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EA Acquires Playfish, but Can It Compete on Facebook?

By all appearances, Electronic Arts (EA), one of the biggest gaming companies in the world, is going guns-a-blazin' into an online gaming realm dominated by Mafia Wars. Currently, EA's casual gaming division, Pogo, offers only a ...READ»

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Zynga Adds 12 Million Users in Two Weeks, Capping 50% Growth Spurt

Social gaming company Zynga, creator of several popular Facebook games including FarmVille, is growing at a pace that would make even its most productive virtual agrarians jealous, adding 12 million players in the last two weeks. The ...READ»

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Why Are We Obsessed With Online Farming?

Zynga and Slashkey have bet the farm on Facebook apps that tap our agrarian instincts. Why do they work?READ»

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Google's Game Show: All About Facebook?

When Google threw a party at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last Wednesday, the question that seemed to bedevil the press and analysts gathered was, "Why is Google throwing a party at the Game Developers ...READ»

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