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• GTA 5 most played new release of 2013, according to Raptr

  Grand Theft Auto 5 took out top honours in Raptr’s annual survey of gamer activity throughout the year.

• AMD pairs with Raptr to create Gaming Evolved app: offers social functions, streaming & more

  AMD has paired with gaming network Raptr to offer PC gamers a new social app called Gaming Evolved. The suite allows users to stream their play over Twitch, speak with other players and tweak their game’s spec settings all in one place. Convenient.

• Xbox "way more progressive and open" than PlayStation, says Raptr boss

  Game statistics service and social network Raptr has found it easier to work with Microsoft than Sony.

• Borderlands 2 is most-played game on Raptr, annual award winners listed

  Borderlands 2 saw the more playtime than any other game released in 2012 according to gaming tracker Raptr. The service has unveiled its annual award winners, which champion the games you enjoyed most throughout the year. See the winners below.

• Communities double a game's lifespan - study

  Research conducted by Raptr suggests gamers tend to hang around twice as long for developers who actively engage with their player base.

• Raptr handing out one month of XBL Gold and two free games to rewards members

  Raptr’s announced its next giveaway in the Raptr Rewards program in which the social gaming service will hand out 15,000 one month, Xbox Live Gold subscriptions with two free XBLA games. It all kicks off tomorrow for registered users of the program, and the bundle includes: one month of XBLG, The Maw, and R-Type Dimensions. […]

• Raptr unveils Raptr Rewards program, now in beta

  Raptr has launched Raptr Rewards, a program which rewards active gamers for playing their favorite games.

• Raptr: Most Played Game and Most Played RPG of 2011 was Skyrim

  Raptr has releases its inaugural Most Played Games list across various game genres, and has also detailed how gamers are spending time in each. Turns out, Skyrim leads the list with two wins: Most Played RPG and Overall Most Played Game.

• Report - The Sims Social biting Zynga player base

  A study suggests Playfish’s Facebook phenomenon The Sims Social is taking a slice of Zynga’s pie.

• Zynga report shows core gamers increasingly keen on social

  Gaming social network Raptr has revealed some startling statistics on Zynga’s catalogue of social games, including a growing number of core gamer joining the ranks.

• Raptr announces additional funding, 6 million registered users

  Raptr has announced the service has passed the 6 million registered users mark, and has also secured funding of $15 million from three different companies.

• Raptr report shows what other online games DCUO players prefer

  The social network application Raptr has issued data it compiled regarding some of the online games DC Universe Online players spent the most time in. Unsurprisingly, those partaking of the newly released MMO are also WoW players.

• Raptr report shows Halo: Reach dominating users' time

  Raptr has issued a report showing just how much time its users have put into Halo: Reach so far, along with other neat user factoids.