New Mobile Fun Ltd. releases 'Absolute Ping-Pong Babes'
"New Mobile Fun Ltd. releases Absolute Ping-Pong Babes its latest sport game that is now starting to appear on major portals and operators."

The Incredibles 3D
"January 28, 2005 - Perhaps you've heard of this little movie called 'The Incredibles?' It's the one with the family of superheroes that deal with both domestic discord and villainy. It made a little money last year. We hear that Steve Jobs guy was pretty pleased with its performance. And some dude named Eisner. "

Trivial Pursuit. If you ever want to be intellectually humbled, download this.
"January 28, 2005 - Trivial Pursuit was one of the biggest brands in board games in the 1980s, making it just as much of a cultural icon as the Rubik's Cube. Adults would crowd around a table to answer incredibly diverse questions in categories like 'Entertainment' and 'History,' then chuckle with their spouse on the way home about the couple with the fewest pie pieces."

First Ever Fighting Game On N-Gage - King of Fighters: Extreme - In Stores Now!
"ESPOO, Finland, January 31 -- Nokia today announced that it has started to ship its first ever fighting game King of Fighters: Extreme. In The King of Fighters, our hero Kyo Kusanagi is invited to participate in the King of Fighters tournament, where the most brutal sluggers make their annual rendezvous to be crowned the ultimate master fighter. Bluetooth wireless gaming enables two players to have their teams battle it up."

Tira Wireless gets the Jump on mobile fragmentation
"Mobile content porting specialist Tire Wireless has announced the launch of a new product suite, Tira Jump, which will allow mobile publishers and developers to automate the process of porting titles between handsets."

The next stop for the gaming buff: Bollywood act
"Indianised mobile gaming holds tremendous potential in the country, reports Animesh Singh. Mangal Pandey must breach the security of his British batallion. How he does it, is the puzzle, which the avid game buff will have to solve, once the computer game designed on the 1857 revolution hero releases along with the much awaited Aamir Khan celluloid venture, ?The Rising? later this year. "

Player One Ltd launches Pokermillion Games for Mobile phones
"January 2005 - Player One Ltd has unveiled its latest cutting edge mobile phone games with the launch of - Pokermillion Texas Hold 'em' and Pokermillion Video Poker. Both look set to be amongst the hottest mobile games in 2005."

Mobile games come of age
"The BBC News website takes a look at how games on mobile phones are maturing. A brief round-up follows but you can skip straight to the reviews by clicking on the links below. Part two will follow on Monday. "

JAMDAT MOBILE ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO DISTRIBUTE WIRELESS ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT THROUGH
"RADIOSHACK STORES LOS ANGELES - January 28, 2005 - Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced today an agreement to distribute JAMDAT's wireless entertainment content through RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) stores using JAMDAT's proprietary wireless content retail distribution system. "

Nokia releases N-Gage sales data
"Nokia today released earnings for the Oct-Dec '04 quarter. In its bread-and-butter sector of handset sales, the company says it sold 66.1 million units in the quarter, up 19.5 percent from 55.3 million units a year earlier. Share in the handset space for Nokia today stands at 'about 34 percent' according to the company, up a percentage point from the preceding quarter. "

Blue Sphere Games releases 'IceBlade Penguin 2'
"IceBlade Penguin once again stars in his own platform game - featuring all new levels, enemies, boss fights, swimming and more. All shown in 3D rendered graphics."

Network infrastructure revenues jump
"Dell'Oro Group has predicted that mobile infrastructure market revenues will have increased to US$36.1 billion in 2004, an increase of 26% over the prior year. Revenues from sales of mobile infrastructure equipment are anticipated to grow until 2007, at which time revenues are expected to plateau at approximately US$39 billion through 2009."

Nokia Sees 1Q 05 Global Mobile Phone Market At 160 Million Handsets
"STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia Corp. (NOK) Chief Executive Jorma Ollila Thursday put the global mobile phone market for the first quarter of 2005 at 160 million handsets. "

Mobile gaming to overtake ringtones in revenue terms
"Individuals are carrying around mobile devices for more than just productivity and convenience - some consumers also play games on these devices. Wireless gaming is on track to become the single largest wireless data application category from a revenue perspective, overtaking ringtones in 2005 and rising to nearly US$1.5 billion annually by 2008, according to a new report from IDC. Moreover, casual, community-oriented subscription game revenue will grow from a distinct minority of total revenues to market dominance by the end of 2008."

Nearly 20% of US internet users own a camera phone
"A recent InfoTrends/CAP Ventures study reveals that nearly 20% of USA Internet users owned a mobile phone with an embedded digital camera at the end of 2004, compared to just 3% in 2003. In addition, 27% of consumers who do not currently own a camera phone are highly interested in purchasing one as their next mobile phone. Two out of three current camera phone owners use the camera function on a regular basis to take pictures."

