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R.I.P., Facebook Credits, After Sept. 12

David Cohen — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:20:20 +0000

Facebook continued the process of converting games from Facebook Credits to local currencies, which it initially announced in March, with Wednesday’s release of the local currency payments application-programming interface for developers, which now have 90 days to integrate the API.

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Facebook Explains Local Currency For Games

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:56:09 +0000

Now that Facebook Credits have been nixed as the official currency of Facebook games, the company took some time Tuesday during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to explain how the new system of local currency makes in-game purchases easier for all parties. Now, game developers have full control over what they charge users in different countries, and users can see rounded price points instead of always-changing conversions.

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Facebook Begins Prepping Game Developers For 3Q Conversion To Local Currencies

David Cohen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Facebook announced its transition from Facebook Credits to local currencies for games and game developers last June, and all game developers are slated to be migrated to local currencies during the third quarter of this year, so the social network provided some details in advance in a post on its developer blog.

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A Look Back At The Year Of Facebook Developments

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:14:59 +0000

Even a casual Facebook user can see that the site has changed dramatically over the past year. On Thursday, Facebook’s developers team took some time to reflect on some of the highlights that made the social network what it is today. continued…

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Facebook Offers Highlights From GDC Europe For Game Developers

David Cohen — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:26:47 +0000

Five of the top 10 global game developers on Facebook are from Europe, the Middle East, or Asia, compared with just one in 2011, Julien Codorniou, the social network’s head of games partnerships for EMEA, said during Facebook’s developer day at GDC Europe last month.

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Facebook App Subscription Payment Model Now Available To All Developers

David Cohen — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:21:52 +0000

The test of a subscription payment model for applications with developers Zynga, Kixeye, and Playdom that Facebook launched in June is over, and the social network has extended the capability to all developers.

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