Jason Ankeny
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EA committed to building mobile catalog
Electronic Arts has faced a lot of criticism for its $680 million acquisition of JAMDAT last year, but Mitch Lasky, SVP of mobile games (and former CEO of JAMDAT), hints that mobile gaming may be
ALSO NOTED: FunMail now FunMobility; KDDI picks Google for m-search; and much more...
> FunMail changes its name to FunMobility. Release > KDDI teams up with Google for mobile search.
EA Mobile has 28.8% market share; Glu at 9.9%
According to a recent report from M:Metrics, EA Mobile is dominating the mobile gaming sector with a 28.8 percent market share. Glu Mobile's iFone acquisition puts it at second with 9.9 percent of
EA's posts net loss of $16M from Jamdat buy
Electronic Arts (EA) posted a net loss of $16 million largely because of acquisition costs associated with its purchase of Jamdat last year and a delayed switch to next-gen gaming consoles. EA's
ALSO NOTED: WSC acquires Mobile Media N. America; EA extends exclusive with Fifa; and much more...
> WSC acquires Mobile Media North America for an undisclosed amount.
Editor's Corner: GDC Mobile Wrap-up
I'm still tying up loose ends from GDC Mobile in San Jose. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to Shaken not Stirred , FierceDeveloper 's GDC Party. I had a blast! First up,
Editor's Corner: Game Developers Conference 2006
Electronic Arts SVP Mitch Lasky (formerly the chief of JAMDAT), opened GDC Mobile yesterday with a great keynote speech. EA is the 800-lb. gorilla of the PC and console gaming world, and the
GDC: Mobile games need to buck up
EA's Senior VP of Mobile Mitch Lasky gave a stirring keynote to kick-off the Game Developers Conference that included: "There are too many bad [mobile] games. The fact is, most games suck. It's
EA buys JAMDAT for $680M
Electronic Arts (EA), the 800-lb. gorilla of the video game world, has purchased JAMDAT , the mobile gaming firm best known for Tetris, Bejeweled, and Doom, for
Interview: EA VP talks mobile strategy
EA VP and Mobile General Manager John Batter answered a few questions about his company's moves in the mobile space. " I don't know why EA is named so frequently in these [acquisition]
