Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory(TM) for the N-Gage Platform Shipping Now
"ESPOO, Finland, March 31 -- Nokia today announced that it has started shipping one of its most anticipated N-Gage games, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory(TM). Simultaneously, the game mini site will go live at http://www.n-gage.com/splintercellchaostheory where all Sam Fisher fans can download a free single-player demo of the game. Fans can also download an N-Gage Arena Fan Pack from the N-Gage Arena. "

DoomRPG
"March 29, 2005 - In one of those moments where you roll your mouse over the clock just to check that it's not April 1, id Software's John Carmack announced, via his personal blog, that he is knee-deep in programming a cellphone game. And that game is none other than DoomRPG, which Carmack describes as 'Bard's Tale meets Doom.'"

Sony Ericsson reveals Java platform strategy, making developers' lives easier
"Sony Ericsson has adopted a Java platform strategy for its mobile phones that we believe is key to supporting content developers in their struggle to create applications for a variety of phones. Currently, there are five Java platform versions used for Sony Ericsson feature and mass-market phones and two for Sony Ericsson smartphones. By making Sony Ericsson's Java Platform Strategy available to the developer community, we'll be helping developers concentrate on enhancing the game-playing experience for the end-user, instead of spending all of their time on porting issues. As new Java Platform versions are introduced in the future, we plan on making these public too."

Sun Microsystems and Paradox Studios launch the first-ever Java Developer Challenge for the Gaming Industry
"Sun Microsystems India Pvt. Ltd. and Paradox Studios Ltd, a subsidiary of Reliance Infocomm, today announced the initiation of 'Java Game Developers Challenge,' the first ever wireless game developers contest in the country. The event, which aims to promote the adoption of J2ME amongst the gaming developer community, is an extension to Sun's partnership with Paradox Studios, India's premier game development company."

Player One secure first ever license for 'Grand National' mobile phone game
"Player One Limited, leading developer and publisher of games for mobile phones, has backed a real favourite after being awarded the license to publish the 'The Grand National' mobile phone game. Developed by Distinctive Developments, 'The Grand National' is the first ever licensed 'Grand National' game and is the quintessential virtual horse racing title for all."

Ready, aim, text
"Mobile games have passed the important US$1bn mark for revenues during 2004 and global revenues for 2005 are approaching US$2bn, according to a senior Ovum analyst. "

Sanyo S750 3G Phone Review
"Europe : This is a review of the 3G Sanyo S750 handset and was undertaken in March, 2005 by Kevin Thomas of 3G.co.uk. "

John Carmack habla sobre los juegos para móviles
"Cell phone adventures. I'm not a cell phone guy. I resisted getting one at all for years, and even now I rarely carry it. To a first approximation, I don't really like talking to most people, so I don't go out of my way to enable people to call me. However, a little while ago I misplaced the old phone I usually take to Armadillo, and my wife picked up a more modern one for me. It had a nice color screen and a bunch of bad java game demos on it. The bad java games did it."

JAMDAT Mobile and Atari Launch "YAHTZEE DELUXE" for Wireless
"LOS ANGELES--March 29, 2005--Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:JMDT) and interactive games publisher Atari Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATAR) announced today the launch of 'YAHTZEE DELUXE,' a mobile version of the classic board game that will be available through multiple wireless carriers in the U.S. The first title to launch under an extended licensing agreement between the two companies, 'YAHTZEE DELUXE' is the most complete YAHTZEE experience that can be played anytime, anywhere, all on a mobile phone. "

JAMDAT Mobile and Atari Launch "YAHTZEE DELUXE" for Wireless
"LOS ANGELES--March 29, 2005--Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:JMDT) and interactive games publisher Atari Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATAR) announced today the launch of 'YAHTZEE DELUXE,' a mobile version of the classic board game that will be available through multiple wireless carriers in the U.S. The first title to launch under an extended licensing agreement between the two companies, 'YAHTZEE DELUXE' is the most complete YAHTZEE experience that can be played anytime, anywhere, all on a mobile phone. "

KDDI Launches 3G Sanyo Phone
"ASIA : KDDI Corporation announced a new line-up of au 3G CDMA 1X mobile phones, with compact, color bodies resembling sweets such as mousse and jelly. This new range of cellular phones, called Sweets [1], offers convenient, fun features that can be safely used even by teenagers. Made by Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., the new models will be launched sequentially nationwide, from late March onward."

Major Hangups Over the iPod Phone
"Cellular carriers such as Verizon and Cingular are hesitant to sell the Apple-Motorola gizmo. Here's why "

NTT DoCoMo Announces the newly established DoJa Developers Network website
"The DoJa Developer Network (DDN) provides news, documentation, downloads, tips, tutorials and other resources for developing Java applications for DoCoMo's i-mode platform."

Free SMS Sea Battle released
"Free SMS Sea Battle - a new Java?/J2ME SMS based game for two players. You can play Sea Battle with your friends from other cities or countries."

Binary-Graffitti releases 'Fire Shark'
"Binary-Graffitti releases Fire Shark, its latest Shoot'em Up Game."

Wireless Dreams about to release 'Martial Arts 3D'
"Wireless Dreams will soon release 'Martial Arts 3D' for a bunch of Symbian enabled handsets."

Com2uS and Atari build on relationship with deal to bring Transformers to mobile.
"The new battle ground for Autobots and their galactic battle against the evil Decepticons has moved to the mobile with a new Transformers franchise license agreement between Atari Interactive and Com2uS Corporation. Com2uS, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games, has secured an exclusive global deal with Atari, Inc. to create mobile phone games based on the hugely popular robots in disguise."

GlobalFun AB takes Wild West bandit Billy The Kid mobile
"GlobalFun AB, a global developer and publisher of wireless entertainment, will release it's latest game 'Billy the Kid: Wanted' in April 2005 on global basis. The action game, featuring the well-known bandit Billy The Kid, takes place in a western setting between the border of USA and Mexico at a time that we all know as the Wild Wild West. The aim of the game is that the user, playing a sheriff, will find and hunt down the famous bandit through multiple levels including deserts and traditional western towns. The user will be able to explore the inside of houses, pick up first aid kits and get advise from friendly people in the towns. An easy to use tutorial level is included to get the user started and master his/her role as sheriff quickly."

Wind launches Bryo mini site on its WAP Portal
"Wind, Italy's 3rd largest mobile player with more than 11 millions subscribers, has launched today Bryo mini site on its WAP Portal. Customers will be able to access Bryo's mobile games offer from the home page on the Videogame Channel. All games are completely localized into Italian and licensed from the best international developers."

