ngmoco
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Chillingo officially launches Crystal SDK for iPhone game developers...Xbox is an official social network, but the iPhone has no such official service. A crowd of contenders, from the popular OpenFeint service to ngmoco's Plus+ network, are jumping in and trying to get developers on board with them. Crystal SDK... |
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VentureBeat | 5 days ago
Backflip proves indie iPhone developers can create multiple hits - and make money
...game Flight Control), also has in-app purchases, meaning you can buy virtual goods in the game for real money. The new game also uses Ngmoco's Plus+ platform, which lets players challenge each other in multiplayer contests and compare...
In this article: Iphone, Earthscape, AdMob, Revenue, Google, Twitter, San Francisco, and Web banner
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VentureBeat | November 20, 2009
Playhaven creates lots of fan communities for iPhone game developers
The company has fewer than 10 employees. Competitors who do similar things include Scoreloop, Aurora Feint's Open Feint platform, and Ngmoco's Plus+ platform. But Playhaven doesn't require that its communities be integrated into a game...
In this article: Iphone, LaunchBox Digital, Twitter, San Francisco, Tandem Entrepreneurs, Scoreloop, and Mobclix
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VentureBeat | November 19, 2009
Flurry launches AppCircle to help apps get discovered
...about it," Farago said. "We think this can be just like driving word of mouth. " Besides AdMob, other rivals include Scoreloop, Ngmoco, and Aurora Feint. The latter three focus on games. But Farago noted that other apps such as books...
In this article: Iphone, Twitter, Harry Potter, Revenue, San Jose Mercury News, and Dallas Times Herald
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 12, 2009
Big companies competing in app marketplace
Other mobile gaming companies such as Gameloft, Glu and PopCap Games compete with newer well-funded iPhone-focused startups such as Ngmoco, SGN and Tapulous, which have grown quickly. These companies represent half of the top 30 paid...
In this article: App Store, Iphone, Apple, Adobe, Freeverse, Twitter, and Autodesk
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ChicagoNow | November 11, 2009
Touch Pets Dogs something to bark about
...and I've never had a tamagotchi. But I'm starting to get a little hooked (read: need more time in my day) on Touch Pets Dogs from ngmoco that recently appeared in the App Store. Basically, you take care of a dogs, but there's so much...
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Business Wire Entertainment News | November 10, 2009
Free Puppy to Good Home! ngmoco Launches Touch Pets Dogs on App Store
...players of all skill levels to connect, share and socialize (http://www.plusplus.com). About ngmoco Headquartered in San Francisco, ngmoco was founded in 2008 by games industry veterans committed to the new mobile landscape opened up...
In this article: Iphone, Dog, Maples Investments, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Facebook, and Apple
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NBC | November 09, 2009
Gaming Guns For Your Phone
...in a while), they're portable, and perhaps most importantly, they're cheap. It's the era of "social gaming," and companies like Zynga, NGMoco, and Playfish are out in front. EA's buyout is an admission that yes, they're behind the trend,...
In this article: Playfish, Recession, Nintendo Wii, and London
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VentureBeat | November 04, 2009
Ngmoco scores with games that charge per time played
Ngmoco scores with iPhone games that charge per time played With a new game, a new business model, and a new developer platform, iPhone game publisher Ngmoco has been able to land itself on the top of the AppStore charts. Ngmoco's...
In this article: Revenue, Iphone, Virtual good, Twitter, Maples Investments, Norwest Venture Partners, and Whole product
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TechCrunch | November 04, 2009
At The Top Of His Game, And The App Charts, Ngmoco Bets Its Future On In-App Purchases
...25,000 an hour, currently making it the top free app in iTunes. The top paid app, Skeeball, also happens to be an ngmoco game, but ngmoco CEO Neil Young says that Eliminate Pro is more "representive of where we have been moving our...
In this article: Iphone, Facebook, Revenue, Itunes, Twitter, and Apple
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Centre Daily Times | November 02, 2009
ngmoco Announces Eliminate Now Available from App Store
...connect, compete and progress. To learn more about Plus+, visit http://www.plusplus.com. About ngmoco Headquartered in San Francisco, ngmoco was founded in 2008 by games industry veterans committed to the new mobile landscape opened up...
In this article: Iphone, San Francisco, All rights reserved, Maples Investments, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Apple
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ngmoco
ngmoco, Inc. is a publisher of video games for the iPhone OS platform. The company was founded by former Electronic Arts executive Neil Young in July 2008. Since its founding, ngmoco has had more than seven million combined game installs. Venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Norwest Venture Partners have financed the company with a combined total of $15.6 million USD. The company is most well-known for their publishing of the Rolando game series.
- Name:
- ngmoco, Inc.
- Type:
- Private
- Location City:
- San Francisco, California
- Location Country:
- USA
- Region:
- International
- Founder:
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- Bob Stevenson
- Neil Young
- Joe Keene
- Alan Yu
- Founded:
- July 2008
- Industry:
- Video games
- Key People:
- Neil Young
- Products:
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- Rolando
- Rolando 2
- No. of Employees:
- 26
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