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Angry Birds on Facebook will sling, shatter and shake things up [Video]

Angry Birds on Facebook will sling, shatter and shake things up [Video]

by Joe Osborne Feb 9th 2012 @ 6:25PM

Rovio could have easily just slapped Angry Birds on Facebook and called it a day. (And we would all have played it in droves.) But no, if the ...
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Tags: all facebook, angry birds, angry birds facebook, angry birds facebook power-ups, angry birds facebook preview, angry birds facebook video, Facebook games, rovio, social games

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EA's COO hopes The Sims Social could be even more social some day

EA's COO hopes The Sims Social could be even more social some day

by Joe Osborne Feb 9th 2012 @ 5:25PM

Playfish's hit Facebook game The Sims Social, taken literally, isn't the most social game ever. And not many Facebook games are, really. Peter ...
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Tags: coo, ea, ea coo, ea coo peter moore, electronic arts coo peter moore, Electronic-Arts, Facebook games, Gamasutra, peter moore, playfish, sims social, social games

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MapleStory Adventures' V-Day update turns aphrodisiacs into monsters

MapleStory Adventures' V-Day update turns aphrodisiacs into monsters

by Joe Osborne Feb 9th 2012 @ 4:15PM

Nexon's getting all mushy (and a little creepy) with its next major content update for MapleStory Adventures on Facebook. Now available in game, ...
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Tags: Facebook games, maplestory, maplestory adventures, maplestory adventures mr oyster, maplestory adventures update, maplestory adventures valentines, maplestory adventures valentines day update, nexon, social games, valentine, valentines day

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Hasbro could take FarmVille, CityVille and more to toy land this fall

Hasbro could take FarmVille, CityVille and more to toy land this fall

by Joe Osborne Feb 9th 2012 @ 3:30PM

If you thought Facebook games were just for middle-aged moms, think again. Zynga and Hasbro have announced a partnership allowing the toy ...
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Tags: hasbro, Hasbro Games, hasbro zynga, hasbro zynga deal, toys, zynga, zynga hasbro, zynga hasbro deal, zynga toys

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Adventure World maker Zynga Boston GM seeks adventure elsewhere

Adventure World maker Zynga Boston GM seeks adventure elsewhere

by Joe Osborne Feb 9th 2012 @ 1:25PM

Cue that piano jam from The Incredible Hulk. The Boston Globe and Mass High Tech report that Zynga Boston GM Nabeel Hyatt has left the Zynga ...
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Tags: adventure world gm leaves, adventure world indiana jones, boston globe, mass high tech, nabeel hyatt, Spark Capital, zynga, zynga boston, zynga boston gm, zynga boston gm leaves, zynga boston loses gm

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