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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Magic: The Gathering Creator is Making Location-Based Game, Map Monsters
Via Kickstarter, we’ve learned that Richard Garfield, the creator of famed allowance-eater Magic: The Gathering is working on “a free-to-play location-based adventure game.” Entitled Map Monsters, the upcoming title attempts to use location gaming as a secondary mechanic, rather than a primary one: players will not be obligated to actually go anywhere to catch the many monsters [...]
Continue reading...How Not to Play Location-based Games like an Idiot
30. April 2012
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 social media. Location-based games are [...]
Continue reading...Tango Chase is Free, Available, and Contains a Monkey
26. April 2012
Honestly, the headline should tell you everything you need to know to inform your decision to download Tango Chase, the newly released iOS game from TriplePoint client Herotainment. But, in case you’re still on the fence for some reason, here is a trailer. So go get it!
Continue reading...Total War Battles Players Get Total War Content Totally Free
25. April 2012
The grand total of Total War’s totality is totally increasing. I’m not prepared to accuse the designers of trying to prop up a totalitarian regime, but it’s definitely getting there. The latest news from TriplePoint client SEGA is that all of you folks who added Total War Battles: Shogun to your app total, you can increase the [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Be a Cheapskate: 4 Reasons Pay-What-You-Like Backfires
24. April 2012
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 for it. Originally a big [...]
Continue reading...Ninja Fishing Has All the Players But Would Like More
23. April 2012
So, have you played Ninja Fishing from TriplePoint client Gamenauts, yet? Apparently it’s becoming more and more likely that you have, since over 4 million players have reportedly done a little bit of fishing and aerial sushi preparation on their iPhones and iPads. As with all ninja hordes, though, 4 million is not nearly enough, so, [...]
Continue reading...Total War Battles are Totally Available Now
19. April 2012
They said they were going to do it. Now, they’ve done it! Total War is even more total, with the debut of Total War Battles: Shogun from TriplePoint client SEGA. I’m pretty sure the bushido code compels you to download and play it right away. From the press release: Total War Battles: Shogun puts players in the [...]
Continue reading...Tango Chase Dances Towards Release
19. April 2012
The great thing about Tango Chase is that it has very nearly the same name as Tango & Cash, if you let the “e” stand in for an ampersand. Heck, if TriplePoint client Herotainment can get Messrs. Russell or Stallone to fill the role of Tango, the simian star of the upcoming game, then I’m sold. In [...]
Continue reading...Hardcore and Back Again: Video Games in a Nutshell
18. April 2012
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 games that dared deal [...]
Continue reading...Make a Game Out of Making a Game with New Game-Making App
18. April 2012
You’ve probably played Draw Something by now, unless Zynga is in the habit of paying $200M for games nobody is playing. So, it’s probably a safe assumption that you’re well-versed in the art of touch-screen composition; your fingers have undoubtedly wrought any number of glorious masterpieces for your online pals to enjoy. Wouldn’t it be nice [...]
Continue reading...5 Apps to Make You Smile
17. April 2012
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 you do one [...]
Continue reading...Hothead Wants to See Your Bigbeard
11. April 2012
Hockey playoff beards start today! Is your chin adequately covered? The fine facial hair aficionados at Hothead Games would like to know. As game developers, publishers, beardcombers, and TriplePoint clients, the folks at Hothead want to ensure that America is prepared for the 2012 NHL Playoffs, both spiritually and… hair-fully. To that end, they’ve just [...]
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