GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Zynga launches Bubble Safari as it moves into arcade-style social games
Zynga is moving into new territory in social games today as it launches Bubble Safari for Facebook. The game is a “match-three bubble shooter”...
Google Cube: Because you’re dying to play a game about Google Maps
Ever wanted to lead a ball through a maze and learn about Google Maps at the same time? Me too. Google has released its...
The DeanBeat: Follow the people. Follow the money. Into casino games.
When you’re tracking a hot trend or market, it’s always good to keep track of where the smart betting is happening. Follow the money....
Can minors buy Facebook Credits? Parents demand refund in class action suit
Social media giant Facebook is facing a new class-action lawsuit that involves minors purchasing Facebook credits without parental consent. Facebook Credits are the currency...
The top 25 technology books of all time
Technology teaches us to forget the past. Last year’s tech news seems like it has no use whatsoever. Thankfully, historians beg to differ, and...
Kabam crosses 1M downloads for its first mobile game
Kabam said today that its first hardcore game for mobile devices has been downloaded more than a million times. Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the...
At 2.5B games played a month, King.com reaps benefits from its casual Saga titles on Facebook
London-based King.com is launching Candy Crush Saga on Facebook today as part of its bid to capitalize on the shift in audience tastes toward increasingly casual games....
Wooga scores 11M downloads for Diamond Dash on iOS
Wooga has come out of nowhere to become the second-largest player on Facebook in social games. Now it is showing great progress in getting...
Identified.com gamifies job searches for 4 million young people
Job-search site Identified.com found that most job seekers don’t provide all the information in their online profiles that recruiters need to know. To get...