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Gambolio gaming portal takes a page from iTunes

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 11, 2009
2 min

By avoiding flashy banner ads and copying the idea of a playlist from music software, London-based Gambolio hopes to take on an already crowded...

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Pocket God offers case study of how to build a hit iPhone game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 10, 2009
6 min

The iPhone has generated more than 63,000 apps worldwide. But no one has figured out the magic formula behind making a hit for the...

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Daily Blips: Modern Warfare 2, Reggie Talks Wii Vitality Sensor, Batman Review Drama, and More

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July 10, 2009
2 min

We don’t blame Activision Blizzard for changing the name of Modern Warfare 2. Though we would have preferred Call of Duty War Game 2010....

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My Six-Step Plan for The Legend of Zelda

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July 10, 2009
5 min

Editor’s Note: I tried my best to get through The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, but I couldn’t. I stopped halfway through. I’m tired...

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Advancing Ideas in Non-Linearity (Part 1 of 2)

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July 10, 2009
7 min

Editor’s note: Omar traces the evolution of non-linear storytelling and open world videogames, from Bubble Bobble and Zelda in the 1980s to this fall’s...

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Nexon’s Combat Arms game fans have shot each other 3.2 billion times

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 10, 2009
2 min

The fun thing about online games is that you can measure everything. Nexon America announced everything you ever wanted to know about Combat Arms,...

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MobileBeat2009 on marketing: Velti CEO Alex Moukas, former iPhone marketer Bob Borchers, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 9, 2009
4 min

Our MobileBeat2009 conference next Thursday in San Francisco will feature speakers from the entire ecosystem: The top carriers, device-makers, mobile operating system companies, venture...