Seattle Museum Brings the Videogame Making Process to Life (Video)

Seattle-based Big Fish Games helped to build an installation that deconstructs the year-long process of making a mobile game.
The Museum of History & Industry in Seattle dedicates an exhibit to the Big Fish videogame Fetch.

After Launching Its First Mobile Game, AOL Refreshes Games.com

Two games announcements from AOL in two weeks.
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Big Fish’s Cloud Gaming Service Expands to Google Play

Big Fish Games, which launched its streaming game service in July for the PC, is now available for Android tablets on Google Play. Titles can now be played across both PCs and tablets without losing game progress. As previously announced, monthly subscriptions cost $7.99 for unlimited access to more than 100 games; players can play a smaller catalog for free.

Big Fish Launches Streaming Game Service, Partners With Roku

Big Fish had already announced some of the details of its new streaming game service, but now we know the cost and the starting date — today.
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A Peek at the Big Fish Streaming Game Service That Scared Apple

Big Fish provided an early look of its streaming game service this week, which it plans to launch this summer on PCs and Android tablets — but not on Apple’s iOS.
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Zynga Loses Its CTO of Mobile as Shares Trade Lower

Game Closure, which is building a platform to make it easy for games to be played across multiple devices, said it has hired Laurent Desegur, Zynga’s CTO of mobile.
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Big Fish Games Founder Paul Thelen Takes Back Reins From CEO (Memo)

Big Fish Games founder Paul Thelen will again become CEO after handing over the job to Jeremy Lewis four years ago.
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Will There Be More Plush Toys? Rovio’s Former Branding Exec Lands at Big Fish Games.

Games maker Big Fish has hired former Rovio executive Wibe Wagemans to head up mobile.
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Big Fish’s Mystery Case Files Has Been Played by Millions — But It’s Not a Hit

Big Fish, the developer of casual games for PC and mobile, will launch its eighth episode of the franchise Mystery Case Files around Thanksgiving — but the title isn’t one of the company’s big hits.
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Casual Game Maker Big Fish Cuts Checks to Shareholders on Way to IPO

Seattle-based Big Fish doles out a hefty dividend to nearly all of its employees, as renewed rumors hint that an IPO could come as soon as next year.
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