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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Cafe Cash Sale, Free Lightning Stove & More – Cafe World Labor Day Sale
With FrontierVille already announcing their Labor Day / Back to School extravaganza, it was only fitting that other Zynga games get in on the act, with Zynga announcing a whole slew of sales and promotions taking place in Cafe World. First, for a limited time, Cafe Cash and coins packages are now on sale, with [...]
Continue reading...Cater A Fancy Dinner Party in Cafe World to Unlock Exclusive Recipe [UPDATE]
2. September 2010
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[UPDATE] Zynga has updated the requirements for this catering job, allowing up to 15 members to work on a “crew,” rather than just seven. In addition, the time limits have been raised. The three star rating can now be earned by finishing the job in six days, while the two star rating can be earned [...]
Continue reading...Cater A Birthday Party in Cafe World To Unlock Exclusive Recipe
1. September 2010
After fighting with a round of nasty bugs, Zynga has re-released the catering business in Cafe World, and with it comes a new job – Cater a birthday party for Amelia’s soon-to-be six year old niece (Amelia being the Cafe World mascot). The job is actually a fairly simple one, when compared to the Wholesale [...]
Continue reading...Say Yeehaw for New Cafe World Decorations and Food!
30. August 2010
Zynga has made it clear that they like the Wild West, as the theme has taken over two of the developer’s most popular games. First, a series of Wild West themed decorations was added to FarmVille, and now, the same theme has come to Cafe World, alongside new free gifts and even a new recipe [...]
Continue reading...Cafe World’s 1980′s Items Are Totally Righteous
24. August 2010
It’s been a little while since Zynga launched a new item theme in Cafe World, but that time is upon us once again, as they have released a new theme of 1980′s, totally cool and uber righteous items in the game. As usual, there are a slew of functional and decorative items to choose from [...]
Continue reading...Build A No Clean Fairy in Cafe World With Help From Friends
19. August 2010
A new community building project has come to Cafe World in the form of the No Clean Fairy. The item might sound familiar to you, as it was available previously in the game – as a premium item available to purchase for 95 Cafe Cash via the game’s store. Unfortunately, if you spend the Cafe [...]
Continue reading...Catering Job Contest, New Spice Types – Cafe World Updates!
16. August 2010
Cafe World normally reserves the updates for later in the week, when we see new item sets being released in the game’s stores, but the releases came early for us this week, not in the form of new items, but in the addition of new spices to the Spice Rack, and in the launch of [...]
Continue reading...Baking Feature Battle: Cafe World’s Design-A-Cake versus Baking Life’s Cupcake Creator
10. August 2010
Fans of ZipZapPlay’s Baking Life would recognize Cafe World‘s newest feature, Design-A-Cake. But while Baking Life offers players a mix-and-match option for making and selling their own virtual cupcakes, Cafe World does this with cakes. After your pastry creation is ready, you’ll have the option of sharing it with one friend as a Wall post, [...]
Continue reading...Celebrate Peace, Joy, and Love With Cafe World Summer of Love Items
5. August 2010
Zynga is taking us to the 1960′s in Cafe World this week, with a set of “Flour Power” items that are sure to help both you, and your future customers feel the love. As usual, the bulk of the theme comes from the store’s new functional and decorative items – let’s take a look at [...]
Continue reading...PetVille Messy Pet Challenge, Cafe World Game Cards – Zynga Game Updates!
4. August 2010
If you play either PetVille or Cafe World, you’ll be happy to hear about these new updates that will affect you in Zynga’s games. The PetVille update sees the release of new Challenges, including the Messy Pet Challenge, while Cafe World players now have the opportunity to pick up Cafe World game cards in real-world [...]
Continue reading...Jacob/Twilight Decorations in PetVille, Wholesale Catering Job in Cafe World – Zynga Gaming Updates!
2. August 2010
It’s time for another installment of Zynga Gaming Updates here on Frisky Mongoose. In this installment, we have some pretty big news from both PetVille and Cafe World. First, we see the second half of major Twilight themed items being released in PetVille, while Cafe World has received its first Catering Business order, that is, [...]
Continue reading...Zynga Gaming Updates: Win 10,000 Cafe World Cash, Purchase Pet Cash Cards at 7-Eleven, Support the Gulf in YoVille
30. July 2010
Welcome to another installment of Zynga Gaming Updates. In this update, we take a look at upgrades found in the worlds of Cafe World, PetVille and YoVille. In Cafe World, users have a chance at winning a massive Cafe Cash jackpot, while PetVille players can now purchase real world PetVille game cards in a new [...]
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