Games & Mobile Forum Announces Speakers
"DigitalMediaWire, in association with Billboard Magazine, has announced the line-up for the 3rd Annual Games & Mobile Forum, set for Thursday, April 21, 2005 at the French Institute Alliance Francaise in New York City."

e-Games scheduled to run 2 - 3 May 2005, Muscat Inter-Continental Hotel.
"e-Games (www.egames-online.com) - scheduled to run 2 - 3 May 2005, Muscat Inter-Continental Hotel - is being billed by the organisers, Knowledge Oasis Muscat as: 'the Gulf's official console, mobile, online games and location-based entertainment event.' "

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. "

Kuju Wireless secure deal with In-Fusio
"Kuju Wireless Publishing, a subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment, has signed a distribution deal with North American mobile games publisher In-Fusio. "

China Mobile Phone Users Reach 344 Mln In Feb
"BEIJING (Dow Jones)--China's mobile phone users increased by 9.25 million in the first two months this year, bringing its total to 344.07 million at the end of February, the Ministry of Information Industry reported Thursday. "

Ericsson, Siemens Complete Interoperability Tests
"STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) Thursday said it has completed interoperability tests with Siemens AG's (SI) Communications unit between Siemens push to talk handsets and Ericsson infrastructure. "

Mobile viruses a threat, but epidemics can be stopped at the gate
"Mobile viruses infecting phones through Bluetooth and MMS create a growing need for the wireless industry to act. While such viruses are still rare and so far only affect smartphones, the damage they could do to users, but also to service providers and handset vendors cannot be ignored. "

It's Multiplayer War with Tank Wars from Guppy Games and Mobliss
"BELLEVUE, Wash., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Guppy Games(R) and Mobliss(R) announce a strategic partnership to distribute Tank Wars(TM) to major North American carriers in 2005. Tank Wars(TM), a turn-based strategic single and multiplayer battle game, will be the first Guppy Game title released for BREW and J2ME handsets in the United States. "

Mobile Media Partners With Kyocera to Deliver Its Wireless Entertainment Services to 25.5 Million Subscribers Throughout Asia Pacific
"HONG KONG, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mobile Media Company (http://www.mobilemedia.com/), a leading independent provider of global wireless games, interactive entertainment services, and marketing applications, today announced an agreement with Kyocera Communication Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (http://www.kcap.net/) to offer its mobile entertainment services across the WebW@lkers platform."

3 UK Multiplayer Solution for 3G Mobile Games
"Europe : Terraplay Systems, the leading supplier of multiplayer and connected gaming solutions, today announced that 3, the UK's first video mobile network, will employ Terraplay MOVE to support its real-time multiplayer games service. "

First UK operator to Launch Real-time Multiplayer 3G Gaming
"Europe : In another first, 3, the UK's first video mobile network, today announced the launch of 'over-the-air' real-time multiplayer games on 3. The service will go live in April and allows up to four gamers to play each other in real-time, over the 3 network. "

3G Player wins Best Mobile Entertainment Award
"ASIA : Hong Kong based Artificial Life, Inc., a leading provider of mobile entertainment products and technology today announced that it has won another major entertainment award."

Gambling on cellphones to be worth US$2 billion next year
"A rapid proliferation of mobile casinos, lotteries and sports betting services should see gross revenues from mobile gambling mushroom to more than US$19.3bn by 2009, according to a new report from Juniper Research."

Indiagames opens Hollywood studio, hires new VP
"CTIA, NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - March 13, 2005. INDIAGAMES LTD. announced today the opening of its office in Hollywood and the appointment of Sean Malatesta as Vice President, Business Development."

Macrospace launches Cannons Tournament on 3
"Macrospace, the acclaimed European studio of mobile entertainment publisher Sorrent, Inc., and 3, the UK's first video mobile network, announced that they will launch the leading mobile multiplayer game, 'Cannons Tournament', on the 3 video mobile network. Cannons Tournament is the UK's first mass-market downloadable mobile game to let up to four gamers to play each other simultaneously over 3G mobile networks."

Synergenix Launches Advanced Mobile Games on 3
"Stockholm and London - 23 March 2005 Synergenix Interactive AB, a leading mobile games publisher, will offer customers on 3, the UK's first video mobile network, compelling high-end 3D games utilising Synergenix' middleware mophun(TM)."

Digital Bridges Brings Authentic Snowboarding Action to Mobile Phones
"London UK, 23rd March 2005: Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced its latest sports title. Based on the most prestigious event in the world professional snowboarding calendar, Arctic Challenge Snowboarding is now available on leading wireless network operators and portals across Europe."

INTERVIEW - Mobile games firm says market could double in 2005
"HELSINKI (Reuters) - The mobile gaming market could double in size in 2005, helped by the roll-out of high-speed third-generation (3G) networks, the European head of U.S. games publisher Digital Chocolate said on Tuesday."

Mobile Games by Yahoo
"Yahoo Inc. has launched a studio to develop video games for mobile telephones, tackling one of the fastest-growing segments of the $20 billion global video game industry. Yahoo said Yahoo Games Studio has developed games for Verizon Wireless and will soon make games available for other carriers. Yahoo also said it has acquired a company called Stadeon to enable people to play games such as chess and poker on their phones online against those playing through the Web."

Peru To Auction Fourth Mobile Telephone Band on March 30: "LIMA -(Dow Jones)- Peru will auction a fourth mobile-telephone band on March 30, a spokesman for the government's Proinversion privatization agency said Tuesday. "

Peru To Auction Fourth Mobile Telephone Band on March 30
"LIMA -(Dow Jones)- Peru will auction a fourth mobile-telephone band on March 30, a spokesman for the government's Proinversion privatization agency said Tuesday. "

Mobile Game Developer - Pervasive Game Development Today
"Fabien Girardin from EPFL provides an overview of the pervasive gaming world, introducing positioning techniques and gives examples from the development of CatchBob!, a multi-user locative mobile game"

Yahoo! India launches 'Mobile Mega Fest'
"MUMBAI: Marking the 10th anniversary of it's parent company, Yahoo! India today announced the Yahoo! Mobile Megafest, an offer for mobile users across the country. Staring 21 March , mobile consumers will get an opportunity of downloading select ringtones, wall papers, polyphonic tones, mobile games, logos and picture messages free of cost through the Yahoo! India shotcode 8243."

Summus Goes to the Head of the Class With the 'Professor of Poker'
"RALEIGH, NC 03/22/2005 -- Summus, Inc. (USA) (OTC BB: SMMU), a leading provider of mobile media applications that optimize the consumer wireless experience, and poker great, Howard Lederer, have signed a deal to build a Texas Hold'em tutorial game for the cell phone called Professor of Poker."

Dwango's Rolling Stone Trivia Game Rocks! Delivered Right to Your Mobile Phone
"SEATTLE March 21, 2005--Dwango(R) Wireless (OTCBB:DWGN), a leading developer and publisher of mobile entertainment content for top lifestyle brands, today announced the debut of Rolling Stone 20 Questions, a new trivia game now available on certain color, Java(TM)-enabled Nextel phones. Rolling Stone 20 Questions, built on a reusable mobile trivia gaming engine, draws from Rolling Stone's enormous content library and allows players to test their music knowledge with over 600 new questions updated monthly on their mobile phone. "

Nokia 6680 3G Imaging Smartphone Starts Shipping
"ESPOO, Finland, March 21 Nokia today announced that it has started deliveries of the Nokia 6680, introduced just one month ago at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. Optimized for visual sharing, the Nokia 6680 imaging smartphone boasts a wide array of features including two integrated cameras, a flash, the Nokia XpressPrint printing solution, an active slide for easy camera activation and a bright screen of up to 262,144 colors. The device will be available in markets across Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific."

