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Amazon sparks controversy over casual games pricing

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 12, 2009
2 min

Amazon.com purchased casual game portal Reflexive back in October. So it came as no surprise when Amazon launched a casual games download service last...

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Activision Blizzard isn’t immune from the recession, but it beats Q4 estimates

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 12, 2009
1 min

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard lowered the forecasts today for its 2009 earnings targets, sending its stock down in after-hours trading. Activision shares dipped...

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Nvidia scores a couple of deals with Wintel

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 11, 2009
2 min

Nvidia is announcing a couple of deals with Wintel today that show the company is making progress with its new technologies. In an endorsement...

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Real Games executive tells how the recession will affect casual games

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 11, 2009
2 min

John Barbour has been the president of Real Games — Real Networks’ gaming division that was set to spin off before the IPO market...

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Perfect World importing more free-to-play games into Western markets

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 11, 2009
2 min

Chinese game company Perfect World has gained 50 million registered players throughout Asia thanks to its free-to-play business mode. Now the company is expanding...

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FlowPlay distributes its games through Miniclip

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 10, 2009
1 min

FlowPlay is announcing today it will distribute its online games through Miniclip, one of the biggest casual online game portals. Seattle-based FlowPlay said the...