Mobile Development News

It was only December of last year when start-up tech company Atlas Mobile launched three games on Verizon. The company's mobile phone games are skilled-based -- such as card games, puzzles, and so on -- involving multiplayer formats. With the tag line "For Prizes," the company has various giveaways to encourage more and more play.

In fact, the company hosts about 30,000 multiplayer games per day. What's more, expect the growth rate to continue at a rapid clip. A recent IDC report forecasts the cell-phone gaming market to increase from $394 million in 2004 to $1.7 billion in 2008.

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