8 Reasons I Quit Playing Facebook Games
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 ...
How Not to Play Location-based Games like an Idiot
Welcome to the wonderful world of location-based games! I see you’ve just downloaded a copy of Traveler’s Quest, or Dokobots, or CodeRunner, or perhaps you’ve got yourself on foursquare for the first time. That’s great! You’re about to discover what geotagging and GPS-enabled mobile devices can add to gaming and ...
Abandoning Facebook: CrowdStar Joins OMGPOP, Kabam, Funzio in Mobile
CrowdStar, developer of popular Facebook games like Happy Aquarium and the "Girl" series (Modern Girl, Social Girl, Top Girl and It Girl), announced today that they will stop developing games for Facebook, according to an interview with All Things Digital. Peter Relan predicts that 90% of Crowdstar’s revenue will come ...
Don’t Be a Cheapskate: 4 Reasons Pay-What-You-Like Backfires
Pay-What-You-Like. You’ve sometimes seen it called Pay-What-You-Want. You’ve seen it while leaving your local museum or hippy café as a big box that says “Donations.” You’ve also seen it for Radiohead’s In Rainbows or with Humble Bundle, the collection of indie games offered for however much you’d like to pay ...
Cats Wearing GUNNARS: Zooey
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 ...
Hardcore and Back Again: Video Games in a Nutshell
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 ...
5 Apps to Make You Smile
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 ...
The Time Has Come: Pokemon and Me 15 Years Later
Last year, when my mind was busy with summer vacation, I came home to an unsettling sight. Roxy's tumor had grown exponentially. Her arm was swelling up to a point where she couldn't even lift it. All attempts to remove the tumor would only make it grow back with a ...
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Robots Are Attacking Every Platform You Have
Well, that’s it. TriplePoint client Sollmo has doomed us all. By plotting to launch their latest game, Operation CrossCounter, on multiple platforms with cross-platform play, they’ve basically given the terrifying robot hordes a wealth of new avenues to attack and annihilate humanity. Thanks for that, guys. So now, even if we had managed to fight off [...]
Continue reading...Monkeys, Cherry Blossoms, and Androids
14. March 2012
What do monkeys, cherry blossoms, and androids have in common? If you answered “they’re all awesome,” then you are awesome, and we should hang out. If you answered “Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition is out on Androids today,” then I guess that’s also a valid answer. We can still be friends. TriplePoint client SEGA gave us [...]
Continue reading...Run Temple Run on Androids
6. March 2012
So many running puns… can’t include them all… jokes to be made about running Android OS… having games on hand in case you’re caught with a case of the runs… Look. The point is, Temple Run is coming to Android phones at the end of the month, and TriplePoint client Imangi Studios is giving it away [...]
Continue reading...Majora’s Mask + Ke$ha = Lady Game Lyric [VIDEO]
1. March 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 [...]
Continue reading...Atari Wants You to Bounce Some Ideas Off of Them
29. February 2012
Do you remember when Pong came out? If you do, can you use your senior’s discount to buy me movie tickets? Okay, maybe you’re not quite that old yet, but seeing as Pong is celebrating its 40th anniversary, you’re definitely getting up there. Atari, a TriplePoint client who is also pushing 40, is celebrating the classic console [...]
Continue reading...Sonic and Amy + Adele = Lady Game Lyric [VIDEO]
24. February 2012
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 [...]
Continue reading...See Sea Stars’ Stars on Android
23. February 2012
Sea Stars. You know ‘em. You love ‘em. But if you’ve got an Android instead of an iPhone, how can you play ‘em? By waiting until today, that’s how. Hothead Games, an equal-opportunity TriplePoint client, has got you covered over on the Android Market — not to mention in Chinese, Korean, and Swedish, all languages which [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Fry the Frog, Do Download the Game
23. February 2012
I believe we discussed the health concerns regarding frog-frying, but as it turns out, it’s free, so who cares about health? Free game! Free frogs! Free flies! One can’t really go wrong. The game is out today, according to TriplePoint client Blacktorch Games. Don’t Fry the Frog is available on the App Store right this very [...]
Continue reading...Atari + Asteroids + Gunner+ = Many Explosions
10. February 2012
Has there ever been a situation where someone has seen asteroids coming at them, and thought to themselves how tragic it would be if somebody shot those asteroids? Of course not. When you see asteroids, the only question is when to stop shooting. That’s why TriplePoint client Atari is offering iOS gamers the maximum possible level [...]
Continue reading...SEGA Loves You and Your Phone Very Much
10. February 2012
SEGA, an extremely romantic TriplePoint client, is saying “Be Mine” by hoping these Valentine’s Day sale prices will help a few apps “Be Yours.” Ain’t love grand? From their very thoughtful press release: Sale-priced titles on the App Store from February 11 – 14 include: Sonic CD™ for $2.99 (was $4.99) Sonic the Hedgehog 4™: Episode I (iPhone®) [...]
Continue reading...Track Lapse Does Not Lack Apps
8. February 2012
Track Lapse! It’s the classic tale of a marathon runner who can’t keep his mind on the race, so he begins to imagine himself dashing through a disco, or volcano, or zombie apocalypse. Like if Chariots of Fire got mixed up with Inception. And it’s all presented in App form, coming to the App Store on February 15th [...]
Continue reading...Sea Stars are Free Stars
7. February 2012
The tricky thing about putting out a huge update for a game is that only people who already have the game get to benefit from your generosity. Clearly, according to TriplePoint client Hothead Games, the answer is to amplify your generosity tenfold. Sea Stars, which is seeing a sea of seaworthy updates today, is offering to [...]
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