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Oculus VR Devs Receive Death Threats After Facebook Sale

Oculus CEO Palmer Luckey reveals that gamer backlash over the sale to Facebook has escalated from disapproving comments to death threats and verbal abuse.

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'Star Citizen' Crowdfunding Hits $41 Million; Will Still Support Oculus Rift

The crowdfunding campaign hits $41 million and unlocks procedural planetary generation while game maker Chris Roberts shares his thoughts on Oculus Rift.

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John Carmack Joins Oculus VR
John Carmack Shares His Thoughts on Facebook Acquiring Oculus VR

id Software co-founder John Carmack, currently the CTO of Oculus VR, shares his first thoughts on Facebook acquiring the virtual reality start-up.

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Oculur Founder Dies
Oculus Founders Talk Facebook Acquisition; Gaming Still Primary Focus

Oculus VR Co-Founders Palmer Luckey and Brendan Iribe explain how the sale of their company to Facebook will ultimately be a good thing for VR gaming.

Oculus Rift Facebook Controversy
'Minecraft' Creator Notch Unhappy About Facebook Buying Oculus

A top-level Kickstarter investor for the Oculus Rift VR Headset will no longer support Oculus now that Facebook owns them.

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Facebook Buys Oculus VR
Facebook to Acquire Oculus VR for Reported $2 Billion

In a landmark move, popular social media juggernaut Facebook has acquired Oculus VR, the company behind the much-ballyhooed virtual reality headset the Oculus Rift, for $2 billion.

Marvel Avengers Alliance Gets Guardians of the Galaxy Content
'Marvel: Avenger's Alliance' to Add 'Winter Soldier' & 'Guardians of the Galaxy Content'

Popular mobile and Facebook title 'Marvel: Avenger's Alliance is getting tie-in content for 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy.'

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'Candy Crush Saga' Dev Trademarks 'Candy'; Dishes Out Unsweet Justice

'Candy Crush Saga' creator King Ltd. somehow copyrighted the common word 'Candy' and is using it to take down other apps.

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Zynga Announces Farmville 2 and The Ville
Zynga Announces Upcoming Slate, Including 'FarmVille 2' and 'The Ville'

At their Zynga Unleashed event earlier today, the popular mobile publisher unveiled a wide variety of games including a new social experience called 'The Ville' and a sequel to 'FarmVille'.

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Zynga Producing 'Farmville' Sequel Entitled 'Big Harvest'?

It looks like Zynga is preparing the world for a 'Farmville' sequel currently under the name of 'Big Harvest,' and set to bring some serious improvements.

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Ghost Recon: Facebook Game, Mad Catz Controllers & A Future Soldier Beta

Details on the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer beta, the Ghost Recon Commander Facebook game, and the new licensed controllers.

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Weekly Game News Round Up February 10 Killzone Skype COD
Weekly Video Game News Roundup: February 10th

In the February 4-10 wrap-up, we discuss THQ plans, the Battlefield 3 app, a new Kinect game, an interesting Sony patent, Dust 514 mouse and keyboard support on PS3, and much, much more!

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Marvel's Avengers Alliance Adds X-Men & Fantastic Four Characters

Playdom unveils another batch of playable heroes for the upcoming Facebook game 'Marvel's Avengers Alliance' to go along with new screenshots and concept art.

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Zynga Employee Tell All
Former Zynga Employee Claims Developer Favors Profit Over Fun

A former employee of Zynga is sharing his experience working for the popular mobile and PC app developer, which includes QA testing for max profit rather than fun.

Mass Effect 3 Facebook Application Offers Unique Rewards
New 'Mass Effect 3' Facebook App Offers Unique Rewards for Players

In anticipation of its March 6th release, 'Mass Effect 3' is moving to the Facebook app world by offering players several ways to win some very unique and expensive prizes. Find out what prizes are included!

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Zynga Defends Alleged 'Copying' of Competitor Games

Zynga execs defend against controversial accusations of them copying Tiny Tower and Bingo Blitz by accusing them of doing the same. Read on for the details.

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Zynga Under Fire for Game Similarities Again
Zynga Once Again Under Fire for Game Similarities

Zynga's newest creation 'Zynga Bingo' has drawn alot of attention from Buffalo Studios for the similarities between it and their title 'Bingo Blitz'.

Angry Birds Facebook Release Date
'Angry Birds' Finally Heading to Facebook, Significant Changes in Store

'Angry Birds', after a small delay, is finally making its way to Facebook, and is bringing with it the promise of new birds, gameplay changes, new power-ups.

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Mission: Impossible - The Game Screenshots

With 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' coming to theaters in a few weeks, it's time to work on your secret agent skills in the 'Mission: Impossible' game.

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Geohot Takes Employment at Facebook
Noted PS3 Hacker George 'GeoHot' Hotz Now Employed by Facebook
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After settling out of court with Sony over releasing the PS3's root key, it looks like George Hotz aka GeoHot has gone legitimate with a position at Facebook.