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Zynga's "CityVille" Social Game Gets 26M Players in 12 Days
San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga has attracted
26 million players to its new game, "CityVille," in just the 12 days
since its release, VentureBeat...
Samsung to Add DeNA Social Games Platform to Android Phones
Tokyo - DeNA, a Japan-based mobile social games platform,
announced on Wednesday that it has signed a deal with Samsung, to include the DeNA
social games...
Report: Netherlands Shutters 30 File-Sharing Sites With MPAA Aid
Los Angeles - Nearly 30 websites associated with BitTorrent,
Usenet and other file-sharing networks have been shuttered by authorities in
The Netherlands, according to TorrentFreak.
The...
Pocket Gems Lands $5 Million for Mobile Social Games
San Francisco - Pocket Gems, a developer of mobile social
games, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5 million in venture capital
financing, led by...
THQ Signs Director Guillermo del Toro to 3-Game Deal
Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publisher THQ (NASD: THQI) said on
Monday that it has signed a multi-year deal with writer/director Guillermo del
Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth,"...
"World of Warcraft: Cataclysm" Sells Record 3.3M Units on Day 1
Irvine, Calif. - Video game publisher Activision (NASD: ATVI) announced
on Monday that "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm," the third expansion
for its massively multiplayer online roleplaying game,...
Sony to Release $39 'Sharp Shooter' Gun Accessory for Move
Foster City, Calif. - Sony (NYSE: SNE) Computer Entertainment has
developed a "machine-gun" accessory for its PlayStation Move
motion-based controller, dubbed the Sharp Shooter. Sony said the...
Report: U.S. Video Game Sales Up 8% to $2.99B in November
Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales saw their best
November sales on record, rising 8% to $2.99 billion from a year ago, according
to...
Apple Lists Most Popular Content of 2010 at iTunes Store
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) on Thursday released lists of the
most-popular content of 2010 at its iTunes Store, across music, TV, movies,
audiobooks, podcasts...
Ubisoft Adds Anti-Piracy Vuvuzelas to Michael Jackson Game
Los Angeles - Video game publisher Ubisoft has inserted a
novel anti-piracy scheme into its "Michael Jackson: The Experience"
game for the Nintendo DS, punishing gamers...
