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Lucky Gem Casino offers virtual currency gambling
Read More »PopCap enters gambling sector
EA subsidiary PopCap is to dip its toes in the gambling waters with the release of its fourth Facebook game – Lucky Gem Casino. As the name and platform would suggest, the title will allow players to gamble with virtual currency. It will include a total of seven mini-games. It …
Read More »Facebook and Twitter apps ready for Vita launch
Sony has announced that Twitter, Facebook and Flickr apps will be ready to download on Vita’s PSN Store on day one. All three apps will be free to download as soon as the Vita store goes live – which could be as early as tomorrow evening (Feb 21st). Sony adds …
Read More »NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Using social media
Daily advice on recruitment and HR from the industry's top companies. Today: Harnessing Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook
Read More »Zynga MyFarm source code row heading to courts
Farmville developer alleged to have broken implied contract with SocialApps
Read More »Zynga shares plunge 18% in single day
Yet analyst remains hopeful of long-term success for the Facebook games firm
Read More »Zynga beats estimates in quarterly earnings report
Social games company earnings at five cents a share, but GAAP earnings down
Read More »Vostu layoffs follow Zynga settlement
Brazilian social games company terminates an unspecified number of employees
Read More »Angry Birds turns free for Facebook
Virtual power-ups to monetise social game
Read More »Facebook Credits ‘not helping conversion rates’
Developers say mandatory payment system amounts to a twenty percent net tax
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