Gameloft SA (Euronext: GFT) is a French computer and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris,France.

The company also has subsidiaries in 31 countries around the world. The company, founded by the Guillemot brothers, founders and owners of video games leader Ubisoft, primarily creates games for mobile phone handsets equipped with Java, BREW and Symbian OS, as well as the N-Gage platform. Gameloft also develops games for dedicated games consoles such as the Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable,Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Xbox 360, Zeebo and for other platforms including iOS, WebOS, Android, Windows Phone, Bada, BlackBerry OS, Mac OS X, and Windows PCs. Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 80 countries.

Mobile / Java Games Cowboys n aliens. Harry pot n deathly, assasins creed iPhone / iPod touch Games modern combat, gangster, back stab iPad Games Frankenstein, dungeon hunter Android Games Soccer 12, asphalt 6(car racing) Palm Pre Games

Windows Phone 7 Games Console Games Uno, poker DSi

Wii PSP Nova, uno

iPhone / iPod Touch iPad HD Smartphone Mobile Games Console games

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2007[6]

Mobile Game of the Year (Assassin's Creed) Best Mobile Action Game (Assassin's Creed) Best Mobile Visual Design (Assassin's Creed) Best Action Game (Heroes: The Official Mobile Game)

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2008 Mobile Game of the Year (The Oregon Trail)[7]

IGN Game Awards 2007: Best Strategy Game, wireless device (Rise of the Lost Empires)[8] Best Story, wireless device (American Popstar: Road to Celebrity)[9]

IGN Game Awards 2008: Best Platform Game, wireless device (Castle of Magic)[10] Best Graphics Technology, wireless device (Hero of Sparta, iPhone)[11] Best Action Game, wireless device (Hero of Sparta, iPhone)[12] Best Racing/Driving Game, wireless device (Asphalt 4: Elite Racing, iPhone)[13] /wi/) is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generationconsole, the Wii
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December 2009 broke the record for best-selling console in a single month in the United States.

France based games publisher and developer Ubisoft has announced that it has closed a deal withGameloft on acquiring its India based games development studio. The deal will go through later in the year, when all the formalities are complete and the studio is ready to change hands. Gameloft and Ubisoft are long time partners. Both companies are based in France and Ubisoft even had a large stake, of around 20%, in Gameloft until last year, when it sold it to an investment bank for around 190 million dollars. Gameloft is still the main partner in the mobile games market for Ubisoft as it produces mobile games based on most of the intellectual property coming out of Ubisoft. Apparently, the mobile games developer is also thinking on developing for other platforms, as it has recently made a move on the Xbox market with the Xbox Live Arcade title Prince of Persia Classic. The studio that Ubisoft has bought is located in Pune, one of India's most important university centers, which is producing about 80,000 or so engineers in an year. There are currently 120 people employed at the studio, but Ubisoft plans on increasing the number to 200 right away and to 500 in the near future. Christine Burgess-Qumard, who is executive director of worldwide studios at Ubisoft, declared: "Following on the recent announcement of our new Singapore studio, this acquisition will reinforce Ubisoft's presence in Asia and the southeast region in particular. India has a promising future in the video game industry and this is an opportunity for us to establish ourselves in the country." The recent moves by most big game companies into the Asian market, also exemplified by Take Two, which named a new and experienced head of its Asian division, signify the importance that the videogames industry is placing on Asia as a source of technical expertise and as a gaming market.

I talked about Nintendo in my previous post and in this one I wanted to talk about two more video game companies whose shares trade on the pink sheets Ubisoft (UBSFY) and Gameloft (GLOFF).

Neither Ubisoft nor Gameloft are quite in my buy zone yet, however I think they are both interesting companies. The CEOs of the two companies are brothers Yves Guillemot at Ubisoft and Michel Guillemot at Gameloft. In fact both companies appear very much to be family affairs with several Guillemots listed as key executives at both companies.

