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...Players of Fortnite, developed by Epic, were able to purchase an in-game currency known as “V-bucks” online, but these credits would not show up when playing on the iPhone....
...“You can’t put Grand Theft Auto V on an iPhone, it’s not the same experience. People were thinking about them like software companies when they should look at them like television and movies.”...
...Zynga, aside from a modestly popular online poker game, has not had a hit since FarmVille. The difference between the companies goes much deeper than poker v matching candies....
.... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Ben Hall, world news editor, picks: • Isis Inc: how oil fuels jihadi terrorists by Erika Solomon, Guy Chazan and Sam Jones• Why China’s ‘migrant miracle’ is...
...These use a combination of physics simulations, artificial intelligence and biomechanics to create lifelike, responsive movements, and are used in hit console games such as Grand Theft Auto V....
...The success of GTA V comes at time of flux for the games industry....
...Take-Two finally announced a release date for Grand Theft Auto V last week – September 17 – but this was a quarter later than expected....
...Facebook , Zynga’s gaming partner, also fell, down 4.7 per cent to $20.91 and 3.5 per cent lower over the week....
...Mark Pincus, Zynga’s chief executive, was an early investor in Facebook, though that stake is now worth a fraction of 1 per cent, while the social network’s former chief operating officer, Owen Van Natta...
...Zynga has announced that Owen Van Natta, the former Facebook executive and chief executive of MySpace, has resigned from his position as Chief Business Officer at the leading social gaming company ahead...
...It had received 22 complaints from a privacy campaign group, Europe V Facebook, and a further set from the Norwegian Data Protection Agency....
...Zynga, the largest social gaming company, is preparing to go public. Mr Kotick said Activision was investing in the Facebook platform but had nothing to announce for the time being....
...“We have a really interesting opportunity in that we have a large audience which is in some cases, the most deeply engaged audience on the internet,” said Owen Van Natta, executive vice-president of business...
...Zynga then compares interest for each pitch and prioritises accordingly....
...We asked some experts to take a view: Cameron Silver, owner of Decades Inc LA vintage shop: “Right now, I would suggest Rodarte and Rick Owens, who are often copied....
...“Our competitors get into these brand wars like Coke v Pepsi,” says Zimmer at UTA....
...I’d give short odds on the couple appearing at Wednesday’s Croatia v Spain men’s basketball quarter-final....
...www.russiandesignshow.com Syl Tang tracks trends and runs HipGuide Inc, ceo@hipguide.com...
...Owen Blackhurst maintains that today’s brighter, sharper colours hark back to a golden age....
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