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The DeanBeat: “Evil” Zynga learns that old labels can come back to haunt you

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 30, 2012
8 min

Is Zynga evil? When Zynga paid $180 million for OMGPOP, the maker of the wonderfully creative Draw Something app, it was a great moment....

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Kabam buys Battle Punks social game creator Gravity Bear (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 29, 2012
2 min

Kabam has acquired Gravity Bear, creator of the Battle Punks social game on Facebook. Redwood City, Calif.-based Kabam makes hardcore games for social network audiences...

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2 min

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The post-OMGPOP boost: Zynga prices secondary offering at $12 a share

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 29, 2012
1 min

Fresh from the $180 million acquisition of OMGPOP, Zynga has priced the secondary offering of its stock at $12 a share. The San Francisco maker of...

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1 min

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Adobe Flash-based mass market games will go 3D in a big way

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 28, 2012
3 min

Adobe is about to taking mass market gaming up a notch. The company is introducing a number of high-end gaming features — from 3D...

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3 min

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Disney to launch Animal Kingdom Explorers hidden-object social game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 26, 2012
2 min

Disney’s Playdom scored big with Gardens of Time, the most popular game on Facebook last year. Now the company is announcing a new title...

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2 min

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Former Lolapps CEO leaves after acquirer lays off its developers

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 24, 2012
2 min

Former Lolapps chief executive Arjun Sethi is leaving the recently merged 6Waves Lolapps after a number of the social gaming company’s developers were laid...