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10.22.2009 11:41 am

‘Civilization’ is coming to Facebook

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lovers of the turn-based strategy game “Civilization” will have another platform for their passion soon.

Producer Sid Meier, whose name tops the “Civ” titles, announced in a forum post he’s creating a version of the game for the social network Facebook. He’s calling…

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08.24.2009 6:10 am

Candystand.com teams up with Facebook

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Candystand.com and Facebook have become gaming partners. Now, it’s possible for friends on one site to meet and play games at another.

The free-to-play game and entertainment provider has added Facebook Connect, a sign-on service allowing Facebook users to enter affiliated websites…

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08.03.2009 10:53 am

Facebook now integrates with Nintendo DSi

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Starting today, you can take pictures with a Nintendo DSi and post them to Facebook.

The new feature debuts at 3 p.m. St. Louis time, when Nintendo releases a free DSi system update allowing Facebook users to connect with the site and…

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07.24.2009 12:19 pm

MySpace admits defeat to Facebook, will become a gaming platform

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MySpace, the once-hot, now-not social networking site, will undergo a face-lift in response to Facebook and Twitter eroding its audience.

Owner News Corp. plans to turn the site into a gaming venue, one of the company’s executives told news services.

Jonathan Miller told…

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07.24.2009 9:00 am

Does your iPhone double as a baby sitter?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Yesterday, Game Guy was running errands and saw a toddler in a stroller playing with an iPhone.

He wasn’t making calls, near as Game Guy could tell, just tapping his little fingers all over the touch screen while mom was nearby…

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12.17.2008 9:24 am

No more Scrabulous, so no need for lawsuit

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the last remnants of Scrabulous gone, toy maker Hasbro has decided to withdraw its lawsuit against the makers of the once-popular online word game.

Hasbro’s reasoning for the withdrawal this week wasn’t made clear, but Scrabulous publisher RJ Softwares refashioned the game shortly after…

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07.26.2008 10:46 am

What’s your opinion on the Scrabble/Scrabulous scrap?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Scrabulous iconIf there was any reason for an exchange of bad words in the gaming world, this might be it: Soon, the popular Scrabulous game may have to come off Facebook.

For those few of you who haven’t played or aren’t on Facebook,…

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06.18.2008 5:54 pm

Time to unleash your inner creature creator

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Spore” is still a work in progress, but a key component, the Creature Creator, has become available for download.

Creature CreatorFour years in the making, “Spore” lets players shepherd a living three-dimensional being of their own design from creation through evolution, while being…

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