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Read More »Free-to-play 3D FPS arrives on Facebook
Gameloft have launched a new free-to-play version of popular first-person shooter NOVA on Facebook.
Read More »Playdom brings NBA licence to Facebook
Major sports brand joins the social network fray
Read More »Playfish abandons in-game currency in big switch
Social games firms have to use Facebookâ??s own in-game currency from July 1st
Read More »Start-Up Spotlight: TeePee Games
TeePeeâ??s chief on the dawn of their multi-platform discovery service
Read More »Social gaming to be worth $5bn by 2015
The global market for social games is expected to create revenues of over $5 billion by the end of 2015. That’s according to research firm Parks Associates’ latest report, Social Gaming: Market Updates, in which the company claims the market is on course for a five-fold increase between 2010 and …
Read More »Sulake: We can’t match our players’ creativity
Our users' talent is the secret to our success, claims Habbo Hotel studio
Read More »GameStop launches Facebook store
It’s time to stand up and face up to that elephant in the corner of the room. Retailer GameStop has officially launched a digital games store on Facebook. It claims to be "he first multichannel gaming company to launch a storefront on Facebook and provide true social commerce to more …
Read More »GameStop buys streaming tech and digi download firms
Just hours after we revealed GameStop was launching new Facebook games, the firm has further underlined its commitment to digital gaming. It has acquired streaming games technology firm Spawn Labs, and also entered an agreement to purchase digital distributor Impulse, a subsidiary of US developer Stardock Systems. The move reinforces …
Read More »Is this the solution to Facebook fragmentation?
Applifier launches discoverability tool for games on the social network
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