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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dawnguard, Zynga Unleashed, and Sega’s ongoing decline

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 29, 2012
2 min

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

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How game designers are influencing the world of gamification

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
June 29, 2012
3 min

As the gamification industry continues to grow, it looks to game designers for help and advice.

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Can Google’s Nexus Q media streamer play games? Sort of

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 29, 2012
1 min

Google’s freshly announced Nexus Q media streamer may be designed for music and movies, but developers have already used the device for something different: games. Philippe...

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The DeanBeat: Zynga battles to dominate the red ocean, not the blue

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 29, 2012
4 min

Will the red ocean strategy work for Zynga? The sharks are in the water as the social game giant goes head-on against competitors.

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50 Games in 2012 – #2 Catherine [PS3]

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 29, 2012
2 min

Following up Portal 2 turned out to be an interesting experience. Still riding high on the lovable dialogue puzzle adventure that was Portal 2 I wanted to experience more of the genre. Straying from the beaten path seemed like a solid idea at this point and the puzzler I turned to was Catherine.

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Relief for developers? Apple app downloads pick up in May while marketing costs dip

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 29, 2012
3 min

For much of this year, the number of downloads in the Apple App Store has dropped, and the cost of acquiring new users —...

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The Last of Us’ “Truck Ambush” trailer: now with 100% more Sackboy (video)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 29, 2012
1 min

A clever fan has recreated the intense "Truck Ambush" trailer from Naughty Dog's The Last of Us in Little Big Planet 2.

Posted inin Technology

Delaware’s approval of online gambling will make social game companies perk up

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 29, 2012
2 min

Delaware authorized online gambling today, as the state Senate approved a bill by a 14-6 vote to allow online betting in the state. The...

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An open letter to all game critics

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 28, 2012
3 min

First, let me say that I’m incredibly appreciative of the work that you’ve done over the years. Your criticism has been very useful for myself and many others. Now, though, I would like to offer criticism to you as a critic. You’ve done a great job, but you can always do it better.

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Gaikai streams Bulletstorm console game in the Chrome browser

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 28, 2012
2 min

Game startup Gaikai streamed the high-end first-person shooter Bulletstorm to the Chrome web browser today in a demo at the Google I/O conference in...

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