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Looking For Some Of That Facebook Money, L.A. Times Starts Hosting Casual Games On Website

10:30AM December 28, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Casual games make money. The L.A. Times needs money. So, the L.A. Times is adding casual games to its website. That seems to be the logic at work in a new partnership announced today between the newspaper and casual gaming company Arkadium, which makes Facebook games Mahjongg Dimensions and Solitaire Heaven. More »

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This Year’s Most Popular Facebook Game Wasn’t Made By Zynga

6:00AM December 23, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Despite its tremendous impact on Facebook gaming, the most popular Facebook game of 2011 wasn’t made by Zynga. They didn’t make the second most popular either, according to Facebook. More »

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Angry Birds, Happy Physicists

12:00AM July 5, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Galileo discovered the language of nature. Einstein questioned the colour of rainbows. Today’s physicists ponder the vertical acceleration and horizontal velocity of an angry bird in flight. More »

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How To Kill The Company Behind FarmVille

5:00AM July 2, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Hate FarmVille, CityVille and all of its billions of pestering, needy fans? There’s a simple way to get rid of the company that makes those games: Kill Facebook. More »

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Cooking Mama Barges Into Café World’s Kitchen

3:40AM January 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Every day thousands of players flock to Zynga’s Café World, clicking on food and serving it to the virtual masses for experience points and in-game coinage. That’s some sweet action right there, and Cooking Mama wants a piece of it. More »

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Casual Gaming Destination Pogo Jumps To The iPhone

8:00AM December 10, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Pogo has been drawing casual gamers to its website for more than a decade. Now EA’s casual gaming hub makes the leap to the iPhone, bringing five of its most popular titles along for the ride. More »

In Real Life

The World’s Cosiest Video Game Launch

3:40AM December 7, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Foregoing a lavish, star-studded party, PopCap’s Bejeweled 3 launch party was held in a North London living room, with only a secretary, a grandmother, a librarian, a banker and a father in attendance, representing the series’ diverse fanbase. More »

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PopCap Launching Casual Gaming ‘Disneyland’ In Korea

2:40AM September 15, 2010 | Mike Fahey

PopCap Games, the company behind ridiculously addictive games like Bejeweled and Plants Vs Zombies, has teamed up with MMO company NCsoft to create PopCap World, an online multiplayer social game service launching in Korea later this year. More »

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Cooking Mama In Trouble As Martha Stewart Enters The Video Game Business

4:40AM April 21, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Is there room for two cooking, crafting and gardening experts at Majesco? The US publisher of the Cooking Mama series has signed a deal to produce video games based on America’s favourite ex-convict, Martha Stewart. I smell a cat fight. More »

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The Revolution Won’t Be Televised, It’ll Be A Game

3:00PM April 7, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Think FarmVille meets real world activism. More »