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Zynga exec explains why it's abandoning online gambling in the U.S.

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 25, 2013
3 min

Zynga said in an analyst conference call today that it decided not to invest in U.S. real-money online gambling because it needs to stay focused on social gaming and its core casual audience.

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New Google Play Games app centralizes multiplayer and more on Android

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 24, 2013
2 min

Google Play Games app is available to download today.

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Nvidia aims to blow away mobile graphics competitors with Project Logan

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 24, 2013
4 min

Nvidia's Logan chip will have desktop 3D graphics on mobile devices in the first half of 2014.

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4 min

EA exec Frank Gibeau: Betting on next-gen consoles, mobile, and doing right by consumers (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 23, 2013
16 min

EA had a good E3, and Frank Gibeau is one reason why that happened. Here's our interview with EA's studio boss.

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16 min

Bundle Dragon brings the pay-what-you-want model to everyone

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 23, 2013
4 min

A new content-sharing platform opens up the customer-friendly system to anyone with a few projects to sell.

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4 min

Family develops iPad game to inspire young girls to love math

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 22, 2013
3 min

Kathryn and David Clarke got the idea for a math practice game when their daughters were in middle school. Decades later, they have released the game on the App Store.

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3 min

How curiosity keeps Pong creator Al Alcorn on the innovation path (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 20, 2013
9 min

Al Alcorn talks about making games and gadgets in Silicon Valley.

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9 min

First big Bitcoin acquisition: gambling site SatoshiDice bought for $11.5M

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 19, 2013
1 min

In another large milestone for the Bitcoin virtual currency, Bitcoin gambling service SatoshiDice has been acquired for $11.5 million by an unnamed buyer.

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Ouya launches fund to match Kickstarter game crowdfundings

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 18, 2013
3 min

Ouya tries to get exclusive content for its console through matching funds.

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3 min

Zynga partners with SessionM to launch in-game real-world rewards (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 17, 2013
2 min

SessionM and social gaming publisher Zynga have partnered to provide in-game, real-world rewards for players. Boston-based SessionM specializes in such rewards through its mobile loyalty and ad platform. It will embed its redeemable rewards in Zynga’s Scramble With Friends mobile social game.

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