IDC Finds Wireless Industry is Not Playing Around
"FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2005--Individuals are carrying around mobile devices for more than just productivity and convenience - some consumers also play games on these devices. Wireless gaming is on track to become the single largest wireless data application category from a revenue perspective, overtaking ring tones in 2005 and rising to nearly $1.5 billion annually by 2008, according to a new report from IDC. Moreover, casual, community-oriented subscription game revenue will grow from a distinct minority of total revenues to market dominance by the end of 2008. "

Superscape's 3D Mobile Games Showcased at 3GSM Cannes
"Superscape Group plc, the world's leading publisher of 3D mobile games, will be featuring some of the company's latest titles at this year's 3GSM Congress. These will include AMF Xtreme Bowling (licensed by Vir2L), Street Hoops (licensed by Activision), Fight Club, Alien versus Predator and Independence Day (all licensed by 20th Century Fox], Harlem Globetrotters and Evel Knievel (both licensed by GWE). The complete games will be available to play on, amongst others, the new Motorola V980, E1000 and E680 handsets as well as the S65 from Siemens."

Solid 4Q Seen For Mexico's America Movil On Subs Growth
"MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Another strong quarter is predicted for Latin America's biggest wireless phone company, America Movil SA (AMX), when it reports its earnings this week.
In recent quarters, the Mexican company's acquisitions in South America and the high cost of growing them, have been among analysts' concerns. "

Mobile phone viruses expose wireless handset software weaknesses
"ABI Research finds that as mobile phone viruses target Symbian's mobile phone operating system, security is beginning to find respect as a market requirement among handset OS designers and network operators. The analysts caution that the software used in many basic and Bluetooth-equipped phones lacks adequate security, especially in light of sophisticated mobile viruses likely to emerge."

Wrapping Mobile Content in Silk
"Mobile content is forecast to generate revenues of $78 billion worldwide by 2007. In spite of this huge opportunity content providers are finding it increasingly difficult to compete in a crowded market. Reliance on operators, sharing of revenues, one-off sales and rising promotional costs all combine to make it harder for content providers to turn a profit. Content providers? prayers may now be answered by Silk, an innovative application enabling a unique approach to the delivery of branded mobile content."

Motorola focuses on Linux smartphones for 2005
"Motorola is looking to introduce eight to ten smartphones, accounting for about 25-30% of the vendor?s total handset models to be launched worldwide this year, according to Motorola Taiwan. Of the smartphone models, Linux-based devices are expected to perform well for the vendor in the smartphone market, said the division."

Akatora has launched a test service for developers of mobile applications
"Akatora Content Services has launched a service for developers of mobile applications that eases the daunting task of real handset testing."

"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory" announced
"After Tom Clancy?s Splinter Cell?: Pandora Tomorrow? be prepared to download one of the most anticipated games of the year Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory? on your mobile."

Blue Sphere Games opens new China Office
"Blue Sphere Games Ltd, a leading developer of mobile games and content, is continuing its expansion with the opening of a Representative Office in China. This office will provide dedicated sales support for the South East Asia region, ensuring the continued success of our current customers within the region and further expansion of additional channels."

Digital Bridges Scoops Tornado 100 Award For 4th Year Running
"London, UK - 26th - January 2005: Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced that for the fourth consecutive year, it has been chosen as a winner in the annual Tornado 100 Award. The Tornado 100 list represents the best performing and innovative high-tech private companies of Europe and Israel, and as a 2004 Tornado 100 Winner, Digital Bridges is deemed 'a company to watch' in 2005."

What's better than downloading a new mobile game? Having the game you created downloaded from Canada's leading mobile carrier
"TORONTO, Jan. 26 /CNW/ - The next time someone in Canada downloads a new game onto their cell phone, it may be one of the games created by four students in Seneca's Computer Programming and Analysis and Gaming programs. The mobile games they created as part of the AirG and Seneca College Mobile
Entertainment Development Competition are going to market."

JAMDAT Mobile and Atari Extend Licensing Agreement for Key Hasbro Properties
"LOS ANGELES-- Jan. 26, 2005 -- Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:JMDT) and interactive games publisher Atari, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATAR) announced today the extension of the licensing agreement between JAMDAT and Atari, Inc. through 2008. Under the terms of the extension, JAMDAT will publish wireless versions of Atari's interactive games, based on Hasbro's 'SCRABBLE', 'SCRABBLE BLAST', 'YAHTZEE' and 'BOGGLE' properties, for mobile phones."

Smart Box Design Launches a Windows Mobile Version of WordPop!
"SEATTLE ? January 25, 2005 - - Smart Box Design announces it has launched a version of WordPop!, its challenging word creation game, for Windows Mobile devices. The Windows Mobile version features audio and visual effects designed to take advantage of the high-resolution screens and audio capabilities of the latest devices based on Microsoft?s Windows Mobile 2003 platform, such as the Dell Axim, HP iPAQ and Toshiba e-series devices. The company has simultaneously upgraded the Palm OS version with new sound effects and additional words."

