Zynga cofounder leaves the social-game developer
The former Zynga Poker lead engineer wrote on Facebook that he is heading off on his own again.
Caesar’s Interactive rules social casino games again in Q3 — but its revenue doesn’t grow
But revenues in the quarter were flat for the sector leaders. Zynga weakened further.
Peak Games dominates mobile social games in the Middle East and Turkey
After three years, the Istanbul startup has more than 11.8 million daily active players.
What Xbox Live Compute (Microsoft's cloud) means for you (interview)
Microsoft isn't sure if it will ever unload Xbox One's visuals into the cloud, but it anticipates that the system will last longer thanks to its Xbox Live Compute system.
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We’re looking for an Event Ticket Sales Coordinator to help us drive ticket sales for three upcoming VentureBeat events.
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GamesBeat speaker spotlight: Facebook’s Sean Ryan on evolving social games
The head of game partnerships at Facebook will describe where Facebook stands with games on its platform and with mobile.
In BetAmerica's The Twitter Game, you bet on which celebrity will tweet the most
You can create your own fantasy sports-like team of celebrities. You win if they tweet the most in a day.
IGT launches Monopoly-themed version of DoubleDown Casino
The world's biggest casino slot machine maker pulls down a big license for its social game.
Big data blocks gaming fraud
Developers, particularly startups that are rising and falling on a single game, are losing significant revenue as savvy social game players figure out how to “game” the system by stealing currency rather than buying it.