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Jay-Z’s Facebook game ‘Empire’ lets you take over the world

Wed, 2012-04-25 16:38 - By

Digital Media, Media Business, Product Launch, Games & Toys, Media, Empire, Facebook, Gaming, Jay-Z, Mashable

Jay-Z has recently launched his own Facebook game ‘Empire’. The new game resembles Jay-Z’s own story; growing up in the housing projects of Brooklyn and eventually becoming a global hip-hop star and businessman. Empire lets you create your character, and gives you a slew of ways to earn points and move up life’s ladder – going from a hustler, to entrepreneur, to a business mogul.

Gulf Scrabble Championships | Battle Captcha

Wed, 2012-04-11 10:03 - By

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U.A.E., Games & Toys, Battle Captcha, Gulf Scrabble Championships, Melanie Clancy, Navin Chauhan, Preethi Mariappan, Rafael Guida, Sarabjeet Singh, scrabble, TBWARAAD Dubai

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Sony PlayStation Vita 3G launches in the UAE, powered by du

Wed, 2012-02-22 08:38 - By

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Announcement, Media Business, Product Launch, Games & Toys, Media, du, Robert Fisser, Sony PlayStation Vita 3G, UAE

Ushering in a new era for the portable gaming industry and delighting gaming fans, du today announced a partnership with Sony PlayStation, to provide data bundles to power the PlayStationVita 3G - the first handheld gaming system with 3G connectivity – on the telecom’s advanced mobile network, supporting the gaming experience with speeds up to 42Mbps. Bundles will be available from du, starting from AED100.

Number of US gamers increases by 241%

Tue, 2012-02-21 12:11 - By

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Analysis, Media Business, Report, Research, Games & Toys, Media, Gaming, Parks Associates, Pietro Macchiarella, Social and Mobile Games, Trends in Digital Gaming: Free-to-Play, US

According to a study by Parks Associates entitled 'Trends in Digital Gaming: Free-to-Play, Social and Mobile Games', the number of gamers in the United States has increased by 241% since 2008. The study revealed that 135 million people play at least one hour per month as compared to 56 million in 2008. The study further revelas that smartphone gamers have increased significantly.

RGH Games wins ‘Best App Ever’ award for Trashers

Mon, 2012-01-30 09:55 - By

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Announcement, Digital Media, Games & Toys, Media, Best App Ever Awards 2011, John Zuur Platten, Randa Ayoubi, RGH Games, Trashers, wins ‘Best App Ever’ award, ‘Best App Ever’ award

RGH Game (a division of Rubicon Group Holding) has announced that Trashers, a game which invites kids of all ages to board a garbage truck and clean the streets whilst fighting trash monsters, has won its category in the ‘Best App Ever Awards 2011’. Now in its fourth year, organisers received over 1.5 million votes from the public who chose from 7,243 applications, making the awards the largest of its kind.

mediaME Forum:2011 kicks off in Amman

Sun, 2011-11-27 18:10 - By

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Announcement, Events, Advertising, Consulting & Research, Education, Electronics & Technology, Games & Toys, Media, Telecom, Amman, Digital Media, IPSOS, Joud Nawar, Levant, mediaME Forum 2011, mediameforum, MediaScope, Twitter, Zeid Nasser

The first day of the Levant digital media event, the mediaME Forum:2011 that is being held in Amman, has successfully ended following very exciting and engaging panels and sessions presented by key industry figures from across the region. The first day, which has gathered over 300 delegates, opened with welcoming words from Zeid Nasser, the founder of mediaME.com and CEO of MediaScope, followed by a Keynote speech from Joud Nawar, the media research manager at Ipsos.

Not child’s play: Adults rule the gaming world in South East Asia

Wed, 2011-11-23 08:24 - By

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Digital Media, Media Business, Electronics & Technology, Games & Toys, Media, Effective Measure, Russell Conrad, South East Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

Planet Toulan to become first Arabian themed 3D MMO developed in the Arab World

Wed, 2011-11-02 09:49 - By

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Media Business, Games & Toys, Media, Beladcom, Massively Multiplayer Online, MindArk, MMO, Mohammed Hujeij, Planet Toulan, Talal Asfoura

Ebwini participates in World Entrepreneurship Forum

Mon, 2011-10-31 14:07 - By

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Events, Media Business, Games & Toys, Media, Action Community for Entrepreneurship, EMLYON Business School, Gate2Play, King Abdullah, KPMG, Muhanad Ebwini, Nanyang technological University, WEF, World Entrepreneurship Forum, Zynga Games

Nintendo predicts first annual loss in 30 years

Thu, 2011-10-27 07:58 - By

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Analysis, Announcement, Media Business, Electronics & Technology, Games & Toys, Media, 3DS, apple, Bloomberg, Facebook, iPhone, Nintendo

Bloomberg reports that Nintendo, the world’s largest maker of video-game machines, has forecasted its first annual loss in 30 years, expecting a net loss of $264 million for the year ending in March. The forecasts come in as a result of the currency rates and the slumping demand for the 3DS console as gamers flock toward online games on iPhone and Facebook.