Snakes pops up on N-Gage
"January 25, 2005 ? From the dark winter depths of the Finnish wilderness, a viral outbreak has begun, with a new generation of Snakes coming to the N-Gage platform. Available for free download from http://www.snakesoutbreak.com starting today, this latest incarnation of the world?s most famous mobile game will infect N-Gage game deck users with that familiar Snakes desire to see how long you can go. Multiplayer games will quickly turn into a slippery session with support for up to 4 players via Bluetooth wireless technology. Players can start their own viral outbreak by sharing their ?infection? with other N-Gage owners; a full copy of Snakes can easily be transmitted by Bluetooth connection."

Microforum International releases 'College Basketball'
"Microforum International, a leading North American publisher and developer of games and applications for mobile phones, announced the release of College Basketball."

Microforum International releases 'Hockey Power League'
"Microforum International, a leading North American publisher and developer of games and applications for mobile phones, announced the release of Hockey Power League."

Gameloft Makes $$$
"January 24, 2005 - Gameloft, maker of such fine mobile titles as Prince of Persia: Warrior Within and Splinter Cell, has announced its revenue results for the fourth quarter of 2004, and things look rosy for the ultra-talented dev house. Gameloft's total sales reached $11.8 million, thanks to great sales of titles like the aforementioned releases."

Digital Bridges To Bring Freestyle Motocross Legend To Mobile Gaming
"*London, UK & San Francisco, CA, 25^th January 2005**: *Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced it has secured a licensing agreement with freestyle motocross legend Nate Adams. The rights, negotiated by The Familie, the athlete management division of Wasserman Media Group, will result in a new mobile game title, */Nate Adams Freestyle Motocross/*, joining the db/i/games portfolio of premium branded mobile games.**"

From celluloid to cellular
"Madhuri Dixit fans, rejoice. The glamourous star may not be returning to films just yet but she?s now available on your mobile phone screen. Courtesy Rajshri Films and wireless content company Mauj, Dixit will be downloadable on your cell in her Hum Aapke Hain Kaun avataar. "

DOUBLE THE PRESTIGE
"Macrospace, the acclaimed European studio of mobile entertainment publisher Sorrent Inc., today announced that it has received two nominations in the upcoming BAFTA Games Awards. In an ever-growing and highly competitive field, Macrospace has found itself in the enviable position of having two of its most popular products both contending for an award in the Mobile Game category."

In-Fusio Acquires Thumbworks
"LOS ANGELES - January 25, 2005 - IN-FUSIO, the international mobile games publisher and gamers community management provider, today announced the acquisition of Thumbworks, a major U.S. publisher of entertainment applications for mobile phones. Craig Holland, former president of Thumbworks, will take the helm of IN-FUSIO's operations in the U.S. and will continue to leverage the existing strong ties to North American-based wireless carriers, technology developers and brand holders. "

More mobile phones than people in the UK
"Recently collated Christmas sales figures are revealing that the number of mobile phones currently in circulation in the UK is greater than its population size. The new total is based on the number of contract and prepay subscriptions and is further evidence of the significant mobile data growth witnessed in the past 2 years, coming after just 11 years of digital mobile cellular services being available in the UK."

Users keen to watch TV on phones
"A new report from consumer technology think-tank, The Diffusion Group, has found that consumers are increasingly comfortable with the idea of listening to music of viewing video on their mobile phones. This should come as welcome news to the hundreds of IC, software, and hardware vendors looking to exploit this space."

MFORMA ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF WORLD POKER TOUR™ TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR MOBILE PHONES
"Multi-player Texas Hold ?Em game first in a series of WORLD POKER TOUR-branded mobile applications MFORMA will bring to market"

EUROPEAN MOBILE GAMING CHAMPION WANTED!
"Samsung Fun Club is organising the first European mobile gaming championship +++ Almost ?7,000 in prize money up for grabs for the fastest thumbs +++ Qualification at www.samsungmobile.com +++ Finals to be held at the World Cyber Games at the CeBIT exhibition centre in Hanover, Germany."

Twentieth Century Fox and Sorrent Announce Global Partnership to Bring Fox Film Content to Mobile
"Monday 24 January 2005/... SAN MATEO, Calif. - Twentieth Century Fox, one of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, and Sorrent, Inc., a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, announced today a two-year worldwide partnership in which Sorrent will be the exclusive publisher of mobile games and content for selected upcoming Fox feature film releases."

