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Pig Up! Facebook Game Just Ruined Your Productivity
Wired News (blog)
Pig Up! is the latest addictive creation of PopCap Games, the creator of casual hits like Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies that just got acquired by megapublisher Electronic Arts for three quarters of a billion dollars. It's a Facebook game that uses ...
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Wired News (blog)
Wooga becomes No. 3 Facebook game maker and launches mobile titles
VentureBeat
Wooga is now planning to publish the title, which is the 10th most-popular game on Facebook, on Apple's iOS. Back in May, Highland Capital Partners led a $24 million investment round in Wooga. Other investors, Tenaya Capital, Balderton Capital, ...
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The Facebook games you are not playing yet
Gamezebo
First of all, hidden object games. Hidden object games rule the downloadable space and are getting huge on the iPad, but there are only two hidden object games on Facebook now: Mystery Manor and Gardens in Time. Both are very successful. ...
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Deadline Hollywood Facebook game: Level up using your Tinseltown news knowledge
ZDNet (blog)
Turning her love of poking around the deep, dark recesses of Hollywood into a game. A Facebook game called Deadline Hollywood, to be exact. To start, you'll pick a career path as an actor, screenwriter, producer, director, agent or studio executive, ...
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Upcoming Facebook API Changes Bring Back Virality By Sorting Game Genres
Inside Social Games
By AJ Glasser Sean Ryan, Director of Games Partnerships at Facebook, delivered a keynote speech at Casual Connect in Seattle today detailing the future of the Facebook games ecosystem following many changes to the platform's communication channels, ...
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Zynga's revised SEC filing raises eyebrows over Facebook, Google ties
San Jose Mercury News
But the CEO of another Facebook games company told this newspaper that the exclusivity requirements in Zynga's deal are unique. He did not wish to be identified, citing the need to protect his relationship with the social networking powerhouse. ...
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After Hours Gaming League: Tech Giants Play (Starcraft) to Win
PCWorld
Got any fun AHGL stories/training montages/tales of deception? Well, we do love Microsoft's slogan: "macro hard, micro soft!" Patrick Miller covers How-Tos, HDTVs, and the occasional game for PCWorld. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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Coming To Roku Set-Tops: Angry Birds, Epix, Facebook, AOL Video, FoxNews.com
Multichannel News
... 7/20/2011 2:34:12 PM Roku's streamlined second-generation Internet set-tops will deliver games to big-screen TVs -- including Angry Birds, the immensely popular game for smartphones -- and the company plans to soon add Epix, Facebook, ...
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10 Thoughts On… Pawn Stars: The Game (Facebook)
diehard gamefan
by Aaron Sirois - July 20, 2011 | Email the author So we don't usually cover Facebook games here at DHGF. Of course, it used to be we didn't cover pen and paper games either. The times, they are a changing. Anyways, I'm mostly immune to FB games as a ...
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Is It Too Late to Make a Social Gaming Hit?
All Things Digital
Begemann said size is an inherent advantage because you can market new games to your existing user base. "Zynga is big because Zynga is big," he said. Sean Ryan, the director of game partnerships at Facebook, delivered a very passionate speech ...
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Bringing Video Ads to Games: Supersonic Raises $4.2M and Crowdstar Partners ...
Inside Facebook
The SupersonicAds funding and Crowdstar deal should both help expand incentivized view video ads to more Facebook games, and accelerate the shift of ad dollars away from television and towards social games, particularly those on the Facebook Platform. ...
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ESPN Launches 'ESPN Sports Bar & Grill' Facebook Game, Run Your Own Sports Bar
Scribbal
It's a dream for many and ESPN has teamed up with Playdom to launch a new Facebook game that turns that dream into a reality. The game, called "ESPN Sports Bar & Grill," gives users the opportunity to run their very own sports bar. ...
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Latino social network Quepasa swallows MyYearbook
GigaOm
Quepasa currently operates a social network geared toward Latino and also operates Quepasa Games, a social gaming studio that creates and publishes titles on Quepasa.com, Orkut and Facebook. In February, it bought XtFt Games, which owns social game ...
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20th Century Fox Announces "Family Guy Online" Game
PR Newswire (press release)
... at the game site, www.familyguyonline.com, Family Guy fans and gamers everywhere can get their first exposure to the game by creating and customizing their own game character, which they will immediately be able to post on their Facebook page. ...
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Digital Chocolate Announces Launch of Five Games for Intel AppUpSM Center
SYS-CON Media (press release)
3D Tower Bloxx™ Deluxe – a puzzle & strategy franchise that has won numerous mobile gaming awards and has been a smash hit on console platforms, the Web, and Facebook. Crazy Penguin™ Catapult – join millions of casual game fans in fending off ...
