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  • Social gaming’s heavy hitters smacked with lawsuit
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    Social gaming’s heavy hitters smacked with lawsuit

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    Because it wouldn't be a regular week in Silicon Valley without someone suing someone else we've just learned that a company called GameTek LLC has filed suit against a number of major social gaming publishers and platforms over US Patent # 7076445: "System and methods for obtaining advantages and transacting the same in a computer gaming environment." The lawsuit names 21 companies as defendants, including EA, Zynga, Facebook and Funzio.
  • How mobile and social games have changed the entire industry
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    How mobile and social games have changed the entire industry

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    IndustryGamers writer Mark Friedler recently took stock of what the developers of traditional games--previously the undisputed kings of the gaming landscape--have learned from social and mobile titles. It's an interesting read that outlines how much has changed in the industry over the past few years, and it gives you pause.
  • Facebook’s Top 25 games (March)
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    Facebook’s Top 25 games (March)

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    A new month is upon us and that means it's time for AppData to let us know what the most popular games are on Facebook. There are two separate breakdowns, Daily Active Users (DAU) and Monthly Active Users (MAU). We're not going to provide the full lists, but how about the Top 10 games by DAU to whet your appetite?
  • ZiGGURAT Review
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    ZiGGURAT Review

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    As mobile gaming has evolved it's shifted to a market dominated by free-to-play titles stuffed to the gills with microtransactions. It seems like every single game on the market wants you to heavily invest hours, money or both to unlock every little bit of content available, no matter how insignificant. With that in mind, ZiGGURAT is a refreshing blast from the past, an endless shooter that gives you a gun and a simple task, survive as long as you can. No frills, no tricks, and pure fun.
  • Virtual goods have become a multi-billion dollar business
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    Virtual goods have become a multi-billion dollar business

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    It seems as though people have absolutely no problem buying things that don't really exist, as a new report from PlaySpan is purporting that the sale of virtual goods reached approximately $2.3 billion in 2011. The numbers seem to indicate that one in four individuals spent money on virtual goods last year, with the average coming out to $64 a year per consumer. In an added bit of news that will shock no one, the bulk of these customers are male, with roughly half of guys ages 13-24 saying they bought virtual do-dads in the past year.
  • Pac-Man making his grand return to television
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    Pac-Man making his grand return to television

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    My childhood, it returns. Avi Arad and Disney XD have just announced that Pac-Man will be returning to television in the upcoming series Pac-Man: The Adventure Begins. The cartoon will showcase the ghost-chomping yellow ball and his buddies as they brave the perils of... high school. That's right, we're getting an adolescent Pac-Man who is probably more concerned with finding a prom date than munching the cherries before they vanish, but it's better than nothing, right?
  • Are Facebook Credits illegal?
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    Are Facebook Credits illegal?

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    Any regular social gamer or Facebook user knows all about Facebook Credits, the fake currency you must use in order to make transactions on the site. Up until now they've been considered fairly harmless, but a pair of attorneys is claiming that the virtual currency is in violation of US antitrust laws, and therefore must be eliminated.
  • True Skate Preview
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    True Skate Preview

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    True Axis, the development team behind the highly entertaining Jet Car Stunts, has just announced their latest project, True Skate. Hard details are still scarce at this point, but we do know that the game will feature realistic physics and touch controls that will make it simple to pull off really impressive tricks.