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Zynga made $250m for Facebook in three months

Zynga made $250m for Facebook in three months

Q1 revenue boosted by 15% through Zynga activities

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Games studios 'spared' in Sony mass-layoff plan

Games studios 'spared' in Sony mass-layoff plan

Chemicals, TV, sales and marketing to bear the brunt of global cut-backs

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THQ confident after firm 'exceeds sales estimates'

THQ confident after firm 'exceeds sales estimates'

Cash balance 'three times higher' than expected for end of fiscal year, claims publisher

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THQ share price plummets to new low

THQ share price plummets to new low

Value falls 28 per cent since same time last month

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Zynga plans more big-money aquisitions

Zynga plans more big-money aquisitions

'If we ever see breakout opportunities that massively accelerate social gaming we?ll aggressively pursue them', says Pincus

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Zynga 'offered $2 billion for Angry Birds'

Zynga 'offered $2 billion for Angry Birds'

Rovio spurned massive takeover bid, report claims

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BioWare expands SWTOR free time offer

BioWare expands SWTOR free time offer

Thirty days of free game time now available to players who have reached legacy level six

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EA: 'There are no layoffs as such'

EA: 'There are no layoffs as such'

Tech website claims the publisher is set to reduce its global workforce by 5-10%

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World of Tanks surpasses 24m users in a year

World of Tanks surpasses 24m users in a year

Wargaming.net claims more than 450,000 concurrent players on single server

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Money troubles 'spark layoffs at China giant The9'

Money troubles 'spark layoffs at China giant The9'

Company confirms restructure; Rumours of 50% staff cut 'exaggerated'

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Sony CEO: We must now make tough choices

Sony CEO: We must now make tough choices

Beleaguered technology empire will attempt to slash operating costs by 30%

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Apple's market value reaches $600bn

Apple's market value reaches $600bn

Company now most valuable US firm

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Sony expects $6.4 billion net loss

Sony expects $6.4 billion net loss

'No sacred cows' in company restructure, says CFO Masaru Kato

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Develop Studio Sales Charts: March

Develop Studio Sales Charts: March

The most bankable games studios in the world today, measured by retail sales data

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EA shrugs off 'worst company in America' gong

EA shrugs off 'worst company in America' gong

250,000 voters choose EA for 2012 'golden poo' award

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Microsoft names Kinect Accelerator finalists

Microsoft names Kinect Accelerator finalists

Eleven start-ups get $20k and free office space to develop Kinect apps

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App Store revenue 'climbs to $5m a day'

App Store revenue 'climbs to $5m a day'

As new market tracker shows in-app purchases on the rise

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Runescape begins first microtransaction experiment

Runescape begins first microtransaction experiment

Credits for popular minigame can be earned through achieving in-game feats or paying cash

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Triple Town 67% of iOS revenue on GooglePlay

Triple Town 67% of iOS revenue on GooglePlay

'Free to play way to go on Android', says Spry Fox CEO

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Sega prepares for sweeping layoff operation

Sega prepares for sweeping layoff operation

Games cancelled amid £54m digital restructure; UK franchises expected to stay strong

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BlackBerry firm steps away consumer business

BlackBerry firm steps away consumer business

Key executives resign as profits fall; New CEO says 'we cannot succeed if we try to be everybody?s darling'

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'The $1bn Skyrim of free-to-play is coming'

'The $1bn Skyrim of free-to-play is coming'

F2P Summit: Story-driven triple-A games will thrive when sold for free, Ngmoco Sweden manager claims

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Cousins: Free-to-play is not exploitative

Cousins: Free-to-play is not exploitative

F2P Summit: Majority of people don't pay yet play the most, says Ngmoco Sweden manager

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Rovio acquires Futuremark Games

Rovio acquires Futuremark Games

Angry Birds boss praises 'incredibly talented and experienced team'

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Starbreeze joins free-to-play rush

Starbreeze joins free-to-play rush

Riddick studio wants to broaden strategy; Second project pitched to publishers

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