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Archive for April, 2010
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April 28th, 2010 
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Zynga’s Farmville Revenues Reach $600 Million, Fueled By Social Obligations
April 26th, 2010 David Zynga, the social gamesmaker behind Farmville, has a revenue run-rate around $600 million, a source close to the company tells us. Another source confirms that Zynga is doing well over $1 million in revenue a day. Zynga makes its money getting users addicted to games such as Farmville and Fishville, and then selling them “virtual [...]
Apple Introduces iAds
April 12th, 2010 David Apple has officially unveiled its new mobile advertising platform, iAds, the “seventh pillar” of the new iPhone OS 4.0. The new iAd platform, which we learned about just two weeks ago, will be built directly into the iPhone OS interface. During today’s iPhone OS 4.0 unveiling event at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, CA, Steve Jobs [...]
Tags: Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world [TED]
April 11th, 2010 David Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.
Jesse Schell: When games invade real life [G4TV]
April 11th, 2010 David Carnegie Mellon University Professor, Jesse Schell, dives into a world of game development which will emerge from the popular “Facebook Games” era. Xbox 360 Games – E3 2010 – Guitar Hero 5
Fantastic Music Machine
April 11th, 2010 David I came across this piece while surfing the web . I’m a great fan of Steam Punk Art , so i guess i’m a bit bias and i would assume that some reverse engineering was used to calculate the timing of each ball exit.
New York Gets Destroyed, 8-bit Style [VIDEO]
April 8th, 2010 David Imagine the apocalypse. Now imagine characters and elements from ’80s games carrying it out. This is exactly what this crazy video portrays, and being a classic games geek myself, if this sort of thing were to happen in real life, I’m not sure whether I’d run or marvel at the sight. It’s all there — [...]
The Muppets Celebrate Easter/Darwinism with New Cover [MASHABLE]
April 2nd, 2010 David The Muppets are at it again — they’re out with a new video, this one featuring Big Mean Carl and bunch of bunnies covering Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” I think it’s supposed to be celebrating Easter. Or cannibalism. Either one. The Muppets have been tearing up the Internet of late, with covers of [...]
The Five Finalists on Google’s Model Your Town Competition
April 2nd, 2010 David Five teams from around the world have been selected as finalists from more than 100 entrants in Google’s Model Your Town Competition. Now, it’s up to you to vote for the best entry. The competition was announced in December 2009 as a way for citizens to show pride in their hometowns by creating detailed 3D [...]
