Video game industry looks for new plan to reach players
(Reuters)

Reuters - The $64 billion global video games industry, shaken up by the likes of Zynga in recent years, may be on the verge of another identity crisis.


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Top 10 Most Amazing iPhone Puzzle Games
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Mashable - Since the days of Tetris on the original Game Boy, puzzle games and handheld devices have gone hand in hand. With the App Store encouraging creative developers to come up with their own ideas for addicting brain-teasers, there are plenty of quality puzzle games out there for the iPhone and iPad. But these puzzlers are the cream of the crop. From new takes on familiar ideas to unique hybrids -- these are the ten best puzzle games for iOS.

1. Bejeweled Blitz


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Industry looks for new game plan to reach players
(Reuters)

Reuters - The $64 billion global video games industry, shaken up by the likes of Zynga in recent years, may be on the verge of another identity crisis.


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Electronic Arts kills Battlefield 3: Aftershock after pulling it from App Store
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Appolicious - An iOS spin-off of Electronic Arts’ popular first-person shooter, Battlefield 3, isn’t coming back to the iTunes App Store after the publisher pulled it for “re-evaluation.”


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Highly Anticipated 'BioShock Infinite' to Launch This Fall
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Mashable - The third installment of the popular video game series BioShock will launch this fall, publisher 2K Games announced on Thursday.
BioShock Infinite -- which will be released on Oct. 16 in the U.S. and internationally on Oct. 19. -- is a follow up to 2K's previous BioShock games, which have raked in more than nine million copies combined.


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Sony says it has sold 1.2M of the PlayStation Vita
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AP - Sony says it has sold 1.2 million PlayStation Vitas worldwide, exceeding the company's expectations amid stiff competition from mobile devices and Nintendo.


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Zynga unveils stand-alone game destination
(AP)


AP - Zynga is unveiling a new online gaming destination so people can play "CityVille," "Zynga Poker" and other games off Facebook.


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Springfield Meets FarmVille in 'Simpsons Tapped Out'
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Mashable - Prepare yourselves, Simpsons fans: Electronic Arts is giving the social games treatment to America's favorite cartoon family.
The Simpsons: Tapped Out [iTunes link] combines Simpsonian humor with elements of casual games such as FarmVille and Smurfs Village.


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Electronic Arts kills Battlefield 3: Aftershock after pulling it from App Store
(Appolicious)

Appolicious - An iOS spin-off of Electronic Arts’ popular first-person shooter, Battlefield 3, isn’t coming back to the iTunes App Store after the publisher pulled it for “re-evaluation.”


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CodeRunner leads iPhone Games of the Week
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Appolicious - This week’s best mobile video game almost isn’t. CodeRunner, the leading title from the last seven days, uses your iPhone’s GPS capabilities to create a game that takes place in the real world, requiring you to play a secret agent who spies on, tails and hacks other agents. Of course, they’re all make believe, but that doesn’t mean CodeRunner won’t have you moving around your neighborhood or another public space, pretending to be in pursuit of the bad guys. Read about it and four other great titles below.


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