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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New Country Story Survey Focuses on Stealing
Country Story developer Playfish has released a new survey for the game via the game’s fan page. The survey contains but three questions, with two of them concerning the game’s stealing feature. For those unfamiliar with Country Story, or for those just starting, you are allowed to travel to your friends’ farms and “steal” a [...]
Continue reading...Playfish Adds Free Llama, Tree Fertilizer to Country Story
21. May 2010
I hope you earned your free Ostrich in Country Story by accumulating the 50 tokens necessary to receive one, as, if not, your chance is now gone. Fear not though, dear reader, for all hope of free animals in Country Story is not lost – you’re just now working towards a free Pink Llama rather [...]
Continue reading...Do You Have What it Takes to Create the Green Ivy Magic Tree in Country Story
21. May 2010
If you thought you had collected all of the Magic Trees in Playfish’s Country Story, think again, as the developer has added a new tree to the Magic Tree book in the form of a Green Ivy Magic Tree. The tree can be found as the first entry in the book, and there you’ll find [...]
Continue reading...You Choose Country Story’s New Animal
15. May 2010
Country Story developer Playfish is looking to add a new animal to the game, and they want your help! There is a new Country Story survey available, and this time it is short and sweet. The first question will ask you to pick which animal you would most like to see added next. The second [...]
Continue reading...Help, My Gifts are Expired!
15. May 2010
It’s been a frustrating few weeks for players of some Facebook games. You log in, see that you have a list of gift requests, start accepting gifts, and then you get a message telling you that the gift that was sent 15 minutes ago is expired! Earlier this week we were told about a work [...]
Continue reading...What’s Inside the Country Story Mystery Box?
14. May 2010
Playfish has added a new feature to Country Story in the form of a Mystery Box. These Mystery Boxes are filled with some great items, including animals and decorations, and even retired items that you can find nowhere else. If you’d like to try out one of these Mystery Boxes, you’ll have three choices available [...]
Continue reading...Get a Baby Elephant to Water Your Crops in Country Story
14. May 2010
Playfish has added yet another new animal to their farming simulation game Country Story. This time, the animal comes in the form of a baby elephant, which serves more purpose than simply being adorable (which it is regardless). The Baby Elephant will actually water your crops for you, after you feed it 3 bananas per [...]
Continue reading...Go to the Playground in Country Story and Pick Up a Yellow Ostrich While You’re There
27. April 2010
Want to add a playful new item theme to your farm in Country Story? How does a set of playground equipment sound to you? I hope it sounds great, as that’s what we’ve received this week, with Playfish releasing six new items to the game’s store. The items come in the form of an Elephant [...]
Continue reading...New Country Story Magic Tree: Meringue Tree
27. April 2010
It seems like the right time for another Magic Tree to be released in Country Story, and wouldn’t you know it, Playfish has obliged and released a new option for you collectors out there. The new tree is called a Meringue Magic Tree, and it can be created by combining the following three tree spirits: [...]
Continue reading...Playfish Adds New Collection Quests to Country Story
27. April 2010
Yep, you read that headline right – Playfish has updated Country Story this week with the addition of new Collection Quests, offering new prizes and incentives to complete them. For those unfamiliar with the term, Collection Quests are those pop-ups that appear as you play the game, asking you to plant and harvest a certain [...]
Continue reading...Help Playfish Improve Country Story by Taking New Survey
21. April 2010
Playfish has had a busy week with Country Story. On top of releasing a new Magic Tree and Earth Day items to the game’s store / free gifts page, they’ve also entirely overhauled the shops, changed your character’s navigation around the farm and adding task queuing to the title. While we at Frisky Mongoose have [...]
Continue reading...New Country Story Items Celebrate Earth Day
20. April 2010
While you’re experiencing the new changes that have taken place in Playfish’s Country Story, take a second to swing by the game’s store and look at the new Earth Day themed items that have been released. Earth Day is April 22, and to celebrate, you can now pick up four different Earth Day, animal themed [...]
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