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Go2 reveals 24M search user sessions in year

IRVINE, Calif.-Mobile search provider go2 said it delivered more than 24 million unique user sessions in 2005, marking a 51-percent increase from its 2004 usage figures. Wireless users viewed more than 210 million pages of local information from go2 last year, the company said;...

Go2 reveals 24M search user sessions in year

IRVINE, Calif.—Mobile search provider go2 said it delivered more than 24 million unique user sessions in 2005, marking a 51-percent increase from its 2004 usage figures.Wireless users viewed more than 210 million pages of local information from go2 last year, the company said; popular...

Lasky to keynote game-developer conference

SAN FRANCISCO—Mitch Lasky, EA Mobile’s senior vice president, is scheduled to give the keynote address at the GDC Mobile 2006 game developers’ conference next month in San Jose, Calif.Lasky previously was chief executive officer of Jamdat Mobile Inc. before the company was acquired by...

EA closes on Jamdat acquisition

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Video-game powerhouse Electronic Arts Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Jamdat Mobile Inc. The $680 million deal was announced in December.Mitch Lasky, formerly Jamdat’s chief executive officer, was named senior vice president of EA Mobile. Michael Marchetti, Jamdat’s chief financial officer,...

Top Stories of 2005

Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list does not include the...

Top Stories of 2005

Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list does not include the...

EA shakes up gaming world with Jamdat buy

Video-game giant Electronic Arts Inc. shook the mobile gaming world last week with the announcement it would shell out $680 million to acquire publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. EA said it would pay $27 per share for Jamdat under terms of the long-rumored deal, sending...

EA buys Jamdat for $680 million

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Game-making giant Electronic Arts Inc. will shell out $680 million in cash to acquire mobile publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc., the companies announced after Wall Street's closing bell. EA will pay $27 per share for Jamdat under the terms of the deal. Shares...

At a year old, Jamdat’s public life full of ups, downs

It appears the roller-coaster ride isn't over for Jamdat Mobile Inc. The wireless entertainment publisher celebrated its first full year on the Nasdaq last week, announcing third-quarter revenue that more than doubled from the year-ago period. Jamdat credited successful European launches of Tetris and...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarriersFitch Ratings placed Telephone and Data Systems Inc. and United States Cellular on Ratings Watch Negative following the announcement that TDS intends to restate its...

Jamdat’s revenues rise on strong game launches

LOS ANGELES-Shares of Jamdat Mobile Inc. jumped in after-hours trading Tuesday following the game publisher's announcement that its third quarter revenue more than doubled from the year-ago period. Jamdat said successful European launches of Tetris and Downtown Texas Hold 'Em helped push its quarterly...

Doom goes mobile

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile hopes to bring a little hell to your handset with a mobile version of Doom.The game-maker launched the much-awaited Doom RPG, a role-playing wireless title based on Id Software's revolutionary PC-based first-person-shooter. The game is available through most major U.S. carriers...

Jamdat offers wireless games in McDonald’s Monopoly contest

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it is participating in McDonald's annual Monopoly contest for the second year. Jamdat prizes include two wireless games-Jamdat Sports NBA Three-Point Shootout and Blue Blocks-as well as Lemonade Tycoon 2, a PC game."The McDonald's Monopoly Best Chance Game 3.0...

Jamdat offers wireless games in McDonald’s Monopoly contest

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it is participating in McDonald's annual Monopoly contest for the second year.Jamdat prizes include two wireless games-Jamdat Sports NBA Three-Point Shootout and Blue Blocks-as well as Lemonade Tycoon 2, a PC game."The McDonald's Monopoly Best Chance Game 3.0 will...

Jamdat partners with ATI on 3D apps

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it will work with ATI Technologies Inc. to develop three-dimensional wireless entertainment applications."3D games are an important part of the future of mobile gaming and by working with ATI, a leader in the 3D graphics space, we will continue...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

Reaxion scores $2M from venture-capital firm

SEATTLE-Mobile gaming company Reaxion Corp. announced it scored $2 million in its first round of funding from i-Hatch Ventures. Reaxion said it will use the money to round out its products for next year and to expand its distribution internationally."Reaxion is on track to...

Industry, gamers wait for breakout mobile title

Ever since Pong ushered video games into U.S. homes three decades ago, the video-game industry has leaned on a handful of blockbuster titles to open new gaming genres and drive sales of new platforms. Gamers got out from behind the console with Nintendo's GameBoy...

Most gaming revenues generated by few titles

Less than one-third of all mobile-gaming titles account for 80 percent of U.S. wireless game revenues, according to figures released this morning by Telephia Inc. In its latest monthly wireless gaming figures, the wireless usage and performance measurement company found that wireless subscribers pay...

Mobile-content space hits choppy waters

The rising tide that is the mobile-content industry is hitting choppy waters for some publicly held content providers. Dwango Wireless is the latest company to get pummeled by the waves. The Seattle-based aggregator saw its shares plummet last week on news that it posted...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

Following is a list of wireless companies that had ratings or financial news this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

As head of Sprint gaming, Ford is a wanted man

Jason Ford can walk through any mall in the United States without eliciting a second glance. But in the tiny universe that is wireless gaming, he may as well be Brad Pitt. As the general manager of games for Sprint PCS, Ford's attention is...

Jamdat shares drop on disappointing 3Q outlook

Shares of Jamdat Mobile Inc. plunged in after-hours trading Thursday after the wireless game maker offered a disappointing outlook for the coming quarter.Jamdat reported impressive gains during the second quarter, including a five-fold increase in revenues over the same period last year. The publisher...

Jamdat games available at RadioShack

Sprint PCS and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. subscribers now can buy titles from Jamdat Mobile Inc. at more than 5,000 RadioShack Corp. outlets, the electronics retailer said. RadioShack sales associates will use a branded in-store Web interface to educate users about mobile games, and purchases...