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You’re the (Nexus) One That I Want: Confessions of an iPhone Lover Gone Astray
To protect the innocent, names have been changed. In this publication, a once-faithful iPhone lover will be referred to with a fictional Twitter name: @madluv4iPhn. A recent tweet: @madluv4iPhn Dear iPhone - I've met someone new named the Nexus One. I'm strangely attracted to her and need a few days to figure ...)
What SOPA Means for Gaming PR
SOPA. It's much ado about pirates. Not the cool kind of pirates who wear eye patches, sail ships, bury treasure and say stuff like yo-ho-ho. No, SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) is about the kind of pirates that suck. SOPA what? If all the cool kids weighed in, would you ...)
Casual Connect 2011: Games Industry Fishbowl?
With Casual Connect, the fish analogy is easy. You're gathered in Seattle, surrounded by the sea, partying in aquariums, and hell, I even roomed with a finned friend this year. Our hotel pet (affectionately and temporarily named Sarah) stayed in her fishbowl out of necessity. But will the casual gaming ...)
Foursquare Badge Fun, from Super Bowl to Subtle Snark
Beginning at kickoff today (6:30pm ET on FOX), Foursquare will open up a special edition check-in point globally to all users - look for the promoted trending venue, "Super Bowl Sunday". If you missed out on the "PA Groundhog Day" badge earlier this week (when Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early ...)
Angry Birds Super Bowl Ad's Got Game
Angry Bird players are set for a special bonus this Super Bowl Sunday. The iPhone game's upcoming 30-second commercial is all the buzz today - apparently, it will feature an embedded code to unlock a secret new level. According to AdAge, "the spot will be the first Super Bowl ad ...)
Refunding a Free Admission: Taking Care of Customers in F2P
Last week, on the TriplePoint blog, I wrote a short piece about taking care of angry customers when the service has been poor. I advised providers to be forthright, humble, and to make an immediate reparatory gesture for best results. Karma, it seems, is a real kick in the teeth ...)
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 ...Archive | Puzzle RSS feed for this section
Androids Can Now Save Yello
Androids. Yes, they’re heartless machines masquerading as people, and they will probably some day enslave our planet. But even a cold, unfeeling Android wouldn’t turn its back on a helpless goldfish, removed from its bowl and in desperate need of rescue. Worry not, future machine overlords — Saving Yello has been released for Android phones by [...]
Gingerbread Dash! Released for Android
22. February 2011
Ateam Inc. in Nagoya, Japan just released a new game called Gingerbread Dash!, a side-scrolling jump action game on Android. Gameplay consists of helping the Gingerbread Man runaway from the Giant Fox without falling into the water or being caught by crows flying by. The Gingerbread Man is controlled by tilting the Android device in [...]
Elementary! The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Revealed with Screenshots
18. February 2011
Focus Home Interactive is bringing The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Testament of Sherlock to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC with this new mystery adventure.
Sega Puts App Catalog on Sale for Valentine’s Day
9. February 2011
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away, so if you haven’t already, it’s time to start thinking about the ones you love. Namely, Aiai, Ecco, and your old flame, Sonic. TriplePoint client Sega has announced that they’re sharing the love for the entire week around this Valentine’s, with nearly every classic title on the [...]
Oberon’s Dream Day on DishGAMES, SEGA’s Super Monkey Ball 3DS – Casual Game News
30. September 2010
In the world of casual gaming news this week, we see two particularly interesting features coming to light. The first is the announcement that Oberon Media (the people behind I-Play) has launched the incredibly popular Dream Day Wedding on Dish Network’s DishGAMES service, and the other comes from SEGA, which has announced a new Super [...]
CrowdStar Launches Pop Boom on Facebook – A Frisky Hands-On
16. September 2010
While CrowdStar may be famous for Facebook games like Happy Pets, Happy Island, and Happy Aquarium, they aren’t content with simply resting on those games, as they have expanded their catalogue yet again, this time with a puzzle game in the same vein as PopCap’s Bejeweled Blitz, called Pop Boom. Pop Boom is a unique [...]
Sodoku Meets Minesweeper in Shady Puzzles on iPhone and iPad
10. September 2010
Hey puzzle players, check it out! TriplePoint client LamdaMu Games just released a super awesome new app with a super low launch price. Get your brain out – you’re going to need it. Shady Puzzles: Super Awesome Compilation Edition is now available for iOS devices including iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. This release aims to [...]
FreeAppADay for 09/07/10: Fuzzle
7. September 2010
Today’s free iPhone app at FreeAppADay.com is Fuzzle, from CandyCane. Fuzzle is a puzzle game that sees you arranging colored orbs into lines of five or more like-colored orbs to make them disappear from the screen. Each turn, new multi-colored orbs appear at random locations on the screen, and you’ll be able to tap on [...]
Pop Bubbles With Pubbles on iPhone – A Frisky Hands-On
3. September 2010
Back in May, we took a look at Pubbles, a Facebook game launched by Japanese developer Ateam, Inc. Now months later, the developer has decided to expand the brand onto the iPhone with a title of the same name. Pubbles for iPhone plays much like the Facebook original. The game is a bubble-popping puzzle game [...]
Draw Your Way Through Drawn on PC/Mac – A Frisky Hands-On
1. September 2010
Big Fish Games Studio has released Drawn: Dark Flight on the PC/Mac, and we had a chance to go hands-on with this sequel to Drawn: The Painted Tower, an interesting take on the hidden-object, puzzle genre. Drawn places you in the role of a survivor of an attack on the rightful Queen’s tower. The heir [...]
Reduced and Reused, And Yet It Moves Target to Recycle
27. August 2010
What if you lived in a world where everything is recycled? Everything from the clothes on your back to the furniture in your living room to the streets you walk on is made of scraps of something that was tossed away by its previous owner. Now I’m not talking about garbage here, I’m talking about [...]
I-Play Releases Paradise Quest HD for iPad
8. July 2010
I-Play and Oberon Media have announced the launch of Paradise Quest HD on the iPad. This marks the company’s first iPad release, and it brings the popular Paradise Quest mechanics from the iPhone to the iPad with HD graphics. The game is a match-three puzzler that takes you on a tropical journey as ecologist Dr. [...]
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