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GameZebo Giving Away New Dark Parables Game
GameZebo is excited about the new Dark Parables: Curse of the Briar Rose from Blue Tea Games which is now out on Big Fish Games. GameZebo is looking to celebrate the new game release by selecting three lucky people to receive the full version of it for free. All you have to do is post [...]
EA Takes a Page From Zynga’s Handbook for Next Madden Game
11. March 2010
Social game companies like Zynga and Playfish have been using player data and feedback to determine which direction their games progress for some time now, and it looks like EA has caught onto how well that works.
As reported by GamesBeat, the mega developer/publisher has been collecting data from their sports games since 2004, and is [...]
Frosmo Brings In-Game Tournament System to Asian Market
11. March 2010
Frosmo may not be a name that’s familiar to most of you, but the Helsinki-based company has spread its influence, in the form of a tournament game system, all across Europe, and is now expanding its reach into Asia.
As reported by GamesBeat, Asians sites like 51.com, China.com, Ren Ren and Mixi will now allow individuals [...]
Casual Oberon Media Going Social
10. March 2010
Popular casual game producer Oberon Media has announced today that they are now going social in the future for their games. As of now they are one of the top producers of casual games with their in-house network marketplace.
Most likely due to the competition of the popular social games that romp Facebook and other sites, [...]
The Latest Cross-Platform Gaming Company: SiXiTS
10. March 2010
SiXiTS is a brand new video gaming company startup with a focus on cross-platform gaming. The company is founded by individuals with 16 years of experience in the industry. The games developed by the team will be most likely released on Facebook, iPhone and iPad. Sounds like a nice combination if you ask me.
They haven’t [...]
Diner Dash 5: BOOM! Now Available on Big Fish Games
10. March 2010
Early adopters of Playfirst’s latest time-management title Diner Dash 5: BOOM! might be disappointed to hear that Big Fish Games is now offering the title for download for their standard price of $6.99.
The game, which launched last month, saw many users pay $19.99 for a download, but this Big Fish Games download is the same [...]
The Daring Game for Girls Now Available on Wii
10. March 2010
Yesterday, Majesco Entertainment announced the launch of The Daring Game for Girls on the Nintendo Wii. This casual title is aimed at the tween girl age bracket, and is based on the Daring Book for Girls series which has sold over two million copies to date.
The game offers mini-games and collection features, where girls can [...]
The Casual Gamer Has Gone Social
9. March 2010
The casual gamer who was once lost in the world of AOL, Pogo, MSN Zone, Yahoo and Bigfish may have transitioned into what is known as a social gamer. The rates that people are playing on these traditional casual gaming sites is consistently dropping while the rates that people are playing Facebook game such as [...]
Microsoft Changes Xbox Live Code of Conduct to Be More Accepting of Users’ Sexual Orientation
9. March 2010
On Friday, Microsoft implemented a few changes to the Xbox Live code of conduct, that will now allow users to include five previously-banned words in their Gamertags (online usernames), with said five words dealing with a user’s sexual orientation.
As reported by PC World, up until now, the five words: gay, straight, lesbian, bi and transgender, [...]
Press Play Releases Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare
9. March 2010
Yesterday, Triplepoint client Press Play announced the release of Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare.
As we reported at the beginning of February, Max & the Magic Marker follows the title character through a journey into his own artwork, after one of his creations comes to live and goes on a rampage. By using his [...]
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