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THQ to drop licensed kids’ games and focus on “core” content

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 25, 2012
2 min

Video game publisher THQ today announced it is officially shifting its focus from traditional kids’ licensed games to “core” franchises such as Saints Row,...

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Game startup Gimmie launches rewards platform for mobile apps

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 25, 2012
2 min

Gimmie, a startup created by seasoned game developers, is launching a new rewards program for users of mobile apps. Gimmie’s new incentives platform, which...

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Modern Warfare 3 DLC schedule revealed: 12 maps, 6 missions, 2 game modes

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 25, 2012
2 min

Activision has outlined its downloadable content (DLC) schedule for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 during 2012. There are 20 pieces of DLC due...

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Review: The futuristic OnLive Desktop runs Windows apps on the iPad

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 25, 2012
5 min

The current state of computing is always under scrutiny and speculation. For years laptop and desktop computers have been proclaimed dead, most recently in...

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Tapjoy’s Android Fund invests in 130 game makers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 25, 2012
2 min

Tapjoy said today that its $5 million Android Fund has invested in 130 game developers over the past seven months. The fund provides both...

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News Blips: No more Microsoft Points, Mojang considers itself non-indie, and next Xbox chip

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 25, 2012
2 min

I've never realized the density of my university's student population before actually walking around in it. Why, the class I'm in right now is...

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THQ launches a Margaritaville Online Facebook game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 25, 2012
4 min

In a major attempt to diversify, traditional video game publisher THQ is launching its Margaritaville Online social game on Facebook today. Inspired by the...