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The Future of Immersive Gaming

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 30, 2010
3 min

It's 2016. I've aggressively acquired the big hitters of the video games industry and merged the companies into a new venture: Ninsonosoft. I am...

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Japanese augmented reality gaming company Tonchidot lands $12M

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 30, 2010
2 min

Tonchidot, a mobile augmented reality (AR) platform provider, just landed $12 million in second round funding. Several Japanese companies and venture capitalists participated in...

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DiscoveryBeat 2010 speakers: More top thinkers to delve into art of discovery

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 30, 2010
4 min

We’re pleased to announce some more big thinkers slated to speak at DiscoveryBeat 2010, the conference addressing the evolving problem of discovery in an...

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Microsoft executive: Xbox Live is the hook that will sell Windows Phone 7

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 30, 2010
1 min

The best feature of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s mobile operating system, is one that will differentiate it from the rest of the smartphone platforms...

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Ubisoft brings out its long knives for Assassin’s Creed Facebook game (video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 30, 2010
1 min

Ubisoft has a lot of top video game franchises, but they don’t get any bigger than Assassin’s Creed. So it says a lot that...

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Is companion gaming Ubisoft’s answer to Zynga? (video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 30, 2010
1 min

Last night, game publisher Ubisoft unveiled its strategy to get big on social and mobile at an event in San Francisco. Ubisoft’s digital game...

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Ubisoft brings “companion games” strategy to Facebook and iPhone

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 30, 2010
4 min

Ubisoft, the big French video game company, is late to the social and iPhone game party. But it has come up with what it...

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Xbox Live gets its makeover in advance of Kinect launch

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 30, 2010
2 min

Microsoft has reinvigorated Xbox Live, the online game service launched in 2002, just about every fall. Today, it previewed to some users its latest...