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Facebook Credits go mainstream
Facebook’s virtual currency is now available in more countries worldwide following the introduction of 20 new payment methods.
MS launches Kinect competition
Microsoft has kicked off a nationwide competition allowing three winners to bring Kinect to their town or village.
Facebook has 200m active gamers
Internet powerhouse and social networking leader Facebook has outlined a range of initiatives that it hopes will arrest the slowdown of gaming growth on the website.
Madden NFL Superstars hits Facebook
Social networking game Madden NFL Superstars has launched on Facebook today.
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20% of US public has played a social network game
According to the findings of The NPD Group's new research report, titled Social Network Gaming, some 20 per cent of the US populace has spent time playing a social game.
EEDAR: Cloud gaming could kill Farmville
Analysts EEDAR warn that the days of social gaming may be over, with Cloud Gaming set to take its place.
Facebook hiring games boss
Facebook is racing to find a star games industry exec that will broker deals with publishers and development studios.
Another ‘fresh start’ for Atari
The men currently guiding the troubled ship that is Atari have – once again – outlined the company’s intentions to navigate out of continuously troubled water and back into a ...
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OPINION: Let's stop the diss-Kinect
On face value, it’s easy to see the £130 asking price for Kinect as Microsoft echoing back to the original Xbox and its high £299 RRP. £129.99 looks like a ...
Gamers react to Kinect RRP
The news that Microsoft has priced the Kinect motion camera right at the top end of the expected price range has been met with anger from followers of the device ...
Social games market to hit $1.5bn in 2014
The total value of the social network games market will reach $1.5bn by 2014, according to a new report from Screen Digest.
Zynga hired for Google Games launch?
The company behind the world’s biggest Facebook games will be the cornerstone of Google Games when it launches later this year, claims TechCrunch.
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Facebook targets one billionth user
Most publishers are still pondering exactly how they intend to tap into the Facebook market – well they had better get a move on, because if founder Mark Zuckerberg is ...
FIFA heading to Facebook
EA has tasked Playfish with creating a Facebook game based on the super-lucrative FIFA franchise.
Fewer people playing Facebook games
Facebook has lost a substantial amount of its game users since altering its notification system, with FarmVille alone recording a dip of 4.4 million players.
Just Dance sequel announced
The immensely popular Just Dance game on Wii is to get a sequel, Ubisoft has announced.
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Missing features for pre-owned Sims 3
The Sims 3 will be the latest title to penalise those who buy the pre-owned version of the game when it arrives on Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year ...
Doak gets £50k for Facebook title
Two former bosses at fallen studio Free Radical have been given a £50,000 to develop a Facebook game.
Apple App Store hits Facebook
Social branding firm Vitrue has launched an official Facebook application for Apple's App Store, letting people browse its catalogue from the social network, and share recommendations with friends.
Why Facebook games demand respect
If you're one of those people in the UK games trade that thinks there is nothing to learn from Facebook games, then think again.
Bizarre backs Twitter as future of marketing
Leading UK development studio Bizarre Creations believes that rapidly growing social network sites could trigger a new world order in video game marketing.
Facebook giant targets retail
EA-Owned Playfish plans to seriously grow the audience for its social games – by forging partnerships with leading High Street brands.
Richard Garriott returns
Famed MMO creator and father of Ultima Online Rcichard Garriott has returned to the games industry after revealing that he’s one of the founder of social gaming startup Portalarium.
Microsoft linked to social gaming buyout
US news agency Bloomberg claims to have word that Xbox 360 and Windows platform holder Microsoft is one of a number of companies preparing to swoop for social games developer ...
3D FPS coming to Facebook
Casual games are becoming increasingly popular. As a result, many devs hoping to make a standout product have been gradually complicating their titles. And thus we stand here today, faced ...
