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Comment In: 6waves Lolapps defends alleged Triple Town clone [News - 01/25/2012 - 07:20]

I can't imagine why you'd ...

I can't imagine why you'd think an article about how they were accused for copying another game would contain a quote about whether or not they copied another game. I also can't imagine why they wouldn't have changed some of Triple Town's more arbitrary decisions, like where to place the ...

Comment In: Newtoy's Scramble With Friends tops iPad sales chart [News - 01/23/2012 - 05:18]

That's correct - the game ...

That's correct - the game was developed by Zynga San Francisco, according to Zynga With Friends' Newtoy's blog.

Comment In: Playdom takes over Triple Town publishing on Facebook [News - 01/13/2012 - 01:31]

Or where 150,000 players doesn't ...

Or where 150,000 players doesn't necessarily mean the attention of 150,000 people .

Comment In: Kinect for Windows $100 more expensive than Xbox 360 version [News - 01/10/2012 - 10:47]

It doesn't sound like the ...

It doesn't sound like the intention is for PC gamers to buy it, necessarily. I'm sure some will go that route, but it sounds like for now, the point is they're selling it with a commercial license. At least, that's how I interpreted it.

Comment In: Tips from a combat designer: Hero Units [News - 01/05/2012 - 04:16]

Nice article I have a ...

Nice article I have a nitpicky question: Isn't it better to define hero units as defined by the hero's horizontal space instead of vertical i.e. the width of the hero, the distance they can travel along the x a z axes . I say this because in most 3D games, ...

Comment In: Opinion: Freemium Has Won; Time To Move The Debate On [News - 12/22/2011 - 01:43]

I think it's just a ...

I think it's just a poor choice of words. The full title says Time to Move the Debate On , and in the body of the article it seems evident that the debate was not Which is better - premium, or freemium but rather Is freemium a viable revenue model ...

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