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Zynga employees wait for their next turn
Shannon Mullen Jun 4, 2013
Social media gaming company Zynga laid off around 500 employees, but recruiters are already on the prowl. What's the afterlife of a Zynga employee?
Arcade veteran seeks to be pinball wizard
Kai Ryssdal Jan 21, 2013
Video may have killed the pinball machine, but arcade veteran Jack Guarnieri aims to give it new life.
Opus Dei battles game-maker in court
Malcolm Brabant Dec 20, 2012
A squabble between Opus Dei, the exclusive Catholic organization, and a small Danish game-maker, has ended up in court. At issue is a card game.
Monopoly the movie?
Kai Ryssdal Oct 5, 2012
Unfortunately, "Battleship" wasn't the last board game-turned-movie.
Floppy disks live on as metaphors
John Moe Jul 4, 2012
A look at folders, files, camera clicks and other persistent analogies in technology.
Hasbro changes the rules of board game biz
Bob Moon Apr 23, 2012
Hasbro plans to revamp games like Monopoly and Life, after a 10 percent industry slump in game and puzzle sales last year.
Greenpeace says Apple and Amazon have dirty clouds
John Moe Apr 19, 2012
Greenpeace says some companies running cloud services are doing better than others from an environmental stewardship point of view. It gives Amazon and Apple Fs. Plus, "The Legend of Grimrock" shows you the fun to be had while trapped in a dungeon.
Yes, Mac users, you can get malware and it's on the rise
John Moe Apr 6, 2012
The Flashback Trojan has infected over 600,000 Mac computers around the world, most of them in the United States, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Plus, a new driving game where you are the road.
Lots of games let you be the car. In this one, You Are The Road.
John Moe Apr 6, 2012
A novel approach to a driving game
Justice Department to sue e-book publishers, Apple
John Moe Mar 9, 2012
The Department of Justice is reportedly ready to sue over anti-competitive practices in the electronic book business.
