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Four Lessons Learned from Casual Connect 2010

While I was busy at Comic-Con in San Diego last week, Casual Connect 2010 in Seattle came and went last week with a whisper. Here’s the scoop on happenings and non-happenings at the show from our friends at Games.com: The annual show held by the Casual Game Association had high attendance this year (2,000 people [...]

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Pocket God Comic Book Hits Digital Deities August 3

Pocket God fans rejoice – Bolt Creative just announced that comic lovers and fans of the hit iPhone game (and TriplePoint client) will be able to get their hands on issue #1 of the brand-spanking-new Pocket God comic book come August 3, 2010. Hot off the heels of Comic-Con, this new endeavor for the popular [...]

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In the Future, Videogames Will Play You

What will videogames look like in thirty years? How will we interact with them? When we look back at 2010 in the year 2040, what will we think of the games that people play today? Will videogames ever achieve cultural acceptance and importance on the level of other established art forms? All of these questions [...]

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Pets on the Prowl in Fantage: Gotta Hatch Em All

These days, an online game doesn’t have to be on Facebook to be social. In fact, for kids, an age-appropriate virtual world (such as TriplePoint client, Fantage), is a far safer and enjoyable play experience for a number of reasons. A free-to-play Flash platform means all of your friends can play too, and Fantage offers [...]

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Frisky Interview: Pay-to-Play Poker Merges with Facebook in WPT Hold ‘Em (Part 2)

After talking with David McCaman, Head of Marketing for Hands-On (formerly FunClick) about the basics and background of WPT Texas Hold ‘Em Poker on Facebook, I was very interested to talk more about some of the ironic coincidences of the online poker industry, as it relates to virtual payments, and the notion of gambling. As [...]

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Frisky Interview: Hands-On Bets on Facebook with WPT Texas Hold ‘Em (Part 1)

Let’s talk a bit about the new hybrid genre of online poker play – Facebook. I recently chatted with David McCaman, Head of Marketing for Hands-On (formerly FunClick) about their latest addiction: WPT Texas Hold ‘Em Poker on Facebook. Hands-On doubled down on Facebook last week, announcing new tournaments for WPT Texas Hold ‘Em and [...]

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Bar Exam: Should Facebook Allow Boozy Games?

Bar Society is a bar simulation game that debuted on Facebook in late May and currently has 400,000+ monthly active users. Players get to decorate and run their own bar. It’s got the vibe of Booyah’s Nightclub City, and the familiar game mechanics of restaurant sims like Playfish’s Restaurant City and Zynga’s Cafe World. Earlier [...]

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Frontierville Strategy Guide: Tips, Tricks, Bonuses & Everything You Should Know

Last month we brought you a getting-started guide for Zynga’s latest hit, Frontierville. Now we’re pulling a hot and fresh new batch of game strategies out of the cooker to help you conquer the wild west, courtesy of a new compilation of tips & tricks from Gamezebo. Read on to find game strategies and tips, [...]

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What Zynga’s Game Closures Say about the Social Gaming Market

The recent hard times for the social gaming market have been harder on some games than others, as reported by Games.com. Last week, social-gaming mega-publisher Zynga decided to shut down two well-established parts of its catalog. First, the servers for Roller Coaster Kingdom (RCK) were shut off, then Ponzi Inc., a promising game Zynga got [...]

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Loller-Wear T-Shirts: Funky Fun with Internet Memes

Every now and then, I stumble across something so flat-out amazing that it would be unjust not to share. At E3 2010, this came in the form of a funny web meme t-shirt from Loller-Wear.com. It should be noted… In honor of my maiden name (Lollar) and love of all things pun, I’ve long used [...]

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