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Who Is DeNA? Ngmoco Explains the Japanese Company's U.S. Ambitions.

in Commerce on January 24, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

Ngmoco’s CEO Neil Young has ambitious plans to build the MTV for the digital generation. Here’s a look at how he intends to do it with the help of Japan-based DeNA.

PS3, Xbox, Wii and…iPhone?

in News on March 24, 2009 at 10:38 am PT

“Our love affair with the iPhone began by simply touching it. This was rapidly becoming the most important device I had ever owned, it was an all-encompassing, complete device. And I knew that that device was going to enable incredible things for gaming.” That breathless and swooning introduction aside, ngmoco co-founder Neil Young’s keynote address at the Game Developers Conference today was a noteworthy one in that it really heralds the arrival of the iPhone as a gaming platform.

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No Recession for iPhone Game Apps

in News on March 23, 2009 at 4:42 pm PT

If anyone had doubts about the viability of a business that is purely focused on making videogame applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch, venture capitalists aren’t among them. Ngmoco, known for iPhone games like puzzle-adventure game Rolando and word game WordFu, said on Monday that it raised $10 million in a new round of financing led by Norwest Venture Partners.