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McDonald's® Unveils Sponsorship Plans for London 2012 Olympic Games
Sacramento Bee
To learn more about the company, please visit www.aboutmcdonalds.com and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mcdonaldscorp) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/mcdonaldscorp). Click on Media Center to access our London 2012 Olympic Games ...
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Vitrue Acquires GamesThatGive So Clients Can Engage Via Charity Donation Apps
Inside Facebook
The GamesThatGive acquisition will augment Vitrue's app suite with versions of simple, classic games such as Snake, Breakout, Columns, and solitaire that can be offered within a branded wrapper and linked to from a business' Facebook Page. ...
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Liquid Enters Mobile Gaming with Battle Realms
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Liquid Entertainment, the studio behind Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard for the PC and the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of Neverwinter for Facebook, will develop and publish mobile games starting with a collectible card game based on the ...
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ESPN Sports Bar & Grill: New social game launched on Facebook
Product Reviews
Social gaming appears to be extremely popular among Facebook users these days, and the list of available games just keeps growing longer and longer. If popular games such as FarmVille, Mafia Wars and FrontierVille don't quite appeal to you however, ...
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Seattle Mariners run losing streak to 10 games: A fan's reaction
Yahoo! Sports
The fans are starting to bail on this team as well, including Facebook posters and those that would have bought tickets to watch a competitive team. With the upcoming schedule of games against the Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and New York Yankees, ...
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Former Jets, Panthers DT Kris Jenkins retires
SI.com
Jenkins announced his retirement on his Facebook page Wednesday after his last two seasons with the New York Jets were cut short by serious knee injuries. "Wanted to let you all know that I have loved the support and respect that you all have given me ...
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Gaia Interactive Partners with Fever Studio to Create New Breed of Social ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Developed by a team with extensive experience building an active and passionate social community, Gaia expanded its reach to multiple gaming platforms this spring with the launch of leading online game Monster Galaxy on Facebook. ...
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Facebook gets its own World of Warcraft with Order & Chaos Online
Games.com News (blog)
Well, French mobile game developer Gameloft wants to bring Facebook gamers the next best thing with Order & Chaos Online. Pocket Gamer reports that the popular iPhone and Android MMORPG (massivley mutliplayer role-playing game) will be headed to ...
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Game-streaming firm Gaikai raises $30M
VentureBeat
... consumers would otherwise have to wait an hour or so to download a full game before they could play it on a high-end computer. Gaikai can also embed games as promotions or demos within sites such as Facebook, Electronic Arts or Walmart.com. ...
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HTC Status Review: A Phone for Facebook Fanatics
PCWorld
The screen is too small for videos (aside from the quick YouTube clip), and the limited surface makes gaming difficult. It is fine for dashing off email, doing some light browsing, and skimming your Facebook feed. Between the keyboard and the display, ...
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Plan to let parents access their children's Facebook pages
Adelaide Now
Mr Rau said SA would also support a federal push to create a new R18+ classification for computer games but would also abolish the MA15+ classification in this state. He said he wanted to examine options on how suppression and non-publication orders ...
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The 'fierce' Hunger Games poster burning up the internet
The Week Magazine
The suits behind "The Hunger Games" film, starring Jennifer Lawrence, will hit theaters in March 2012, are positioning it as a big-event movie and the anchor for a franchise. Photo: Facebook The image: It's a bird! It's a poster! It's an animation! ...
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Microsoft delivers early build of Windows Azure toolkit for social-game developers
ZDNet (blog)
The Windows Azure toolkit for social gaming is not meant to replace or supersede the Azure toolkit for Facebook, officials added, when I asked. Microsoft made the announcement about the new toolkit as the Seattle Casual Connect conference. ...
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PFT: Hall of Fame game decision expected this week
msnbc.com
Jenkins announced Wednesday via Facebook that he's going to retire. "It is time for the torch to be passed to the younger players. I am going to hang up the cleats! The mind is always willing to play but my body deserves the rest. ...
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Facebook Story of the Day: Community block parties
UpNorthLive.com
During the event from 6-9 PM, River street is blocked off and downtown Elk Rapids is filled with music, games for the kids and great food. This evening is a tribute to the King of Rock. Elvis tribute artist, Jake Slater, will take center stage and get ...
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Social media intelligence rankings, Google+ on your phone, is the iPod dead?
CJAD (blog)
This new Facebook game has been described as FarmVille for the Middle East and has already attracted over 100000 active users in its first week, becoming a smash hit already. Happy Oasis was created by Aranim Games and aimed at the Middle East market ...
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Thriller New Media Partners with Twitpay Social Media Marketing using Twitter!
