by Joe Osborne Mar 2nd, 2012 12:00 PM
The News Corp.-owned social game developer Making Fun didn't get into social games to be a small fry. The game maker behind recent releases like ...
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by Joe Osborne Feb 17th, 2012 12:30 PM
When Zynga was hit with a copyright infringement suit in July 2011 by myFarm creator SocialApps over FarmVille, it wasn't terribly surprising. ...
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by Joe Osborne Feb 13th, 2012 1:00 PM
Not deliberately, of course. We sure know of at least two folks that aren't terribly thrilled about this news. Amidst claims of copycatting, ...
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Tags: clone, copycat, dream heights, dream heights ipad, dream heights iphone, game clones, ipad games, iphone games, mobile gaming, mobile social games, NimbleBit, tiny tower, zynga, zynga copycat, zynga mobile
by Joe Osborne Feb 1st, 2012 5:30 PM
The folks at Backyard Monsters creator Kixeye sure have a way with words, namely CEO Will Harbin. During an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, ...
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Tags: copycat, Facebook games, Gamesindustry.biz, gi.biz, kixeye, kixeye ceo will harbin, playdom, social games, will harbin, zynga, zynga copycat
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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