Gameloft sweeps The Second Annual Wireless Gaming Awards at The CTIA Wireless Show with Four Wins Reinforces Position as Leader in Mobile Gaming
"Gameloft, a leading international developer and publisher of games for mobile phones, announced a series of award wins for this year's Second Annual Wireless Gaming Awards, affectionately referred to as the Mobies. For the second consecutive year, Gameloft takes home the most wins with an impressive collection of four Mobies. Sponsored by Gamespot Mobile and Wireless Gaming Review, the Mobies recognizes the most innovative and technically accomplished mobile games in the industry. Judging criteria is based on gameplay, aesthetic value and replayability."

Infinite Dreams releases public beta to 'SuperMiners'
"Infinite Dreams, the makers of top selling Series60 games SkyForce and ExplodeArena, have released public beta of their fresh new tile 'SuperMiners' for Series 60 handsets. There is a contest where you can win a full version. For more informations please visit www.idreams.pl/superminers/superminers.html"

Leading networking event for the remote gaming industry announces name change
"The Virtual Gaming Forum (VGF), run by Osney Media, announced today that it is changing the name of this year?s event to The Remote Gaming Forum. The new name reflects that the event is a business forum not just for virtual gaming operators but for the whole remote gaming industry."

Breakpoint presents 'Speedway'
"Breakpoint presents 'Speedway', its latest Racing Game."

Kiloo releases 'Hugo and Fernando'
"Kiloo has released 'Hugo and Fernando', its latest Action Game."

Kuju Wireless launches Lotus Challenge multiplayer for mobile
"Kuju Wireless Publishing Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment PLC (AIM: KUJ), one of Europe's leading games developers launched a multiplayer mobile version of Lotus Challenge(TM), famous from its previous success on Xbox(R) and
PlayStation(R)2. Kuju has implemented Terraplay's unique mobile multiplayer network solution, Terraplay MOVE to bring real-time interaction capabilities to the game. The game has already commenced roll out with Terraplay game service providers across
the world."

Digital Chocolate drives Adoption of 3D Mobile Games with Technological Expertise, Deep Carrier Relationships, and New Games
"Digital Chocolate, a developer of software for mobile phones, is helping carriers and device manufacturers drive adoption of 3G networks and 3D games with its commitment to emerging technologies, strong carrier relationships, and popular 3D gaming titles."

VistaMax from Wirelexsoft: a visual IDE for Series 60 and UIQ
"Wirelexsoft VistaMax IDE utilizes eclipse and extends its framework and tools to bring flexible 'drag and drop' visual driven development environment for the mobile world."

Nokia to release Nokia Developer Suite v1.0
"Nokia Developer's Suite for Symbian OS 1.0 (NDS) is a tool collection that enables Symbian OS C++ development using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003. NDS is compatible with Series 60 and Series 80 platform SDKs."

Gizmondo launches in the UK; Vodafone signs up to provide SIM cards
"Tiger Telematics has announced a deal with Vodafone UK which will see the Gizmondo handheld device, which launched on Saturday, shipping with a pre-pay SIM card. "

Free TV over 3G
"Tele2 says that it has launched the first worldwide free TV station available on 3G mobile phones, via its own TV channel Tango.TV (TTV). The development center located in Luxembourg is in charge of applying the convergence strategy and has also created an Internet radio, Sunshine Radio Luxembourg, also available on 3G phones. The streams are available to any customer from the new wap portal T.TVMobile."

Wireless internet usage surges
"According to a new report, the number of wireless Internet users in 2004 grew by 29%. The latest findings based on interviews in 12 key global markets with 6,544 adults, including 3,304 active Internet users show that an estimated 171 million people, or 44% of Internet users in the measured markets, have accessed the Internet wirelessly."

In-Fusio announces multi-year licensing agreement
"Los Angeles - March 10, 2005 - IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games publisher and players community management provider, announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group for worldwide mobile content rights to the TV blockbusters Battlestar Galactica and The Munsters. Under the terms of this agreement, IN-FUSIO will develop, publish and distribute interactive games for mobile devices based on the licenses, as well as the rights to create other mobile entertainment products such as logos and ringtones. The first IN-FUSIO game to utilize the Universal licenses is expected to ship in Q3 2005. "

In-Fusio Makes Strategic Acquisition
"Los Angeles - February 1, 2005 - IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games publisher and game service provider, today underlined its position as an elite publisher with the announcement of its acquisition of German mobile games publisher Mobile Scope. "

GDC Mobile 2005: Maturation Before Innovation
"Mobile games had a stronger presence than ever at the Game Developer's Conference, but hopefully, innovation will continue in spite of this legitimacy. "

Handset processor gains graphical edge
"TI and Imagination Technologies are working on a targeted ecosystem leveraging the power of TI's OMAP 2 platform and Imagination's best-in-class PowerVR MBX graphics accelerator."

CIVILIZATION to Reign on Mobile Phones
"Com2uS, a leading global developer and publisher of mobile games, has secured an exclusive three-year global deal with Atari, Inc. to create mobile phones games based on Sid Meier's Civilization, the hugely popular empire-building strategy game developed by Firaxis Games."

Mobile Phone News : CIVILIZATION to Reign on Mobile Phones
"Com2uS, a leading global developer and publisher of mobile games, has secured an exclusive three-year global deal with Atari, Inc. to create mobile phones games based on Sid Meier's Civilization, the hugely popular empire-building strategy game developed by Firaxis Games."

US wireless communications market to grow 9.3%, generate $158.6 bln in 2005
"Total US spending on wireless communications will grow by 9.3% in 2005, achieving a total of $158.6 bln, according to Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). The report predicts the wireless market will reach $212.5 bln by 2008, with a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2005 to 2008."

Mr.Goodliving releases 'MetalSmash Pinball'
"Mr.Goodliving announced the release of the next step in pinball evolution, MetalSmash Pinball across Europe and the US."

Warner Bros. Online released trailer of 'Constantine' Mobile
"Warner Bros. Online released the trailer for the mobile adventure game 'Constantine'. Based on the Warner Bros. Pictures film of the same name and the DC Comics/Vertigo 'Hellblazer' graphic novels, 'Constantine' is a mobile game title that blends elements of exploration and role-playing as mobile gamers embark on an unholy mission to uncover a demonic mastermind. 'Constantine' will launch on wireless handset platforms in the U.S. this May."

Nexgen Studios and Faces of Mars release 'Rise of Empires Cambodia'
"In cooperation with Nexgen Studios Faces of Mars has released its latest Strategy turn based game 'Rise of Empires Cambodia'."

The One-Touch Revolution
"Around this time last year, at the convergence of the Game Developer's Conference and CTIA, almost every developer I spoke to had a few 2D games they showed off quickly then started talking about 3D. A year ago, 3D was going to be huge. It would revolutionize the marketplace. It would change mobile gaming forever."

Sony Ericsson announces the D750i and K508i mobile phones
"CeBIT, Hannover - Sony Ericsson today announces two new mobile phones, the D750i and the K508i Twilight Black, exclusively for T-Mobile?s European markets, further strengthening its relationship with this key network operator. In addition, the Z800i UMTS clamshell phone, announced earlier this month, will also be available from T-Mobile, though this will not be an exclusive agreement. Sony Ericsson will be presenting the first phase of its product portfolio for 2005, including the D750i and K508i for T-Mobile at CeBIT between March 10 and 16 (Hall No. 26 Stand No. D32)."

