JAMDAT Mobile announces Expanded Availability of "JAMDAT Sports NBA 2005"
"Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced the extended availability of 'JAMDAT SPORTS NBA 2005', a fast-paced wireless game featuring official NBA teams and players. 'JAMDAT SPORTS NBA 2005' is now available through multiple wireless carriers in the U.S."

The Giana Sisters go mobile
"The Jump'n Run Game classic on the C64 and Amiga in the 90s, Armin Gessert?s Giana Sisters goes mobile with Kaasa, developed by Mobile Gangsters in association with Spellbound Entertainment AG."

Infospace releases eight new titles
"Infospace, the new brand by IOMO, Atlas and the elkware studios, releases eight new mobile games."

Tenchu slices its Way into the Mobile Gaming Arena
"Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, together with mobile games developer TKO Software, Inc, announced the launch of the highly anticipated action title Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven? on leading wireless network operators and portals across Europe."

Akatora Content Services releases 'Hans Horror'
"Akatora Content Services releases its latest Jump'n Run Game Hans Horror.
Hans Horror, a treasure hunter looking for the sacred gold of Inca. In his quest to find the treasure, Hans must avoid flaming lava and evil ghosts. At the end of his travel through graveyards and castles he will face the guardian of the gold."

Analyst says Jamdat is poised for growth
"UBS has eye on mobile-content publisher as Jamdat beats expectations and outpaces its competitors.
Industry insiders are calling Jamdat Mobile one to watch in the coming months. Yesterday, the mobile-content publisher announced its fourth-quarter earnings for 2004. For the quarter ending December 31, 2004, revenues were up 22 percent sequentially from Q3--and up 122 percent from Q4 2003. For the calendar and fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2004, revenues were 171 percent higher than in 2003. "

Indiagames to bring the first game-show on mobile phones, Mandira Bedi to host the show
"In a first of its kind in the mobile content arena, Indiagames has developed a 'Game Show' for mobile phones. The show will be hosted by the chirpy Mandira Bedi. Set to launch in March 2005, this mobile game will be a 24 x 7 online mobile game, across all platforms and can be played by SMS or WAP or JAVA. Indiagames will also offer wallpapers, themes and screensavers based on Mandira Bedi and ring tones of her favorite songs will also be made available. "

Ironstone Partners hooks up with Epyx
"London February 2005 - Classics from the 8-bit era are making a welcome and long awaited come back into the spot light of global gaming. Fashionable retro games are definitely back to stay and some of your favourites have been restored to life by Ironstone Partners with the licensing of the entire back catalogue of Epyx titles.

With the licensing of the rights, Ironstone Partners will launch a retro revival of the classic Epyx titles onto the gaming scene. Classic favourites such as California Games(R), Winter Games(R), Summer Games(R), World Games(R), Impossible Mission(R) and Pitstop are getting ready to jiggle our pixels all over again! This rebirth will initially be on Mobile and Direct to TV platforms but handheld and console platforms are also being targeted."

Jamdat announces strong 2004 numbers
"-- Fourth quarter 2004 revenues of $11.6 million marked JAMDAT's
twelfth consecutive quarter of double-digit sequential revenue
growth (up 22% over third quarter 2004 and a 122% increase
over fourth quarter 2003). Fiscal year 2004 revenues of $36.6
million represented JAMDAT's third consecutive year of triple
digit revenue growth with a 171% increase over 2003."

U.S. Wireless Market to Reach $212.5 Billion by 2008 According to TIA Study | Wireless News - Wireless IQ
"Total U.S. spending on wireless communications will grow by 9.3 percent in 2005, achieving a total of $158.6 billion, according to the newly released TIA's 2005 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast, an annual publication of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). The report predicts the wireless market will reach $212.5 billion by 2008, with a 10 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2005 to 2008. "

Softex Digital Releases Mobile Money Minder for Nokia 60 Series Phones
"(PRWEB) February 24, 2005 -- Softex Digital, a wireless games and applications development company based in Technopark, Thiruvanthapuram, announced the release of their latest ground breaking Java application for mobile phones 'Money Minder'. The application is compact enough to fit into your mobile but extensive enough to monitor and record your finances. Softex Digital?s spokesperson announced the release of the new application stating, 'The application stats and archives income and expenses and then provides a graphical representation of your finances.'"

IT Experts releases 'StreetBall Extreme'
"StreetBall Extreme is one of the first fully playable basketball games which has been officially released by the Mobile Division of IT Experts and will appear on the most important global markets from the 1st March, 2005. "

TOM Online Announces Indiagames Acquisition Completed
"BEIJING, Feb. 24 - TOM Online Inc. (Nasdaq: TOMO; Hong Kong GEM: 8282), a leading wireless Internet company in China, is pleased to announce the sale completion of Indiagames took place on 24 February, 2005. As a result, TOM Online Games, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TOM Online Inc., has successfully acquired approximately 76.29% of the issued and paid-up share capital of Indiagames as at the sale completion. Indiagames becomes a non wholly-owned subsidiary of TOM Online."

JAMDAT Mobile Announces Expanded Availability Of "JAMDAT Sports NBA 2005"
"LOS ANGELES - (February 23, 2005) - Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced today the extended availability of 'JAMDAT SPORTS NBA 2005', a fast-paced wireless game featuring official NBA teams and players. 'JAMDAT SPORTS NBA 2005' is now available through multiple wireless carriers in the U.S."

GSM coverage expansion for Argentina
"Argentina's Telecom Personal has selected Nokia to supply a GSM/EDGE radio network to cover nine provinces in northern Argentina. The new network is already in service. Under the agreement, Nokia has deployed EDGE-capable base stations and related equipment in the provinces of La Rioja, Catamarca, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, and Cordoba. In addition, Nokia has provided operations support system (OSS), implementation services, base station optimization, spare parts, and project management."

