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Apple's patent hammer could crush Facebook's gaming empire

by Joe Osborne Feb 7th, 2012 6:30 PM

Facebook needs social games, and social games need Facebook. The multibillion dollar company's recent filing for initial public offering shows ...

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Study: Older mobile social gamers play less, but aren't afraid to spend

by Joe Osborne Dec 20th, 2011 12:15 PM

Old folk don't have the time to wait for energy in their iPhone and Android games--they have ... crossword puzzles to do. Or something like ...

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Are in-game pets social Tamagotchis? MapleStory players think so

by Joe Osborne Dec 16th, 2011 2:25 PM

We all know pets within online video games are popular. World of Warcraft has made millions off of them. But MapleStory creator Nexon wanted to ...

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Smurfs' Village ousts Angry Birds as top grossing iPhone game

by Joe Osborne Nov 18th, 2010 10:30 AM

Smurfs' Village by Capcom has officially brought down Angry Birds from its ivory roost as the number one grossing game in Apple's App Store, ...

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Four lessons learned from Casual Connect 2010

by Libe Goad Jul 27th, 2010 11:30 AM

Casual Connect 2010 in Seattle came and went last week with a whisper. The annual show held by the Casual Game Association had high attendance ...

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