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Oculus Rift at SXSW: is virtual reality the Holy Grail of gaming?

By Ellis Hamburger on March 9, 2013 12:12 pm + 208 comments

The SXSW Gaming Expo is preposterously loud. At one side of the room, a Starcraft tournament is Continue reading…
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'Letterpress' for iOS: Tweetie creator emerges from year of silence with addictive word game

By Ellis Hamburger on October 24, 2012 11:40 am + 67 comments

Almost one year ago Loren Brichter left Twitter, largely leaving the public eye "to figure out Continue reading…
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Zynga looks to online gambling as player spending slumps

By Adrianne Jeffries on July 26, 2012 11:29 am + 29 comments

It's going to be a rough year for Zynga, maker of popular social games FarmVille, CityVille, Mafia Continue reading…
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'Draw Something' and 'Words With Friends' coming to Windows Phone (update)

By Aaron Souppouris on June 20, 2012 02:08 pm + 88 comments

Two of Zynga's most popular games, Draw Something and Word With Friends, are coming to Windows Phone Continue reading…
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How the success of 'FarmVille' forced Zynga to build its own data centers

By Andrew Webster on May 9, 2012 12:33 pm + 1 comments

Prior to the launch of FarmVille in 2009, Zynga didn't have much trouble when it came to its IT Continue reading…
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'Draw Something' beats 'Words With Friends,' now most popular Facebook Connect game

By Vlad Savov on March 19, 2012 07:18 am + 26 comments

The latest stats from AppData show just how popular Draw Something has become: the Pictionary-style Continue reading…
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Gap 'geofencing' campaign puts super-localized ads on your phone

By Adi Robertson on March 13, 2012 12:23 pm + 6 comments

A recent location-based campaign has tied physical ads to virtual ones. People waiting for the bus Continue reading…
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Best Buy Super Bowl spot features some of mobile's biggest innovators

By Jeff Blagdon on February 5, 2012 07:55 pm + 32 comments

Best Buy surprised Super Bowl viewers this evening with a 30-second ad titled Phone Innovators Continue reading…
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Zynga's 'Scramble With Friends' keeps the microtransactions flowing: hands-on

By Paul Miller on January 6, 2012 04:53 pm + 13 comments

After a middling IPO, what's a Zynga to do? Launch another microtransaction fest (also known as a Continue reading…
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Words with Friends comes to Nook tablets; Twitter and more to follow

By Bryan Bishop on December 23, 2011 01:13 am + 9 comments

Sure, Barnes & Noble just removed the ability to sideload apps onto the Nook Tablet, but the Continue reading…