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New Facebook tweaks to boost games
Facebook has added new features to its interface to get more people discovering and playing its social and browser games.
Facebook prepping $100bn IPO
Social giant Facebook is set to file for an initial public offering in a deal which could value the company as much as $100bn.
PopCap axes 730,000-user Facebook game
EA PopCap has dropped ZipZapPlay’s Facebook game Baking Life, despite the title having almost three quarters of a million players.
Zynga settles CityVille copyright lawsuit
Social games giant Zynga has ended its legal action on Brazilian games firm Vostu for alleged copyright infringement.
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Signs point to Facebook IPO in New Year
Social networking behemoth Facebook could be eyeing up the long awaited transition to a public company with an IPO that could amount to $10 billion.
Brand Map: Civilization
We look at a snapshot of players just prior to the launch of Civilization World to see what they are enjoying about the game series.
Michael Bay directs Need for Speed ad
EA has enlisted Bad Boys and Transformers director Michael Bay to direct a new ad for upcoming street racer Need for Speed: The Run.
Zynga to establish new standalone platform
Social gaming powerhouse Zynga has unveiled plans to take its games beyond Facebook to a dedicated online portal.
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Follow the Games Media Awards on Twitter and Facebook
With a little over two weeks to go until The Games Media Awards 2011, in association with Grainger Games, it’s time for us to remind you exactly how modern we ...
Facebook gaming on the decline?
The biggest 20 games operators on Facebook are combating a steady drop in daily user retention, an analyst group has said.
The Sims Social close to claiming Facebook crown from CityVille
Electronic Arts is now within touching distance of becoming the first games company to topple Cityville, the Zynga sensation that holds the record as the most popular Facebook game of ...
Zynga targets 'die-hard gamers' with Mafia Wars 2
Facebook games giant Zynga believes it can win over the core gamer with its upcoming release Mafia Wars 2.
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EA's The Sims Social reaches 50m players
EA is edging ever closer to usurping the Facebook games kingpin Zynga, with The Sims Social now reaching more than 50 million monthly active users.
Gem commences social media push
Leading UK distributor Gem has officially launched new services on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
The Sims Social passes Farmville on Facebook
EA title The Sims Social has seen its MAUs surpass that of Facebook giant Farmville on the social network. In total it now has an MAU base of 36m users.
Online Pass generates $10m-$15m for EA
Electronic Arts may have invited negativity over the past year with its divisive Online Pass system, but it has turned out to be a nice little earner for the firm.
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Facebook and mobile app bring COD Elite to the masses
COD XP: Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty Elite features full Facebook integration and will be accompanied at launch by a mobile app.
Facebook games chief wants content to match consoles
The man responsible for getting more games on Facebook wants it to start hosting core crowd pleasers like shooters and footy sims.
Konami turns to Facebook for PES 2012
Publisher Konami is using social networks to win back PES fans.
The Sims Social goes live
The game that many think could be EA's killer social gaming IP is out of beta and has gone live.
Smurfs Facebook game hits 4m users
Ubisoft’s The Smurfs & Co has become the fastest-growing Facebook game in the past two weeks, picking up 4.1m monthly active users.
Angry Birds hits Google+ before Facebook
Perhaps the biggest coup (or coop?) of today's introduction for Google+ is the fact the service boasts Angry Birds before Facebook.
Words With Friends coming to Facebook
Casual games Zynga has announced it is currently working on a Facebook version of Words With Friends.
INTERVIEW: Jeff Karp, EA
EA’s ‘casual’ division EA Play may not, at first glance, be the cutting edge of the company. It looks after family oriented products like The Sims (11-years-old and counting) and Harry ...
F2P Resistance game goes live
Sony has not just surprised fans with the announcement of a new free-to-play game set in the Resistance universe – it’s also made the game live.
