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Carbonated Games Finds $8.5M

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Carbonated focuses on developing "highly competitive" games for mobile devices, which are more in line with the hard core games found on consoles and PCs, rather than the more usual casual gaming market. The company says its founders are from Zynga, Electronic Arts and Blizzard, and that it was founded in 2015. READ MORE>>.

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MarketCast Group Names John Batter As New CEO

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Los Angeles-based MarketCast Group , which provides market research and consumer analytics services to the media, entertainment, sports, and lifestyle industries, has named a new CEO, and shifted its current CEO to Chairman. READ MORE>>.

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Silicon Beach Afternoon Roundup: Obama’s Net-Neutrality Rules Upheld in Federal Court

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Net-neutrality upheld in federal court, e-commerce startup Loot Crate secures major investment; Electronic Arts sets its sights on e-sports market, and more.

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Machinima Names New GM As Gutstein Leaves

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Burbank-based Machinima said last week that it has named Russell Arons , Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing of Machinima owner Warner Bros. Arons will now lead Machinima's creative, marketing services, data analytics, business development and operations. Gutstein has been CEO of Machinima since 2014. Warner Bros.

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Demand Media Expands In Ireland

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Demand Media said the move is part of setting up the firm for the thousands of new top level domains (TLDs) come to market later this year. The new office will be headed by David Ryan, who was most recently at Electronic Arts. READ MORE>>.

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FabFitFun surpasses $200 million in revenue as it hits million-subscriber milestone

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Citysearch Names VP, GM

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Salzer was previously HEad of Marketing and Product for Linden Labs' Second Life. Szler has also served at Activision Blizzard, heading up brand management for Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and other titles, and also has been at Electronic Arts and The Clorox Company. READ MORE>>.