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Facebook sets Sept. 12 deadline for moving games to local currencies

Facebook is phasing out its Credits virtual payment system and will be transitioning all games integrated into the social network to a new local payments API by Sept. 12, the company announced Wednesday.

By Zach Miners | 06 June, 2013 01:14

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Mobile games, Game platforms, games, social networking, online services, social media, internet, Facebook
Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in popular game engines

Security researchers found serious vulnerabilities in the engines of several popular first-person shooter video games that could allow attackers to compromise their online servers and the computers of players accessing them.

By Lucian Constantin | 21 May, 2013 18:42

Tags: intrusion, online safety, ReVuln, security, PC-based games, games, online services, Exploits / vulnerabilities, game software
At Google I/O, attendees compete to save the world, virtually

Google I/O has not officially started, but the developers' show is already seeing some action. Two warring factions, the Resistance and the Enlightenment, are vying for control of various "portals" at key landmarks throughout San Francisco, which are leaking dangerous amounts of radioactive energy, to determine the fate of the city and ultimately the world.

By Zach Miners | 15 May, 2013 01:35

Tags: Mobile games, games, Mobile OSes, online services, mobile, internet, search engines, mobile applications, Niantic Labs, Android OS, Google
Game developers employ AI for more adaptive play

Instead of charging directly at the player in the craggy martian landscape, as they might do normally, the aliens zigzag to take cover behind boulders and outcrops of rock, adjusting their approach as the hero opts for a less conspicuous route to his destination.

By Zach Miners | 27 March, 2013 00:58

Tags: consumer electronics, Game platforms, PC-based games, Moon Collider, games, online services, IO Interactive, entertainment
Facebook woos serious gamers

If 2012 was the year of arcade, casino and hidden object games on Facebook, such as "Diamond Dash," "Bubble Witch Saga" and "Bubble Safari," the social network hopes 2013 will be the year of more immersive, strategy-oriented games.

By Zach Miners | 26 March, 2013 22:17

Tags: telecommunication, applications, ios, social networking, online services, mobile, internet, entertainment, Facebook, mobile applications, game software, Android OS, Game platforms, games, Mobile OSes, social media, Internet-based applications and services, Mobile games