Any Port in a Storm?
"The logistical challenges of putting games on the enormous (and growing!) variety of consumer handsets are daunting. When it comes to handset capabilities, there are very few standards of any sort, and certainly no universal guidelines to speak of. In this article, Octane Technologies CEO Sameer Bhatia explains the advantages of specialization in the mobile games porting business, arguing that in-house porting is increasingly turning into an unwieldy, inefficient distraction."

Mobile Games: Entrance of Girls and the Advancement of Location (Bulldog232)
"Amid the usual onslaught of big brands, sequels and movie tie-ins, mobile game developers brought a few interesting concepts to this year's show. There is, for example, a growing recognition that girls own phones and might be interested in downloading games. US company Mforma revealed Little Miss Naughty, a cute, highly stylised platform game based around the Mr Men characters, which looked quaintly out of place next to the company's generous line-up of Marvel titles - Blade Trinity, Elektra, Fantastic Four and Ultimate Spider-Man are all out this year. "

Digital Bridges brings shuriken-hurling action to mobile phones with the release of Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
"Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, together with mobile games developer TKO Software, Inc, today announced the launch of the highly anticipated action title Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven^(TM) on leading wireless network operators and portals across Europe."

Rewards for Mobile Game Referrals
"The concept of rewards for referrals has surfaced in mobile phone gaming, with Gauteng company Refer-X launching its new service."

Pan Asia Games releases mobile multiplayer online RPG 'Age of Fantasy'
"Oklahoma City based Pan Asia Games (www.panasiagames.com), a leader in MMORPG for wireless devices is launching China's first MMORPG title for mobile phones on China Mobile's network."

Binary-Graffitti releases J2ME version of 'Chaos Realms'
"Binary-Graffitti releases its latest RPG 'Chaos Realms' for Java?/J2ME enabled Handsets."

Cometa Games launches Arcadia Mobile Gambling Platform
"Mobile gambling specialist Cometa Games launched it's Arcadia(tm) casino system, a comprehensive system for the provision and management of gambling game on mobile phones."

HeroCraft announces 3 New Games
"HeroCraft, a well-known indie developer of games for mobile phones will release three new projects in the first quarter of 2005. The three games are Black Shark, Governator: Unleashed Power and Sky Corsairs. The games are expected to be completed before spring."

Living Mobile announces 'Dungeon Warrior 3D'
"Living Mobile announced the launch of "Dungeon Warrior 3D", another innovative and exciting new 3D game to expand their premium Java games portfolio. The game continues their successful series of unique 3D games that run on most available Java handsets in the market including the Nokia Series 40 MIDP 1.0 range and has been developed in-house by Living Mobile's rapidly expanding development team based in Munich and Prague in Europe."

Mobile Games: Entrance of Girls and the Advancement of Location
"Amid the usual onslaught of big brands, sequels and movie tie-ins, mobile game developers brought a few interesting concepts to this year's show. There is, for example, a growing recognition that girls own phones and might be interested in downloading games. US company Mforma revealed Little Miss Naughty, a cute, highly stylised platform game based around the Mr Men characters, which looked quaintly out of place next to the company's generous line-up of Marvel titles - Blade Trinity, Elektra, Fantastic Four and Ultimate Spider-Man are all out this year. "

Batovi's Klondike se obsequia por esta semana en Wazzup (Uruguay)
"Si vives en Uruguay y eres cliente de Ancel te invitamos a descargar 'Batovi's Klondike' como obsequio por esta semana (solamente Nokia Series 40)."

Batovi released "Batovi's Klondike Solitaire" and from today it is available on Handango
"Klondike is one of the most popular solitaire game in the world (is the solitaire included in Windows). Is a very fun solitaire and is perfect for playing in the spare time. Play in your phone this classic solitaire with great features and you will enjoy hours of fun.
Features:
* Great graphics with Casino style.
* Excelent usability and very fun to play.
* Draw one or three cards.
* Standard or Las Vegas style scoring
* High scores table.
* Current game is saved upon exit. "

What comes after 3G? Much faster downloads
"Cellphone companies, which have yet to finish building their speedy third-generation networks, already are working to make what is fast today seem slow tomorrow."

Wireless carriers eager to add television service
"For almost five years, Brian Levin has been waiting for television to hit the small screen.
When he founded Seattle-based Mobliss in 2000, the concept didn't seem too far off. He thought people would use cellphones to watch short clips of sports, election results, weather forecasts or breaking news. "

Porn on Cellphones
"Where there is high-speed data, there is an opportunity for porn. But wireless carriers are keen to stem the possible proliferation of hardcore content on today's handsets, which are quite capable of streaming pornographic movies or showing high-res images."

AtGames talks about establishing the Sega brand in Greater China
"AtGames, a Bermuda-based game-software distributor, signed a distribution agreement with game-software giant Sega earlier this year, according to a Sega press release on January 5. Under the agreement, AtGames has the exclusive right to promote Sega?s products, which include packaged game software, mobile games and download and OEM products, in Greater China. Ping-Kang Hsiung, founder and CEO of AtGames, sat down with DigiTimes to talk about the company?s strategy after winning the contract from Sega."

Colour screens are now dominant in cellphones
"An analysis of mobile-phone designs conducted by iSuppli Corp.'s Mobile Phone Display Teardown Service in 2004 confirms that handsets are making increased use of more advanced display technology, specifically colour TFT-LCD displays and higher-resolution screens."

Protecting Italian children from adult content on mobiles
"The CEOs of Italy's mobile operators, Marco De Benedetti (TIM), Pietro Guindani (Vodafone), Tommaso Pompei (Wind) and Vincenzo Novari (3), have signed the country's first ever 'Voluntary code of conduct for premium services and child protection'. The event was attended by the Minister of Communications, Maurizio Gasparri."

