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Social games giant Zynga wants to acquire Omgpop, the New York based studio responsible for casual games sensation Draw Something, a new report suggests. According to news siteTechCrunch, acquisition talks are at an early stage and it is possible that other companies may be willing to bid for the company. …

Mark Pincus, the boss of social and casual gaming giant Zynga, has hinted at what appears to be a possible partnership with Microsoft that could see Zynga titles appear on Xbox. Speaking of cross-device compatibility, Pincus told GigaOM that: "Right now we are building back-end technology, so that your game …

Kongregate co-founder Jim Greer has revealed significant growth since Gamestop’s acquisition of the online gaming portal and social network back in July 2010. Greer tells VentureBeat that Kongregate doubled the number of virtual goods-based games on the site, subsequently tripling virtual goods revenue in the last year — adding that …

BioWare has announced it has dropped plans for a Dragon Age 2 expansion, instead opting to move the franchise into its ‘next phase.’ Dragon Age 2 executive producer Mark Darrah revealed the news in a piece on the BioWare Social Network. "While we will still be keeping an eye out …

Apple has revealed record sales numbers for the new iPad launch. The latest in the tech giant’s line of tablets has sold 3 million units since launching last Friday, March 16th. Apple released the new device across 10 countries simultaneously. "The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold?the …

The BBC has completed the roll out of iPlayer across all games consoles – with today’s launch of the service for Xbox 360. This means the BBC content service is now available on Wii, PS3 and 360. On 360, the app comes with Kinect-ready voice and gesture functions. It’s taken …

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Multiple interested parties vie for Omgpop buyout, report claims