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The Mafia Digs Deeper Into Moscow
8:20AM Mike Fahey | The Mafia Wars escalate in Russia this Thursday with the launch of Mafia Wars Moscow Episode 3: Bragadir and Episode 4: Avtoritet. More »
Culture
Conn. Pol Caught Playing Video Game In Session
3:00AM Owen Good | A Connecticut Democrat apologised profusely to his district’s constituents after he was photographed playing computer solitaire inside stately Wayne Manor the statehouse (pictured) while the state House Republican leader addressed the chamber on the budget. More »
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Ubisoft Opens Facebook Gaming Portal
11:00AM Owen Good | Ubisoft already has one game up and running on a new Facebook portal it just opened. TickTock tests your knowledge of your friends and then, naturally, pesters you to pester them. More »
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Steam Launches “Family” Section, Please Don’t Roll Your Eyes
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Valve announced on Friday the launch of the “Family Gaming” genre on their online store Steam, an entire new wing of the digital shopfront dedicated solely to games your mum, dad or gran might enjoy. More »
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EA Opens ‘Micro-Studio,’ Teases First Offering
4:30AM Owen Good | New EA dev shop 8lb Gorilla – because it’s a fun-size version of the 800-pound simian now bankrolling it – is up, running and looking to deliver a new iPhone/iPod Touch title every month. More »
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1:00PM David Wildgoose | If you play games on Facebook, then chances are you’re either dealing cards, running mobsters or… growing crops. More »
Facebook Gaming Is All About Poker, Crime and… Farming?
1:00PM David Wildgoose | If you play games on Facebook, then chances are you’re either dealing cards, running mobsters or… growing crops. More »
Features
Tetris Creator Wants To Turn Puzzler Into Sport
2:00AM Brian Crecente | With more than 125 million copies sold on more than 30 platforms, Tetris is rolling into its 25th Anniversary with a bright future. More »
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And Then Free Realms Surpassed 2 Million Players
7:20AM Mike Fahey | A week and a half after reaching the million player mark, Sony Online Entertainment’s Free Realms has gone and doubled it. More »
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Square Enix Dives Into MySpace Gaming
12:20AM Mike Fahey | Square Enix sinks to the very depths of casual gaming with the launch of Dive II Hunt: Sorbet’s Great Adventure, a java-based game on the company’s MySpace page. More »
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