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Google Ventures, the venture capitalist arm of the internet company, has reportedly invested between $3-5m in successful iPhone games developer Ngmoco. Already this month Google has been linked with two possible games acquisitions – the first a $182 deal for developer Slide and the second a rumoured buyout of in-app …

Google is said to have acquired social games group Jambool in what is widely believed to be part of a covert operation to become a serious Facebook rival. The search engine giant has acquired the San Francisco-based company in a deal worth up to $75 million, claims a TechCrunch report. …

Suspected Jambool buyout may provide the search titan with a new in-app pay system

Social networking empire set to bolster its games business

Google is buying social games developer Slide in a $182m deal to be announced on Friday, according to a source at news site TechCrunch. The move comes as part of the search engine site’s ongoing attempts to set up a social games strategy capable of rivaling Facebook. Google has previously …

Search engine company buys Slide, continues move into gaming market

Insiders claim the search engine giant is building 'a YouTube for gaming'

The long-awaited arrival of Google in the games sector could almost be upon us with claims that the search giant is in talks with major publishers about game content for a new contender in the social networking space. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is negotiating with EA’s Playfish, …

Rumours suggest the firm has far outplayed analyst expectations

Anonymous sources claim the search engine giant will soon launch an ambitious new games division