MarketWatch (press release)
IamGame.com websites and established Social Media accounts for each of these game communities including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and more. With these updates, Thriller will begin its fall program to significantly grow its online game communities ...
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Bingo Blitz Grows on Facebook Through Focus on the Game's Fundamentals
Inside Social Games
By Carolyn Koh Bingo Blitz is the latest game to join Facebook's growing cadre of Bingo games. Created by independent studio Buffalo Studios in Santa Monica, CA, it is also their first venture into Facebook games. According to our data tracking service ...
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Inside Social Games
Pet Society Vacation dives into iOS in New Zealand, US release coming
Games.com News (blog)
EA and Playfish have launched the iOS version of their Facebook hit, Pet Society, on the New Zealand App Store. According to Pocket Gamer, the game--titled Pet Society Vacation--should hit the UK App Store around midnight. Of course, this should mean ...
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Bally Technologies Acquires Mobile Gaming Platform and Applications Provider ...
MarketWatch (press release)
MacroView develops smart-phone and web-based mobile apps for the hospitality, retail, and gaming industries -- everything from concierge services to GPS-fueled social networking integrated with Facebook and Twitter. They also help casinos manage their ...
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Indie Games Summer Uprising unveils selections
IFC
Now, if you're like me and the games that you were rooting for didn't make the cut, you should know that non-developer types will be able to cast votes to fill the two remaining slots. That vote starts on August 1st and will happen on the IGSU Facebook ...
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IFC
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded announced for consoles
Gaming Bits
... and is being developed by Eurocom under license from EON Productions Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). For more information and to receive exclusive updates about the game, visit www.facebook.com/GoldenEyeGame or www.goldeneyegame.com.
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Computer games for girls
soFeminine.co.uk
The findings follow the launch of Doritos Dip Desperado, a free, fun skill based mobile app and Facebook game which offers fans entertainment at their fingertips as well as the chance to score not just points but real prizes! ...
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New iPhone Game Can Make You a World Record Holder
AddPR.com (press release)
Facebook.com/KismatProductions for the Facebook fan page and http://www.youtube.com/user/KismatProductions for the YouTube channel page can help you not only keep up with the latest news regarding this company, communicate with the professionals ...
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ESRB Video Game Rating App Now Available on Microsoft Windows Phone 7
PR Web (press release)
... and over three quarters consider the rating system "very helpful" in allowing them to choose games for their children. In addition to the mobile app, parents may also want to check out ESRB's Facebook page or follow ESRB on Twitter (@OKtoPlay). ...
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PR Web (press release)
Iowa prep team wins record 84th straight game
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The two teams haven't had much contact — though Dehmer did "like" Portsmouth's Facebook page — but Dehmer said they share a similar mindset, focused on winning every individual battle. "We're extremely talented. We definitely have a lot of really ...
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Children at Risk for Eye Strain Due to Growing Use of Digital Devices
PR Newswire (press release)
The new webisode, which highlights ways to protect children from CVS, can be viewed on the EyeFiles tab on the VSP Facebook page: www.facebook.com/VSPVisionCare. CVS, or digital eye strain, is a medical issue with serious symptoms that can affect ...
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Operation Rainfall Highlights Nintendo's Drought
Knoxville Metro Pulse
Twitter campaigns and Facebook swarms are one thing, but when they wanted to prove the point that interest exists in their targets, Operation Rainfall members managed to get Xenoblade Chronicles into the number-one spot on Amazon.com's top 100 game ...
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Standing on the Shoulders of a Younger Generation
Fox Business
Imagine then, 20 years later, seeing my Facebook feed filled with primarily men posting status updates about where they were watching the Women's World Cup and the detractors coming off like curmudgeons. Plus, overall the final generated a ...
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Why Google+ Shouldn't Be Chasing Celebrities
TIME
Celebrities primarily use platforms like Twitter and Facebook for promotion and publicity. If they invade Google+, it'll give ordinary users the impression that the service is just another Twitter or Facebook. No one needs that. ...
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Arrival of Jays reinvigorates baseball fans in Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
"When we post the score on Facebook, people are all over it making comments. I think people have latched onto this team with how hard they play. Even when we were losing games by a run, the fans stayed with them because they saw the effort," he said. ...
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Creative Kids Reconnect with Outdoor Play in National Contest
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
CLIF Kid®, maker of organic snacks for active kids, announces finalists for the Backyard Game of the Year. Given that more kids play computer games than swim or ride a bike, CLIF Kid asked kids across the country to reconnect with outdoor playtime by ...
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Rangers rout Angels in series opener
Press-Enterprise
The Angels' fourth loss in five games since returning from the All-Star break dropped them five games behind the Rangers in the AL West, their largest deficit since a 25-game surge before the break started on June 13. The Angels have been outscored ...
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