King.com launches mobile game as part of strategy shift

King.com launches mobile game as part of strategy shift
VentureBeat
In February 2011, King.com seemed like it had been passed up in the gaming innovation race. It had 150 casual tournament games on the web but had only just begun to release those titles on Facebook, where Zynga dominated social games. Now...
  
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Anonymous targeting Zynga over latest round of layoffs | BGR: "Hackers associated with the group Anonymous have threatened Zynga (ZNGA) for “the outrageous treatment of their employees and their actions against many developers.” The group is angry with the company’s latest round of layoffs, calling them “an insult to the population” and an “end of the U.S. game market.” The Anonymous members plan to release confidential documents it has obtained that suggest Zygna will be moving jobs to more “convenient financial countries.” The group has also said that it unless the company abondons these plans, it will release all the games it has stolen from its servers for free. The group has given Zynga until November 5th, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, to comply with its demands. Hackers inside of Anonymous have previously threatened to attack other companies such as Facebook (FB) although its attempts have been fairly unsuccessful so far. . . "


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Hollywood Reporter
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Digit
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Chicago Tribune
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Examiner.com
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CTV News
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MetroNews Canada
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University of Advancing Technology Tech Forum, day 1
Examiner.com
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Canada.com
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Canada.com

NASCAR The Game: Inside Line – VIDEO GAME NEWS & UPDATE
ringsidereport.com (blog)
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Medal of Honor Warfighter Video Game Review
Toledo Free Press
This first person shooter continues this game series as a direct sequel to the 2010 “reboot” Medal of Honor video game, pits military heroes against a terrorist threat called PETN who seeks to use a deadly explosive chemical. Strong multiplayer mode...

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