Jan
07
2009
From pocketgamer.biz:
Gameloft was the publisher making the consistently highest quality mobile games in 2008, according to the PocketGamer.biz Quality Index.
The Index tracks ratings across major review websites, including Pocket Gamer, IGN Wireless, AirGamer, Mobile Game FAQs and Handy-Player.
Gameloft scored an average of 7.95 out of 10 across 145 reviews of its games. [...]
Dec
31
2008
From pocketgamer.biz:
Gameloft has added new features to its Gameloft Live web community, including emulated demos of more than 100 of its mobile games.
The demos use a Java emulator of a handset, and are controlled by the keyboard. It shows the publisher’s intention to use its social network to more directly drive purchases of [...]
Dec
18
2008
From geek.com:
French company Gameloft has been going for just under 10 years now, and has developed on a fair few systems in that time; PC, Nintendo DS, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii and, more recently, the iPod Touch/iPhone OS. Given the current craze for the iPhone, the affordability of the games offered on it and [...]
Dec
15
2008
From guardian.co.uk:
Gameloft, a French company that makes video games for mobile phones, cut its 2008 financial targets on Thursday but said it was hoping for a rebound in 2009.
Gameloft said it is targeting 2008 sales growth of more than 15 percent, down from a previous target for sales growth between 25 and 30 percent.
It also [...]
Nov
19
2008
From gamedaily.com:
Just six months after Apple launched the App Store alongside the new iPhone 3G, the gaming platform is already providing Gameloft, the largest mobile game publisher, more sales than carrier networks five times as large. But other carriers and headset makers have been releasing new touch-screen smartphones that are now competing directly with [...]
Oct
22
2008
Technorati Tags: montreal,ubisoft,gameloft,independent,company
From gamasutra.com:
Former employees of Ubisoft and Gameloft are launching a new independent studio together in Montreal called Trapdoor Inc.
The studio hasn’t yet announced what its first title will be, but it is currently working on an original IP for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
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Sep
26
2008
Technorati Tags: gameloft,android,google
From gamedaily.com:
“Apple’s iPhone may be all the rage these days, but an increasing number of mobile publishers and developers are coming out of the woodwork to support Google’s new Android platform too. Glu Mobile and Namco Networks have each announced games for Android, and now leading mobile publisher Gameloft has announced its [...]
Aug
17
2008
From pocketgamer.biz:
“If you needed more proof of the fierce rivalry that’s developing between EA Mobile and Gameloft, look to the former’s latest mobile game licensing deal.EA has nabbed the UK rights for Deal or No Deal, and will release its first version of the game this November.The existing version of the game, released by [...]