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Sixteen years in the making, Trip Hawkins’ latest game for Facebook is “best idea I’ve ever had”

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 25, 2010
5 min

Trip Hawkins, chief executive of Digital Chocolate, isn’t shy about describing his company’s latest Facebook game, NanoStar Castles. He first conceived the game, which...

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The Geekbox — Episode 58

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 24, 2010
1 min

The Geekbox — Episode 58 (2010-03-23) Wherein we discuss SXSW 2010, Lord British in space, sandwich-related awkwardness, PAX East party details, MLB 10: The...

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1 min

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Pixel Revolt — Episode 20

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 24, 2010
1 min

Pixel Revolt is Bitmob's community-driven podcast, in which Derek Lavigne, Jeff Grubb, Brett Bates, and a special guest dive into the Mobfeed to discuss...

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Dudes can pay hot girls to play online video games with them

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 23, 2010
1 min

If you’re a lonely gamer dude, then GameCrush might be your ticket to meet a hot girl. That’s the basic pitch of this social...

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Heyzap lets Facebook game developers publish their games to the web

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 23, 2010
2 min

Heyzap is liberating games from Facebook, allowing social game makers to publish them directly on the web. The new platform will let game creators...

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2 min

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Offerpal Media buys Tapjoy to expand into mobile app monetization

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 23, 2010
1 min

Offerpal Media is expanding into mobile today with its acquisition of Tapjoy, a company that helps monetize mobile apps. Offerpal specializes in offers, encouraging...

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DEMO: Vivox lets you drop voice chat into any social media app

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 23, 2010
1 min

Vivox is one of 65 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2010 event taking place this week. These companies do...

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Nintendo announces new 3DS handheld game player coming soon

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 23, 2010
1 min

Nintendo announced today in Japan that it will launch a new 3DS handheld game player in Japan during the fiscal year that ends March...

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Inaccuracy: The Wii Remote’s Greatest Strength

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 23, 2010
3 min

Editor's note: Erik argues that the Wii Remote's less-than-1:1 accuracy is the reason for its mainstream success, and a necessary stepping stone on the...

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Team Fortress 2 Can Platform, Too

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 23, 2010
1 min

For a while, the side-scrolling genre seemed ready to lay to rest. But the once-dormant genre was recently revived by Xbox Live Arcade hits...

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