Id co-founder John Romero says goodbye to consoles

Source: Digital Trends

John Romero, the co-founder of iD Software talks with us about his shift towards free-to-play and social game, and translating Ghost Recon for a new model. John Romero is one of the few names in the industry that everyone knows. One ...
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Zynga to set up pace for more acquisitions, spending

Source: GulfToday.ae

SAN FRANCISCO: Zynga merger chief Barry Cottle plans to step up the pace of acquisitions, spending hundreds of millions of dollars in search of a new social-gaming blockbuster at par with hits ‘FarmVille’ and ‘CityVille’. The ...
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EA' Command & Conquer MMO goes Live - Analyst Blog

Source: NASDAQ

Electronic Arts Inc. 's ( EA ) free-to-play division, Phenomic, recently announced the worldwide launch of Command ...
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New hires in mobile: App Annie, GREE and Glu Mobile

Source: Inside Mobile Apps

Hiring in the mobile apps sector was up this week, with 25 new hires spread across 10 companies. Based on information from LinkedIn and other sources, GREE reported the most activity with 12 hires. The highest ...
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Driver's Wanted in this week's The Sims Social theme

Source: AOL Games Blog

It seems like it's time to take your Sim for a spin this week. Playfish has updated The Sims Social with a new weekly theme, titled "Driver's Wanted," and with it has introduced the Simdan, a shiny new whip available in black, red, blue, w ...
Full article at: AOL Games Blog  More like this  3 days ago, 9:50am CDT

Magic Town: the app aiming to bring children's books to life

Source: Pocket Lint

It didn’t take long after the iPad arrived to see that young children could use them. In fact, so simple and so compelling is that large, glass, iOS interface that even small pets were getting in on the action. So, while games have been the first big ...
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Mirrorball Slots: An enchanted spin of the wheels on Facebook

Source: AOL Games Blog

With the growing popularity of the slot machine (and even casino) genre on Facebook, it's no surprise that we've seen ex EA and Playfish staffers jump into the virtual gambling pool with Mirrorball Slots, Plumbee's first Facebook game with a fairty tale ...
Full article at: AOL Games Blog  More like this  5 days ago, 6:53pm CDT

The Sims Social: Free pink reindeer heads for all!

Source: AOL Games Blog

Back in December, EA and Playfish launched a promotion encouraging players of the Sims Social to Like the game's official fan page, with the incentive being a large, fake pink reindeer head that they could ...
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Former Playfish boss to head King.com London studio

Source: VG247

Playfish development director Catharina Lavers Mallet has farewelled EA for a rival gig in social gaming. Develop reports King.com has invested in a brand new London studio, and expects to employ around 40 staff. “I am thrilled to be setting up a new ...
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