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Get your LOLs, Cosplay, and WTFs with gaming-related topics

If you’ve been using Raptr.com for the last few weeks, then you’ve hopefully noticed that Raptr lets you follow topics that aren’t just games. Sure, you can get personalized gaming news based on the games you play and love, but there’s much more! We’re also about gaming culture as well!…
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Summer of Raptr Week 2 – Follow to win Gears of War 3 and more!

Get your Lancers ready – this week’s Summer of Raptr topic is Gears of War 3. There’s no introduction needed here, the third installment of the Gears of War series will be epic. Here’s your chance to win it, and hundreds of other prizes, straight from Raptr. Follow the Gears…
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5 killer tips on how to post on Raptr and get more fans!

Just because we made it so easy for you to post up a story on Raptr and share with millions of our users doesn’t mean there aren’t tips and tricks to getting your story highlighted to more people. Our tips are designed to improve your results by more than 100%,…
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Summer of Raptr Week 1 – Follow to win a Wii U and more!

Like we promised, we’re releasing a new topics to follow every week for more chances to win Summer of Raptr prizes! This week’s topic, the recently announced: Wii U! Just follow the Wii U topic page and you can win 1 of 3 Wii U consoles AND you get an…
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[Contest Over] Summer of Raptr Promotion: Over $25,000 in prizes with 100+ winners!

It’s the Summer of Raptr! We’re giving away $25,000+ in prizes! CLICK HERE TO ENTER! We’ve picked the 20 hottest games and platforms of 2011/2012 and now we’re giving them away. On top of that, we’ve got the best gear from Logitech, Alienware, Nintendo, Sony, Gunnar, Astro Gaming, and Nox…
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All new Raptr app feature: Screenshot capture and easy upload!

While you may be busy these days playing around with the brand new website, now is a good time to also update your Raptr app, as we are introducing a new feature: Screenshot capturing! True, screenshot capture has been working on the Raptr app for a couple months now for…
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Introducing The New Raptr Website!

We’re happy to announce the launch of our new Raptr website. Not only have we redesigned the entire website with a slick new interface, but we added a number of new features. The most notable is your brand new feed. The Brand New Raptr Feed The new Raptr website introduces…
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Improvements to your profile on Raptr.com

The new Raptr.com site is filled with all sorts of new things to tinker with, so much that it’s easy to lose a few hours just surfing around and enjoying the content! One section of the new site that that is going to get an equally impressive overhaul is your…
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How To Use The New Raptr Website

What makes the new Raptr.com experience so unique is that your dashboard is now a great one stop place to discover all the best news, info, and etc around the games you care about, in addition to summarizing your gaming activity. No two feeds are the same. In fact, the…
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Are Games Getting Shorter? Raptr Data Helps Answer The Question

Here at Raptr, tracking gameplay hours and the number of users playing games is kind of our thing. This massive flow of data that pours into our database privies us insight into trends in the video game industry. Having all of this data to ourselves is great, but sharing it…
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The New Faster and Lighter Raptr App!

As Raptr’s user base has exploded over the past year, the number one improvement that we wanted to focus on was to ensure that our service remains fast and nimble. “Speed” is one of our company mantras, so we’ve rewritten both our app and web site which has resulted in…
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