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Nvidia reclaims title of world’s fastest graphics chip with Kepler launch

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 22, 2012
4 min

With the debut of its code-named Kepler project, Nvidia is retaking the crown today as the creator of the world’s fastest graphics chip. Most...

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People are playing mobile games at home — especially in bed

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 22, 2012
2 min

Mobile games rule in the home these days, and the most popular place to play them is in bed. MocoSpace surveyed 15,000 of its mobile...

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After 35 draws, OMGPOP finally got it right (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 22, 2012
4 min

Zynga acquired OMGPOP today for a reported $200 million. It was a clear statement that, as powerful as each of these companies are on...

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Free-to-play games catching MMO subscribers’ attention (and wallets)

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 21, 2012
2 min

The successful launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic notwithstanding, the business model of mandatory subscriptions for massively multiplayer online (MMO) games seems to...

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GamesBeat Giveaways: 100 beta codes for TERA (PC)

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 21, 2012
1 min

GamesBeat is proud to announce that we’ve secured 100 beta codes for TERA, the upcoming MMO from En Masse Entertainment. Rivaling the visuals and...

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GamesBeat Giveaways: Sine Mora (XBLA)

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 21, 2012
1 min

Grasshopper Manafacture’s 2.5D bullet hell shooter was released on Xbox Live Arcade today, and GamesBeat is giving way five codes so you can check...

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OMGPOP chief revenue officer talks turkey on numbers and scaling [exclusive video]

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 21, 2012
1 min

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM8ZQtx1BsU&w=640&h=360] At South By Southwest Interactive, we got to sit down for an interview with OMGPOP chief revenue officer Wilson Kriegel. We talked...

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Zynga buys OMGPOP for a reported $200M

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 21, 2012
2 min

We’ve confirmed that Zynga, the app-studio-eating megalith of social gaming, has acquired OMGPOP, maker of new hit mobile game Draw Something. You know what they...