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Analysts and investors react well to Zynga’s new CEO Frank Gibeau

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 2, 2016
3 min

Zynga’s stock price rose 4 percent to $2.25 a share in the first full day of trading on Wall Street after the company announced...

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A timeline of Uncharted 4’s many delays

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 2, 2016
1 min

At this point, we’d forgive you if you can’t remember exactly when Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is supposed to come out. It’s probably...

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Here’s how HTC Vive’s front-facing camera works while you’re in virtual reality

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 2, 2016
2 min

One of the problems with virtual reality is that it’s going to cut you off from the world around you, but HTC and Valve...

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Nintendo fends off more patent trolls in Wii victory

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 2, 2016
2 min

Nintendo is known for making Mario games, designing cute pocket monsters, and having an effective legal team. The publisher announced today that it has...

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Star Wars: Battlefront’s next expansion brings new (slightly obscure) heroes

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 2, 2016
1 min

Star Wars: Battlefront has some new heroes, but we’re using the term loosely. Developer DICE revealed details today on the online shooter’s next expansion,...

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New Nintendo Direct is coming tomorrow, focusing on 3DS and Wii U games coming through summer

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 2, 2016
1 min

The company revealed today that it’s next Direct broadcast is March 3 at 2 p.m. Pacific. The digital stream will focus on games coming out for the Wii U and 3DS through summer, so expect to hear about Star Fox: Zero for the Wii U and Hyrule Warriors Legends for the 3DS.

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How the Pokémon cartoon and games form one of media’s best symbiotic relationships

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 2, 2016
3 min

When I say Pokémon, most of you probably think of the games. But the franchise owes just as much of its success to its...

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Mark Pincus and Frank Gibeau talk about the future of Zynga and social mobile gaming

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 2, 2016
7 min

Zynga and Electronic Arts have exchanged hostages yet again. Zynga, the San Francisco social mobile game company announced yesterday that it had named former EA executive Frank Gibeau...