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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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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Source: NASDAQ
Electronic Arts Inc. 's ( EA ) free-to-play division, Phenomic, recently announced the worldwide launch of Command ...
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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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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
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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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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
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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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 ...
Full article at: VG247
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