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GamesBeat weekly news roundup

2012-02-04 11:00
Here 8217;s some of the stories that ran only on GamesBeat this week. We 8217;re running more stories exclusively on the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat now, particularly when the stories are mainly of interest to game readers. The broader interest stories are running on VentureBeat as well. And please visit the GamesBeat section to catch up on game news. Weв re ramping up our game coverage, so youв ll find more and more news at GamesBeat. Here 8217;s some of the stories that appeared exclusively on GamesBeat: Hardcore social game firm Kabam moves its headquarters to San Francisco Gene Simmons says a KISS Angry Birds game is coming PSN to get new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 maps on Feb. 28 Ubisoft server transition will make always-on DRM games unplayable Trion Worlds announces Rift Lite, offers first 20 levels of online game for free PlayStation Network to be down for maintenance most of Thursday Online Warmongersв founder on building a balanced free-to-play shooter (interview) 100 year old gamer uses Nintendo DS to keep her mind active Tips and Tricks: The Final Fantasy XIII-2 game guide Classic online game EverQuest celebrates 13th birthday with switch to free to play business model Speech recognition trial uses DS consoles to help children with hearing difficulties And don 8217;t miss some of our bigger stories in gaming this week. We had some great exclusives The DeanBeat: Billionaire Mark Pincus breaks out of quiet period (exclusive interview) Review: How Final Fantasy XIII-2 saves the franchise...for now Curt Schilling anxiously awaits his opening day for games (interview) Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley launches mobile-game startup with Atari arcade veterans THQ CEO admits confidence was misplaced on childrenв s video games Elite game group recruits board members from the new guard at Nexon and Zynga Richard Lord British Garriott in space: I might just sit up in my window in orbit and write the next game (interview) Zynga CEO: We arenв t the copycats on Bingo social game (exclusive interview) Buffalo Studios blasts Zynga for copying Bingo Blitz social game Spry Fox sues 6waves Lolapps for copying Triple Town game Filed under: games, VentureBeat
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