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Media Chaperone’s Piggyback lets parents monitor kid gamers on Facebook

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 5, 2010
1 min

The audience for social networks is getting younger and younger as more children are drawn to the cute social games that have become the...

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GetJar to give mobile games away to millions of users for free

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 5, 2010
2 min

Mobile app store operator GetJar plans to shake up the mobile game industry by giving away millions of copies of mobile games for free....

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October Bitmob Writing Challenge: Editor’s Choice

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 5, 2010
3 min

Anyone here at Bitmob who has had a story promoted to the front page knows the signs leading up to it. Your piece mysteriously...

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News Blips: Halo Cheaters Punished, Warcraft Expansion Dated, Scott Pilgrim DLC, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 5, 2010
2 min

Don't waste Bungie's time with your lies, Halo cheaters. They know your tricks, and they're not happy. News Blips: Bungie resets the credits of...

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Panasonic to debut mobile game handheld called the Jungle

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 5, 2010
1 min

Welcome to the Jungle. Panasonic is preparing to launch a handheld gaming unit by that name, according to the gadget blog CrunchGear. About 15...

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Nexon invests in Spanish developer BoomBang Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 5, 2010
1 min

South Korea’s Nexon wants to be a bigger player on the global gaming stage. Today, the company announced it has made an investment in...

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OnLive eliminates monthly fees for games-on-demand service

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 4, 2010
2 min

OnLive, an Internet-based games-on-demand service, said today it is permanently eliminating its base monthly fee. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company offers server-based games, which...

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Warner Bros. taps industry veteran Greg Ballard to run digital games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 4, 2010
2 min

Movie studio Warner Bros. is getting serious about online games and digital distribution. The company announced today it has hired video game industry veteran...