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Sunglass-Wearing Polar Bear Signals WildTangent’s Move To Mobile

The company famous for making step one in setting up your new computer removing the WildTangent Games App takes its casual gaming show on the road with Polar Bowler 1st Frame, the iOS extension of the original inner tube polar bear bowling PC game.


Bake Shop Drop Is Not A Game To Play If You’re Counting Calories

A drop-based matching game recently launched on Facebook from Broken Bulb Game Studios, Bake Shop Drop is an addictive little game that has me quite conflicted — do I play another round, or run to the store for cupcakes?


From Casual To Hardcore Gamer In 10 Easy Steps (Or 40 Years)

While the folks at the iTunes gaming division might have trouble rooting out copycat games, what they excel at is making lists. In creating a list of 10 games that can take a mobile gamer from casual to hardcore, those Apple list-builders have created a mini history of gaming in portable form.


Redesigned Games.com Makes It Easier To Play New Games On Any Platform

AOL’s destination for competitive casual gaming features more than 5000 games to play. Today a sleek new multi-platform redesign for Games.com makes it much easier for players to find and play them.


Konami Jumps Into Major League Baseball—but It’s On Facebook

For those wondering what publisher would pick up a Major League Baseball licence this coming year, it’s Konami but, alas, it is not for any console title. MLB Dream Nine is now out on Facebook, and it’s about what you would expect — a rigored click-this player-management simulation that has very little to do witb the sport itself.


Sons Of Anarchy Game Adaptation Has ‘No Traction,’ But That’s Better Than Being ‘A Piece Of Shit Like Game Of Thrones’ Says Creator

Done right, Sons of Anarchy would seem to be a natural fit for a game adaptation. Doing it right, however, takes a lot of money and commitment. That is is why the series is getting “NO TRACTION” toward a video game, says creator Kurt Sutter, who long ago promised any SoA game wouldn’t be “some slapcrap browser thing.


Zynga’s Next Big Game Sounds Like A Farmville Sequel

Zynga’s next big Facebook game is an improved version of FarmVille currently beta testing under the name Big Harvest, reports TechCrunch. The source says the game is being tested out in the Phillippines.


Average Gamers Are Going To Hate BioShock Infinite’s 1999 Mode

When you first spin up BioShock Infinite later this year don’t expect to see the recently-announced retro-difficult 1999 mode on the main menu. That’s because it’s so tough Ken Levine doesn’t want “the non old-school, hardcore gamer” stumbling into it.


Rumour: Zynga Preps Employees For Friday IPO As Analyst Says Company Will Be Overpriced

Farmville creator and king of casual games Zynga is in the midst of preparing employees for a Friday IPO, a source close to the company tells Kotaku.


The Hardcore Gaming Myth

Do you ever use a word despite without fully understanding what it means? I have a friend like that. He uses the word “frumpy”, but I’m fairly sure he’s never opened the dictionary to find out just what it means. In his mind, “frumpy” means “bloated” or “bored” or whatever he needs it to mean in his present case of misappropriation.


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