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Zynga: 'FarmVille' maker to take games to Japan; Softbank invests $150M

Zynga, the San Francisco maker of social games for Facebook and other platforms, will team up with Japanese wireless carrier Softbank to distribute games in that country.

Google Puts On Its Game Face To Challenge Facebook

Google is turning to social networking games to compete with Facebook and to help restore its jugger

Disney buys games start-up Playdom

SAN FRANCISCO - Walt Disney will acquire start-up Playdom for $563.2 million, as the media giant aims to take a leading role in the fast-growing market for games played on sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

Back in the day...

Remember when times were simpler, unrushed, not so hurried? A time before iPods, Facebook, MySpace, Wii and 300 channels on your television. A time when children didn't spend their summer vacation in front of the TV playing video games or on their cell phones texting all day. A time when we actually spent each day outside riding bikes, playing ball and swimming.

Disney Buys Playdom For $500M

Silicon Valley company Playdom makes games that are played within social networks like Facebook. It's game Mobsters is the No. 1 game on MySpace. Disney confirmed Tuesday it's buying the 21/2-year-old company for more than $500 million.