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Facebook changes how it tracks users, raising questions about true audience numbers (exclusive)

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 14, 2011
3 min

Zynga may be losing some ground after spending years completely dominating the Facebook social gaming market. Facebook today announced that it is changing the...

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Zynga’s accounting change sets off alarms

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 14, 2011
3 min

Zynga made some changes to its accounting and disclosed new stock repurchases, setting off alarm bells at one analyst firm that studies the value...

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The DeanBeat: What does Zynga’s big unveil event mean for its IPO?

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 14, 2011
5 min

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, I’m writing a column on business and technology called The DeanBeat, while executive editor Dylan Tweney is writing a column...

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News Blips: Arkham City’s Catwoman needs online pass, GTA3 turns 10, Mass Effect 3’s gigantic script, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 14, 2011
2 min

Costly cat burglars, tiny plastic guns, and talkative aliens. Is it Chuck Testa? Nope, it's the News Blips. News Blips: You'll need a new...

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Video Blips: Syndicate, Mass Effect 3, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 14, 2011
1 min

The next time you're afflicted by a bout of the workplace migraines, look for someone nearby mumbling into a mouthpiece and waving his hands...

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Zombie Life further proves that zombies are hot on the iPhone

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 14, 2011
2 min

Playforge made enough money from a single iPhone game, Zombie Farm, to support a 25-person company. Now the developer has launched its next game,...

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Justin.tv signs exclusive broadcast deal with giant e-sports league ESL

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 14, 2011
2 min

Justin.tv announced today that it has secured an exclusive distribution deal with the electronic sports league, ESL, to broadcast electronic sports tournaments on Twitch.tv....

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Zynga will debut on NASDAQ as “ZNGA”

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 13, 2011
1 min

Social gaming giant Zynga has decided to list its shares on the tech-heavy NASDAQ stock exchange, according to a recent filing with the securities...

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OpenFeint launches Game Channel to discover Android games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 13, 2011
1 min

OpenFeint, the mobile social network division of Japan’s Gree, is announcing a Game Channel today that will help users discover new game apps on Android mobile devices. Amid...

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Social games maker Idle Games raises $10 million

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 13, 2011
2 min

[Update: it looks like $4.5 million of the funding on the document is part of Idle Games’ last round, announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2011....

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