Trivial Pursuit Launches
"January 18, 2005 - Starwave Mobile is pleased to announce the launch of Trivial pursuit for cellphones. The game is a direct adaptation of the famous board game where players must answer questions from six different categories, such as History and Arts & Entertainment. The questions in the mobile game are different from the board game and PC games, so need to worry about repeats. Trivial Pursuit is always kept fresh, too, with new question packs downloaded directly from Starwave servers."

Toons Go Mobile
"An increasing number of animation, comicbook and interactive game licensors are exploring the possibilities within the wireless data market, both as a means of marketing their properties and as a new distribution channel for content. Meanwhile, animated applications ? motion-based screensavers, ringtones, games and clips ? are a growing component of mobile content for all types of brands. "

Fight Club
"January 22, 2005 - How strange that years after its lukewarm reception at the box office 'Fight Club' is reborn as a series of video games. Vivendi Universal games recently released Fight Club to little rejoicing, and now Superscape and IOMO step out behind the diner to try their luck at squaring off with Tyler Durden."

Touchlink Mobile presents 'Forest for Mist - Disappearance'
"The British mobile content developer and publisher Touchlink Mobile presents the new dynamic shooter Forest for Mist - Disappearance. The game is available worldwide on the J2ME platform, but Touchlink has exclusive rights to publish the game in Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Greece and Australia with any additional porting, available upon request."

Vivid Design announces new promo site
"Vivid Design, quality java games developer, announces its new web promo site: www.vividgames.com.
Visitors can find the full company portfolio as well as the publishing schedule for 2005."

Omikron releases 'Fuel Consumption'
"Fuel Consumption tracks the average fuel consumption of your vehicle. With entered data (odometer, fuel and its price) the midlet will show you detailed statistics of the average fuel consumption, distance and money spent for every kilometer."

Nokia dismisses N-Gage demise rumours
"Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia remains 'completely committed' to the N-Gage, a spokesperson has said in response to speculation that the company may be about to discontinue the mobile console range."

Baseball: Union to reap profit from fantasy games
"NEW YORK Major League Baseball Advanced Media says it will pay the players' union $50 million in cash over the next five years to license a package of the players' rights, primarily for fantasy, online and wireless games."

Zone4Play Chosen as a Provider of Fixed-Odds Mobile Phone Solutions for Coral Eurobet Limited
"WILMINGTON, Delaware, January 19 Zone4Play, Inc. (OTCBB: ZFPI), a leading developer and provider of multi-platform interactive game applications and solutions, announced today that it has signed an agreement to become the provider of fixed-odds mobile phone solutions for Coral Eurobet Limited. Based in the UK, Coral Eurobet is a leading international betting and gaming operator, and United Kingdom's fastest growing land-based bookmaker."

New chip improve 3D games on 3G phones
"Samsung Electronics says that it has completed the world's first working prototype of a 512Mb mobile DRAM device that operates up to 333Mbps, transmitting 32 bits of data simultaneously. This memory chip is fast enough to support high-quality 3D graphics and streaming video in next-generation mobile phones."

Digital Chocolate Surges Past Three Million Downloads; Consumers Worldwide Are Eating up Its Mobile Games and Applications
"Digital Chocolate's Global Distribution Network Paves Way for More Games, More Customers and More Downloads Demonstrating mass market interest in mobile games and software, as well as the unique appeal of its applications, Digital Chocolate today announced it has surpassed the three million downloads milestone."

Game Developers Conference 2005 Dedicates Two Day Summit to Rapidly Expanding Mobile Games Sector
"SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- To address the explosive growth of the mobile market, the 19th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) will focus two days of lectures and panels at the 2005 conference, March 7 - 11, San Francisco, on the mobile gaming industry."

Is the end nigh for N-Gage?
"Following the news last week that mobile giants Nokia plan to lay-off hundreds of research and development staff, reports today suggest that N-Gage - their mobile/games handheld hybrid - could be in serious trouble."

3G Gaming For SmarTone
"ASIA: The Mobile Media Company, one of the leading independent providers of global wireless games, interactive entertainment services, and marketing applications, today announced an agreement with SmarTone to provide innovative 3G mobile entertainment applications to millions of wireless subscribers in Hong Kong."

Cell-Phone Games Become Big Business in South Korea
"The Korea Times has posted a story about Cellphone games in Korea: 'The local market is now booming. About 500 domestic game developers introduce over 80 games a month and 1,000 a year in total with several mobile games hitting the 1-million-download mark this year. "

Street Media 7 releases Jamaican Discsta 2
"Lifestyle gaming specialist Street Media 7 releases its new prequel Jamaican Discsta 2 - featuring Lady AK. The original game Jamaican Discsta is a top game at several portals such as Vodafone Live!, and its fan site www.jamaicandiscsta.com is a frequent hang out for its hard core gamers. "

'J2ME BenchPress' released
"J2ME BenchPress is a new, open source, J2ME benchmark aimed at VM characteristics and speed. It's a useful tool when it comes to inner-loop optimization."

