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OnLive sets launch date for June, names subscription price and supporting game publishers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2010
5 min

After eight years of preparation, games-on-demand startup OnLive is announcing today its plans to launch its subscription service for online games using its novel...

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Social network hi5 launches program to court game developers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2010
3 min

Social network hi5 is unveiling a program today that it hopes will snare more social game developers who will make exclusive games for its...

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Oberon Media joins the crowd making casual games more social

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2010
2 min

Chasing the popularity of social network games, Oberon Media is announcing today that it is adding social features to its casual games on a...

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RockYou’s Deal of the Day is new way to monetize social games with ads

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2010
3 min

As Facebook has moved away from letting app developers spam users in their apps, RockYou has had to adjust its business away from purely...

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The 12 Worlds of Final Fantasy: Four Warriors of Light Confront Chaos

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 10, 2010
12 min

Editor's note: With Final Fantasy 13 out, I thought now would be a good time to revisit Brian's 12 Worlds of Final Fantasy. He...

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Boomerang’s Offerwall crowdsources the best offers for social games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2010
2 min

Offers have been a scandalous thing in the social game business. Critics have accused offer providers — which let you pay for a virtual...

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News Blips: Console Battle Predictions, Will Wright & Wii, New Nunchuck Add-On for Arc, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 10, 2010
2 min

I think the various consoles should set aside their differences, team up, go through a cheesy montage sequence, and battle the dreaded foes of...

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Watching its football game metrics, EA is learning from social game creators

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2010
2 min

Electronic Arts said today that it has learned some revealing information by closely studying the habits of its video game customers. In fact, the...

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EA Sports Active 2.0 to get heartbeat sensors and online sharing (video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 10, 2010
2 min

Heartbeat sensors took center stage in Electronic Arts’ preview of its sports game line-up this evening at the Game Developers Conference. EA Sports Active 2.0...

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Video Blips: Final Fantasy 13: First 30 Minutes, Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition, FIFA World Cup: South Africa, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 10, 2010
1 min

I should've known that something weird was going on today when my bowl of alphabet cereal spelled out "those Framerated guys will confuse the...

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