CTIA Wireless 'Mobie' Award Winners Announced
"- Mobile Game of the Year: Topolon (G-mode)
- Best Indie Game: Nano Kid (Pocket Panic!)
- Best Use of Existing IP: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (Gameloft)
- Best Action Game: Star Trek: The Birds of Prey (Jumbuck Corporation)
- Best Adventure/Role-Playing Game: Might and Magic (Gameloft)
- Best Board/Card Game: Amy's Hangman
- Best Platform Game: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (Gameloft)
- Best Puzzle Game: Topolon (G-mode)
- Best Sports Game: Deer Hunter (Sorrent)
- Best Strategy Game: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (Gameloft)"

Summus and Mattel Join Forces to Deliver Classic Games to Wireless
"RALEIGH, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/16/2005 -- Summus, Inc. (USA) (OTC BB: SMMU), a leading provider of mobile media applications that optimize the consumer wireless experience, today announced it has partnered with the world's leading family products company, Mattel, Inc. (NYSE: MAT), to develop and distribute America's favorite card game, UNO(R), and other classic games; Ker Plunk!(R), Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots(TM) and Toss Across(TM) for the mobile phone. "

Nexgen Studios and Faces of Mars release 'Rise of Empires Cambodia'
"In cooperation with Nexgen Studios Faces of Mars has released its latest Strategy turn based game 'Rise of Empires Cambodia'."

Sorrent Awarded Best Sports Game of the Year at Second Annual Wireless Gaming Awards at CTIA WIRELESS 2005
"Sorrent, Inc., a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, today announced that it has received the award of Best Sports Game for 2005 as part of The Second Annual Wireless Gaming Awards, also known as The Mobies, for its game, Atari's (Nasdaq: ATAR) Deer Hunter for mobile. Presented by GameSpot Mobile and Wireless Gaming Review at CTIA Wireless 2005 in New Orleans, The Mobies are designed to showcase and recognize the most innovative, well designed, and technically accomplished mobile games of 2004. "

MEF launches global code of best practice for mobile subscription services
"CTIA, New Orleans - 15 March, 2005 - Mobile Entertainment Forum today announces that it has launched a code of best practice for mobile subscription services, aimed for use by operators and content providers on a global basis. MEF devised a code of practice for the UK, which went live in January 2005. The result of this initiative is that mobile operators have shut out several suppliers with unacceptable practices and consumer concern over subscription services has dramatically declined. The UK mobile premium services market was worth around $800m in 2004."

LG develops new cell phone for 3-D games
"South Korea's LG Electronics said on Tuesday it has developed a cell phone that can play games with realistic three-dimensional graphics at the world's fastest computing capabilities. The 3-D game phone has a chip capable of processing data five times faster than currently available chips."

Thumbplay launches new mobile portal
"NEW ORLEANS --- ThumbPlay, a leader in the delivery of wireless content to a wide variety of networks and devices today announced the launch of ThumbPlay.com, the largest U.S.-based wireless mobile entertainment portal, which offers consumers a faster, easier way to order ringtones, images, and games directly to their phones without having to use a credit card. ThumbPlay.com works across most U.S. carriers and all handset models ensuring an easy 'two-click' transaction for all content."

Mforma rolls out Billboard Mobile
"NEW ORLEANS, CTIA WIRELESS 2005 -- March 14, 2005 -- MFORMA, the leading publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment, and Billboard, the world?s most trusted source of music and entertainment news, charts and reviews, announced their entrance into the mobile music marketplace and a long-term, exclusive partnership to deliver a wide array of new music services under the Billboard brand to mobile users everywhere. Billboard Mobile, a multimedia music discovery application tightly integrated with Billboard.com, will provide users access to music, charts and music news in a way never before seen in mobile."

Touchlink Mobile releases Crystal of Life
"LONDON, UK, March 14, 2005 - Touchlink Mobile, the British mobile content developer and publisher, and Remote Technologies, the American development company, present Crystal of Life - the new arcade game for a wide range of mobile handsets."

Dwango Wireless Expands into Canadian Marketplace
"Seattle, Washington, March 14, 2005 - Dwango Wireless, (OTCBB:DWGN), a leading developer and publisher of mobile entertainment content for top lifestyle brands, and Wmode Inc., a mobile content distribution service provider, today announced a partnership to distribute Dwango Wireless' branded partner content across key Canadian carriers. Wmode's billing and platform solution empowers Dwango Wireless to tap into the Canadian wireless marketplace with connectivity to Canadian carriers Rogers and Fido. The launch of Dwango Wireless' top content brands will occur in 2005, as approved by specific carriers."

Nokia drops N-Gage prices, moots re-designed hardware
"The N-Gage QD is to drop in price to $99.99 in the United States, Nokia has today announced, in an effort to make the system more attractive to consumers in the region - which has so far been the toughest for the N-Gage products to crack."

Namco America Releases Winter Wireless Game Line-Up; New Arcade Classics, PAC-MAN Branded Games, and Networked and Original Games for Mobile
"SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2005--Namco America Inc., a leading publisher of wireless games and content, announced today the release of their winter season game line-up. Already a publisher of Top Ten mobile hits including PAC-MAN(R) and Ms. PAC-MAN(R), this release adds six new games to Namco's mobile games catalog. "

Digital Chocolate Drives Adoption of 3D Mobile Games with Technological Expertise, Deep Carrier Relationships, and New Games
"SAN MATEO, CA, March 15, 2005 - Digital Chocolate, a developer of software for mobile phones, is helping carriers and device manufacturers drive adoption of 3G networks and 3D games with its commitment to emerging technologies, strong carrier relationships, and popular 3D gaming titles."

Sorrent Launches Zuma for Mobile; Leading Mobile Entertainment Publisher Debuts Popular Puzzle Game on Verizon Wireless' Get It Now Service
"SAN MATEO, Calif. & BEDMINSTER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2005--Sorrent, Inc., a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, and Verizon Wireless today announced the launch of Zuma(TM) for Mobile, an action puzzler based on the original web and PC title from PopCap Games, a leading developer of casual computer games. Verizon Wireless customers with select Get It Now(R)-enabled phones will be among the first to be able to play Zuma for Mobile which is based on the critically-acclaimed PC version that was called the 'Tetris of the 21st Century' by Computer Gaming World in June 2004. Zuma for Mobile has already received strong industry praise -- IGN.com rated the game a 9.2 and gave it an Editor's Choice Award. "

Study: Ring tones, mobile games to skyrocket
"The mobile-game market also experienced growth and is expected to stay healthy, according to the market researcher. Revenue for 2004 grew to $72 million, up 300 percent compared with the previous year. The research company expects game revenue to reach $430 million in 2009. "

Grundig starts selling mobile phones
"The Dutch/German electrical goods manufacturer, Grundig has entered the mobile market and launched a range of new mobile phones. Vitelcom Mobile Technology will launch six new mobile phone models under the brand Grundig including two i-mode enabled products and its first CDMA-product."

New consoles promise big problems
"Making games for future consoles will require more graphic artists and more money, an industry conference has been told. "

CosmoGIRL! Makes Horoscopes Mobile
"VIENNA, Va., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mobile Media Company (http://www.mobilemedia.com/), a leading provider of global wireless games, interactive entertainment services, and marketing applications, today announced an agreement with CosmoGIRL! publisher Hearst Magazines, to launch the CosmoGIRL! TXT Horoscope Service, a cross-carrier, daily mobile horoscope service with CosmoGIRL! magazine."

