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Ubisoft’s Digital Games Strategy Has Nothing to Do With Acquisitions

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 27, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

Ubisoft is taking a while to grow big, but it’s getting there. Here’s a look at its immediate plans, which include at least seven new games.

U.S. Mobile Game Revenues Expected to Double in 2011

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 18, 2011 at 1:20 pm PT

U.S. mobile game revenue has started accelerating, fueled by new game publishers coming into the space and the ability to make more than 99 cents per download through the rise of the free-to-play business model.

Now Open: Amazon Appstore Launches With 3,800 Apps for Android

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 22, 2011 at 12:05 am PT

With 3,800 apps on Day One, Amazon has officially launched the Android Appstore, a potential iTunes equivalent for Android.

Sony Ericsson Woos Developers to PlayStation Phone, But Fails to Tap Into Existing PSP Titles

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 2, 2011 at 1:23 am PT

Recognizing that a wide variety of games will be key to its success, Sony Ericsson held a press conference at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco yesterday to drum up developer support for the upcoming launch of the Xperia Play, its first PlayStation-certified smartphone.

The Oregon Trail Still in Its Prime at 40 (Plus a Slideshow of All Its Versions!)

Erik Silk in News on February 27, 2011 at 9:23 am PT

If you were born sometime between 1980 and 2000, you’ve likely crossed The Oregon Trail, the classic computer game of the same name which has managed to remain current over what has been an amazingly long lifespan.

Sony Ericsson Aims to Play Its Way Back Into Android Smartphone Lead

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 16, 2011 at 9:35 am PT

In an interview, Sony Ericsson’s chief technology officer tells Mobilized how the company aims to capture the lead in the Android market through quick adoption of new versions and by tapping the technology strengths of its parent companies.

Gameloft: We Sold a Ton of Paid iOS Games

John Paczkowski in News on September 21, 2010 at 6:41 am PT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently proclaimed the iPod touch “the No. 1 portable game player in the world,” and while there may be reason to dispute that claim, there’s no question that the public has embraced the touch and its iOS brethren as a gaming platform.

Palm’s PDK to Allow Easy Porting of iPhone Apps

John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 5, 2010 at 4:30 am PT

Palm’s single biggest asset is webOS. Sadly, the company’s single biggest deficit–aside from the public’s apparent lack of interest in its smartphones–is the webOS application ecosystem. But that’s changing. At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week, Palm plans to release its webOS Plug-in Development Kit, a set of tools to help developers create graphics-intensive games.

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