‘Mobile Gaming’ Archives
Business Plans for Mobile Gaming Companies
Mobile gaming, casual gaming and social gaming are definitely buzz words in the news. We’ve all seen the barrage of Facebook updates from friends playing Mafia Wars, Farmville and others. Then, there is the stream of requests to add Foursquare or Gowalla. Followed by increasing talk from friends and coworkers about the latest game they bought on [...]
Augmented Reality Game Developer Ogmento raises $3.5M
We have been waiting for this announcment for a while given our interest in the future of Augmented Reality (AR) and our connections to Ogmento team. What is augmented reality? It is a technology that superimposes virtual data with views of the real world. Ogmento, based in New York, announced that it raised $3.5 million in Series A [...]
Location based game developer Booyah raises $20M
Location based games continue to be a favorite of the venture funding. The company behind the location-based game MyTown, Booyah Inc., recently closed a $20 million round of financing led by Accel Partners, with existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and DAG Ventures also participating in the round. MyTown is a Monopoly-like [...]
U.S. Spent More Than $25 Billion On Video Games In 2009
Many people think of video games as “kids stuff”. They do not realize the true size of the market and opportunity across all age levels. How big do you think total revenues for the video game industry in the U.S. is annually? Newzoo, a Dutch research firm, estimates that 183.5 million gamers spent $25.29 billion in the US last year [...]
hi5 Acquires Social Game Developer Big Six
Deal boosts hi5's leadership in commerce platforms and payment processing San Francisco, CA; Feb. 24, 2009 — hi5, the largest social entertainment site focused on gaming, today announced the acquisition of social gaming company Big Six. The Austin-based company was founded by gaming veterans Kevin Gliner, Monty Kerr and Chad Hansing, all [...]
Twitter Buys Mixer Labs and Puts Location-Based Services in the Spotlight
Twitter's acquisition of Mixer Labs , a service that helps developers build location-aware applications, shows that the company hopes to make location broadcasting an important part of its service. And the microblogging service isn't alone, either: Google is getting into location-based services with its work on Google Maps and features like My [...]
What do VCs think of the mobile games industry?
VCs are hot for gaming right now, and for iPhone. But are they hot for iPhone gaming, and indeed gaming on other mobile platforms? A panel assembled at Mobile Games Forum today, with three VCs and a couple of games business analysts to chew the fat over where and when VCs might invest in mobile games. "Mobile has been a graveyard for venture [...]
Location: the Proper Identity of Mobile Gaming?
GPS Business News recently had a conversation about location-based gaming with Maarten Noyons, founder of the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) and Pia Vuohelainen, partner manager at NAVTEQ. ... We should rename this category, this is much wider than typically understood. We haven’t really found a name yet even if “real world [...]
MGF 2010: The future for mobile games
Mobile Games Forum's interviews an industry panel at MGF on their thoughts about 2009 and the trends we will see in 2010. Read more at the Mobile Entertainmen website.
Nokia announces Ovi Maps Racing (with demo video)
At the CES, Nokia announced details of its new location-based racer for Ovi Store. Ovi Maps Racing is the result and allows you to create race tracks around your own neighbourhood or just about anywhere in the world. This is a great example of the power behind location based games that are based on maps from NAVTEQ. While your phone's GPS [...]
Scvngr Receives $4 Million for Location-based Mobile Games
Google, Highland Capital Partners and others invest $4 million in Scvngr. Scvngr began in 2008 with a focus on interactive location-based mobile games and tours and experiences. Click for full article.