General Management Article: "The New Battleground for Mobile Phone Players"
"It is not very often that you will hear the word 'handset' in Nokia Media, the Mobile Content Management division of the world?s leading cellular phone manufacturer. Call it content hub, multimedia device or anything else but do not refer to it as a 'handset'."

Living Mobile launches Dungeon Warrior 3D for mobile phones
"Living Mobile announced on February 16 the launch of 'Dungeon Warrior 3D', a new 3D game to expand their Java games portfolio. The game runs on most available Java handsets, including the Nokia Series 40 MIDP 1.0 range, and was developed in-house by Living Mobile's rapidly expanding development team, based in Munich and Prague."

Former LucasArts Industry Veteran Kalani Streicher leads MauiGames Development Studios
"MauiGames announced that it has expanded its leadership team by adding Kalani Streicher, former President and Executive Producer of Ronin Entertainment and Senior Producer, Project Leader and Senior Designer for LucasArts Entertainment Company, as MauiGames? Executive Vice President and Worldwide Studios Director. He oversees the Company?s internal production staff, as well as each of MauiGames? studios. He also directs MauiGames?s strategic product and 3rd party development activities."

Telefonica Moviles Completes Chile Mobile Telcom Merger
"SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Madrid-based mobile communications firm Telefonica Moviles (TEM) completed the merger of the Chilean firms it acquired last year, Telefonica Movil and Bellsouth, the telecom said in a statement Thursday. "

BBMF Signs Definitive 5-Year Exclusive Agreement with TV Tokyo Broadband Entertainment Inc.
"TOKYO, Feb. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BBMF Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: BBMF) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with TV Tokyo Broadband Entertainment Inc. ('TXBB'), a majority owned subsidiary of TV Tokyo, the leading TV broadcaster in Japan, to create and manage new mobile game channels, based on the existing licensed mobile contents of TXBB."

Digital Bridges extends Asian Distribution Network
"Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced the expansion of its distribution network to 10 major mobile network operators and Internet portals across Asia, Australia, New Zealand and India. This announcement coincides with the company's Singapore office opening, which is a base for Digital Bridges' sales and publishing drive in Asia Pacific."

Multiplayer action with T-Mobile based on Exit Games Neutron
"Multiplayer gaming is one of the hottest trends in the mobile communications community in 2005. Exit Games enables mobile gamers to play against friends around the globe, including chat and connected high score competition. With the launch of Seabattle, T-Mobile now offers one of the first commercially available multiplayer games which can be played across devices and across carriers via GPRS or UMTS."

Mobile Sorcery - New mobile technology company from the co-founders of Synergenix
"Mobile Sorcery a new mobile technology company that has been formed by Synergenix Interactive co-founders Antony Hartley and Jonas Adner. The newly started company has created tools that will open-up mobile application development to new audiences, by solving portability issues between mobile devices in totally new way."

jinjatech releases the latest version of its game 'CrossBoard'
"Play crosswords on your mobile using jinjatech's CrossBoard game. Playing is easy even if the puzzles aren't. Check the board anytime to see how you're doing. If you get stuck, save the puzzle and come back later, download a new puzzle or go to the website and get the answers."

Calling all gamers
"Mobile gaming matures from a time killer to a killer app.
In the mid-1990s, a cell phone game meant one thing?a digital snake scrolling across a monochromatic screen. But nearly a decade after Nokia embedded handsets with its first Snakes cell phone game, the company?s new N-Gage gamer phone mirrors the upward trajectory of the mobile gaming market. "

Cometa Games Launches Arcadia Mobile Gambling Platform
"February 17th. Mobile gambling specialist Cometa Games today launched it's Arcadia? casino system, a comprehensive system for the provision and management of gambling game on mobile phones.
The Arcadia(tm) system's simple and secure front-end allows users to register their personal information and payment details before selecting and downloading gambling games direct to their mobile phone handset via text message. The Arcadia? back-end system enables secure provision, management and tracking of multiple mobile gambling transactions."

Orange Romania expands Java games offering with managed service solution from End2End
"Orange, Romania?s largest mobile operator, and End2End, Europe?s leading B2B managed service solution provider for mobile data services and content, today announced that Orange Romania has expanded its Java games offering with a managed service solution from End2End."

TV Games(TM) Go Wireless With Ms. Pac-Man(R)
"MALIBU, Calif., Feb 16, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- One of the most beloved TV Games(TM) titles, Ms. Pac-Man TV Games(TM), is going wireless! Ms. Pac-Man Wireless TV Games(TM) will be available at retail this spring. Ms. Pac-Man Wireless TV Games will feature seven original Namco(R) arcade games, the five classic favorites from the original Ms. Pac-Man TV Games controller, plus two new games. Going wireless has never been easier -- just plug the receiver base directly into your TV and play wire-free up to 25 feet! "

InfoSpace Mobile Licenses NTRU's Neo for Java For Use in Its Entertainment Media Product Range: "BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2005--NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc., the embedded security experts, today announced that InfoSpace Mobile (NASDAQ:INSP) has licensed NTRU's Neo for Java for use in its entertainment media product range. "

TV Games(TM) Go Wireless With Ms. Pac-Man(R)
"MALIBU, Calif., Feb 16, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- One of the most beloved TV Games(TM) titles, Ms. Pac-Man TV Games(TM), is going wireless! Ms. Pac-Man Wireless TV Games(TM) will be available at retail this spring. Ms. Pac-Man Wireless TV Games will feature seven original Namco(R) arcade games, the five classic favorites from the original Ms. Pac-Man TV Games controller, plus two new games. Going wireless has never been easier -- just plug the receiver base directly into your TV and play wire-free up to 25 feet! "

