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KotaGames portal to shut down, TheMobileGamer’s future unclear

KotaGames portal to shut down, TheMobileGamer’s future unclear

TheMobileGamer‘s KotaGames service for browser-based games played on mobile browsers is apparently shutting down, reveal developers today whose games were featured in the service. More importantly, the wording in the
Michael Tegos · · 2 min read
Fired TheMobileGamer staff voice grievances online, CEO Alvin Yap responds

Fired TheMobileGamer staff voice grievances online, CEO Alvin Yap responds

Update: Elaboration from Vichi Lestari about Indonesian labor law and whether companies are obliged to follow it. Singapore startup TheMobileGamer (TMG) is going through a shake-up, and this was confirmed
Terence Lee · · 5 min read
Before succeeding, being a startup founder sucks big time

Before succeeding, being a startup founder sucks big time

Update: For greater accuracy on facts, we made minor changes to the fourth paragraph based on information we learned from Alvin Yap. At the Founder Institute Singapore graduation event yesterday,
Terence Lee · · 3 min read
Varhara Review: No Frills Mobile Card Collecting

Varhara Review: No Frills Mobile Card Collecting

Varhara is the newest title coming out of Singapore-based The Mobile Gamer that endeavors to tap into the lucrative mobile collectible card game genre. This comes of the back of
Cheng Kun · · 4 min read

How The Mobile Gamer (TMG) Hustles For Growth in Southeast Asia

Singapore-based startup The Mobile Gamer (TMG) has come a long way since it was founded in December 2008. The initial idea for the company was far from what it has
Willis Wee · · 3 min read

TMG Targets 10 Million Users By End of 2013

Big dreams, big targets: The Mobile Gamer (TMG), who boasted 3 million users when we heard from them earlier this year, is aiming to have 10 million users by the
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

Startup Asia Bandung Hackathon: The Winners

After all the coffee, snacks, and code-crunching that more than 600 developers went through at the 24-hour hackathon at Startup Asia Bandung, came the highly-anticipated demo day. All the developers
Enricko Lukman · · 5 min read

SingTel Invests $1.46 Million in TheMobileGamer

Singapore’s largest telco has invested $1.46 million in TheMobileGamer (TMG) for 35.54 percent equity. That puts TMG’s valuation at about $4.1 million. For those who aren’t familiar with the company,
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

SingTel acquires 35.5% stake in TheMobileGamer for USD 1.5M

SingTel announced today that it has acquired a 35.5% stake in Singapore-based TheMobileGamer (TMG), a startup that aggregates, distributes, licenses and develops mobile gaming software.
Terence Lee · · 2 min read

Alvin Yap Talks about Monetizing the Feature Phone Industry [INTERVIEW]

Alvin Yap, CEO and founder of TMG Readers may recall when we discussed feature phone business opportunities in Indonesia with Andy Zain. Continuing that discussion, we spoke with Alvin Yap,
Enricko Lukman · · 7 min read