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Facebook has quickly become a top destination for gamers, new data released today by the social network reveals.
According to Facebook, over 235 million people globally are playing games on its site. That figure is up from 205 million gamers using the service last August. Facebook says that its total gamer userbase has grown 8.4 percent since the beginning of 2012, and last month alone, it drove its users to Apple's App Store and Google's Play marketplace over 170 million times.
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Facebook is packed with games, including the popular Words with Friends and FarmVille. The site has historically been a go-to spot for so-called... [Read more]
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