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Kate Hancock is the Editor-in-Chief at Frisky Mongoose. She handles news assignments, editorial content, website design and PR.

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Kickstarter Game Backers: Better or Bust

Friday, May 4, 2012

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In a world where start-up investors outnumber the staffs they fund, it seems we, the people have taken back the power. Actually, for video games, Kickstarter (and its crowd-sourced funding service brethren) are giving “we the people” the first real power or say-so we’ve ever had, during the development process, before games are too far along for [...]

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8 Reasons I Quit Playing Facebook Games

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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Two years ago, I ranted about the need for more challenge and chance in social games. Since then, the entire gaming industry has drastically changed. If I sound like a broken record on that note, it’s because in a fast-paced, high-tech market, it’s always true (and thus worth reiteration). It seems social media and video [...]

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Cats Wearing GUNNARS: Zooey

Thursday, April 19, 2012

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Meet Zooey O’Leary. Zooey is sporting a pair of GUNNAR Optik’s Attache Phenom glasses, and looking good doing it. If you’ve been following our Dogs Wearing GUNNARS series, you may notice something a bit off this week. Zooey is a frisky first – special edition feline! You can call her a “domestic shorthair” or just [...]

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Hardcore and Back Again: Video Games in a Nutshell

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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The SNES was a young kid’s dream (in the early 90′s). Every game felt brand-spanking new, because it was. When video games first came along, “copycats” were neither a logical thing to consider, nor an option. Video games were casual. They were made for mainstream audiences. And back then, even the games that dared deal [...]

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5 Apps to Make You Smile

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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These are a few of my favorite digital things… This list is hardly comprehensive, nor is it in any particular order. Enjoy! 1. Timehop - This gets top billing because too few people know about it (and more should – it’s neat). Basically, Timehop answers one question, every day, via email. “What did you do one [...]

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Dogs Wearing GUNNARS: Tater

Thursday, April 12, 2012

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Meet Tater Lollar. She’s sporting a pair of GUNNAR Optik’s MLG Legend glasses (in Onyx, to compliment her springtime sweater). Tater may be one of the world’s biggest hams, but she is not accustomed to accessories with such high-definition side effects. Currently residing in the sunny city of Santa Monica, Tater appreciates good tinted eyewear when she [...]

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Dogs Wearing GUNNARS: Alphie

Friday, April 6, 2012

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Meet Alphie Wageman. He’s sporting a pair of GUNNAR Optik’s Anime glasses (in Onyx, to match his stylish fur coat). Alphie recently relocated from LA to San Francisco, but he still wears sunglasses indoors and at night whenever possible. And at the very least, you’ll find him in tinted computer eyewear whenever he’s supervising humans at work. Alphie [...]

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Mass Effect + Usher = Lady Game Lyric [VIDEO]

Thursday, March 8, 2012

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It’s true. Mass Effect 3 has Lady Game Lyric all up in arms this week (in a songfully perfect way, as usual). Set down your controller a minute and check out her latest YouTube release: “50,000 years are up! Reapers trying to blow us all up again…” Reapers Trying to Blow Us All Up, by [...]

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Majora’s Mask + Ke$ha = Lady Game Lyric [VIDEO]

Thursday, March 1, 2012

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New week, new Lady Game Lyric video. Did someone say more Zelda? Majora’s Mask themed nerdcore awaits! “Link doesn’t have much time before the ominous moon destroys the world, and Saria can’t ignore that her song makes a cameo at the end of the game.” Tik Tok on the Clock Town, by LadyGameLyric Parody of “Tik [...]

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Sonic and Amy + Adele = Lady Game Lyric [VIDEO]

Friday, February 24, 2012

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Sonic the Hedgehog: awesome. Adele: also awesome. Another week, another Lady Game Lyric gem, for the geese! This time, “Sonic and Amy grapple with their feelings or lack thereof for each other.” Someone Like Sonic and Amy, by LadyGameLyric Parody of “Someone Like You” by Adele I heard that your new game is “wow” That [...]

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Shadow Government: Play the News, Rule the World

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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Shadow Government. It’s coming, it’s close to my heart and it’s going to be awesome. It’s a reality-based social game for iOS – a “nation builder” if you will. The title has been in the news for a while, but was officially announced this morning, in preparation for preview demos and a fancy public debut [...]

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App Store Growth Gone Wild [INFOGRAPHIC]

Thursday, February 16, 2012

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App Annie offers some pretty darn robust analytics and if you haven’t checked them out you might want to. Meantime, here’s a fancy infographic about the App Store’s growth. See more from App Annie on their website: http://www.appannie.com THE GOOSE SAYS: It makes sense that iPad is growing faster than iPhone, and that per-download revenue [...]

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