Ubisoft has a roughly $1 billion market cap and has a rather interesting portfolio of games. Ubisoft has enjoyed great success with their Tom Clancy games (Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and Rainbow Six), as well as with their Assasins Creed and Prince of Persia franchises. Ubisoft is also a leader in the dance and fitness genres (Just Dance, Michael Jackson the Experience, Your Shape Fitness, My Fitness Coach, Golds Gym Cardio Workout). However Ubisoft also tends to release a lot of filler so profitability has not been as great as one might expect given all the hits Ubisoft has had. Ubisofts quality and track record have been pretty good on their core releases, I think if they focused on those they would be better off.

Gameloft has a roughly $500 million market cap and is focused on mobile gaming. They were the #2 mobile publisher in 2010 behind EA Mobile. Gameloft has had some success releasing mobile versions of games which are similar to existing hits (ie NOVA vs Halo, Starfront vs Starcraft, etc). Gamelofts relationship with Ubisoft also allows it right of first refusal to develop mobile versions of Ubisofts games. Compared to the first place mobile publisher, EA Mobile, Gameloft is a pure play on mobile gaming which may make it more attractive to some. Compared to the third place mobile publisher, Glu Mobile, Gameloft has triple the revenue, is growing, and is already profitable. So even though Gamelofts market cap is roughly double that of Glu Mobiles, I feel Gameloft is the better play. One risk with Gameloft is that since many of their games are copies of popular games, should those other publishers bring their major IPs to mobile gaming Gameloft would likely suffer.

Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.[9][10] Google purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005.[11] The unveiling of the Android distribution in 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 86 hardware, software, andtelecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[12][13][14][15] Google releases the Android code as open-source, under the Apache License.[16] The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is tasked with the maintenance and further development of Android.[17] Android has a large community of developers writing applications ("apps") that extend the functionality of the devices. Developers write primarily in a customized version of Java.[18] Apps can be downloaded from third-party sites or through online stores such as Android Market, the app store run by Google. As of October 2011 there were more than 400,000 apps available for Android, and the estimated number of applications downloaded from the Android Market as of December 2011 exceeded 10 billion.[19][20] Android was listed as the best-selling smartphone platform worldwide in Q4 2010 by Canalys[21][22] with over 200 million Android devices in use by November 2011.[23] According to Google's Andy Rubin, as of December 2011 there are over 700,000 Android devices activated every day.[

According to a report by analysis firm Convergence Catalyst, the Indian smartphone market is expected to grow by 100 percent with 18 to 20 million devices being sold in the year in comparison to 9.5 million units sold in 2011. The report states that smartphones will encompass for 12 to 14 percent of the total handset sales and Samsung is expected to be the dominant player in the market. As of now Nokias Symbian platform holds about 46 percent in market share while Android holds 28.3 percent of the market, however this will supposedly change. The report states that Android will cross the 50 percent mark in market share while Symbian will drop to 23.3 percent. Notably the report also states that Windows Phone will see gains, but in the scheme of things it appears to be pretty minimalistic as Windows Phone controlled 1.2 percent of the market in 2011 and is expected to grow to only about 3.6 percent in market share. Clearly this does not bode well for Nokia, but the report states that Nokia will continue to be relevant in the country.

Top 10 games

10. Modern Combat: Sandstorm 9. Gangstar: Miami Vindication 3. Dungeon Hunter 2

5. Sacred Odyssey: The Rise of Ayden 8. N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance 1. Backstab
In Backstab, Gamelofts most recent title, you take the role of Henry Blake, an English officer whos been betrayed by his own government. Blake escapes from slavery, goes underground, and become a rebel/mercenary/pirate bent on revenge and redemption. Its a worthy story and the graphics are a major step forward for Gameloft. The range of fully-detailed environments is simply astounding for a mobile game. The dialogue and voice acting can be weak in places, and the combat could be more varied. But the game is still strong enough to grab our number one spot.

C++ supports 3 main properties i.e class,object,inheritance.1.Object is the combination of data and function which form a single entity to operate on data.2.The function of object in c++ is called as member function.3.Also object is blueprint of class which contains same datastructure and behaviour.4.The data and function of object is hidden,this property is called as data hiding.