Online Casino Launches Wireless Wagering
"Golden Palace Online Casino have announced a five-year license agreement with Phantom Fiber Corporation, provider of secure wireless technology and mobile solutions. Under terms of the agreement, GoldenPalace.com will use Phantom Fiber's advanced wireless framework to deliver wireless wagering to its customers worldwide. "

Starwave Mobile nabs Rubik's license
"North Hollywood, Calif./New Orleans, LA - March 14, 2005 - Starwave Mobile, a mobile publishing and licensing label from the Walt Disney Internet Group, today announced it has obtained exclusive worldwide mobile rights for the classic Rubik's(R) brand of puzzle games including the world-famous Rubik's Cube."

Sorrent releases new research findings
"NEW ORLEANS - March 14, 2005 - At CTIA Wireless 2005, the world's largest wireless tradeshow, Sorrent, Inc., a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, shared preliminary results of its recent quantitative research aimed at profiling the population of mobile entertainment users in the United States. This is the second consecutive year for the study which broke new ground in 2004 dispelling myths and increasing understanding of the habits of mobile gamers. Sorrent partnered with research firm U30 Group to study the usage and purchasing behavior of consumers of mobile entertainment."

Funmobile releases 'Death Trap'
"Funmobile releases 'Death Trap', a horror action game that explores the terrifying plot in a silent Soul Mansion."

Qplaze releases 'Real Rally'
"Qplaze releases its latest Racing Game 'Real Rally'."

Microforum International releases 'Paul Tracy Kart'
"Microforum International, a leading North American publisher and developer of games and applications for mobile phones, released 'Paul Tracy Kart'."

Wireless spam: need for industry self regulation
"Due to a heterogeneous mobile network system, high penetration of mobiles and emerging third generation wireless data networks, a large number of Indians will soon have conveniences such as high-speed multimedia, mobile video conferencing and computing literally at their fingertips. However, mobility while creating an illusion of footloose and fancy-free also brings its own nuisance value. The filing of a recent PIL in the Supreme Court against unsolicited voice calls to consumers by telemarketers is only the beginning. "

Fun for Fingers
"Games for cell phones have become big business. Get ready for the next wave of mobile interactive play.
March 21 issue - Mitch Lasky has a serious addiction. In recent years the CEO of L.A.'s Jamdat Mobile, a company that develops games for mobile phones, has challenged hundreds of other gamers to Bejeweled, a head-to-head brain twizzler. In it, players?including many road warriors?compete over the network to manipulate rows of similarly shaped graphical gems. "

MFORMA and CBS Sportsline.Com Launch New Baseball Applications For 2005
"SANTA MONICA, Calif. - March 14, 2005 - MFORMA Group Inc., the world?s leading publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment, and CBS SportsLine.com, a leading Internet sports media organization and division of CBS Sports, today announced the launch of three new mobile baseball applications: Baseball 2005, a top-rated arcade-style mobile game, Fantasy Baseball Companion, a wireless extension of CBS SportsLine.com's immensely popular online Fantasy Baseball, and Baseball GameCenter, a news and information service that tracks live baseball action. All three applications will be available to mobile users throughout North America by the opening of the 2005 baseball season."

IN-FUSIO & Neopets Team to Launch First Wireless-to-Web Application
"NEW ORLEANS - CTIA Wireless - March 14, 2005 - IN-FUSIO, the international mobile games publisher and players community management provider, announced today that it has signed a multi-year deal to extend the characters, stories and activities from the virtual world of Neopets.com, the leading online youth community, to mobile phones worldwide. This major step for the mobile industry is the first Wireless-to-Web (W2W) application of its kind, giving players full access and interactivity from their mobile phones to the online Neopets world."

Handset distributor focuses on GSM for Latin America
"CellStar Corp. has said that its operations in Latin America have adopted a new strategy that focuses on the distribution of GSM products in the region. The Company has adopted the new strategy as a result of the rapid carrier technology migration to GSM in Latin America."

Nearly half of US teens and tweens have cell phones
"NOP World Technology has announced results of its mKids Study, revealing that cell phone ownership has topped 16 million among teens and tweens within the USA, with almost half (44%) of 10-18 year olds in the US owning a cell phone."

Top 10 mobile games downloads for January 2005
"Friday 11 March 2005/... ELSPA has announced the January Mobile Games Java Download Chart(c), compiled from information supplied by: 3, O2, Orange,T-Mobile, and Vodafone."

Mobile Fun and Games - Whitepaper
"The aim of this whitepaper is to provide a preview of some of the findings from our report on the mobile games market. We provide analysis and opinion on the market, and how it might develop over the next five years. We focus on five key regions of the world."

CTIA To Set Adult Content Guidelines in US
"The wireless carrier trade association CTIA has agreed to produce guidelines for managing wireless porn, even as porn giant Larry Flynt announced plans to enter the U.S. wireless market. "

Nokia working on N-Gage redesign
"SAN FRANCISCO - Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia is working on new designs for its N-Gage video gaming cell phone and is considering the potential for versions running on CDMA wireless networks, the head of its gaming business said Monday."

Wireless Gaming Held Hostage
"SAN FRANCISCO -- In order to see the future of the American wireless gaming market, said a presenter at the Game Developers Conference here Tuesday, all one has to do is look at Japan for a preview of the devices and mobile games that will hit the United States in about three years. "

Mpowerplayer, Inc. Launches Unique ''Try before You Buy'' Platform for Mobile Java Games
"SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2005--Mpowerplayer, Inc.
Available as a Free Download on Java.com, Mpowerplayer(TM) Lets Mobile Users Demo New Mobile Java Games, and Gives Developers and Publishers an Easy Way to Securely Showcase Their Content to Millions of Gamers "

In-Fusio Inks Universal Studios Deal
"On the heels of two mobile game publisher acquisitions, In-Fusio has retained the rights to develop wireless games for select Universal Studios television entities."

Fathammer Launches Eight New Mobile Games; Fathammer is Expanding Its Portfolio of High Quality 3D Advanced Mobile Games and Publishing on Several Platforms
"SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2005--Fathammer, a leading developer of advanced mobile game technologies and award winning high quality games, announced today that it will launch eight new advanced mobile games on several platforms this spring. Another eight games will be launched later this year. "

MoCoHub provides multiplayer mobile games based on Terraplay
"MoCoHub the leading mobile content provider in Poland with a network of international game service providers and publishers adds multiplayer mobile games based on Terraplay's network technology, Terraplay MOVE, to their broad portfolio of mobile content. The first customer to offer multiplayer mobile games to their users from the MoCoHub's games portal is Polkomtel SA, Poland's leading operator of digital cellular telephony network, with more than seven million subscribers. The first available game is 'No Refuge' from developer Mobile Interaction Stockholm and more games will be added shortly. "

Mobliss Expands Mobile Games Leadership with Four New Titles
"Mobile games leader, Mobliss, today announced spring distribution plans for new and highly addictive single- and multiplayer game titles, including Brady Bunch Kung Fu, Slyder, Tic-A-Tac 21, and Tank Wars. From America's most beloved television family, The Brady Bunch, to the breakthrough SMS technology behind Tank Wars, the four new titles add increased depth to Mobliss' already diverse mix of puzzle, action, adventure, and fighting games. "

For Tinfo Mobile, games are serious business
"[Business India]: Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 : Mobile phone games are serious business for two 25-year-olds in Kerala who have carved a niche in the growing market segment with their company Tinfo Mobile."

