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Read More »Zynga settles Mafia Wars lawsuit
FarmVille creators Zynga have settled out of court after being sued by online game developer Digital Chocolate. The latter claimed Zynga’s popular 2008 Facebook title Mafia Wars infringed on copyright of its own 2004 mobile game of the same name, according to The Recorder. Terms of the settlement have not …
Read More »Freemium model facing watchdog probe
'We will closely monitor this industry practice' says FTC
Read More »Kelly Brook gets her own game
Leading toiletries brand Lynx has today launched a new casual game starring UK pin-up Kelly Brook. It’s designed to promote its new fragrance ‘Excite’. In the game, players must use a can of the deodorant to tempt the angelic Brook from heaven. It’s great to be working with Lynx again, …
Read More »Casual giant King.com lands on Facebook
Gaming tournament firm launches social network app ahead of roll-out onto mobile and multi-platform
Read More »Kotick ‘lost in a time machine’
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick "seems lost in a time machine perspective of a past business model that will never return". That’s according to IndustryGamers publisher Mark Friedler, who in a scathing editorial says that the publisher’s unwillingness to brach into the casual and social gaming sector is a serious …
Read More »Monopoly heads to Facebook
Hasbro’s family board game Monopoly can now be played on Facebook online for free. Facebook users can play Monopoly Millionaires in a web browser on PC and invite friends to play together. As usual the aim is to buy hotels across the board and amass the biggest fortune in Monopoly …
Read More »“Hardcore social games can be lucrative”
Games Investor Consulting's Nick Gibson on Facebook's lost audience
Read More »OPINION: Hardcore social games can be lucrative
Games Investor Consultingâ??s Nick Gibson on Facebookâ??s lost audience
Read More »Ubisoft offers Brotherhood freebies on Facebook
Fans of the Assassin’s Creed series have been urged to visit the Facebook page of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood in order to unlock some free content on their console games. Publisher Ubisoft has said that once its Assassin’s Creed page hits 1m fans it will release a third free multiplayer map …
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