• 8 Reasons I Quit Playing Facebook Games

    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 ...

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  • How Not to Play Location-based Games like an Idiot

    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 ...

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  • Abandoning Facebook: CrowdStar Joins OMGPOP, Kabam, Funzio in Mobile

    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 ...

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  • Don’t Be a Cheapskate: 4 Reasons Pay-What-You-Like Backfires

    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 ...

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  • Cats Wearing GUNNARS: Zooey

    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 ...

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  • Hardcore and Back Again: Video Games in a Nutshell

    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 ...

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  • 5 Apps to Make You Smile

    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 ...

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  • The Time Has Come: Pokemon and Me 15 Years Later

    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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Empire Online: Expanding My Gaming Empire

2. February 2011

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Empire Online: Expanding My Gaming Empire

Before I began working in the gaming industry, video games occupied a very traditional space in my brain. I would go home, sit down in front of the TV with a cup of tea or hot chocolate, pick up that controller and lose myself in a fantasy world. Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts never [...]

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Snarky Facebook RPG Fantasy University Now Open to All

21. October 2010

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Snarky Facebook RPG Fantasy University Now Open to All

Fantasy University, the pop-culture referencing, snarktastic, Facebook-based roleplaying game from TriplePoint client Simutronics (which we previewed), entered open beta today – meaning, unlike before, anyone with a Facebook account can get in on the Harry-Potter-on-acid antics. Here’s the press release: ELANTHIA – October 20, 2010 Fantasy University, the premier fallback institution for students rejected by [...]

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Céiron Wars Open Beta Launch Date Announced

24. September 2010

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Céiron Wars Open Beta Launch Date Announced

Céidot Game Studios is happy to announce an official open beta launch date with a mini-movie for Céiron Wars, which is an RPG-Strategy game based on a dark atmosphere of Céiron universe. Before the open beta, players whose commanders are created via our pre-registration tool will be able start the game with special bonuses. We [...]

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LEGO Universe Pre-Ordering Ends on Sept. 30

20. September 2010

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LEGO Universe Pre-Ordering Ends on Sept. 30

Fans who pre-order LEGO® Universe (a TriplePoint client) become ‘Founders’ who get a heap of great benefits, like early access to the game! The North American Launch is on October 26th, and the European Launch is on October 22nd, but the Founders’ Launch is on OCTOBER 12th! Time is running out to become a Founder! [...]

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LEGO Universe Beta Key Giveaway – Enter to Win!

13. September 2010

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As we told you a few weeks ago, LEGO Universe (a TriplePoint client) is scheduled to launch this October, and that means the LEGO MMOG beta will be ending in a few short weeks. Want to try it out for yourself? Good news – Frisky Mongoose has 3 beta keys to giveaway! How to enter: [...]

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The Bible Online MMOG Enters Beta Testing, Amen FTW

7. September 2010

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Contrary to what many of our strict, Catholic upbringings have taught us, it’s alright to play video games. German browser game developer FIAA wants to bring the faithful into the beautiful world of gaming with The Bible Online. While not the first of its kind, The Bible Online is unique in that it’s a MMO [...]

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LEGO Universe Gold! PAX Screenshots Gallery

3. September 2010

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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 I were you, I’d [...]

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