Wireless Gaming Held Hostage
"SAN FRANCISCO -- In order to see the future of the American wireless gaming market, said a presenter at the Game Developers Conference here Tuesday, all one has to do is look at Japan for a preview of the devices and mobile games that will hit the United States in about three years. "

Java White Paper Published by 3G Americas
"US : 3G Americas today published a comprehensive white paper on the wireless Java(TM) technology ecosystem -- the de facto standard for developing and delivering mass-market mobile applications. "

Telecom Argentina Seeks 30% Of Cell-Phone Market
"BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Argentine fixed-line carrier Telecom Argentina (TEO) is seeking to increase its share in the country's rapidly expanding cellular-phone market to 30% this year, despite fierce competition from other operators that has chipped away at profit margins, executives said Wednesday. "

Nokia Re-Iterates Support For N-Gage
"Speaking at the Reuters Technology Summit, Nokia CFO Rick Simonson has re-iterated that the company has no intentions on giving up on the N-Gage handheld gaming brand, despite the company's widening range of game content in its other mobile phone products."

Eurofun sold to DTR
"Eurocom, the Israeli representative of Nokia and one of the biggest communications groups in Israel, had sold EuroFun, its mobile content division to DTR. DTR is a company owned by the MAPAL Communication and specializes mainly in distributing mobile and TV content around the world. DTR and LDI acquired rights from movie production companies and popular brands which includes, among others, DreamWorks (Shrek, Shark Tale), Warner Bros, Bratz, NBA and the Matrix."

Ironstone Partners scores 3 classic Rebellion titles
"London, March 2005 ? Ironstone Partners have signed an exclusive global deal with Rebellion allowing them to bring old favourites from the 8-bit era out of the past and into the present mobile games space."

SNAP Mobile Game Portfolio grows as 'Lucky Ranch Tycoon' is unveiled
"Nokia, together with Gamica, announced that Lucky Ranch Tycoon, the world's firts Mobile connected Tycoon Game, is under Development for Java(tm)/J2ME Handsets utilizing the Nokia SNAP Mobile Solution"

Macrospace releases 'Adidas All-Star Football'
"Macrospace releases Adidas All-Star Football, its latest Sports Game."

Touchlink Mobile and U-E-Games release new logical game for mobile phones
"British mobile content developer and publisher Touchlink Mobile signs a cooperation agreement with the French development company U-E-Games. According to the agreement Touchlink Mobile becomes the exclusive publisher of Abductees - the new game, developed by U-E-Games."

Kyocera Wireless and Alienware working on gaming accessories for mobile phones
"The companies expect the new relationship will match Kyocera Wireless' reputation for making easy-to-use wireless handsets and accessories with Alienware's ability to deliver gaming solutions for a wide variety of platforms."

Square Enix unveils US mobile games
"Square Enix is preparing to release a pair of games for US mobile phone users. Meanwhile, back home in Japan the company has just release a more complicated mobile game based on Front Mission."

Sony Ericsson Demonstrates One Year of Mobile Java 3D Leadership
"Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2005, San Francisco (CA), USA - As a leader in Mobile Java 3D technology, Sony Ericsson reinforces its position by showcasing twelve 3D-enabled phones, successful game development partners, speaker sessions and free technical support at the annual Game Developers Conference."

"Payload" Offers the Ride of a Lifetime on the N-Gage Platform
"San Francisco, CA, March 8, 2005 -- Nokia and Tantalus Interactive today announced 'Payload,' a futuristic action game that blends white-knuckle racing with a heavy dose of hard-hitting destruction. With its amazing 3D graphics it offers a unique mix of strategy, combat and traditional racing. This N-Gage exclusive game is sure to get pulses racing whether it's played alone or against up to 4 friends via Bluetooth wireless technology."

America Movil Seen Among Possible Bidders For Brazil Cos
"MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexico's America Movil SA (AMX), Latin America's largest mobile phone operator, is seen as a possible bidder for two Brazilian wireless companies that just went up for sale. "

Nokia: Mobile TV Pilot Begins In Finland
"STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia Corp. (NOK) Tuesday said it is launching a mobile television pilot, bringing live television broadcasts to mobile devices, in Finland on March 8. "

Revenues from Mobile Games Set to Mushroom by 78% in 2005
"Hampshire UK, 8th March 2005: The onset of mass multiplayer gaming, a widening gaming demographic, greater playability, and increased adoption of mobile services in emerging markets point to a fast expanding market for mobile games, according to a new report from Juniper Research. "

CYOP to Launch Mobile Skill Gaming
"CYOP Systems International Inc., a provider of online video games and tournaments of skill, is pleased to announce that it has begun preliminary talks with mobile developers into launching mobile games. "

Qualcomm's profit outlook gets a boost
"Qualcomm, the world's second-largest maker of chips for cell phones, yesterday raised its forecast for second-quarter profits, saying that consumer demand for features such as wireless games and video is growing worldwide at a 'rapid pace.' "

Revenues from Mobile Games Set to Mushroom by 78% in 2005
"Hampshire UK, 8th March 2005: The onset of mass multiplayer gaming, a widening gaming demographic, greater playability, and increased adoption of mobile services in emerging markets point to a fast expanding market for mobile games, according to a new report from Juniper Research. "

Touchlink Mobile and U-E-Games release new logical game for mobile phones
"LONDON, UK, March 3, 2005 - British mobile content developer and publisher Touchlink Mobile signs a cooperation agreement with the French development company U-E-Games. According to the agreement Touchlink Mobile becomes the exclusive publisher of Abductees - the new game, developed by U-E-Games. "

GOSUB60 traverses Sahara movie game
"Santa Monica, CA - March 7, 2005 - GOSUB 60, developer and publisher of mobile entertainment software, today announced an agreement with Bristol Bay Productions to produce a mobile game based on Sahara, next month's blockbuster movie developed from the best-selling book by Clive Cussler. "

Living Mobile releases the mobile version of the renowned “Mephisto Chess”
"Munich, 7th of March 2005 - Living Mobile has exclusively licensed the famous ?Mephisto? brand for mobile phone chess games from Saitek. The Mephisto Chess Mobile Edition (M.E.) is a classical chess game for mobile phones. With a strong chess engine and nine difficulty levels to choose for all players ranging from beginners to professional players."

MagicStudios releases 'Wyrmgard'
"MagicStudios announced the release of Wyrmgard, a new Adventure Game for mobile phones."

Tira Wireless Launches New Developer Network Focused on Porting Mobile Content
"TORONTO-March 8, 2005-Tira Wireless, the premier provider of porting technology for the mobile content market, today announced the launch of the Tira Developer Network, an online community resource (www.TiraDeveloper.com) designed to help developers create portable mobile Java games and applications. This content-rich site provides developers with free access to Tira's extensive mobile device database and use of its automated verification server (AVS) for debugging mobile content."

