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Angry Birds is Apple’s free app of the week
I’ve been rather upfront regarding my addiction to Angry Birds: On the advice of a good friend, I picked up the app for a mere $0.99 and have been unable to put it down since. Quick gaming sessions (such is the plan) have consistently morphed into hours of turning colorful birds into dangerous and precise […]
Continue reading...Zynga is falling apart
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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Revenue is down, key employees continue to leave, and the stock price successfully continues to challenge all-time lows. And now comes this. In the wake of several upper level employee departures, Zynga has taken to the Courts over one in particular, alleging that one former general manager Alan Patmore took some of the company’s “most […]
Continue reading...Angry Birds Star Wars coming November 8
Monday, October 8, 2012
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The original Angry Birds was released by Rovio back in December 2009, and from there, one might say an Angry Birds revolution began to take shape. Permanently planted at the top of the most popular iTunes app, Angry Birds soon began taking on many forms. Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Bird Rio, and most recently Angry […]
Continue reading...Call of Duty: Black Ops – coming to the Mac this Fall
Friday, June 29, 2012
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Aspyr announced as much with a press release: The Biggest First-person Action Series of All Time Returns to the Mac Call of Duty: Black Ops will take you behind enemy lines as a member of an elite special forces unit engaging in covert warfare, classified operations, and explosive conflicts across the globe. With access to […]
Continue reading...Angry Birds Space hits 50 million downloads in 35 days
Monday, April 30, 2012
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Rovio announced today that their latest offering in the Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Space, has now hit the 50 million download mark in just 35 days. Angry Birds Space hit 50 million downloads within 35 days, making it the fastest growing mobile game yet and breaking all our previous records. This has been simply amazing, […]
Continue reading...Apple CEO Tim Cook seen visiting Valve headquarters
Friday, April 13, 2012
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AppleInsider is reporting that Apple CEO Tim Cook was recently spotted paying a visit at Valve Corp’s headquarters in Bellevue, Washington. Valve, if you’re not familiar, is the company behind the Steam distribution network where users can download popular game such as Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, for both the PC and Mac. It […]
Continue reading...Why one Omgpop employee turned down Zynga
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Fascinating read from former Omgpop programmer Shay Pierce on why he ultimately decided against joining Zynga following their acquisition of Omgpop. The tipping point? Zynga not beeing open to Pierce keeping his unpopular iOS game Connectrode up and running. Pierce emphasizes that Connectrode makes almost no money anymore but is nonetheless a piece of software […]
Continue reading...Angry Birds Space downloads already top 10 million
Monday, March 26, 2012
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PC World reports: Fans of Angry Birds Space downloaded the game 10 million times in less than three days after launching Thursday for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows, Game maker Rovio said Monday. Angry Birds Space is the fourth version of the popular mobile slingshot game and the first new game since Rovio introduced Angry Birds Rio in March 2011. Pricing […]
Continue reading...Zynga buys OMGPOP for $200 million
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
All Things D reports: Looks like OMGPOP, the company behind the overnight sensation Draw Something, will end up at Zynga, after all. The game maker had been talking to several suitors over the last few weeks. But as TechCrunch reported earlier, it has been in serious discussions with Mark Pincus and company for the past few days. The […]
Continue reading...Draw Something climbs to top of iTunes App charts
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
There’s a new sheriff in town, and its name is Draw Something, the wildly popular game from OMGPOP. Over the past few days, the apps popularity has skyrocketed, now boasting over 25 million registered users. 9to5Mac adds: A few days ago, the developer told TechCrunch it reached 25 million registered users, 10 million active daily users, and close to […]
Continue reading...The iPad: A force to take on the Xbox and PS3
Thursday, March 15, 2012
During Apple’s iPad unveiling last week, Epic Games president Mike Capps took a few minutes to demo Infinity Blade: Dungeons, the latest installment of the exceedingly popular Infinity series. During the course of the demo, Capps mentioned that the new iPad “has more memory and a higher resolution than the Xbox 360 or the PS 3.” […]
Continue reading...First video footage of Angry Birds Space
Friday, March 9, 2012
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Check out the first video footage of Rovio’s upcoming Angry Birds Space.
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Monday, January 21, 2013
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