Game of Thrones Ascent, the online videogame created by Boston developer Disruptor Beam, could soon attract a much larger audience thanks to a deal with casual gaming giant Zynga Inc. of San Francisco. The game, based on the popular HBO television series, is currently available on Facebook and gaming site Kongregate.com. Now Zynga has agreed to offer Game of Thrones Ascent on its own Zynga.com website, and to promote the game to millions of people who play Zynga’s games on Facebook. Home values in the Boston area increased by 5.2 percent in February compared with the same time last year, according to data released Tuesday. Beginning May 1, Eastern Bank will feature one local small business on its Facebook page every day throughout May in its “31 Days of Celebrating Small Business,” the company said in a statement. Studio Poise, a dance and fitness studio located in Lynnfield, is the among the first businesses to be featured. On every Tuesday in May, Eastern Bank will start a Facebook discussion group inviting people to plug their small business, the company wrote. In addition there will be displays set up inside each of the bank’s 99 branches allowing featured companies to promote their offerings. Japan Airlines plans to resume its daily Boston-Tokyo on the Boeing 787 on June 1, the carrier announced Tuesday, following aviation authorities’ approval last week of Boeing’s new lithium ion battery system. Japan Airlines will also restart 787 service from Tokyo to San Diego, Singapore, and Beijing June 1, followed by flights to Delhi July 12, Moscow and San Francisco Sept. 1, and Sydney and Bangkok in December. The airline will also launch new service to Helsinki, originally scheduled to begin in February, on July 1. Those pennies are starting to add up to more than pocket change. Gasoline prices in Massachusetts dropped another another 2 cents per gallon over the last week. Rue La La founder Ben Fischman, who started the online shopping website in 2008, has quit as chief executive, the Boston company told employees Monday. Steve Davis, who was serving as president, will replace Fischman. Dunkin’ Donuts’ newest offering wouldn’t be out of place at Thanksgiving, but the Canton-based chain is hoping customers gobble it up all year round. A turkey sausage breakfast sandwich, which was tested in some restaurants earlier this year, has earned a permanent place on the menu at Dunkin’ Donuts shops nationwide, the company said Monday. | | |
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