Falanx Submits Mali IP Cores to Khronos OpenGL ES Conformance Process
"SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 -- Falanx Microsystems, Inc. the developer of mobile graphics IP cores for System-on-Chip (SoC) semiconductor manufacturers, today at the Game Developers Conference announced that they have submitted their Mali(TM)55 and Mali110 IP cores to the Khronos OpenGL(R) ES conformance process. Falanx expects both products to successfully pass the conformance process for OpenGL ES 1.0 and OpenGL ES 1.1, making both Mali cores officially certified to use the OpenGL logo.* The successful achievement of OpenGL ES 1.1 certification will provide valuable assurance to SoC manufacturers who rely on seamless integration of components with the latest functionality to restrain costs and quicken time to market."

Pink Panther™ in Rare Pink for Mobile!
"GDC, San Francisco, CA, & London, UK - 8th March 2005: Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced the launch of Pink Panther(tm) in Rare Pink, a new mobile game title available on leading mobile network operators and online portals across Europe and North America. The title is part of a licensing agreement with MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc."

Colin McRae Rally 2005 to take Best Handheld Game Accolade
"Ideaworks3D, a leading provider of advanced mobile gaming technology and content, this week celebrated its second successive accolade at the prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Games Awards. It received first place in the Best Handheld Game category for the best-selling Colin McRae Rally 2005, a Codemasters franchise developed for the Nokia N-Gage by Ideaworks3D's creative studio and based on Ideaworks3D's groundbreaking mobile games technology."

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: M:Metrics refines mobile-data tracking: "After months of compiling data, the Seattle-based analyst company is launching its services today in hopes of taking some of the guesswork out of measuring the mobile-data industry. "

Indiagames to Bring 'World Cyber Games Mobile Competition', the World's Largest Computer & Video Game Festival, to Mobile Phones
"(PRWEB) March 7, 2005 -- Games Developers Conference,San Francisco, USA-March 7th 2005, Indiagames Ltd, the leading mobile entertainment developer and publisher, recently completed WCG brand license agreement with International Cyber Marketing (ICM), to host the World Cyber Games Competition for mobile phones. This agreement was signed in Singapore during the WCG 2005 SP (Strategic Partners) Conference where 38 of WCG strategic partners had gathered in Singapore."

Yahoo! gets more serious about its games unit
"If Yahoo! Inc. has its way, that telephone beeping in your pocket could be a phone call - or an invitation to play backgammon. "

Faces of Mars releases 'Laundro Match'
"Faces of Mars releases 'Laundro Match'."

Play It outlines Plans for Mobile Games Division
"Games publishing pioneer Play It announced the launch of a new mobile phone games label. The value publisher which sells a range of great games for Playstation and Playstation 2 starting at just &6.99, has confirmed 10 titles will be initially shipped by Play It Mobile."

QUALCOMM Adds Another Dimension to Wireless Market With Advanced Support for 3D Gaming
"SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced significant BREW publisher and developer support for the creation of wireless 3D games optimized for the Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) Enhanced Multimedia Platform chipsets. QUALCOMM's industry-leading MSM Enhanced Multimedia Platform chipset solutions provide support for industry-standard OpenGL(R) ES 3D APIs, enabling fully featured, high-performance 3D games for 3G CDMA2000(R) and WCDMA devices. "

Indiagames to Bring “World Cyber Games Mobile Competition” to Mobile Phones
"March 7, 2005 -- Games Developers Conference,San Francisco, USA-March 7th 2005, Indiagames Ltd, the leading mobile entertainment developer and publisher, recently completed WCG brand license agreement with International Cyber Marketing (ICM), to host the World Cyber Games Competition for mobile phones. This agreement was signed in Singapore during the WCG 2005 SP (Strategic Partners) Conference where 38 of WCG strategic partners had gathered in Singapore."

Sorrent Launches "Robots" Entertainment Suite for Mobile Subscribers Around the World
"SAN MATEO, Calif. March 7, 2005. Mobile Game, Wallpapers, Ringtones and MMS Based on Twentieth Century Fox Film Deliver Robots' Fun, Family-Friendly Entertainment to the Small Screen "

Alphaman(tm) fights on the big ones
"Bytedefenders brings the arcade shooter Alphaman(tm) to QVGA display devices including the Motorola E1000 and the Sony Ericsson S700i. These devices feature a 240x320 pixel display. Game graphics have been slightly improved for these devices. The Motorola E1000 version even supports a stereo ingame soundtrack."

Welcome to the mobile social club
"The huge popularity of ringtones is fuelling rapid growth and consolidation in the mobile-content industry. By Paul Durman"

Welcome to the mobile social club
"The latest batch of handheld gaming consoles looks set to transform the way we play while we roam. And, as Stuart Andrews discovers, they may even help to educate our children"

Mobile phones seen challenging Sony PSP
"SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mobile phone video games will rival games on mainstream handhelds like the Sony PSP by late 2006, executives of some of the top phone game publishers say."

Motorola increases Brazilian research investment
"The Networks business of Motorola's Brazilian subsidiary, Motorola Industrial Ltda., has announced an investment of approximately US$5million over the next three years for two new research initiatives in Brazil. These efforts will be focused on developing new applications for mobile and fixed telephony carriers and the continued development of Motorola's SoftSwitch technology. Research on these two new initiatives is scheduled to begin this month using simulated real world commercial network environments in Motorola laboratories at its Jaguariuna Industrial and Technological Campus in the state of Sao Paulo."

Aces Texas Hold’em Released for Pocket PC
"Concrete Software Inc., a leading developer of mobile entertainment, today announced the release of its highly awarded Aces Texas Hold'em - No Limit(tm) poker game for Windows Mobile(tm) Pocket PC. The excitement and strategy enjoyed by mobile phone enthusiasts, Palm and BlackBerry users, that has shaped popular TV shows like World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker, is now available for the Pocket PC crowd. "

Yahoo! buys Spring Lake company
"Stadeon Inc., a start-up company in Spring Lake that develops technology to bring interactive games to wireless telephones, has been bought by Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. for an undisclosed amount, Stadeon's co-founder said Friday."

Gameloft secures rights to War of the Worlds
"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - March 3, 2005 - Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of video games for mobile phones, today announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with Viacom Consumer Products, Inc. to develop, publish and distribute the wireless game version of the biggest movie event of the year, Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds starring international superstar Tom Cruise."

Play It Mobile to launch with 10 titles
"Friday 4 March 2005/... Games publishing pioneer Play It today announced the launch of a new mobile phone games label. The value publisher which sells a range of great games for Playstation and Playstation 2 starting at just &6.99, has confirmed 10 titles will be initially shipped by Play It Mobile."

Brazilian mobile games company Meantime Games touts My Big Brother
"The Brazilian fifth edition of Big Brother isn?t only on TV screens throughout the country: you can download it and play it on your own cell phone. My Big Brother is the latest game produced by Meantime Games, a C.E.S.A.R (Center for Advanced Studies and Systems of Recife) spin off company. It turns the HouseGuests into characters and allows the player to choose one of them to take care of by feeding it and keeping it clean and satisfied. Users of the main wireless carriers can download My Big Brother for free since January. In addition, you need to buy a pack of credits to start playing."

World?s first Walkman(r) phone raises the bar for mobile entertainment - The Sony Ericsson W800 brings high quality digital music to the mass market
"London - Sony Ericsson today kick-started its entry into the mobile music market with the announcement of the W800, the first Walkman? branded mobile phone. It will now be possible to listen to music, handle phone calls and take great pictures and video, all with one device and with no compromise on quality. The Sony Ericsson W800 is the first product to combine a mobile phone, a high quality digital music player with up to 30 hours' battery life, and a 2 Megapixel camera. All of this is packaged in a slim, lightweight device with ultra-stylish design."

