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June 23, 2011
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Electronic Arts may acquire PopCap Games for $1 billion

By on June 23, 2011 at 10:05 PM.

Electronic Arts may acquire PopCap Games for $1 billion

Electronic Arts is set to purchase PopCap Games for $1 billion, according to TechCrunch. PopCap Games is best known for titles such as Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, and Bejewled, all of which are available on a number of platforms, including the PC and mobile devices. It’s unclear what the motivation behind the purchase is. EA has a number of hits available in the iTunes App Store, including NBA Jam, The Sims, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, but perhaps it could use PopCap’s expertise in the casual market to create an entity capable of competing with the likes of Zynga — a firm that relies on in-game purchases to make money. Neither Electronic Arts nor PopCap Games has confirmed the purchase. More →

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Software
April 13, 2011
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Social Web browser Flock shutting down

By on April 13, 2011 at 5:59 AM.

Social Web browser Flock shutting down

Flock, the social web browser that was purchased by Zynga earlier this year, has announced that it is shutting down. The team will instead focus on helping Zynga build socially connected games across multiple platforms. If you’re a Flock user, the good news is that you’ll be able to continue to use the product for a few more days as you transition to a new browser. Flock says that, after April 26th, key features will no longer be available, and it also warned that security will falter without future software updates or upgrades. The team recommends that current Flock users switch to Firefox or Chrome. Hit the jump for instructions on how to migrate your favorites and other features to a new browser. More →

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Services
May 18, 2010
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Facebook signs five year deal with Zynga, crosses 500 million visitor threshold

By on May 18, 2010 at 6:10 PM.

Facebook signs five year deal with Zynga, crosses 500 million visitor threshold

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Farmville fans rejoice as your painfully addicting fanciful Facebook game has gotten a new lease on life. The social networking giant anounced today that it has signed a five year deal with Zynga that will keep the gaming company firmly entrenched in Facebook. In a move that will help solidify Facebook’s form of currency, part of the deal requires Zynga to adopt Facebook’s proprietary credits system for its in-game cash transactions, starting first with a few select games and expanding to Zynga’s other games in the future. As for Facebook itself, not only is the site becoming more influential, but it’s also growing in size with the number of registered and non-registered visitors ballooning to an estimated 516 million in the month of April alone. According to Comscore, this figure places Facebook firmly in fourth place worldwide with only Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google ahead of the gargantuan social network. More →

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