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Google Zerg rush attacks your search results with this fun Starcraft-inspired easter egg

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 27, 2012
2 min

Quick, get your trigger finger ready. Head over to Google.com and type “zerg rush” (without the quotes) into the search field. Clicking on the...

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2 min

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Non-gamers, here’s why you should care about games

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 27, 2012
3 min

As an early investor in social gaming, I’m often speaking on panels to audiences of gamers, investors, and game company execs. At one such...

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Big Fish Games CEO hands reins back to founder Paul Thelen

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 27, 2012
3 min

Jeremy Lewis is stepping down as chief executive of casual game company Big Fish Games. Company founder Paul Thelen, who had previously served as...

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The DeanBeat: Follow the people. Follow the money. Into casino games.

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 27, 2012
4 min

When you’re tracking a hot trend or market, it’s always good to keep track of where the smart betting is happening. Follow the money....

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4 min

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Casino games surpass farm games as the darlings of social networks

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 27, 2012
2 min

FarmVille took Facebook by storm in 2009 and gave rise to a sea of rival farm simulations. But those games have begun to decline,...

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PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale: Really, though? (preview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 27, 2012
2 min

This week, Sony announced a new title for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale, in which classic PlayStation characters (Radec from Killzone, Sweet...

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Nintendo CEO Iwata: No Wii U pricing at E3; digital downloads coming to 3DS and Wii U

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 27, 2012
2 min

During a financial results briefing today, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced that the company will not be revealing pricing for its upcoming Wii U console at next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo and outlined a new digital distribution model.