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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Earn Free Playfish Cash in Restaurant City, Hotel City, & More!
While developers like Zynga or CrowdStar have the “free premium currency” systems down to what seems to be a science, either rewarding users as they level up in games, or even offering extra opportunities like Lotto Tickets in Cafe World or the PetVille Genie Gems game, Playfish is the odd man out, with Playfish Cash [...]
Continue reading...Dino Park & Chinese Restaurant in Social City, Flowers Are Blooming in Ranch Town, Make A Wish in Country Story – Facebook Gaming Updates!
2. August 2010
A lot has happened in the world of Facebook gaming since we last spoke. For one, the lineup of limited edition buildings in Social City has been updated yet again, and what’s more – new plant life has begun to sprout in the stores and on the ranches of Meteor Games’ Ranch Town. Finally, gamers [...]
Continue reading...PlayFish Gaming Updates: Hotel City Crimson Room, A Monkey Comes to Country Story, & New Pet Society Free Gifts
20. July 2010
A few of PlayFish’s games have been updated, with new updates coming to Hotel City, Country Story, and Pet Society. For Hotel City, you can add a new themed room to your hotel, while a helper monkey in Country Story will make tend to your crops so that you don’t have to. Finally, some new [...]
Continue reading...Complete Country Story Swan Quests for New Rewards
7. July 2010
One of Country Story’s biggest gameplay elements are the quests that you receive at random intervals. Whether these quests ask for you to grow a certain amount of crops or berries, or just visit and help out your friends, they often offer some pretty nice rewards, making them worth the trouble. Now, new quests have [...]
Continue reading...What’s Your Opinion on Country Story’s Precious Locked Chest?
3. July 2010
No, really, Playfish wants to know! The Country Story developer values its players’ opinions and has launched a Country Story survey to capture feedback regarding the new Precious Locked Chest. The survey is short and sweet and the responses will, as always, be kept confidential and be used to improve the game. You’ll be answering [...]
Continue reading...New Country Story Magic Tree: Honeycomb Hive
1. July 2010
We know there are a lot of Country Story Magic Tree collectors out there, and if you’re one of them, you’ll be happy to know that there is a new tree available to unlock from the Magic Tree Book. The tree is called the Honeycomb Hive, and like other trees, it requires three different Tree [...]
Continue reading...Adopt the Country Story Spotted Pig With a Little Help From Friends
28. June 2010
The Pink Llama is no longer available to add to your farm in Country Story. Don’t despair though, as the animal has been replaced by a new option, in the form of a Spotted Pig. The qualifications for earning the pig are the same as those for the Llama, as you’ll need only to collect [...]
Continue reading...Adopt a Dog in Country Story
19. June 2010
Late in May, Country Story developer Playfish ran a survey asking for player opinions on different breeds of dogs. Now you can adopt dogs in the game through the shop, with available breeds including bulldogs, golden retrievers, and Yorkshire terriers. Dogs are classified as Mystery Items and are purchasable by Playfish cash only. You can [...]
Continue reading...Bring Rome to Your Farm in Country Story
12. June 2010
To celebrate the rising popularity of their new Facebook game, My Empire, Playfish has added a new set of Roman inspired decorations to Country Story. There are a total of 10 Roman items in the shop, all but one available for coins. All new items can be located under the Decoration Shop tab in the [...]
Continue reading...You Can Now Have a Pond in Country Story
4. June 2010
Head over to the Country Story game page, and you’ll be met with an interesting sight – that being the introduction of a Pond and a new aquatic animal to the game. The Pond itself is a community building project of sorts, that comes with four stages. The first stage is achievable by paying 10,000 [...]
Continue reading...Country Story Offers New Daily Prizes; New Mystery Package Now Available
31. May 2010
Playfish has announced that the Daily Prize system in Country Story has been updated to include new items. Now, instead of just having a chance at one of a few types of seeds, you’ll be able to win Tree Fertlizer, Crop Fertilizer, Tokens (to exchange for animals, like the Pink Llama for instance), and Fish [...]
Continue reading...Could New Dogs Be Making Their Way Into Country Story?
28. May 2010
Playfish is apparently thinking of adding additional dog species to Country Story. How do we know this? They’ve released a new survey via the game’s fan page on Facebook that deals specifically with our canine friends, and asks a very simple question – “What’s your favorite dog?” The survey allows us for a bit more [...]
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