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Zynga’s iOS Blockbuster Horn hopes to “replace consoles”

Zynga's iOS Blockbuster Horn hopes to "replace consoles"
Zynga's first blockbuster iOS title, Horn is nearing completion. Running on the Unreal Engine, like Chair Entertainment's Infinity Blade it's a handsome-looking game.

But Parkin argues that project lead Chip Sineni implication this will be the game to "replace consoles" is setting the team up for a fall.

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Zynga mobile partner in “they’re actually not evil” shocker

Zynga mobile partner in "they're actually not evil" shocker

Zynga is trying to extend its reach into the mobile space by partnering up with promising studios. So what's it like to clamber into bed with the bulldog of social gaming? We talk to one of the developers bench-testing this intriguing new programme.

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A treatise on Draw Something, while it’s still awesome.

A treatise on Draw Something, while it's still awesome.
I’ve been having a think. You know how great Draw Something is, and how you’ve currently got about ten people lined up to show you their squiggles? How does that work when, in truth, Pictionary is a bit shit?

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