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Playdom, Harrah’s bring official Poker to Facebook

Dan Taylor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:07:33 +0000

Fresh off their Disney acquisition, Playdom has announced a partnership with Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment to bring the Official World Series of Poker game to Facebook and other social networks.

Gameloft posts 33.6 million EUR Q2 Sales figures – up 15%

Dan Taylor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:10 +0000

Paris, France based Gameloft posted their Q2 numbers yesterday, achieving consolidated sales of 33.6 million EUR, or roughly 43.8 million USD.

Add another brick to the Free to Play wall – EverQuest II Extended

Dan Taylor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:50:56 +0000

In the latest “move your old(er) title over to free to play and reap the financial rewards,” move, SOE has announced that their long running EverQuest II title is now going this route. However, this isn’t just your standard “flip it” conversion, as Sony Online Entertainment announced that EverQuest II Extended will be released via Sony’s new “free adventure service.”

Changyou sees 17 percent increase in Q2 YOY revenues

Dan Taylor — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:56:56 +0000

Chinese gaming firm Changyou announced their financial results yesterday, touting a 17 percent increase in Q2 revenues YOY, generating $77.7 million.

Europe rejoice: DDO Eberron Unlimited going F2P Aug 20th

Dan Taylor — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:25:13 +0000

Turbine announces office release of DDO Eberron Unlimited as free to play in Europe.

North Carolina grants tax credits to spur digital media growth

Dan Taylor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:02:56 +0000

North Carolina is already home to a number of pixel generating firms, and with the passage of a new law that’s designed to spur growth in the digital media industry via financial incentives, there could be a whole lot more in store for the Tar heel State.

Q3 sees record results for Apple

Dan Taylor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:47:07 +0000

Announced earlier this week, Apple reported their financial results for Q3 2010. In total, the company saw a record $15.7 billion in revenue, resulting in a net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion. When viewed from a YoY perspective, these numbers compare to $9.72 billion, with a net quarterly profit of $1.83 billion.

WildTangent previews new online gaming service

Dan Taylor — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:48:42 +0000

Packed with over 1,000 games, WildTangent’s preview of their upcoming gaming service seeks to a wide variety of social and entertainment features to participants. With properties ranging from Disney to PopCap to Ubisoft, it looks like the WildTangent team might just have a WildWinner on their hands.

Casual Connect: Slingo taps new CEO

Dan Taylor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:03:52 +0000

Kicking off in Seattle, WA today, an industry “must be at”, the Casual Connect Conference is sure to be packed with tasty news items from today, and tomorrow’s state of casual. Wasting no time, Slingo Inc. is first out of the gate by making the official announcement of their appointment of a new CEO: Former PlayFirst VP of Business Development and Sales, Rich Roberts.

SGN builds bridge between iPhone and Android gamers with Skies of Glory

Dan Taylor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:38:30 +0000

SGN, aka Social Gaming Network, has recently announced their connecting bridge between iPhone and Android handheld gamers. The “bridge” comes via the first multi-platform mobile game that allows iPhone and Android users the ability to compete against each other, although playing on two very different platforms