Gameloft Pune Has been Acquired by Ubisoft, keeping the Gameloft Hyderabad as it is, so that adds one more name to the list www.ubisoft.com [PC][Console][Handhelds] There are a couple of hyderabad companies which made a couple shakes this year on various platforms. www.7seastech.com [Web][PC][Mobile] www.gameshastra.com [PC][Console][Handhelds] Aurona Technologies www.pstl.in/index_aurona.html [PC][Console][Handhelds]

__________________ regards Jithin Rao

Careers in Gaming A key factor restricting the growth of animation and gaming in India is the scarcity of skilled professionals. Come to the Careers in Gaming Track at IGDS 2010 (www.devmarch.com/gamedevelopersummit) to learn about facets such as What type of education you need to land that job? What type of portfolio you should put together? How do you make contacts and network from the Global Game Development community? What are standard hiring practices? You will also hear the various Gaming companies on the plans and methods they are adopting to attract and motivate individual talents, as well as strategies employed in game development and /or operation studios. Find out more about how to participate at India Game Developer Summit 2010 to be held on Saturday, February 27th in Bangalore atwww.gamedevelopersummit.com. The summit is endorsed by IGDA (International Game Developer Association):http://www.igda.org/. Companies participating in this conference include Adobe, Ubisoft, Gameshastra, HP, Tata and others.

C++ supports 3 main properties i.e class,object,inheritance.1.Object is the combination of data and function which form a single entity to operate on data.2.The function of object in c++ is called as member function.3.Also object is blueprint of class which contains same datastructure and behaviour.4.The data and function of object is hidden,this property is called as data hiding. Stress when felt should be first handled by providing a cooling off time. Say a fresh air walk or a coffee break would help. After the intensity setlles down then analyze the situation with possible solutions, work arounds, plans to handle it and seek help. Put in the due deligence to work on the convincing plan to make the sressful situation better or resolved. The Values Project Adds to Project 1. Manage scope of the work, cost, schedule and quality to achieve project objectives 2. Manage dependencies between different tasks/projects and constraints 3. Manage issues and problems i.e. ensure that they are being addressed or escalated. 4. Identify risk and take actions to lessen or avoid the risk 5. Keep all stakeholders updated with current status and make them aware of changes (if any) and impact 6. Constantly adjust workloads and timeframes to keep the project on track In addition to above 7. Keep the team focused on the ultimate goal 8. Manage the team in a stressful environment

9. Mentor the team and provide Training and guidance

The basic difference between Operations and Project Management is Operations is ongoing where a project has a definite start and a definite end. Someone wants to move from Operations to PM 1) May be for more challenge. 2) May be that person from the operations might know the stakeholders and can effectively identify their power,influence and risks to control the project effectively. Besides he might be already aware of the technical details and the company process. A project comes to the company through many ways. By contacts of the Management, By responding to advertisement, By placing adds in various medium etc. But there many process before awarding the project the buyer ask for RFQ-request for proposal. In response the service provider ( Sales/Marketing )Prepare the proposal and may be present the solution ( requirements as per our understanding) at the customers place , negotitae the price and delivery and sometimes technology and get the PO for the project ( Project cost and delivery is fixed ). The cost of the project may be less than the cost negotiated with the customer. The mgnt. will decide project manager and in turn he will aquire the necessary resouces ( keepng in mid the budget ) and kick start the project. The resources may be added gradually as the project progresses.Based on the development strategy the PM creates plan, execute , control and closure of the project. The delivery manger gets the clearnce from the Project QC and verifies the deliverables and package and acceptance from the Customer.The delivery manager will have the tracking of deliverables to the customer. Project life cycle starts from initiatian to Archival of

the project artifacts.

The Call of Duty games are published and owned by Activision and published for Apple OS X by Aspyr Media. Grand Theft Auto (commonly abbreviated GTA) is a multi-award-winning video game series created in the United Kingdom by Dave Jones, then later by brothers Dan Houser and Sam Houser, and game designer Zachary Clarke. It is primarily developed by British developer Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and published by Rockstar Games