Disney, continuing its energetic and assertive push into social gaming, has agreed to pay $563.2 million up-front for Read More
Disney purchases Playdom for $563.2 million
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GameStop acquires social gamers Kongregate
GameStop, the world’s largest brick-and-mortar video game retailer, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Kongregate, one of Read More
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Live Gamer to power EA microtransactions
EA on Monday announced that it has agreed to a partnership with Live Gamer, a monetization platform for Read More
Clicker, a leading site to find new Web shows as well as popular TV shows and movies, on Read More
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Faceboook shuts down its virtual Gift Shop
Facebook announced Thursday night that its Gift Shop, a platform that let users send and receive gifts, will Read More
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Facebook partners with MOL for Asia Credits
It just got a whole lot easier for users in southeast Asia, India, and Australia to purchase Facebook Read More
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YouTube’s Life in a Day: a user-created film
Ever wanted to direct a film that would premiere at Sundance? Would you settle for directing just a Read More
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Disney buys Tapulous to enter mobile space
Tapulous, the uber-successful developer of iPhone games like Tap Tap Revenge, has been acquired by Disney to become Read More
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Kontagent raises $4M for Facebook analytics
Kontagent, a viral analytics platform for social network application developers, has raised over $4 million in a funding Read More
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It’s like that creepy scene from Being John Malkovich where everyone in the room looks like the actor Read More
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Ticketfly buys Gigbot to take on Ticketmaster
Can you remember the last time you bought tickets online not from Ticketmaster? It’s a rare occurrence because Read More
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PapayaMobile gets $4M for Android gaming
PapayaMobile, a mobile network and social gaming platform for Google Android devices, has raised $4 million in new Read More
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Playdom picks up another $33 million
Social gaming startup Playdom has raised another $33 million in venture funding from new backers Bessemer Venture Partners, Read More
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Facebook talks location features, statistics
One of the most anticipated Facebook features – a location-based service – remains on track to be launched Read More
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AOL sells Bebo for ‘meaningful tax deduction’
AOL has sold social networking site Bebo, the one it bought two years ago, to Criterion Capital Partners Read More