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Scrabulous, Facebook, Hasbro: A Bad Breakup

Hasbro should have just let the beloved Scrabble-like online game remain on Facebook. Pro or con?

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In April, analysts were down on Nintendo because the company appeared to be losing steam. At ease, worrywarts. Nintendo just revised upward its financial forecasts for the fiscal first-half through September and year through March 2009, and the gains aren't trivial.

—Kenji Hall, Games, Inc.

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BusinessWeek Arcade

Welcome to the all-new BusinessWeek Arcade, a collection of some of the Web's best free, independently produced games

Featured Podcast

Games for Change

EA's new casual games boss discusses why titles aimed at wider audiences offer designers greater opportunities to innovate

Mercenaries 2: World In Flames

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Platform:Xbox 360
Release Date: 08/31/2008
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Action

Smash Court Tennis 3

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Platform: Xbox 360
Release Date: 07/06/2008
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Sports

Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise

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Platform:Xbox 360
Release Date: TBA
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Simulation

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Interviews

The Return of Rock Band

Shigeru Miyamoto: I've Changed as a Designer

Sid Meier Gives Nod to EA/Take-Two Merger

Spielberg Hooked on Wii Games

An Online Game Pioneer's Blank Slate

Bungie Bounces: Where Next for Halo's Developer?

Creating Box Art

Reinventing Your Brand

Game Icons We Love

Industry Trends

Tropic Thunder's Perfect Storm of Cross-Promotion

Gameloft: Now Playing on the iPhone

Slide Show: A New World of Games on the Go

Console Race: Another Lap for Sony

Electronic Arts Tries to Snatch Take-Two

Slide Show: What EA Gets for $2.1 Billion

The Game's the Thing at MTV Networks

EA Leaps into Free Video Games

Microsoft's Games Get Serious

India's Gaming Market Grows Up

Hollywood Stars Get Game

More Virtual Worlds: Yes, Really

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What’s Your Problem?

Trouble at the office? In surveys, blogs, polls, and social media, BusinessWeek collaborated with readers to identify problems at work. Together we found answers.

IN YOUR FACE: ANOTHER WII LAWSUIT

Reader Oli Writes:

"Patent law in the U.S. goes way too far. Look at the creation of intellectual property rights companies, who buy up patents and then go find someone to sue."

Tell Us: Should Nintendo Be More Than a Wii Bit Worried?