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LEGO Universe Gold! PAX Screenshots Gallery
LEGO brick heads, listen up - Our frisky favorite in the upcoming MMOG category (and a TriplePoint client), LEGO Universe has officially gone gold! That's developer speak to say that the game is definitely shipping to shelves this October 26th (and LEGO channels beginning October 8th), for PC and Mac. If ...)
Target Stores First to Sell Facebook Credits Gift Cards
Beginning this Sunday, Target (a TriplePoint client) will be the first retailer to carry Facebook Credits gift cards in stores nationwide. This is great news for social gamers who can't (or prefer not to) use a credit card to make online purchases, but still want to use premium virtual currency ...)
New iPods, Game Center, iOS 4.1: Apple September Event Round-Up
Apple hosted their annual music event today in sunny San Francisco and they certainly brought out the big guns for this event, holding nothing back and unveiling a ton of new products and services. iOS 4.1 Releases Next Week, Includes Game Center The first new announcement of the day was when Apple ...)
5 Reasons Facebook Places Matters for Social Games
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PR 101 for Indie Game Developers
TriplePoint's Chris Heintz had the opportunity to give an updated version of his 'PR for iPhone Games' talk to the New York Gaming Meetup last Tuesday. Focusing on indie development publicity for multiple platforms, the presentation walks viewers through the What, Why and How of doing PR - whether budgets ...){kind=logo}
Party in the XBLA: The Power and Beauty of Video Game Music
Most of us non-Miley Cyrus fans are tired of hearing the song “Party in the USA.” From the clichéd opening rift to the seemingly simple lyrics, I hope that it is a fad that will soon die out. But still, people young and old scream at the ...)
Fantasy University Beta Key Giveaway
Hey you Facebook-gamin' Frisky readers - remember yesterday when we told you that Fantasy University from Triplepoint client Simutronics had just entered closed beta on Facebook? Well, if you want to try it out for yourself, we snagged a couple of beta keys to let you do just that! To win ...)
Start Building Your Underground Storage Cellar in FarmVille
Back in May, we were told that underground storage would be coming to FarmVille in the future, and that time is now, as all users have been given a free Storage Cellar, that can be placed on less land than it takes for a single plot of a crop. The underground ...Archive | Handheld RSS feed for this section
TGIF: HarperCollins Tot Apps, Digimon Guilds, Internet TV and Land of Chaos Launch
Happy Friday, folks! TGIF is the name of the game today – let’s spell out a few good reasons to Thank ‘Goose It’s Friday… Shall we? Several TriplePoint clients, including HarperCollins, WeMade Entertainment, Metrological and burda:ic, announced noteworthy updates this week, and we’ve got the scoop: T (is for Tot Learning Apps) Since summer is [...]
Atari’s Greatest Hits on DS, Ivy the Kiwi on Wii/DS – Casual Gaming Round-Up
26. August 2010
We have quite a bit of casual gaming news for you today – not only has Harmonix unleashed a slew of info and trailers for Rock Band 3 and Dance Central (check out our coverage, here), but Atari and XSeed have been hard at work with announcements of their own. In Atari’s case, we see [...]
Nintendo Supports uDraw, Plants vs Zombies Shambles to DS – Casual Gaming Round-Up
24. August 2010
In this installment of the Casual Gaming Round-Up, we see two pieces of Nintendo-centric news. First, we see that Nintendo is openly supporting THQ’s creation of the uDraw tablet on the Wii, and news that PopCap will be bringing Plants vs Zombies to the Nintendo DS. Nintendo Supports uDraw’s Creation Last week, we brought you [...]
25 Brain Games: Essential Back-to-School Supplies
12. August 2010
Back to school already? Here are 25 social, casual and mobile games that will get your brain in shape before you know it. They’ll also keep you entertained for hours, and (let’s be honest), distract you from all that pesky homework! Did your favorites make the list? Facebook games: Brain Buddies by wooga – Brain [...]
Atari’s Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea Nintendo DS Trailer
11. August 2010
For more on what to expect from Atari’s Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea (Nintendo DS), check out our extended coverage here: http://friskymongoose.com/freddi-fish-and-puzzle-bot-trailersscreens-eye-candy-for-the-casual-gamer/ To stay up-to-date and view all our latest hands-on videos, please subscribe to our video RSS feed or visit Frisky Mongoose on YouTube. Share and Enjoy:
Freddi Fish and Puzzle Bot Trailers/Screens – Eye Candy for the Casual Gamer
11. August 2010
Welcome to this installment of Eye Candy for the Casual Gamer, a feature here on Frisky Mongoose that shows off some of the latest and greatest trailers and screenshots from the casual gaming world. Today, we have a new trailer, and a new batch of screenshots to show you. First is the first trailer ever [...]
Kung Zhu for DS, PCHGames.com August Events – Casual Gaming Round-Up
8. August 2010
Welcome to another installment of the Casual Gaming Round-Up, bringing you the best in news from the world of casual games. In this installment, we see the news that Activision has announced a new game inspired by the incredibly popular line of Zhu Zhu Pets, and the announcement of some neat events happening over at [...]
O-Games Announces Summer Lineup of Titles for Wii, DS, and PC
29. July 2010
O-Games has announced a whopping nine new games, all of which will launch throughout September and October. The games will be available for either the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii or PC (and various combinations thereof for most games), and they encompass many genres, ranging from time management to makeup and fashion design. Here are the [...]
Eye-Candy for the Casual Gamer: Bakugan: Defenders of the Core Trailer, Blade Kitten Screenshots
14. July 2010
As there are times when pictures and videos can say more about a game than mere words, we bring you the first installment of “Eye-Candy for the Casual Gamer,” a feature that we hope to make ongoing here on Frisky Mongoose, offering screenshots, trailers, and the like for some upcoming casual games – “casual” here [...]
505 Games Releases Official Trailer for Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
7. July 2010
The title says it all – today, 505 Games revealed the official trailer for Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, on the Nintendo DS. The game will be launched later this month, and is based upon the upcoming movie of the same name (from Warner Bros. Pictures). The game is an action-platformer, which [...]
Finally, a Virtual Pets Game for Shark Lovers: 101 Shark Pets
3. July 2010
Virtual pets has so far been a genre marketed for and dominated by cuteness. We’ve seen kittens, puppies, fish, seals, and yes, even human babies enter the playing field as virtual pets on almost every gaming platform. So where’s the love for players who want their pets to have a little more bite than bark? [...]
3DS Launch Confirmed for 2011
27. June 2010
Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime graced the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday to show off Donkey Kong Country Returns, and to drop the bombshell that gamers didn’t want to hear: the 3DS will not be launching in the U.S. until 2011. The considerable hype and deluge of details on Nintendo’s [...]
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