GoldenPalace.com to Launch Wireless Wagering Using Phantom Fiber's Advanced Wireless Framework
"Phantom Fiber Corporation (OTCBB:PHMF), the leading provider of secure wireless technology and mobile solutions, is pleased to announce that GoldenPalace.com, the Internet's #1 Casino, has signed a five-year license agreement with the Company. Under terms of the agreement, GoldenPalace.com will use Phantom Fiber's advanced wireless framework to deliver wireless wagering to its customers worldwide. GoldenPalace.com selected Phantom Fiber because of its established reputation and dominant position within the gaming sector and because it could deliver broad support across many mobile platforms and devices. "

JAMDAT Mobile Launches "JAMDAT SPORTS NBA Three-Point Shootout"
"LOS ANGELES - (February 15, 2005) - Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced today the launch of 'JAMDAT SPORTS NBA Three-Point Shootout,' a new wireless game featuring official NBA players, including cover athlete, Sacramento Kings forward, Peja Stojakovic."

Sony Ericsson and Exit Games announce the world's first 3D multiplayer games for Java mobile phones
"Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication and Exit Games announce the world's first 3D multiplayer games for the upcoming 3D Java devices released in Q2 2005. The cooperation involves the global marketing of several Java games for GPRS and 3G networks. All titles are based on the multiplayer technology Exit Games Neutron and are developed by the 3D game studio Fishlabs."

Orange Romania Expands Java Games Offering With Managed Service Solution From End2End
"AALBORG, Denmark, February 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Orange, Romania's largest mobile operator, and End2End, Europe's leading B2B managed service solution provider for mobile data services and content, today announced that Orange Romania has expanded its Java games offering with a managed service solution from End2End."

Games Player Raises 3G Expansion Capital
"Europe : The Mobile Media Company, one of the leading independent providers of global wireless games, interactive entertainment services, and marketing applications, today announced that the company has raised 7 million Euro to expand its 3G mobile entertainment services."

CORRECTING and REPLACING GameSpot Announces Finalists for Second Annual Wireless Gaming Awards at CTIA WIRELESS 2005
"GameSpot (www.gamespot.com), a leading source for unbiased gaming information and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNET), today announced the finalists for the Second Annual Wireless Gaming Awards, better known as the Mobies, in eight categories including Best Game of the Year. The Mobies are designed to showcase and reward the most innovative, well designed, and technically accomplished mobile games of 2004. The winners will be announced on March 15 at CTIA WIRELESS 2005 conference in San Francisco. "

InfoSpace Games Bows
"February 14, 2005 - At the 3GSM mobile conference in Cannes today, InfoSpace Mobile announced its new product line, InfoSpace Games. The brand will cover games from the multiple studios which InfoSpace has acquired over the last several months: Atlas Mobile, elware, and IOMO. The development studios are responsible for such games as Ms. Pac-Man for Prizes and The X-Files."

MFORMA and Atari Release Monopoly Tycoon
"CANNES, FRANCE, 3GSM WORLD CONGRESS ? February 14, 2005 ? MFORMA Group Inc., a leading global publisher of mobile entertainment, and Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), a leading global publisher of video games, today announced the availability of a new wireless game based on Atari?s Monopoly Tycoon, one of the most popular simulation PC games of all time. Monopoly Tycoon is an economic strategy game about building a real estate empire and economically wiping out opponents. The wireless version of Monopoly Tycoon is adapted from Atari?s classic PC game and based on Hasbro?s original Monopoly board game."

Superscape's Latest 3D Mobile Games for QUALCOMM's BREW(R) Solution Featured at 3GSM World Congress
"The Superscape titles were developed for QUALCOMM's BREW solution and include 3D AMF Bowling, licensed by Vir2L Studios, 3D Evel-ution, based on the world famous stuntman Evel Knievel, and 3Dswerve Basketball."

Gameloft 3D Titles Enhanced by QUALCOMM Technology
"The performance of 3D games, such as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon(TM): Jungle Storm(TM), Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell(R) Pandora Tomorrow and Asphalt: Urban GT(TM), by Gameloft(R), a leading developer and publisher of video games for mobile phones, is advanced by QUALCOMM's BREW solution and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO technology. "

Techtree.com?>>Indiagames Creates Mask Games
"Mumbai-based mobile content publisher Indiagames announced it has partnered with film company New Line Cinema, a unit of Time Warner, to create mobile content based on 'Son of the Mask'. "

Infospace Emerges as New Force in International Mobile Games Market at 3GSM
"Leading mobile content provider Infospace announces its entry into the mobile games sector by launching Atlas Mobile, IOMO Limited and elkware GmbH under one brand "

Atari And Sorrent bring "Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure" to Mobile
"Capitalising on the explosive growth of mobile, Atari announced today at 3 GSM World Congress that it has entered into a worldwide, multi-year partnership with Sorrent Inc., a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, to develop and publish a suite of creative mobile content based on Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. The agreement expands Atari's platform mix for the game, which was developed in partnership with Marc Ecko Enterprises, to leverage the portability and connectivity of the mobile platform. Sorrent will launch its products this September simultaneously with Atari's PlayStation?2 computer entertainment system counterpart."

Com2uS chooses Exit Games Neutron to power mobile multiplayer games
"Com2uS, one of the world?s leading companies for mobile entertainment software, and Exit Games announce their cooperation to enhance Com2uS? mobile games with multiplayer versions. As part of the agreement the multiplayer software expert will provide its Exit Games Neutron development toolkit and services that enable multiplayer gaming, matchmaking, community, event billing and administrative services."