Zviz Software announces 'Dartz'
"Zviz Software announced the release of Dartz, its latest pub darts simulator for mobile phones. It is the first to offer the option of playing all classic darts games (301, 501, Round the clock, Shanghai and Cricket) against both human and computer opponents."

Mobile Media and SmarTone to Deliver Innovative 3G Gaming Experience to Hong Kong Mobile Subscribers
"HONG KONG, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mobile Media Company (http://www.MobileMedia.com), one of the leading independent providers of global wireless games, interactive entertainment services, and marketing applications, today announced an agreement with SmarTone (http://www.SmarTone.com.hk) to provide innovative 3G mobile entertainment applications to millions of wireless subscribers in Hong Kong."

The Sun launches WAP site with Java games
"News International, publishers of The Sun newspaper, Sun Online website and Page3.com has launched Sun Mobile, a new channel for Sun branded content designed specifically for mobile phone users."

Three Touchlink Mobile games, ported to 3G handsets, go online on Hutchison
"The British mobile content developer and publisher Touchlink Mobile and one of the world fastest growing mobile phone operators Hutchison have agreed on launching three Touchlink games on 3G networks in UK with intent of their further distribution to other Hutchison channels worldwide."

Wireless in 2005
"3D gaming, high-speed data transfer, video-on-demand -- why you'll throw out your old cellphone this year."

M7 Networks Welcomes Namco America to Game Lobby from Sprint
"SAN DIEGO, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- M7 Networks Inc. (http://www.m7networks.com), a leading trusted carrier partner and enabler of advanced wireless services, announced today the availability of Namco America's first Game Lobby-enabled title, 'Stack'um(TM).' The Game Lobby from Sprint, powered by M7 Networks, is a nationwide virtual mobile community for gamers to meet, recommend games and challenge each other."

One Small Step for Mobiles, One Giant Leap for Your Health
"Mobile phones are the fastest developing products in Korea's IT industry, with companies constantly trying to add new features to their handsets, outdo each other with more innovative functions, ring tones and games, and distance themselves from anachronistic last-generation models. "

Playman Winter Games™ Wins Best Sports Game Award
"Playman Winter Games? has been selected as the best sports game for mobile phones in 2004 by the German gaming site Handy-Player.de. Playman Winter Games outdid competition from some of the biggest gaming brands in the world."

JAMDAT Mobile Chairman and CEO Mitch Lasky to Keynote at the Mobile Entertainment Summit at CTIA Wireless 2005
Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced that Mitch Lasky, JAMDAT Mobile's Chairman and CEO, will give the keynote address at the Mobile Entertainment Summitat CTIA Wireless 2005. The Mobile Entertainment Summit will be held on March 13, 2005 and is a special forum presented at the CTIA Conference in New Orleans.In the presentation, Lasky will discuss JAMDAT and the future of mobile gaming.

Mobile Entertainment Europe announces 'Raptor: Heavy Squad'
In Raptor games you are the commander of the latest, deadly war machine developed in a secret NATO reasearch facility - RAPTOR. In the neighbouring city there is a military rebellion. The safety of the inhabitants and the research compound is threathened.

Danish Rezet has launched a new game with Touchlink Mobile
Rezet, the Danish mobile content distributor, and Touchlink Mobile, the British mobile content developer and provider, have announced the release of Blow Cow - the »innovative« game for cameraphones. The custom development was entirely made by Touchlink Development Team, located in Eastern Europe, Ukraine. The game was launched by Rezet, and is already available at www.rezet.net. The Danish company also worked out the idea and gameplay of the application.

Games industry squeeze forces staffing layoffs
Simian Industries, the developer that created the Beano-town Racing game based on the comic book characters of Beano & Dandy, has laid off two-thirds of its staff and turned to contracting in a bid to deal with the feast and famine economics of the games industry.

Blue Sphere Games Ltd, a leading Mobile Games Developer, today announced it will distribute its Java Games to mobile network subscribers worldwide using the new Preminet Solution from Nokia.
"i-Newswire, 2005-01-14 - Preminet is an end-to-end global sales channel for mobile content downloads that will make Java Games available to millions of consumers around the world who own Symbian and Java-enabled handsets. Java is the leading platform for mobile software worldwide with over 250 million handsets in the marketplace, while Symbian is the most popular smartphone platform in the world, running over two-thirds of the world?s smartphones."

Pacific Epoch Weekly Wrap: Shanda, The9, Tencent, Linktone, C-Valley, THQ Wireless, Hurray
"The weekly wrap returns after a month long hiatus with an update on the Chinese gaming industry, action in the wireless space, and upcoming IPOs."

