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Gameloft starts trading shares in the US

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Gameloft is one of the standout companies on iOS. While the company has received criticism for "borrowing" some gameplay themes and ideas from more popular console titles, there's no question that it has still worked hard on quality games, and picked up a lot of iOS sales for it.</div>
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Gameloft is based in France, but has announced that it will start trading on the US market by selling American Depositary Receipts, which are a kind of representation of a foreign stock on the American market. The company says that 30% of its sales come from North America, so bringing the chance to invest to the US is probably a good way to pull in some new assets and interest.</div>
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Not to mention that the offering brings investors a chance to catch a ride on one of the iOS' platforms biggest success stories. Gameloft has been doing really well on the App Store, and this is just another sign that it's headed for even better things in the future.</div>
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As always, please note that this post is not actual financial advice. Just because the company is doing well, past performance is never a guarantee of future success in any business.</div>
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Gameloft starts trading shares in the US

Gameloft is one of the standout companies on iOS. While the company has received criticism for "borrowing" some gameplay the...

Mint "busy developing an iPad App"

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Mint "busy developing an iPad App"

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App Store expands to 33 additional countries

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<img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="145" mce_src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4844/applemacappstorelogo130.jpg" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4844/applemacappstorelogo130.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 640px;" width="147" />Apple has expanded App Store availability to an additional 33 countries. With this latest expansion, App Store apps are now available for purchase in about 123 nations. Apple still has some room left to expand, with several African, Middle Eastern, and South Pacific nations remaining unrepresented on the App Store.</div>
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New countries added to the roll include:</div>
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<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Algeria</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Angola</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Anguilla</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Antigua and Barbuda</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Azerbaijan</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Bahamas</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Bahrain</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Barbados</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Belarus</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Belize</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Bermuda</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Bolivia</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">British Virgin Islands</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Brunei</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Cayman Islands</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Cyprus</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Dominica</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Ghana</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Grenada</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Guyana</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Iceland</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Montserrat</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Nigeria</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Oman</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">St. Kitts and Nevis</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">St. Lucia</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">St. Vincent and The Grenadines</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Suriname</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Tanzania</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Trinidad and Tobago</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Turks and Caicos</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Uzbekistan</li>
<li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;">Yemen</li>
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App Store expands to 33 additional countries

Apple has expanded App Store availability to an additional 33 countries. With this latest expansion, App Store apps are now available for...

App: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

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Much like all of that snow outside your door, the App Store's top lists are currently frozen -- Apple will release what's in the top spots on the marketplace tomorrow (after the holiday), but until then, everything's staying exactly where it is. While we haven't seen a lot of numbers just yet, it's clear that EA was a big winner on the App Store this year. The company dropped prices on lots of its titles earlier last week, then claimed a good bit of the top 10, top 20 and the top 200. The rumor is that as soon as it can, EA is going to raise prices back up on these apps, so if you want to grab this recently-released port of <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ultimate-mortal-kombat-3/id408070814?mt=8">Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3</a> at just a buck, now's your chance.<br />
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Some of the reviews on this iOS version of Mortal Kombat are iffy. The port suffers from the usual fighting game problem of having no buttons on the iPhone, so controls don't feel responsive. Often the controls actually <i>aren't</i> responsive, though there is an S button to make some of the more common moves easier to pull off. But for just a dollar, playing UMK 3 right there on your iPhone is pretty awesome.<br />
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Whether or not you agree with EA's stunt -- some say it was a cheap way to get some attention, while others say apps are worth what people will pay for them -- I do think it's pretty impressive that a big, traditional gaming company found an interesting way to take advantage of Apple's usually eclectic marketplace. We'll have to see if other bigger studios pick up on this kind of thing in the future, or if indie developers can find a way to take advantage of it.<br />
<h6></h6><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ultimate-mortal-kombat-3/id408070814?mt=8">Source</a>

App: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Much like all of that snow outside your door, the App Store's top lists are currently frozen -- Apple will release what's in the to...