EA Mobile has announced the release of a new mobile puzzler called Block’d.
Designed for the casual market, Block’d features two modes, both dealing with clearing the entire game grid of multicolored blocks. In marathon mode, players must clear the grid within a certain number of moves, while speed mode pits players against the clock. Various special blocks such as wildcards, bombs, and lightning bolts allow for bigger combos and quicker times.
Electronics Arts has announced that they have signed Tim Harrison to their executive roster.
Harrison, who will be joining the team as director of marketing, previously worked at Vodafone and OMTP. He will start his new role in September.
Javier Ferreira, VP of publishing for EA Mobile, commented about the addition: “Tim is one of the mobile games industry’s most widely recognised and respected executives in Europe and we’re excited to have him on board to contribute to the growth of EA Mobile in the region.”
“This is a great opportunity to work with the industry’s leading mobile games publisher and some of the strongest consumer brands out there,” said Harrison. “EA Mobile has been a driving force in maturing the sector and I’m excited to help set the path for further growth in Europe.”
Tim Harrison, former head of games at Vodafone, has joined OMTP as chief marketing officer, reports MobileIndustry.biz.
OMTP is an organization which gives advice on how to make the mobile experience better for customers.
“Despite the promise, and the rate of change, there’s a clear recognition and frustration across the industry that mobile data services haven’t yet got the consumer uptake we’d have liked,” said Harrison. “OMTP takes some of the biggest issues behind that and tackles them in tangible, realistic ways.”
Harrison will attempt to broader understanding and increase the profile of OMTP to both external and internal audiences.
Part Three of the Tim Harrison interview
The final segment of a three part interview with Tim Harrison, Head of Games at Vodafone, is now up at MobileIndustry.biz. The highlights this time lie in his comments on revenue sharing between developers:
Interview with Tim Harrison
Parts One and Two of a three part interview with Tim Harrison, Head of Games for Vodafone is now up at MobileIndustry.biz. UK-based Vodafone (parent company of US-based Verizon Wireless) is one of the world’s largest mobile telecommunications companies, so it pays to listen to what their games czar has to say.