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GDC Europe: Social gaming specialist on why 'smart depth' will make your studio a Facebook giant

Perhaps the biggest coup (or coop?) of today’s introduction for Google+ is the fact the service boasts Angry Birds before Facebook. Earlier this year, Rovio Mobile said its iconic bird physics game would launch on Facebook with new social functions.But it quietly delayed the proposed launch from May without much …

Rovio opts for burgeoning social network rather than dominant platform

Web giant widens social circles platform with Zynga, EA, Rovio and PopCap amongst partners

Casual games Zynga has announced it is currently working on a Facebook version of Words With Friends. The hugely popular Scrabble-esque is Zynga’s biggest mobile title. The firm bought the game’s original developer Newtoy back in December. Consumers can currently signing up for updates on the launch by "Liking" the …

Hugely popular mobile game currently being converted for social network

Average social network income has surpassed consoles, publisher claims

EA’s ‘casual’ division EA Play may not, at first glance, be the cutting edge of the company.It looks after family oriented products like The Sims (11-years-old and counting) and Harry Potter (the ninth EA game adaption of that came out last week). But it’s actually at the centre of its …

Sony has not just surprised fans with the announcement of a new free-to-play game set in the Resistance universe – it’s also made the game live. Called Global Resistance, the game was revealed this weekend at the Comic-Con event in San Diego. It’s completely free-to-play but unlike its console cousins …

Facebook and iOS owners named worldâ??s most influential media execs