Has social gaming on Facebook peaked? - Econsultancy (blog)

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[**Has social **gaming** on **Facebook** peaked?**][3]
**Econsultancy (blog)**
One of the biggest drivers of **Facebook's** success has arguably been the rise of social **gaming**. From Mafia Wars to Farmville, **Facebook's** platform has become a virtual **gaming** console of sorts for millions upon millions of consumers, **...**
[CrowdStar cans new **Facebook games** as studio switches focus to smartphones][4]Pocket Gamer.Biz
[Abandoning **Facebook**: CrowdStar Joins OMGPOP, Kabam, Funzio in Mobile][5]Frisky Mongoose (press release)
[Here's why It Girl's CrowdStar just dumped **Facebook** like a bad habit][6]Games.com News (blog)

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