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CSI:Miami, House, NCIS Coming To Facebook

 

By Lisa Carlin

Ubisoft is expanding its line-up of social games on Facebook, developed by Ubisoft Shanghai, Method and Ubisoft San Francisco. The additions will include CSI: Miami, House, and NCIS. The new games will be released on Facebook next year.

Stephanie Perotti (Worldwide director, Casual and Online Studios, Ubisoft): Our license-based Facebook titles have performed well this year.

(Lisa Carlin is consulting editor with techtaffy.com. She can be reached at [email protected])

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