Day: March 6, 2014

Edutainment Startup SongHi to Share Convergence of Console-Quality Music, Education, and Games at GDC

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Finnish music and tech developer to debut mobile game at GDC; Announces school music creation competition with bestselling recording artist

HELSINKI – March 6, 2014 – SongHi Entertainment today announced plans to detail several of the company’s education and entertainment initiatives at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this month. Additionally, SongHi will demonstrate the flexibility of its music creation technology through the medium of the company’s first mobile game. Continue reading Edutainment Startup SongHi to Share Convergence of Console-Quality Music, Education, and Games at GDC

Mad Catz and OUYA Announce Content Agreement to Bring OUYA to the M.O.J.O. Micro-Console for Android

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New Agreement Signifies First Step in the OUYA Everywhere Initiative M.O.J.O. Price Cut to $199.99 MSRP

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. & SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – March 6, 2014 – Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (NYSE MKT/ TSX: MCZ) and OUYA announced today a content agreement to bring OUYA® to the Mad Catz M.O.J.O.™ Micro-Console™ for Android™.  In addition, the price of M.O.J.O. will be reduced to an MSRP of $199.99 in the United States with similar price adjustments taking place in all major territories. Continue reading Mad Catz and OUYA Announce Content Agreement to Bring OUYA to the M.O.J.O. Micro-Console for Android

Smash Hit Shatters its Way onto iOS and Android Devices Today

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Watch out for broken glass when entering the App Store and Google Play today!

MALMO, Sweden – March 6, 2014 – Mediocre, the independent mobile games studio behind the hit Sprinkle series and Granny Smith, today announced that their newest game, Smash Hit, has launched on iOS and Android. Featuring a brand new physics engine built from the ground up, Smash Hit brings players on a journey through an otherworldly dimension where all the glass is smashable! Smash Hit is out now for free the App Store and Google Play.

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JETRO to Showcase Japanese Developer Talent at Game Connection America 2014

Acclaimed Japanese Developers to Participate, Demo, and Identify New Partnerships at San Francisco Event

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has announced that it will be featuring a selection of Japanese video game companies in its booth at this year’s Game Connection America, taking place March 17-19 in San Francisco at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. JETRO will have a full-size meeting space in which the developers will be individually stationed and accepting meetings to conduct demos, meet new partners, and discuss potential business partnerships. JETRO’s participation will be supported by Software Illuminati, a Seattle-based independent provider of strategic consulting services to game developers, to facilitate business meetings between Japanese developers and overseas companies. Those interested in attending and meeting any one of the developers are encouraged to contact JETRO San Francisco to set up a meeting prior to the event, at jonki_ms [at] me [dot] com and Hiroko_Ogawa [at] jetro [dot] go [dot] jp. Continue reading JETRO to Showcase Japanese Developer Talent at Game Connection America 2014