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SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIAL: Top Tips
Rounding off our Social Media Special, James Batchelor asks industry experts how games firms can make the most of the world's biggest social networks
SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIAL: The publisher's perspective
As part of our Social Media Special, Ubisoft's UK head of digital marketing Alan Dykes discusses how Twitter and Facebook can be crucial to a game's success – if used ...
SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIAL: The media's perspective
Following our look at how social media can be used to build communities, IGN's Rich Keen discusses the new challenges this poses for media firms as pubishers and developers ...
SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIAL: Social Services
Twitter, Facebook and other online networks are a part of our daily lives, but is the games industry taking full advantage of these direct connections to fans?
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Facebook Credits consigned to the digital grave
Social network Facebook has scrapped its virtual currency Facebook Credits.
UK developer conjures up BBC Merlin game
Bossa Studios is currently working on a new Facebook game based on the hit BBC drama Merlin.
Report: Facebook to release smartphone by 2013
Facebook is making big strides towards creation of its own smartphone, if a report by The New York Times holds water.
Jay-Z launches Facebook game
Hip-hop star Jay-Z is to expand his empire with the release of a Facebook game called… Empire.
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Microsoft releases Kinect Star Wars iOS app
A new iOS app based on Kinect Star Wars has hit the App Store courtesy of Microsoft.
Gaikai app brings triple-A to Facebook
Cloud gaming firm Gaikai is now streaming big console games such as The Witcher 2 and Saints Row: The Third through its new Facebook app.
Yahoo sues Facebook claiming 10 patent breaches
Internet search and services firm Yahoo is suing social networking king Facebook, accusing it of ten patent breaches.
No more Marvel games coming from Sega
Marvel has confirmed that Captain America will be the last of its licenses to be published by Sega.
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Zynga steps up to the plate and becomes a publisher
The mutually beneficial relationship between Facebook and Zynga could soon become more complicated, with the Farmville creator ready to launch an eye-catching games portal that exists outside of the social ...
INTERVIEW: Disney talks to MCV about its new Marvel Facebook game
With the hugely anticipated The Avengers almost here, Disney has released Marvel: Avengers Alliance for Facebook today.
Facebook Credits might be illegal
US attorneys have warned that Facebook Credits may be in violation of America's antitrust laws.
Hidden Chronicles peaks at 33.1m users
Zynga’s popular casual Facebook puzzler Hidden Chronicles has finally seen its growth slow to 33.1m monthly active users.
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Uncharted 4... for iPhone and iPad?
Platform holders traditionally rule their domains with an iron fist. But the market is changing. These are challenging times.
Facebook gaming on the decline
Just one year ago it seemed that Facebook WAS gaming, but 12 months down the line and it looks as if playing games on the world’s leading social network is ...
BigPoint lashes out following Facebook Euro growth
It speaks volumes that online games publisher and developer BigPoint has proactively been sending statements to news sites offering a response to recent reports of Facebook creating a dedicated team ...
Vita Facebook app pulled from PSN
Sony has removed the Vita Facebook application from both US and Europe PSN Stores following reports from owners of error codes when trying to access the social network on the ...
Facebook creates European social games team
Facebook has put together a dedicated team to work alongside social games developers throughout Europe.
PopCap enters gambling sector
EA subsidiary PopCap is to dip its toes in the gambling waters with the release of its fourth Facebook game – Lucky Gem Casino.
Facebook and Twitter apps ready for Vita launch
Sony has announced that Twitter, Facebook and Flickr apps will be ready to download on Vita’s PSN Store on day one.
Facebook files $5bn stock market IPO
Global social network Facebook has filed for a $5bn initial public offering which could value the company at $100bn.
Zynga generated $445m for Facebook in 2011
FarmVille, CityVille and the rest of Zynga's portfolio are well-established as Facebook's money-makers and now we know how much they are truly worth.