Yahoo! Games Studio launches
"Sunnyvale, CA - March 4, 2005 - Yahoo! Games (http://games.yahoo.com), the leading online games site, today announced a number of strategic moves to bolster its mobile games capabilities, including the creation of the Yahoo! Games Studio and the acquisition of Stadeon, which helps Yahoo! Games provide multiplayer, multiplatform game functionality. "

Gameloft secures Exclusive Mobile Gaming Rights to Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks? War of the Worlds Movie
"Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of video games for mobile phones, today announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with Viacom Consumer Products, Inc. to develop, publish and distribute the wireless game version of the biggest movie event of the year, Steven Spielberg?s War of the Worlds starring international superstar Tom Cruise."

Morpheme celebrates BAFTA Success
"Morpheme, one of the UK's leading mobile phone development studios, today celebrated winning the prestigious BAFTA Award for Best Mobile Game for its innovative action game Bluetooth Biplanes. The game is one of the first to fully utilise the Bluetooth connectivity feature of the latest Java enabled mobile phones."

IECOM launches new branded game 'NICI's Jolly Mah'
"IECOM, a leading German developer and publisher of mobile video games, today released its newest title 'NICI's Jolly Mah'. The game is based on the exclusive license of the NICI plush characters which have meanwhile become an integral part of daily life throughout the world."

Eurofun releases 'Madagascar: Going Wild'
"Eurofun has announced the launch of Madagascar - Going Wild, a new game for mobile phones, to be released in the summer of 2005."

Kuju Wireless Launches Lotus Challenge(TM) Multiplayer for Mobile
"Kuju Wireless Publishing Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment PLC (AIM: KUJ), one of Europe's leading games developers today launched a multiplayer mobile version of Lotus Challenge(TM), famous from its previous success on Xbox(R) and PlayStation(R)2. Kuju has implemented Terraplay's unique mobile multiplayer network solution, Terraplay MOVE to bring real-time interaction capabilities to the game. The game has already commenced roll out with Terraplay game service providers across the world. "

Adventure Into Hell And Back With "Constantine," The New Mobile Phone Game From Warner Bros. Online
"Glendale, Calif., March 2, 2005 - Warner Bros. Online today announced that 'Constantine,' a new mobile adventure game that thrusts players into a battleground between heaven and hell, will launch on wireless handset platforms in the U.S. this May. Based on the Warner Bros. Pictures film of the same name and the DC Comics/Vertigo 'Hellblazer' graphic novels, 'Constantine' is a mobile game title that blends elements of exploration and role-playing as mobile gamers embark on an unholy mission to uncover a demonic mastermind."

Mauigames secures License for Solitaire Royale, Ishido and Heaven And Earth
"MauiGames announced that it has secured licenses to develop for cell phones the very popular Solitaire Royale, Ishido, and Heaven And Earth computer games. Originally developed and sold in the 1980?s and ?90s these games have sold tens of millions of copies and are continuing to sell today."

'System Rush' for Nokia N-Gage released
"Drive into the future with ?System Rush,? Nokia?s new cyber-racing title for the N-Gage. "

EUROFUN ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF MADAGASCAR: GOING WILD FOR MOBILE PHONES
"Based on the DreamWorks Animation movie Madagascar, the game will be released in the summer of 2005"

EUROFUN ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF MADAGASCAR: GOING WILD FOR MOBILE PHONES
"Based on the DreamWorks Animation movie Madagascar, the game will be released in the summer of 2005"

Nikita company and THQ Wireless Enter Agreement To Distribute Mobile Games in Russia
"The Nikita company, the first Russian creator of computer games and THQ Wireless, a leading publisher of wireless entertainment and subsidiary of THQ Inc., today announced a long-term agreement to distribute THQ Wireless products in Russia. Under the new agreement, the Nikita company becomes an official distributor of THQ Wireless Java-games, opening up new channels for popular mobile games from THQ Wireless to be placed into the hands of Russian consumers."

He's Back On The Mobile. IN-FUSIO Launches The Second Instalment Of The Terminator(tm) Mobile Games Series
"London - March 2, 2005, - IN-FUSIO, the international mobile game publisher, invites UK gamers to take on the ultimate killing machines with the launch of The TerminatorTM: I'm Back. The single-player action game, which captures the atmosphere of the film trilogy, is available to download immediately from Orange and O2 in the UK to a wide variety of Java-enabled phones."

Cell-Phone Gaming Catches On
"Is content king even when it's on a 2-inch cell-phone screen? That was the question legions of mobile-content creators were hoping to get answered when Jamdat, a mobile-games developer, announced its fourth-quarter results last week. The tiny company, based in Culver City, Calif., had a successful IPO in October and since then has become the unofficial canary in the mobile-software industry's coal mine. "

Ready to take on gaming giants
"Vishal Gondal says he was ?surprised by the interest but sensed the fit was right? between his games company, Indiagames, and Tom Online, the Chinese internet company. The deal was also without precedent: it was the first time an Indian technology company had been bought by a Chinese counterpart. "

Number Of Cell Phones In Chile Reaches 8.5 Million In 2004
"SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- One out of every two Chileans has a cellular telephone, with the number of cell phones in the country reaching 8.5 million in 2004 - almost triple the number in 2000, the national statistics institute, or Ine, reported Tuesday. "

68% of mobile phones sold in 2004 had color screens
"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 color TFT-LCD displays and higher-resolution screens."

Top ten wireless services and the way to ARPU growth
"Analysys Reserch had identified the world's top ten wireless services in a report released recently. "

THQ Wireless to bring South Park Content to Mobile Phones in Europe
"THQ Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI), announced that it has signed a major licensing agreement with MTV Networks International to bring the global adult animation phenomenon South Park to mobile phones in Europe. The comprehensive suite of South Park branded wireless products is expected to include games, video clips, ring tones, wallpapers, screensavers and MMS. In addition, for the first time, fans will be able to download video clips from the Eighth Season of South Park, plus watch video clips on their mobile phones of some of the greatest moments from the hugely popular television series."

Fox Sports en Español and Fox Sports Latin America Go Wireless With Copa Libertadores
"Washington D.C., February 28, 2005 -- Fox Sports en Espa?ol, Fox Sports Latin America and Proteus, the leading developer and publisher of mobile entertainment content, have launched Fox Sports Copa M?vil, a suite of mobile products and services allowing fans to get in on the action of the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious club soccer tournament in the Americas."

Make the Most of Your Mobile Phone With a Wide Choice of Innovative Accessories
"MARCH 1, 2005, London - The applications and uses for Sony Ericsson mobile phones are expanding significantly this year as the company introduces a range of new accessories. Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology is put to use for easy communication with home entertainment systems and higher quality, more reliable headsets, imaging is improved with a new camera flash, and handsfree gets easier with new kits for portable and car use. All are introduced by Sony Ericsson today and will be making their public debut at CeBIT in Hanover later this month:"

StreetBall Extreme released
"Mad-dogs have arrived! Bouncing lowrider has just stopped next to the basket court. Most respectful city crews are are ready to challenge in the street basketball! Are you ready to trash them?"