Callers queue for the next big thing
"THIRD generation mobile-phone technology looks set to push into the mainstream this year, providing a boon for local-content providers.
After sitting on the sidelines for the past two years, major telcos Telstra, Optus and Vodafone will join Hutchison in providing 3G mobile-phone access this year."

THE WORLD?S FAVOURITE CAT AND MOUSE DUO ARE BACK TO CAUSE MORE MOBILE MAYHEM IN 'TOM AND JERRY FOOD FIGHT'
"London, UK - Cartoon Network, the world's most widely distributed kids' animation channel, and Macrospace, the global provider of mobile games and mobile gaming services, today announced the global launch of 'Tom and Jerry Food Fight, a fantastic new game for mobile phones."

Blue Sphere Games Ltd. Announced it Will Distribute its Java Games to Mobile Network Subscribers
"Preminet is an end-to-end global sales channel for mobile content downloads that will make Java Games available to millions of consumers around the world who own Symbian and Java-enabled handsets. Java is the leading platform for mobile software worldwide with over 250 million handsets in the marketplace, while Symbian is the most popular smartphone platform in the world, running over two-thirds of the world?s smartphones."

BitRabbit releases 'Yukiko'
"BitRabbit just released its very first game, Yukiko, an Arcade Game for Series 60 handsets."

Three Touchlink Mobile games, ported to 3G handsets, go online on Hutchison networks
"The British mobile content developer and publisher Touchlink Mobile and one of the world fastest growing mobile phone operators Hutchison have agreed on launching three Touchlink games on 3G networks in UK with intent of their further distribution to other Hutchison channels worldwide."

Mobile Scope brings Ski Jumping to those on the go
"Leading up to the most intense part of the ski jumping season, wireless entertainment publisher Mobile Scope announced today the release of AllTime Ski Jumping 2005 for mobile devices."

Jamdat invests in C-Valley
"LOS ANGELES - (January 13, 2005) - Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced today an investment in Chinese wireless entertainment distributor, C-Valley. This investment allows JAMDAT to distribute its wireless content in China through C-Valley."

LG Develops World's Fastest 3D Game-Phone
"LG Electronics (LGE) said Tuesday that it has developed the world's fastest '3D Game-Phone.' The 3D Game-Phone is the first cell phone ever armed with a 1 million polygon/second graphic accelerator chip, which is five times faster than existing products with 200,000 polygon/second chips, and allows users to play games with more minute and realistic 3D graphics. "

N-Gage Drop From Game Chart
"The N-Gage has dropped off the charts, literally. The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association decided this week to stop publishing the figures for sales of the cellphone gaming device and its games, compiled by ChartTrack. "

More kick-ass games coming on your handphone
"Analysts say 220 million people will be playing games on handphones by 2009. Local company SL Interactive, which is currently at the forefront of game development here, has even caught the attention of Nokia. It has written native games for the N-Gage QD gaming handphone. Tech writer IAN TAN sits down with vice-president Victor Lim and content manager Adrian Song to find out more about the local gaming scene "

Kongzhong game to use film's success
"Stephen Chow is happy these days. His latest film, 'Kung Fu Hustle,' has become a box office hit on the Chinese mainland."

Asia First Group and JoyUnion Announce Exclusive Online Game Partnership
"Asia First Group (AFG) and JoyUnion Interactive Technologies Company, a subsidiary company of Great Wall Broadband Network (GWBN), announced that they have entered into an exclusive partnership to develop online games, mobile games and other content delivered through Internet and wireless networks. "

BPL Mobile, MSN India and Mobile 365 Bring Mobility to Subscribers in India. Now Over 2.4 Million BPL Mobile subscribers Can Access MSN Hotmail and MSN Messenger Over SMS Anytime, Anywhere
"CHANTILLY, Va., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- MSN India, a leading online destination featuring more than 360 million users worldwide, and Mobile 365 (newly merged Mobileway-InphoMatch) today further extend their relationship in Asia by forging a strategic mobile alliance with BPL Mobile, India's best and most trusted mobile phone service provider. Starting today, over 2.4 million BPL Mobile subscribers across Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry will be able to access their Hotmail e-mails and chat with their MSN buddies on SMS anywhere, anytime."

Summus Delivers its Popular Poker Game to Java-Enabled Mobile Phones
"Triangle - Raleigh - Summus, Inc. , a leading provider of mobile media applications that optimize the consumer wireless experience today announced that the popular Texas Hold'em by Phil Hellmuth poker game is now currently available for wireless carriers with the J2ME(TM) technology. Texas Hold'em by Phil Hellmuth, a wireless version of the popular poker game, is endorsed by nine-time World Series of Poker champion, Phil Hellmuth. The new J2ME version of the game has recently launched on one major U.S. wireless carrier, with more carriers that support J2ME committed to launching in the coming weeks. Since carriers that support J2ME, such as Sprint, Nextel, T-Mobile and Cingular represent over 60% of all domestic mobile subscribers, the newest version can address an even larger segment of the mobile gaming population."

