GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 11th August 2010

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Today's top stories

ELSPA unveils download chart plans

12:00 - Trade organisation to trial data collection ahead of planned public release in due course

Spil: Ubiquity of games is key market trend

10:00 - Driessen praises accessibility of free games as Uphill Rush 2 celebrates 150 million play sessions

Playdom gets to work on Marvel games for Disney

10:57 - Acquisition of Playdom a better deal than buying into traditional games company, says CEO

Today's feature

Tower Defence

Jon Hare details the Free for Freaks model behind new digital publishing venture Tower Studios

The rest of today's news

Hare launches new digital publisher Tower Studios

08:00 - 'Free for Freaks' business model influenced by arcade machines; dev partners to get 50/50 cut

Report: Zynga runs MSN out of FarmVille

15:25 - Leading social game disappears from Microsoft gaming portal

GamesIndustry.biz Germany inks Browsergames deal

12:16 - Bigpoint-sponsored Frankfurt conference to discuss free to play and social gaming

Bushnell: "I was stupid" to sell Atari

10:18 - Pong creator also admits to being "tired" and prone to losing interest in his own ventures

MMORPG revenue to reach $8bn by 2014

09:45 - UPDATED: Asian success means 17% growth in 2010, says analyst - but the West falters

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