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Scoreloop nudges iPhone game developers toward Android

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2011
2 min

Mobile social game platform Scoreloop is encouraging iPhone game developers to switch sides with the launch of its Go Android campaign. Munich-based Scoreloop makes...

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Join the Indie Crowd and Fund Success!

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 10, 2011
3 min

The business side of video game development tends to be viewed in a negative light at times. Industry professionals and fans acknowledge that some decisions made in game development sacrifice a developer’s vision in order to make an IP more profitable.

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Skype founder, others catapult $42M to Angry Birds

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 10, 2011
3 min

Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures have co-led a $42 million investment round for Rovio, the creator of the Angry Birds Franchise. The Angry Birds...

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Sony shake-up puts more power in hands of PlayStation executive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2011
2 min

Sony announced today that it will combine its consumer businesses into a single entity headed by former PlayStation chief Kaz Hirai. The move may...

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Jane McGonigal meets a real gamer

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 10, 2011
4 min

PAX East takes place in just a couple of days, and the keynote speaker is Jane McGonigal. I’m mostly familiar with McGonigal through her...

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Gamers’ History Community Prompt: The collected works

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 10, 2011
2 min

February's Writing Challenge asked Bitmobbers to look to gaming's past and write a comprehensive history about one aspect of the industry. The result? Three...

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Microsoft sells 10M Kinects, wins Guinness Record in the process

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 9, 2011
1 min

Microsoft’s Kinect motion control system for the Xbox 360 has surpassed 10 million units sold, with more than 10 million Kinect standalone games sold...