Superscape Signs Agreeement With Hong Kong's Leading Network Operator for 2D and 3D Mobile Games
"HOOK, England, January 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Superscape Group plc (LSE:SPS), the world's leading 3D mobile games publisher, announces that it has signed a revenue-sharing mobile games distribution agreement with Hong Kong-based SmarTone. Under the terms of the agreement, SmarTone will distribute both Superscape's 2D and 3D games titles to their consumers."

JAMDAT Mobile Invests in Chinese Wireless Content Distributor, C-Valley; Leading Wireless Entertainment Publisher Expands Distribution into China
"LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2005--Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq:JMDT) announced today an investment in Chinese wireless entertainment distributor, C-Valley. This investment allows JAMDAT to distribute its wireless content in China through C-Valley. "

IN-FUSIO Announces O2 Partnership
"Bordeaux, France - January 11th 2005 - IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games publisher and game service provider, today announced that it has joined O2 to deliver its range of critically acclaimed game licences to a potential audience of 13.5 million O2 customers in the UK alone."

Tiger Telematics' Gizmondo Got Game
"LONDON, UK, Jan. 8 - Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc. (other OTC, TGTL), today unveiled the first line up of games to be developed internally under the newly established Gizmondo Studios development group."

QUALCOMM Announces Open Call for Submissions for BREW 2005 Developer Awards
"SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the open call for submissions for the BREW(R) 2005 Developer Awards. BREW publishers and developers are encouraged to submit their top BREW applications by completing an online entry form and providing a demo of their application. The deadline for online nominations is March 11 and submission materials must be received by March 28. Finalists will be announced on the BREW 2005 Awards Web site on May 9, then winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony hosted during the BREW 2005 Conference, June 1-3, in San Diego. For more information, visit: www.brew2005awards.com."

"Top ten" in mobile phone sales at Telia's stores in December
"Mobile phones with prepaid cards were very much in demand during the Christmas shopping season in 2004. Nokia therefore kept a firm grasp on its No. 1 position because it offers these types of phones. Siemens entered the best-selling list for the same reason."

Sorrent and Atari to Publish BALDUR’S GATE™ for Mobile Phones
"SAN MATEO, Calif. - January 10, 2005 - Sorrent, Inc., a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, today announced that, together with Atari, it has launched BALDUR?S GATE for mobile phones. Today's announcement brings the award-winning BALDUR'S GATE series owned by Hasbro, Inc.'s (NYSE: HAS) Wizards of the Coast subsidiary, to a brand new gaming platform. The mobile adaptation of BALDUR'S GATE has already received praise from the gaming press, including an Editor's Choice award from IGN.com, and a strong review by GameSpot, which said that it 'proves that mobile can cater to more than just a casual experience.'"

CDM-180 Handset From UTStarcom Personal Communications Will Turn Wireless on Its Side
"LAS VEGAS and HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom Personal Communications (formerly Audiovox Communications Corp.), a division of UTStarcom, Inc. , announced today the introduction of the CDM-180 mobile handset with a special format screen. The CDM-180 makes its debut at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)."

Motorola's new phone lineup
"LAS VEGAS, NV - January 6th, 2005 - At the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, today unveiled three new color flip phones. Leveraging the power of EVDO (Evolution for Data Only) and EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) technologies, the new Motorola E815, V635 and V186 deliver the entertainment consumers want to their mobile device...bringing the 'third screen' to life."

Verizon introduces VCast
"On-Demand In The Palm Of Your Hand: Verizon Wireless Launches 'VCAST' ?- Nation's First And Only Consumer 3G Multimedia Service "

Gameloft announces 'Midnight Pool'
"In February, Gameloft(R), one of the leading international developers and publishers of games for mobile phones, is launching Midnight Pool, a brand new pool game with diabolical contests, in the company of inveterate players and tough old-timers with sturdy characters."

Kuju Wireless brings Cannonball 8000 games to mobile phones
"Kuju Wireless Publishing Ltd, the dynamic, wholly owned subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment PLC (AIM: KUJ) today announced that it is developing a series of games based on the super-charged Cannonball 8000 event."

Bomberman to sell more than 500.000 copies in Wireless Market
"'Bomberman', one of Living Mobile's famous game licences, has reached the 500.000 hallmark of paid downloads in Europe."

G4MES.net releases 'JBJ Sisters: Snow Adventure'
"G4MES.net have just released 'JBJ Sisters: Snow Adventure'. This icy platformer, is a conversion of the popular flash game of the same name (http://www.g4mes.net/games.php?Mode=101&ID=9)."

