mocoNews.net - Unhealthily Obsessed with Mobile Content

Current Story

EA Mobile May Consider Game Subscriptions In Europe

By Tricia Duryee - Tue 17 Jun 2008 03:49 PM PST

EA Mobile is thinking about launching new business models, such as a mobile-game subscription in Europe, to attract more customers, according to PocketGamer.biz. The plan the company is considering would allow subscribers to download about five games a month that may cost as much as the games do on an individual basis, said Javier Ferreira of EA Mobile. “We think we’ve got to broaden the business models that we’re offering to consumers, to encourage more usage, and new users,” he added. To support the subscription service, EA Mobile would draw on its new releases, which include about two to three new titles every month in Europe, and its back catalog of titles. On whether EA was going to try to compete with Gameloft (EPA: GFT), which is rumored to have plans to develop 80 games this year, Ferreira said no, “we want to focus our R&D expenditure on some of the more innovative things that are going to drive the market forward, rather than making what might be the same game with different brands on top. That’s not doing much for the market.”

Posted in: Companies, EAMobile, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming



Related Research from Alacrastore.com
0 Responses:
  • There are currently no comments for this article.

    Why don't you make one?

Post Your Comment

Mobile Options

» Mobile App
» Mobile/WAP Site

Send a News Tip

About

mocoNews.net is a news site covering the business of mobile content.

Rafat Ali
Publisher & Editor

Staci D. Kramer
Co-Editor

Tricia Duryee
Principal Correspondent

Matt Kapko
Senior Entertainment Reporter

Dianne See Morrison
Contributing Writer

James Quintana Pearce
Contributing Writer

Robert Andrews
U.K. Editor

FOBM Conference - Oct 28 | Edison Ballroom | NYC

New Media/Interactive Job Listings

Post Job
More Jobs

Generous Supporters