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Valve targets Ubuntu Linux operating system for Steam port

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 17, 2012
1 min

Valve Software wants its digital distribution giant Steam on the Linux operating system.

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I’ve got a bad feeling about this — Star Wars: The Old Republic’s producer leaves BioWare

Posted byby Mike Minotti
July 17, 2012
2 min

Star Wars: The Old Republic executive producer Rich Vogel, has left BioWare Austin. He oversaw all aspects of the massively multiplayer role-playing game during its development and after its launch.

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Pachter on the case for Call of Duty: Black Ops II on the Wii U

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 17, 2012
2 min

Nintendo wasn’t planning for a standard gaming controller for the Wii U. But it announced one this year for “multiplatform gaming.” Wedbush Securities analyst...

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Final due date for YetiZen Casual Connect Competition July 20th!

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 17, 2012
2 min

On July 24th, YetiZen will be at Casual Connect Seattle 2012 hosting their third amazing Get-In-The-Game Pitch Competition! This is your chance to present...

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Casual game site operator Oberon rebrands itself as Iplay

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 17, 2012
2 min

Oberon Media is no more. Say hello to Iplay. The new brand identity reflects an expansion of the company’s game offerings, products and services. The...

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Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky: Game publishers will evolve or die (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 17, 2012
9 min

What does one of the world's most successful and active game investors think of the future of the medium?

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American McGee’s Spicy Horse launches real-time, cross-platform title Crazy Fairies (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 17, 2012
2 min

Crazy Fairies is launching today on Facebook, Kongregate, and Spicy Horse's own website. Within 30 days, it will also launch on iOS and Android devices.