announced the launch of PMGA MiniGolf, a unique new golf g...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=27 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile gaming takes off in India]]> Gaming on the move is one of the fastestgrowing activities among the techsavvy in India, says a report.

The Indian mobile gaming market is...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=28 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Konami Mobile at E3]]> Konami Digital Entertainment announced its http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=29 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Abiro Introduces Mobile Casino]]> Abiro, provider of mobile multimedia and news services, has introduced a http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=30 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Nokia unveils first range of next generation mobile games]]> 12th May 2006 Los Angeles, CA, USA Nokia showcases its first range of next generation http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=31 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile games to go interactive]]> Most of the companies making games for mobile phones have got it wrong, says Trip Hawkins, founder of games behemoth Electronic Arts.

Now tu...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=32 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[U.S. Set for Mobile Game Invasion]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=33 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Big Mistakes To Avoid in Windows Mobile Development]]> Mistakes are not always a bad thing. Making mistakes is a natural way to learn. However, the cost of such learning in the development cycle can b...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=34 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Developer.coms Wireless/Mobile Community Celebrates A Winner]]> Foreword

The Developer.com Product of the Year 2006 Contest has ended. Last month, readers voted for their favorite products they used to dev...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=35 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Developing JavaBased Mobile Games]]> Editors Note: To understand this article, some Java programming experience is necessary. GUI development experience with AWT and SWING will be hel...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=36 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[World Cup Mobile]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=37 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Sudoku Mobile Game Guide]]> Sudoku ye...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=44 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Nokia and Gameloft announce expanded mobile gaming collaboration]]> Nokia and Gameloft today announced a strategic collaboration to make a range of award winning Gameloft mobile games easily available to Nokia devic...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=39 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Nokia unveils range of mobile games]]> Six games titles for Nokias new generation http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=40 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Enigma Games releases the classic game Jacks]]> Enigma Games has announced that they have released Jacks for generation http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=41 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Soma Wireless announces SomaGirls mobile game]]> Partnerships with Mobimon allows for development of mobile game around the Soma Girls entertainment property

Soma Wireless today announced a ...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=43 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[3Dconnexion Offers 3D Input Device SDK]]> 3Dconnexion has announced a software developers kit (SDK) for programming motioncontrol drivers for use with custom modeling and animation code pa...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=45 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Nokia gets back into the game]]> Humbled by its illfated NGage, Nokia is plotting a comeback by making it easier for developers to create games for all kinds of phones.

SAN...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=46 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Symbian Game Destiny Released]]> Mobile game developers Black...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=47 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[FINANCE & DEALMAKING]]>

VCs drawn to video game industry.

.Creators look for alternatives to industrys traditional way of financing titles. .

LOS ANGE...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=48 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Game makers expo success]]> AUSTRALIAN companies are on the verge of signing deals to make major new electronic games in Australia, following meetings with the worlds largest...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=49 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Game developers showcase innovative titles at E3]]> NCsoft, Webzen raise stakes in the cutthroat online and video gaming market

LOS ANGELES For those who do not care about the gaming busines...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=50 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[GAMES LEGEND MOVES TO NOKIAS SNAP MOBILE PLATFORM]]> Nokia have announced that Taito, the publisher of some of the worlds bestloved classic video and arcade games, will begin publishing connected mo...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=51 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Greystripe Launches AdWRAP The First Mobile InGame Advertising Network]]> LOS ANGELES May 10th, 2006 On the heels of the 2006 E3, Greystripe Inc. is proud to launch AdWRAP, the first mobile ingame advertising network...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=52 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Fast and Furious Friday with Kirsty Rigden]]> IGN Wireless talks to Iplays junior game designer about Tokyo Drift.

Two weeks ago, IGN Wireless had the rare opportunity to visit Iplay...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=53 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php <![CDATA[Mobile games coming of age]]> SAN JOSE, Calif.Electronic Arts purchase of ...]]> http://www.smackall.com/viewarticle.php?article=54 http://www.smackall.com/mobile-game-developer/index.php