GoPets, a site that engages users by having them "raise" customizable 3D pets downloaded onto their desktop, was sold to social games developer Zynga, according to a Facebook post by GoPets founder Erick Bethke. Says Bethke on the post: "we have sold our company into Zynga!" Bethke is now working for Zynga in its San [...]
GoPets, a site that engages users by having them "raise" customizable 3D pets downloaded onto their desktop, was sold to social games developer Zynga, according to a Facebook post by GoPets founder Erick Bethke. Says Bethke on the post: "we have sold our company into Zynga!" Bethke is now working for Zynga in its San [...]
GoPets, a site that engages users by having them "raise" customizable 3D pets downloaded onto their desktop, was sold to social games developer Zynga, according to a Facebook post by GoPets founder Erick Bethke. Says Bethke on the post: "we have sold our company into Zynga!" Bethke is now working for Zynga in its San [...]
Aurora Feint, developer of OpenFeint, a social gaming platform for the iPhone, announced today its partnership with DeNA Co., Ltd.; the operator of Japan's largest mobile social network and virtual goods company. DeNA will reportedly make a multi-million dollar investment in Aurora Feint for a 20 percent stake in the company. dtsv.dtse_post_860_permalink = ‘http://www.engagedigital.com/blog/2009/10/30/aurora-feint-partners-with-japans-dena/’; dtsv.dtse_post_860_title [...]
Aurora Feint, developer of OpenFeint, a social gaming platform for the iPhone, announced today its partnership with DeNA Co., Ltd.; the operator of Japan's largest mobile social network and virtual goods company. DeNA will reportedly make a multi-million dollar investment in Aurora Feint for a 20 percent stake in the company. dtsv.dtse_post_859_permalink = ‘http://www.engagedigital.com/blog/2009/10/30/aurora-feint-partners-with-japans-dena/’; dtsv.dtse_post_859_title [...]
The Walt Disney Company's Lane Merrifield, a co-founder of Club Penguin and now EVP of Disney Online Studios, will keynote the upcoming Engage! Expo taking place during Toy Fair 2010 slated for next February in New York City. Merrifield is the second announced keynote and joins game legend and toy aficionado Will Wright as a [...]
Sometrics today said that interactive marketing veteran Steve Schepke has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. Schepke has 12 years of experience in the interactive space, including stints as CEO of Proceed Innovative, director of sales for Commission Junction, and most recently as agency general manager for Tsavo Media. Sometrics has developed [...]
Purveyor of the virtual world PlayStation Home, Sony Corp., yesterday reported earnings. The consumer electronics giant posted a fourth consecutive quarter of losses. A strong Japanese yen and sluggish sales amidst a slumbering global economy contributed to the losses, officials said. One bright spot in the company's earnings report were sales of the PlayStation 3, [...]
The Walt Disney Company's Lane Merrifield, a co-founder of Club Penguin and now EVP of Disney Online Studios, will keynote the upcoming Engage! Expo taking place during Toy Fair 2010 slated for next February in New York City. Merrifield is the second announced keynote and joins game legend and toy aficionado Will Wright as a [...]
Sometrics today said that interactive marketing veteran Steve Schepke has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. Schepke has 12 years of experience in the interactive space, including stints as CEO of Proceed Innovative, director of sales for Commission Junction, and most recently as agency general manager for Tsavo Media. Sometrics has developed [...]
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