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  • Dinosaurs and Embryos at the Social Games Summit

    Where are social games going in the next few years? The panelists and speakers at the Social Games Summit were keen to speculate and debate. Here are some short, simple ideas.

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  • Why Public Sector R&D Funding for Game Developers

    You know the scene: you’ve all seen Dragon’s Den. You pitch your idea to a funder. We were just 2 programmers wanting to fund the development of our technology for a next generation of games hardware. We...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • What is Facebook for?

    The writings are on the wall. Zynga has won Facebook. Facebook is over. And Facebook is very afraid. At the Social Games Summit, it was generally agreed that virality never comes for free anymore, and the rising...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • Spilt Milk Studios Development Diary 17: Tale of Tails

    Hello! That’s it for this entry. Had you fooled huh? I’m in a playful mood because I’ve had a haircut. A serious point will be made about this at the end. Promise. I’m just worried you don’t read that...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • Social Games Summit Stats

    The Social Games Summit last month was packed full of juicy stats. Take a look at some of the most interesting and useful figures below.

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • What share does the platform take?

    The GAMESbrief revenue forecasting spreadsheet is aimed at forecasting gross revenues. Many people have asked me to include the cut taken by the platform holder since, in effect, these costs are always taken out.

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • The Berg Little Printer is a gimmick that changes nothing, but might change the world

    If you follow the right type of person on Twitter, you can’t have missed Berg’s Little Printer. I think it is a gimmick that will grace a few of the homes that own those over-designed three-legged orange...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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