by Joe Osborne Jan 31st, 2012 3:55 PM
The issue of copycatting in social games has been put under the microscope this month, thanks to accusations thrown at Zynga for copying both ...
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by Joe Osborne Jan 26th, 2012 11:30 AM
But what "natural process," exactly? During an interview with Gamasutra, 6waves Lolapps CPO Arjun Sethi and recently-acquired Escalation Studios' ...
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by Joe Osborne Jan 19th, 2012 6:00 PM
So, does this mean that blasting your friends with cow adoption notices is finally back? Not quite. Facebook announced Actions and Timeline Apps ...
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by Joe Osborne Jan 5th, 2012 6:40 PM
We sure as hell hope not. (We like having a job, thank you very much.) It's a common complaint lobbed at the social games industry: It's all the ...
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by Joe Osborne Dec 13th, 2011 4:35 PM
When you look at games like Wild Ones, you can't help but wonder why the classic Worms franchise has yet to make the leap. Funny we put those ...
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