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Almaz Capital takes 23 percent in Russian casual games firm Alawar

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2010
1 min

Almaz Capital Partners has purchased a 23 percent stake in Russia’s casual web-based game publisher Alawar Entertainment. The purchase price wasn’t disclosed. On the...

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Zynga launches hit game FarmVille on MSN Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2010
1 min

Now that Zynga‘s FarmVille game has proven to be a smash hit on Facebook, the company is launching the game on Microsoft’s MSN Games...

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A pretty chart of top apps for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 4, 2010
1 min

Mplayit, maker of the mobile app catalog that lives inside Facebook, will release a report later today that lists the top games in their...

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The Geekbox — Episode 51

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 4, 2010
1 min

Vegas vacations, Burn Notice 3×11, Mass Effect 2, Darksiders (spoilers!), White Knight Chronicles, Wizard: The Magazine of Absolute Failure, Star Trek Offline, classic Mega Man, SF Sketchfest, outdated TV rating systems, the Fall of the Lich King, and the first four minutes of Lost’s sixth season (spoilers, obviously!).

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Sony posts sharply higher earnings and offers upbeat outlook

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2010
2 min

For the first time in a while, Sony has blown earnings forecasts out of the water. And it’s predicted a much better outlook for...

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Film Fatality: Watch a Great Documentary…For Free!

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 4, 2010
1 min

What happens when you put game developers, senators, and concerned parents into the same room? You get an award-winning documentary! Spencer Halpin recently released...