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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 | Facebook RSS feed for this section
The Ryzing of Facebook Bingo
The engineers at TriplePoint client RockYou have done the unthinkable: Crafted a way to play bingo, online, with all of the swell money and prizes inherent to the game, and without the overpowering presence of topical cream and despair. Bingo by Ryzing, which is played without having to rise in any way from your computer, was [...]
Buddy Rush is Back with new Content
14. September 2011
Buddy Rush, the free, persistently popular Facebook/iOS Action-RPG (whew that was a lot of adjectives!), is back with some new content for you and your digital buddies to explore. A new chapter (Evaca) takes the action underground with an all-new area, also adding items and a new character. Sounds like a good reason to go [...]
Casual Connect 2011: Games Industry Fishbowl?
24. July 2011
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 industry do the same? Are [...]
Big Update for Buddy Rush
6. May 2011
Free, Ultra-cute RPG Buddy Rush got some brand new content today, including a sassy swashbuckling female pirate and a Raid Mode. Pirates and raiding go together like margaritas and burritos, so players of the popular Facebook/iOS game will no doubt be pleased. Those hungry for new challenges will want to try out Raid Mode, which [...]
Rixty Announces March Madness Bonus, Get $5 Free!
25. March 2011
Rixty is hosting a March Madness Promo from March 25th through April 17th. Any user who purchases $25 or more in Rixty cash will instantly receive an additional $5 for free!
Facebook Pocket God Update Makes Pygmies Prettier, Deader
10. March 2011
Last time we checked in on the alarmingly fragile pygmies from Pocket God, it was suggested they might not be the sharpest knives in the drawer. However, with the newest chapter now available for the Facebook version of everyone’s favorite pygmy abuser, it may appear I misjudged the little guys. It’s not that they don’t [...]
SEGA PLAY! Baseball Lets Sega Play Baseball for You
8. March 2011
Admit it: if you wanted to go through the tiresome, sweaty, groin-pulling rigmarole of actually playing baseball yourself, you’d be outside, and not on Facebook. For those of us with some sense, however, Sega has launched SEGA PLAY! Baseball as an app on our favorite social network. It’s easier, it’s faster, the hot dogs aren’t four bucks [...]
What Kind of Facebook Gamer Are You?
18. February 2011
Facebook! It is everywhere and everything, and it consumes us all. I would bet ten dollars that, as you read this, you’ve got Facebook open right now in another tab or window. It is also home to several thousand games, with more arriving every day, appealing to audiences from every walk of life. So, how [...]
Free RPG Fun With Buddy Rush
17. February 2011
You can always count on your buddies to give you hand, at least that’s the idea behind freshly launched Buddy Rush, the first game from TriplePoint client Team Sollmo. Described as “ultra-cute” by intelligent people, Buddy Rush is a casual action-RPG with all the hallmarks of the genre: monster slaying, loot drops and leveling up. [...]
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 [...]
RockYou Expands Team and Announces New Key Hires
10. February 2011
RockYou, a TriplePoint client, just announced new key hires this week. Katrina Osio joined RockYou’s executive team as SVP of Marketing and John Yoo was appointed as Creative Director for an unannounced game from RockYou’s Redwood City studio. The company’s new leaders are planning to assist in driving RockYou’s goals to expand their portfolio of [...]
Social Media Yearbook, 2011 Infographic Edition
8. February 2011
Infographics: the web’s unique way of defining our tech-heavy times, destroying our productivity levels, and giving us the giggles. Flowtown has a fun new highschool-themed shakedown of today’s social media giants. Where do you fit into the 2011 yearbook? Do note the omission of any gaming networks (i.e. Apple’s Game Center, OpenFeint or Xbox LIVE), [...]
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