Kuju Wireless selects Exit Games Neutron 2.0 for powering its multiplayer games
"Kuju Wireless, one of the leading European games developer and publisher, and Exit Games announce their cooperation to create mobile multiplayer versions of existing Kuju Wireless mobile games. Exit Games will provide Kuju Wireless with its Neutron development toolkit and services enabling multiplayer gaming, matchmaking, community, event billing and administrative functionalities. Kuju Wireless is internationally renowned for its large portfolio of high level branded titles for Console, PC and wireless platforms, where it made its mark with games like the EA-branded Fifa Soccer 2003 and the J2ME-Title Lotus Challenge."

Fishlabs: New games studio for 3D mobile games ready to roll
"Newcomer Fishlabs is joining the mobile entertainment software sector. The Hamburg-based game developer can already look back on more than twelve years of experience in the area of 3D multimedia projects. Fishlabs positions itself as a developer and distributor of mobile 3D games on the highest technical level. ?Our expertise lies in the development of groundbreaking 3D technologies and their integration into completely new mobile game experiences,? says Michael Schade, CEO of Fishlabs. "

New Exit Games Neutron 2.0 release well received by global top-ten publishers
"he revised and expanded version 2.0 of the mobile multiplayer solution Exit Games Neutron is released at the 3GSM World Congress. It has already convinced a series of notable clients, such as Com2Us, Kuju Wireless or Fishlabs."

Mobile-Games.ru releases 'Dominate DELUXE'
"Mobile-Games.ru releases its new Strategy Game 'Dominate DELUXE'."

Imagination Technologies' PowerVR MBXT drives Console Class Mobile 3D Gaming on the Texas Instruments' OMAPT 2 Architecture at 3GSM
"Imagination Technologies [LSE: IMG], a leader in system-on-chip intellectual property (SoC IP), and one of its licensing partners, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI), are demonstrating high-end mobile multimedia content at the 3GSM World Congress 2005."

Infospace emerges as new Force in International Mobile Games Market at 3GSM
"Infospace, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSP) today demonstrated its intentions in the mobile games sector by launching the Infospace Games product line, which publishes, powers and develops a unified portfolio of games from the recently acquired Atlas Mobile, IOMO and elkware catalogues. By capitalising on its core business strengths and leveraging its new gaming assets, Infospace has established itself as a key player in this burgeoning industry. With analysts projecting that the mobile games market will become a multi-billion-dollar business in the next five years, Infospace Mobile has been quick to recognise the business potential in this rapidly evolving sector. Infospace Games will be a part of Infospace Mobile, a leading provider and publisher of mobile entertainment services, including personalisation products like ringtones, realtonesTM, ring back tones, video ringers and graphics."

Blue Sphere Games Announces its First 3D Game
"Birmingham, UK (14th February 2005) - Blue Sphere Games, a leading developer of mobile games releases its first 3D game using the latest JSR 184 technology today. Golden Warrior 3D has been developed to work on the latest 3D phones such as the Nokia 6630, Siemens S65, Sony Ericsson S700i, and provide players the best mobile gaming experience using this technology-handset combination."

The 2005 Windows Mobile Application contest is open
"The Mobile2Market program is again running a contest to find the best Windows Mobile applications being developed. Mobile2Market is the Microsoft certification and distribution program for mobile applications. "

Nokia signs licensing agreement with Macromedia
"Nokia and Macromedia have announced a licensing agreement that will integrate Macromedia Flash technology into Series 60 Platform. Series 60 becomes a reference platform for Macromedia's mobile Flash technology, and Macromedia will implement new versions of its mobile Flash technology on Series 60. Nokia has also agreed to support Flash in its other software platforms. "

EA executive to deliver keynote at GDC Mobile
"John Batter, vice president and general manager, Electronic Arts Mobile, will deliver a keynote address at the 2005 GDC Mobile Summit, held at the 19th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC). The summit will focus two days of lectures and panels at the 2005 conference, March 7-11, San Francisco, on the mobile gaming industry."

Mobile games come of age
"If you think of Snake when some mentions 'mobile games' then you could be in for a bit of a surprise. This is because mobile games have come a long way in a very short time. Even before Nokia's N-Gage game phone launched in late 2003, many mobile operators were realising that there was an audience looking for something to play on their handset. "

IN-FUSIO ON TRACK TO BECOME ONE OF EUROPE'S LEADING i-MODE MOBILE GAME PUBLISHERS
"Bordeaux, France - February 10, 2005 - IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games publisher and game service provider, today declared its intention to become one of Europe's top three i-Mode mobile games publishers after its successful foray into the direct-to-consumer market. In just ten months since the launch of its first i-Mode(tm) site for Spanish operator Telefonica Moviles, IN-FUSIO play+ i-mode shop has been chosen by four other operators for their sites: Bouygues Telecom in France, Italian operator Wind, Greece's Cosmote and most recently Germany's E-Plus. In the coming months IN-FUSIO intends to extend its European i-Mode offering and is in negotiations with a number of the continent's key mobile operators. The company is confident that it will be one of Europe's top three i-Mode publishers by 2006. "

Blue Sphere Games Announces Licence Agreement for Tiger Aspect’s Mr Bean
"Birmingham and London, UK (11 February 2005) - Blue Sphere Games Ltd, a leading developer of mobile games and content, together with Tiger Aspect, the producers of the Animated Mr Bean series, today announced a Worldwide Licence Agreement for the creation and distribution of Mr Bean Branded mobile games. "

Gstar 2005, the Major Game Expo in Korea, on the 10th-12th November 2005
"Gstar 2005 is an international market place for games, where A to Z of games is on display. It is a must attned global game show featuring the hottest and the latest in online and mobile games, which are expected to become the leading growth sectors in the game market. And Gstar is also a place where cutting edge products and service related to the game industry debut to the world's most enthusiastic population of gamers."

