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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 | Contests RSS feed for this section
Piracy Runs Rampant in Conquer Online
When you get as popular and successful as Conquer Online has, you’re bound to start attracting pirates. Things are so bad for the iPad MMO from TriplePoint client NetDragon, that the pirates are actually showing up inside the game itself, utterly dominating the new expansion that launched today. Players can even make characters in an all-new [...]
Throw Fireballs, Receive Money
9. January 2012
It’s ROUND ONE! of the Street Fighter IV HD 2012 Global Championships Tournament Qualifier this weekend, January 14th, and that means it’s your chance to FIGHT! for a proper pile of cash being offered by the tourney’s sponsors, LG Electronics, Capcom, and onGamenet. Specifically, if you can throw the fastest punches, execute the hardest throws, and [...]
RockYou’s Gourmet Ranch Lassos in Two Mochi Award Nominations
10. February 2011
RockYou’s Gourmet Ranch game is a finalist for Best Social Game and the People’s Choice Award for the 2011 Mochi Awards, which recognize the best Flash games of the year. RockYou is a TriplePoint client. Gourmet Ranch dishes out some of the most engaging aspects of social games, with a combined farming and baking game [...]
Weather HD Now Available for all iOS Devices & Free Promo Code Giveaway!
29. September 2010
Weather apps tend to be very boring and statistical on both the iPhone and iPad, but this has all changed with the launch of Weather HD from vimov (a TriplePoint client). Weather HD provides a fascinating local weather forecast in HD video and allows you to view this vibrant content from anywhere. Weather HD’s extensive [...]
iPad Giveaway, Random Horse & Cat Come Back – Happy Pets Updates!
29. September 2010
CrowdStar is doing all they can to stay at the #2 on the AppData developer leaderboards, as they have updated Happy Pets with two updates that should make fans of the game very excited. The first sees the developer giving away a free iPad, while the other offers users another chance at a random horse [...]
Celebrate Cafe World’s Anniversary With Sales & New Catering Job!
25. September 2010
It’s Cafe World’s one year anniversary, and to help celebrate, Zynga is offering discounts on tons of items both inside the game and out, as well as offering an entirely new Catering Business mission that will have you working to earn (and keep) a series of limited edition recipes. Last but not least, a “one [...]
WPT Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Launches Boot Camp Facebook Promotion
23. September 2010
Some very lucky players of Hands-On Entertainment’s Facebook game WPT Texas Hold ‘Em Poker will be given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as the developer is offering fans a chance to win two seats to the World Poker Tour’s Campions Boot Camp, taking place at the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas on October 8-10. The contest [...]
Nightclub City Contest Culminates with Live Streaming KISS Concert on Facebook
21. September 2010
Detroit Rock… Facebook?! This Saturday, according to Games.com, the band KISS will make its first live appearance in Booyah’s Nightclub City on Facebook. The game puts players in the role of nightclub manager, and this weekend social gaming clubs across the country will host an exclusive live stream from the KISS 2010 tour finale. Tune [...]
LEGO Universe Beta Key Giveaway – Enter to Win!
13. September 2010
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: [...]
Exclusive Contest: Enter to Win Free City Story Bucks
7. September 2010
To celebrate the recent update of City Story for iPhone, TeamLava (a TriplePoint client) is hosting an extra-special double giveaway! There are two ways to win this week – (1) right here, exclusively on Frisky Mongoose, and (2) on the game’s official forum. Either way, you’ll want to download City Story from the App Store. [...]
Extra Credit! Fantasy University Beta Key Contest Winners
30. August 2010
Congratulations to the two lucky winners of our Fantasy University beta key giveaway! Please give a frisky pat on the back to Art Walthall and Shanlam2010, who won early admission to the hottest new school game on Facebook – Fantasy University, from Simutronics (a TriplePoint client). The winners were chosen for submitting the best fantasy [...]
Fantasy University Beta Key Giveaway
26. August 2010
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 one of the 2 [...]
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