Digital Bridges launches "Spyro Ripto's Quest?"
"Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, announced the launch of VU Games? hit videogame franchise Spyro The Dragon into the North American mobile games market. The first title launched by Digital Bridges, Spyro Ripto?s Quest?, is now available across leading North American wireless carriers, featuring seven stages filled with fire-breathing action."

Mr. Goodliving releases 'Trivial Pursuit? Football Edition'
"Mr. Goodliving releases Trivial Pursuit? Football Edition - The world?s most popular trivia game meets the world?s most popular sport."

JAMDAT Mobile acquires Downtown Wireless
"Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced the acquisition of Downtown Wireless, L.L.C., the developer of 'Downtown Texas Hold 'Em' and other popular casino titles."

JAMDAT Buys Gaming Firm
"JAMDAT Mobile announced that it has purchased Los Angeles-based Downtown Wireless, a developer of wireless entertainment games. Downtown is the developer of the game Downtown Texas Hold 'Em. "

Cellphones turning yappers into mobile gamers
"TORONTO (CP) -- If you're using your cellphone predominantly for yapping, get ready for a tap-tap-tapping revolution in the coming months. "

IGN CES 2005 Coverage
"IGN.com is all over CES 2005. We've got editors from Gear, Games, Wireless and DVD hitting the floor in Las Vegas. Hopefully they'll do their jobs and not end up in jail, broke and bruised, like last year."

Mobliss Announces New Mobile Content Category: 'Thumbdance' Channel to Deliver Exclusive Made-for-Mobile Video Entertainment
"A new genre of mobile video programming will soon be coming to cellular phones everywhere. Thumbdance, announced today by leading mobile entertainment provider, Mobliss, is a first-of-its-kind mobile video channel that will offer cellular subscribers an incredible range of crisp, entertaining videos - from action-packed sport snippets to the viral videos popular on the Internet, humorous short films, video blogs and more. "

'Ninja Gaiden'
"Ninja Gaiden Episode 1: Destiny, only available on mobile phones, is a faithful port of the 8-bit side-scrolling Ninja Gaiden game."

Digital Bridges Launches Spyro Ripto's Quest(TM)
"SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 6 -- Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced the launch of VU Games' hit videogame franchise Spyro The Dragon into the North American mobile games market. The first title launched by Digital Bridges, Spyro Ripto's Quest(TM), is now available across leading North American wireless carriers, featuring seven stages filled with fire-breathing action."

"Top ten" in mobile phone sales at Telia's stores in December
"Mobile phones with prepaid cards were very much in demand during the Christmas shopping season in 2004. Nokia therefore kept a firm grasp on its No. 1 position because it offers these types of phones. Siemens entered the best-selling list for the same reason."

Akatora Content Services releases 'Miss Qnights'
"Akatora Content Services releases the first part in an ongoing saga, called Miss Qnights, a platform game played over various stages with treasure chests and a lot of ?magic action?."

Funmobile releases 'Empire Counterattack'
"Funmobile releases Empire Counterattack, inviting you to navigate through the A.I. robots shooting scenarios as the New Year entertainment. Watch out the flying Blitz Booms!"

Chile OKs Telefonica Moviles, BellSouth Merger
"SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Chile's Free Competition Tribunal approved the merger of local mobile operating units of Spain's Telefonica Moviles (TEM) and BellSouth (BLS) of the U.S., the agency said in a Tuesday press release. "

Jamdat releases Jamdat Pool
"LOS ANGELES - (December 21, 2004) - Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced today the launch of 'JAMDAT Pool' for mobile phones. "

In-Fusio launches new Terminator game
"LOS ANGELES - Dec. 22, 2004 - IN-FUSIO, the international mobile game publisher and mobile gamers' community management provider, has launched Terminator(tm): I'm Back based on the blockbuster movie franchise. The game, which is also being released for carriers in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain can be downloaded now for BREW(tm) and Java(tm) phones in the U.S."

Lunagames releases 'Truck Tycoon'
"Lunagames? new Strategy Game called Truck Tycoon has been released."

Qplaze releases Pizza Magnate
"So you've made up your mind to become a businessman and set up your own profitable business? And what about getting some training in operating a first-class economic strategy developed by Qplaze TM? Why not try running a pizzeria for some time to make a pile and get your competitors go bust and wind up their businesses? Now it is your time to become a Pizza market magnate!"

Mobile firms sign 'Super 3G' deal
"Mobile phone firms and manufacturers, including NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone, have joined forces to develop the next generation of high-speed networks. "

Sprint Buying Nextel
"Sprint Corp. has agreed to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35 billion in a deal that would leave three companies in control of 70 percent of the nation's mobile-telephone market. "

Argentina OKs BellSouth, Telefonica Cellphone Unit Merger
"BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Argentina's anti-trust regulator has endorsed the merger of the local mobile phone units of BellSouth Corp. (BLS) and Telefonica Moviles SA (TEM), though it has imposed tough conditions on the arrangement. "