Mobile Game Developer - J2meGamer merges with Mobile Game Developer
"Have you just tried to reach j2megamer.com and reached Mobile Game Developer? Well, what do you know. Consilidation hits mobile development sites as well.. "

Wireless Spending To Grow 10% Annually, Study Says
"MANHASSET, N.Y. ? Total U.S. spending on wireless communications will grow 9.3 percent in 2005 to $158.6 billion, according to the Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast published by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)."

Kayak Interactive & Synergenix Interactive join Forces
"Mobile games publishers Kayak Interactive and Synergenix Interactive today announced that they are joining forces to create a leader in the mobile entertainment industry. The new company will operate as Kayak Interactive, and Synergenix will become a wholly owned subsidiary."

Mobile phone games survey reveals trends under hardcore gamers in the Netherlands and Belgium
"Overloaded's and InsideGamer's first mobile phone games survey reveals trends under hardcore gamers in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Representative sample of 1.000 hard-core gamers in The Netherlands and Belgium
- 20% of hard-core mobile phone gamers indicate serious interest in monthly game subscriptions
- 23% of mobile phone gamers prefer to buy games directly at their network operator
- survey presented at 3GSM in Cannes"

Overloaded introduces 'Clusterball'
"Overloaded (www.overloaded.com) introduces Clusterball for Symbian enabled handsets."

Touchlink Mobile presents 'Superoo Street Fight'
"Touchlink Mobile, the British mobile content developer and publisher, presents new Adventure Game for handsets - Superoo Street Fight."

TinySolutions releases 'Chess'
"TinySolutions brings the game of the kings to the mobile world. Play Chess against your mobile phone (or against another person in the two player mode). The game features three different difficulties (from beginner to professional) and if you need a break, you are able to store the game and continue whenever you like."

New mophun(tm) enabled handset
"Synergenix continues to bring easily accessible, entertaining mobile gaming to the mass market. The new Sony Ericsson T290, a well-designed feature rich entry-level phone, is now being rolled out on the Chinese market in time for the traditional gift giving of the Chinese New Year. It will be available globally during the first quarter."

3D Java Mobile Games From Superscape Featured in Intel Stand at 3GSM Cannes
"Superscape Group plc (LSE: SPS - News), the world's leading publisher of 3D mobile games, announces that a number of its 3D games, running on the Motorola E680 and A780, will be featured in the Intel booth at this year's 3GSM Congress to be held in Cannes from 14-17th February."

Mobile gaming gets its skates on
"Analysis After many years of anticipation, it is fair to conclude that the mobile games market finally arrived in 2003. Japan and Korea aside, the main territories of the world had merely flirted with wireless gaming since 1999, when the first WAP and SMS projects went live. Throughout this period, developers and aggregators bemoaned the general lack of interest from network operators in the sector."

Mobile Media Delivers iTV To Yunnan TV, China
"The Mobile Media Company (www.mobilemedia.com) today announced, that in association with the Shanghai PuDi Technology Company, it will provide interactive television programming and technical solutions to Yunnan Television , a leading television station in southwest China. "

Console games do not convert to the mobile
"Games with mass market appeal will continue to dominate mobile entertainment downloads in 2005, according to wireless entertainment publisher iFone. Big name brands from outside the console gaming world have proven to be the most popular downloads for mobile phones over 2004. Both of the final ELSPA Java download charts of the year were dominated by such titles with Monopoly at number one in November, followed by Tetris in December, each game published by iFone. Other mass market appeal titles, such as Pacman, Trivial Pursuit, Pub Darts and Pub Pool, have continued to consistently enjoy significant positions within the chart over the year, according to data submitted by the five major UK mobile operators."

Nephin Games Wins Games Developer of the Year
"(Galway, Ireland February, 2005) Nephin Games, the Galway-based mobile phone games and customer relationship marketing developer, took gold this year when it was announced that the company had won the Digital Media Awards 2005 Digital Games Developer of the Year against stiff competition."

Orange Pixel releases 'Johnny Rumble'
"Orange Pixel (www.orangepixel.net) releases Johnny Rumble onto a host of mobile devices."

Wildec releases 'Atomiq'
"You work in a secret lab to obtain new energy sources. By means of an atom-smasher you unite similar atoms into molecules. Molecules you created split when they reach the critical size of three atoms, releasing a powerful burst of energy you needed. The energy of split molecules is the number of points you get. When you collect enough energy, you get the next level of atom-smasher. No easy energy for you as atoms are spreading constantly and you have to split them unless they fill the reservoir and the latter explodes."

Nokia Says 7710 Widescreen Smartphone Now Shipping
"STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia Corp (NOK) Tuesday said its Nokia 7710 multimedia smartphone has started shipping in Europe and Africa. "

300 million 3G users by 2009 - report
"3G will have more than 300 million subscribers and generate more than US$200 billion in revenue in 2009 according to a new report from TelecomView. This report identifies the factors that will make 3G succeed."

July Systems launches mobile game tournament on Jippii
"Technology solutions provider July Systems has launched a mobile game tournament service on UK mobile content portal Jippii. The tournament service allows users to download tournament-enabled versions of mobile games, play and post their scores to the tournament leaderboards from their phones. The service offers a free trial feature for users to try the tournament before subscribing and a weekly subscription pricing. The first tournament JT1 features the mobile game Gem Jam. "

Quite a handful of promotions
"After ringtones, Bollywood is now tapping cell phones for a range of offers "

Casual Gaming
"With ever-more-capable handsets coming onto the market and confidence growing within the mobile industry, there's increasing interest in mobile gaming. However, the console games business may not provide the best model to follow. "

Sony Ericsson to unveil 2005 strategy at 3GSM World Congress, Cannes
"Having led the way in establishing the true camera phone category during 2004, Sony Ericsson's new focus for 2005 will be music. Details of the new 2005 entertainment and imaging led strategy will be unveiled at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, starting next week. The company is also nominated for an award for one of its 2004 success products."

