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Hello, Hero Academy: $2M deal helps mobile-platform Yodo1 bring Western games to China

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 28, 2012
1 min

Yodo1, a Beijing-based mobile gaming platform, announced today that it has received $2 million from ChangYou Fund to "accelerate" distribution of Western iOS and Android titles in the rapidly growing Chinese market.

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New institute gets $10M to gamify education for kids

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 28, 2012
3 min

The game industry and nonprofits are teaming up to create a video game design lab that will do research on engaging students and measuring...

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Two-thirds of gamers got new video games in the last three months

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 28, 2012
2 min

Video game sales at retail stores have been sinking this year. But 67 percent of all gamers have reported buying at least one game...

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Kickstarter signifies the beginning of a crowdfunding revolution

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 28, 2012
2 min

Ah, the Kickstarter nay-sayers. A few months ago, when Double Fine's Tim Schafer managed to fund his point-and-click adventure game (code-named Double Fine Adventure)...

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The FIFA effect: Games that transcend the traditional community

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 27, 2012
2 min

Video games are often viewed as a very superficial medium with little depth, substance, or tangible significance. While the argument that games are in...

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Zynga Partners for Mobile showcases an eclectic mix of gameplay experiences

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
June 27, 2012
3 min

Zynga Partners for Mobile already shows promise with its wide variety of games and genres.

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Infinity Blade is more profitable than Gears of War

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 27, 2012
1 min

Epic Games is a developer famous for making technically proficient shooters. However, the company's most profitable game is an iOS title, Infinity Blade.

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Valve releases the magically fiery ‘Meet the Pyro’ video

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 27, 2012
1 min

Valve releases the final installment of its "Meet the" video series for its multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2. This time, it's the Pyro's time in the spotlight. Will we finally learn who's behind the mask?

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The new console war pits Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony in an Apple arena

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 27, 2012
4 min

In response to Apple's surging App Store games, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have added tablet platforms to their gaming consoles in ways that say a lot about their corporate philosophies. But do their value-added propositions actually add any value?

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Pocket Gems launches All Talk voice-based mobile game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 27, 2012
2 min

With hundreds of thousands of mobile games available on smartphones, innovating isn’t that easy. But Pocket Gems hopes to stand out from the crowd...

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