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Google Buys Zagat, Ups Ante for Yelp and Foursquare

Julie Andrews — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:40:45 +0000

Yelp , the popular city-guides website fleshed out with user-generated reviews of local business, including restaurants, bars and shops, is about to get a run for its money.

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PapayaMobile Reaches 25M Users On Android; Reveals Weakness In Mobage’s Model

Azam Khan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:37:54 +0000

Social mobile gaming network PapayaMobile announced an array of compelling stats today. It’s most notable accomplishment is that it has hit the 25M user point, indicating 940% growth since January 2010. With Android controlling 52 percent of the market, can PapayaMobile maintain its lead against upcoming competitors’ platforms like Mobage? More after the jump.

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Virtual Greats CEO Discusses Skechers’ Virtual Shoes Deal

Azam Khan — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:13:20 +0000

Leading virtual goods agency Virtual Greats recently announced a partnership with SKECHERS to distribute the footwear brand’s items in many online destinations such as Meez.com and WeeWorld. We also had a chance to catch up with Founder and CEO of Virtual Greats, Dan Jansen, about his thoughts on the new deal. More after the jump.

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Skrill and Live Gamer Partner To Help App Publishers Monetize Users Internationally

Azam Khan — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:50:59 +0000

Monetizing international users is no easy feat. To help publishers solve this dilemma, Live Gamer and Skrill, operator of payment provider Moneybookers, announced a partnership to provide a one-stop solution. More after the jump.

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Casual Collective Renames And Launches Battle Pirates for Facebook

Azam Khan — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:50:11 +0000

Casual Collective, developer of midcore games on Facebook, announced they will be rebranding themselves as KIXEYE. The social gaming company is also announcing their latest title called Battle Pirates, pioneering the way for real time strategy games on Facebook. More after the jump. continued…

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RockYou and John Romero’s LootDrop Pursue Second Game

Azam Khan — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:30:46 +0000

LootDrop and RockYou have announced plans to develop a second game, with aims to launch their first game entitled Cloudforest Expedition around summer time. Both companies see the partnership as lucrative and are bullish on their future growth. More after the jump. continued…

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Perfect World Entertainment Puts You In The Captain’s Seat With Perfect Getaway

Azam Khan — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:00:05 +0000

Perfect World Entertainment (PWE), makers of Perfect World, is entering into the Facebook space for the first time with Perfect Getaway, a social game centered around operating your own cruise ship. Players can customize their ships, personalize your Captain, and more. Read after the jump. continued…

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PapayaMobile Raises $18M, Plans Expansion In Europe

Azam Khan — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:00:03 +0000

PapayaMobile today announced that it has raised 18M in Series B funding. The round was led by Keytone Ventures and DCM and will help Papaya expand its developer ecosystem, as well as product offerings, in the U.S. and Europe. More after the jump. continued…

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Sprint Users Get Direct Carrier Billing For Android

Azam Khan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:10:51 +0000

Bill pay can be a hassle, especially when you’re downloading apps and not able to pay with a few clicks. To resolve this for Android, carriers can give the option to their consumers to easily charge their Android Market purchases to their monthly bills with the new Direct Carrier Billing application for Android. More after the jump. continued…

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Century 21 Purchases Virtual Real Estate In ngmoco’s We City

Azam Khan — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:40:52 +0000

Real estate firm Century 21 has announced their first brand integration into a mobile social game. Facilitated by appsavvy, players will be able to add Century 21-branded structures in ngmoco’s We City. More after the jump. continued…

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Wooga Surpasses Playdom To Become Fourth Largest Facebook Developer

Azam Khan — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:00:03 +0000

European social game developer Wooga has over taken Playdom to become the 4th largest social gaming company on Facebook. Wooga boasts an active community of 20 MMAUs which it garnered within 20 months. More after the jump. continued…

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myYearbook Expands Mobile Strategy With Acquistion Of 5 Android Apps And Gaming Engine

Azam Khan — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Social networking site myYearbook just announced the acquisition of Five Android apps and a multiplayer engine. These efforts are a part of myYearbook’s mobile strategy which is anticipated to see the biggest growth. More after the jump. continued…

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A Bit Lucky Gains a $5M Investment From Nexon

Azam Khan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:19:51 +0000

Interactive entertainment provider Nexon has invested $5M in A Bit Lucky, a social game developer. The two companies will work together to create high quality free-to-play social games. More after the jump. continued…

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Watch: XBox Live Will One Day Integrate Avatars with Facebook, Twitter, Kinect and Social Games

Neil Vidyarthi — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:00:33 +0000

A new video from the Microsoft WGX team shows some intersting theories of how XBox Live could work in the future using Kinect and integrating with a ton of different technologies. The video demonstrates the ability to play games from work, and how players will be able to interact in a new, improved “Windows Gaming Experience” (WGX).

Although the video does not have details on how these will get implemented, if ever, it definitely opens the mind to considering new potential for the XBox Live service, which just yesterday was deemed by Zynga as “too small”. Check out the video below.

XBox Live of the Future

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WeeWorld Virtual World Contributes to Japan Relief Efforts

Kenna McHugh — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:47:23 +0000

The earthquake in Japan and the flood of tsunami devastate some of the most major areas. As a warm and caring gesture for the country and its survivors, Weeworld.com and its WeeMee Avatar Creator app are offering items for sale with 100% of the proceeds going to Japan Earthquake relief. Kibou the Shibu Inu pup (sells for 500 points or $1) quickly made it into the top 10 most purchased items on WeeWorld, showing strong outpouring of support for Japan from U.S. teens.

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