The Mobile Media Company Partners With i.Game to Deliver Mobile Games to 1.5 Million Taiwanese Wireless Phone Subscribers
"HONG KONG, Feb. 7 /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 i.Game (http://www.igame.com.tw), one of the largest wireless service providers in Taiwan, to deliver java games and other mobile content to i.Game's 1.5 million wireless subscribers in Taiwan."

HandyGames™ - Success story 2004
"The German developer HandyGames(tm) is able to look back on a very successful year 2004. The total revenue grew due to the expansion of its international distribution channels and its focus on top games such as Townsmen 2, 1941: Frozen Front and Ancient Ruins. HandyGames(tm) attributes its increased market share to the trend reversal in the mobile internet games sector, caused by technological advancements GPRS and UMTS."

X-Men: Legends ships for N-Gage
"Helsinki, Feb. 7, 2005. Nokia today announced that it will be shipping X-Men: Legends, the first 3D action-RPG based on the popular Marvel characters. X-Men: Legends challenges players to create, customize and control their favorite X-Men Super Heroes in teams of four in their ongoing battle to protect humanity from the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and other Marvel Super Villains."

Dwango raises another $15 Million
"Tecmo Bowl, will be available to download onto Verizon phones through Verizon's Get it Now' service beginning this week. As the football season hits its high, fans of the sport will have a chance to download and play their favorite digital football game anytime, any place as Tecmo Bowl becomes available on over 30 Verizon mobile phones starting this week and continuing over the course of this month."

Dwango raises another $15 Million
"SEATTLE, Feb 3, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dwango(R) North America Corp. , a developer and publisher of wireless entertainment content, applications and Mobile Lifestyle Brands, announced today that it has successfully completed the sale of approximately 15,000 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock and warrants to four investor groups in a private placement for gross proceeds of $15 million. Wedbush Morgan Securities served as sole placement agent for the offering. "

THQ's 'Worms Forts' wins Prestigious 'Game of The Year Award'
"THQ Wireless Inc., a leading publisher of mobile entertainment games, announced today that Worms Forts, a unique action-strategy game for mobile phones has won the '2005 Game of The Year' award. This award is given by Highbury Entertainment's What Cellphone magazine and honours excellence and innovation in game design."

IECOM presents new mobile game 'Little NinjaKing'
"IECOM, a leading German developer and publisher of mobile video games, today released its newest title 'Little NinjaKing'."

Successful 2004 for HandyGames?
"The German developer HandyGames? is able to look back on a very successful year 2004. The total revenue grew due to the expansion of its international distribution channels and its focus on top games such as Townsmen 2, 1941: Frozen Front and Ancient Ruins. HandyGames? attributes its increased market share to the trend reversal in the mobile internet games sector, caused by technological advancements GPRS and UMTS."

Omikron Games releases 'City Builder'
"City Builder is a strategy game for mobile phones that puts you in a seat of your favorite mayor. Entering your name and name of the city you want to build the game will start. The game has different buildings you can build: bus station, park, entertainment, villa, house, business center, business building, light industry, heavy industry, hi-tech industry, water reservoir, power station, police station, hospital and school. Each building type has its own price, build time, revenue..."

Microforum International launches 'Paint Racer'
"?Paint Racer is a classic arcade game that people will like to play over and over again. It is simple to understand and play, but challenging and sometimes difficult to master. All in all a game of great appeal for a wide audience of all ages?, said Sieger Springer, Microforum?s General Manager."

Microforum International launches 'Calling Yuki'
"'Calling Yuki is a landmark game for Microforum, combining features such as a very innovative game plot, Manga graphics and true 3D-isometric game play to create a unique game for the undervalued market target of girls. It is also unique because players make virtual calls and send virtual SMS messages, much like they do in real life. But mobile operators have already asked us to investigate the possibility of incorporating a real SMS feature in Yuki's next adventure.' said Sieger Springer, Microforum's General Manager. "

Disney to roll out cell wallpapers, tones, games
"UMBAI, FEB 6: The Walt Disney (India), which launched its two television channels ? Disney Channel and Toon Disney ? last month, sees good prospects in the mobile phone segment by way of wallpapers, ringtones and mobile games. The company plans to enter the segment in the next two-three months. "

Mobile operators game for new money-spinner
"Calcutta, Feb. 6: Service providers are expecting a boom in the mobile games segment as more and more users are looking for handsets with additional entertainment features."

OFFICIAL MOBILE GAMES CHART CELEBRATES ONE-YEAR SUCCESS
"Friday 4 February 2005/... Today sees the Official ELSPA Mobile Games Chart achieve a milestone ? one year of monitoring Java Downloads from the main UK mobile operators."

Hoota & Snoz Come To Mobile Phones
"February 4th. Mobile games distributor and aggregator Telcogames has today signed an agreement with Australian production company Blue Rocket, to bring Hoota & Snoz, two of the cartoon world's most badly-behaved characters to a series of games and entertainment services for mobile phones. "

"Place-shifted" Content Market Spurred by Shared Photos and Games
"Dallas, Texas February 3, 2005 - Digital photography and multiplayer gaming are the key applications motivating consumer interest in 'place-shifting' solutions, according to Parks Associates. The market research firm has found these applications, which generate high interest among consumers, hold the greatest potential for success in developing portable content and services for the mass market."

Codewarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS' Version 3.0 from Forum Nokia Now Available
"ESPOO, Finland, February 2 -- Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News), the global leader in mobility, today announced the availability of 'CodeWarrior(R) Development Studio for Symbian OS' Version 3.0, supporting C/C++ development for the newly announced Symbian OS v9, the latest version of Symbian OS. Symbian OS is the leading OS for advanced mobile phones."

Midlet Review - Handset Review Section inaugurated [MR]
"Midlet Review is pleased to announce its latest section, Handset Reviews. "

Casual Users Vital To Mobile Games Market
"Casual mobile handset users continue to be the key to success in the mobile games market, according to the mobile games publisher, Mr.Goodliving. "

VIRTU MOBILE Teams up with Campbell's Soup at Hand to Reach Young Adults Through Mobile Games
"PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2005--Young adults have a loyal attachment to mobile phones and a distinct passion for video games. Recognizing that, VIRTU MOBILE has used the Campbell's(R) Soup at Hand(R) 3D Snowboarding game as an innovative way for Campbell Soup Company to promote Campbell's Soup At Hand sippable soup to this elusive market segment. "

Handango Expands European Operations with Fully Localized Support
"LONDON, UK -- February 2, 2005 -- Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced today the launch of Handango UK (http://www.handango.co.uk), Handango France, (http://www.handango.com/fr) and Handango Germany (http://www.handango.de). The sites feature content and products optimized for each country. These launches support Handango?s broader effort to popularize its brand and platform, Handango AMPP, with European consumers, mobile operators and device manufacturers."

Sweethearts® Candy Goes Mobile With Funmail For 2005 Valentine Season
"PLEASANTON, CA ? February 1, 2005 ?The digital images of Sweethearts? candy, the famous tiny pastel-colored candy hearts with sayings such as ?Be Mine,? will be brought to wireless handsets by FunMail, a leading wireless entertainment company. "

Nextel,America Movil Look Into Peru Mobile Phone Band-Government
"LIMA -(Dow Jones)- Nextel and Mexico's America Movil SA (AMX) have expressed interest in bidding for Peru's fourth mobile-telephone band, Luis Zegara, a spokesman for the government's Proinversion privatization agency, said Tuesday. "

Telefonica Moviles Merges Management At Chilean Units
"SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Spanish mobile telecommunications companies Telefonica Moviles SA (TEM) has merged the management of its Chilean units as the next step in merging the two, the company said late Monday. "

Improving EDGE access in Brazil
"Following the launch of their GSM EDGE network in November 2004, Brazils Telemig Celular and Amazonia Celular have selected mobile solutions company SmartTrust to deploy a range of service and device management solutions to better manage subscribers, their devices and their access to services. "

One million brewing in China
"Qualcomm has announced that one million China Unicom subscribers are using the operator's BREW services in China as of December 2004. To date, 10 million BREW applications have been downloaded by Chinese subscribers on more than 50 different handset models and approximately 200 local BREW developers are offering more than 800 BREW applications to China Unicom's subscribers."

GAMELOFT® ASPHALT: URBAN GT™ NOW AVAILABLE ON V CAST FROM VERIZON WIRELESS
"NEW YORK and BEDMINSTER, NJ ? Gameloft?, a leading developer and publisher of video games for mobile phones, and Verizon Wireless, the nation?s leading wireless provider, today announced the availability of Asphalt: Urban GT on V CAST from Verizon Wireless ? the nation?s first third-generation wireless broadband multimedia service for consumers that allows customers to view high-quality graphics for 3D games, video clips and music videos. V CAST runs on Verizon Wireless? Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network ? the only widely available wide-area wireless broadband network in the United States. The V CAST coverage area, which mirrors Verizon Wireless? EV-DO network, is available in more than 30 major metropolitan markets and covers more than 75 million people."

Funmobile releases 'Kung-fu Dragon'
"Funmobile releases Kung-fu Dragon, its latest Beat'em Up Game."

IN-FUSIO Reinforces Its Position as Global Leader in the Mobile Entertainment Market with Its Second Strategic Acquisition in a Week
"LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- Feb. 1, 2005 -- IN-FUSIO Acquires Leading German Mobile Games Publisher, Mobile Scope "

Thrill-Seekers Can Join the Evel-Ution With Evel Knievel 3D Mobile Game on V CAST From Verizon Wireless
"BEDMINSTER, N.J. and HOOK, England, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Superscape Group plc (LSE: SPS - News), the world's leading 3D mobile games publisher, and Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless service provider, today announced Verizon Wireless' V CAST wireless broadband multimedia services feature Evel-ution -- Superscape's 3D Evel Knievel mobile game licensed by Global Wireless Entertainment (GWE) -- as one of its 3D games. "

Falanx Microsystems to Bring Handheld Console-Quality Graphics to Mobile Phones
"MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb. 1 -- Falanx Microsystems, Inc. the developer of mobile graphics IP cores for System-on-Chip (SoC) semiconductor manufactures, today introduced an advanced line of Mali of cores that integrate 2D, 3D and video within a single core. Delivering the industry's only 4X and 16X Anti-Aliasing support and high quality video encode and decode, the Mali 110, Mali55 and MaliGP open up a whole new world of applications on next generation, high-end multimedia mobile phones."

JAMDAT Mobile Launches 3D Bowling for Verizon Wireless V CAST Customers
"LOS ANGELES and BEDMINSTER, N.J., Feb. 1 -- Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: JMDT - News) and Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless provider, announced today the availability of JAMDAT 3D Bowling on V CAST, the nation's first true 3G wireless broadband consumer multimedia service. V CAST enables customers to view crystal clear graphics for 3D games and short content because it runs on Verizon Wireless' Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network -- the only widely available wide-area wireless broadband network in the United States. The V CAST coverage area, which mirrors the Verizon Wireless EV-DO network, is available in more than 30 major metropolitan markets and covers more than 75 million people. "