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Zynga revises its IPO filing with the SEC — a signal that it still plans to go public

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 11, 2011
1 min

Zynga filed an amended S1 document for its initial public offering today, slightly revising its previous filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Zynga’s...

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Twitch.tv hits 8M viewers, partners with Blizzard’s largest Starcraft 2 tournament

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 11, 2011
3 min

Online game broadcasting network Twitch.tv has passed 8 million unique visitors and 1 billion of minutes viewed in July. It has also partnered with the...

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Zynga steals another executive from Electronic Arts

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 10, 2011
1 min

It looks like Zynga isn’t done poaching executives from rival Electronic Arts. Jeff Karp, executive vice president for a major EA division, is leaving...

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THQ’s loss will likely be social and mobile gaming’s gain

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 10, 2011
2 min

THQ laid off more than 200 employees today as it tried to realign its workforce in light of disappointing sales of its most recent...

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With EA’s The Sims Social, has Zynga met its match? (hands on)

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 9, 2011
7 min

The Sims, a life simulation game, is one of Electronic Arts’ most successful franchises. The company has sold more than 140 million copies of...

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Online game company Outspark appoints new CEO after founder departs (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 8, 2011
2 min

Online gaming firm Outspark announced a new chief executive today, promoting its No. 2 executive to replace outgoing founder Susan Choe. The new CEO...

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As games underwhelm, Take-Two Interactive misses Wall Street targets

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 8, 2011
3 min

Take-Two Interactive reported solid quarterly earnings and revenues, but fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. It was a tough day to report earnings, as...

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A Missed, Mass Opportunity

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 8, 2011
4 min

I'll never admit to being a "fanboy" of anything, unless it's Mass Effect. Now that I've read all three books, I'm currently replaying the two games on a new save file, my "renegade run," as it were.