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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Say “Guten Tag” to New FarmVille Germany and Rainbow Mystery Game Items!
It’s that time again – Zynga has updated FarmVille with a new limited edition item theme, and this time, we take a trip to Germany with new animals, buildings and decorative items. In addition to that, the Mystery Game has bee updated yet again to include all-things-rainbow, with one of these items being available separating [...]
Continue reading...Expand Your FarmVille Nursery Barn With Help From Friends!
14. September 2010
The time has come Farmers! In a late update this evening, Zynga has added the ability for users to expand their constructed Nursery Barns, to the point of holding up to 40 baby animals. This process is introduced to you via an in-game pop-up that should appear the next time you log into the game. [...]
Continue reading...FarmVille Cheats: Toy Collection Quick Links
14. September 2010
Hey there farmers! We brought you news about the newest Lightning Collection in FarmVille, the Toy Collection, last week, and if you’re one of the many users who have yet to finish the collection due to its rare items or high requirements, we’re here to help you get one step closer to the big prize [...]
Continue reading...Zynga 8 Game Challenge – $24,000 Giveaway in 24 Hours!
13. September 2010
Do you want to win $1,000? Of course you do! And wouldn’t you know it – Zynga wants you to as well! For today, and today only, Zynga is holding the 8 Game Challenge, rewarding $24,000 over today’s 24 hour period. While the promotion officially began at 12:01 AM this morning, you have until 11:59 [...]
Continue reading...Latest FarmVille Podcast Announces Bushel Co-Op Jobs, Super Combine
12. September 2010
In the latest edition of the FarmVille Podcast (which will now be released once every two weeks, rather than every week), FarmVille Community Manager Lexilicious let us in on the some info about coming attractions to the game. The biggest feature she hinted at was Bushel Co-Op Jobs, that will let users with Crafting Buildings [...]
Continue reading...Wild West Train Set, New Crops – FarmVille Updates!
11. September 2010
It’s been another busy week for the FarmVille team at Zynga, as we’ve seen quite a few updates released in the game. The first sees some new crops (aside from the Wild West theme) added to the store. While in another update, the Wild West theme itself was expanded quite a bit to offer a [...]
Continue reading...Toy Collection, Gifting Increase, Wild West Items – FarmVille Updates!
9. September 2010
It’s been a busy week for FarmVille, as Zynga has updated the game with not only new items in the ongoing Wild West theme, but has also added a new Lightning Collection, in addition to making a technical change that should please users with lots of FarmVille neighbors. Collect Toys for a Special Prize! A [...]
Continue reading...Redeem FarmVille Game Card, Receive Valeducktorian – Win One in Our New Contest!
8. September 2010
For a limited time, Zynga will be offering all users a bit more incentive to purchase a FarmVille Game Card. This new incentive comes in the form of a free item called the Valeducktorian. In case the name doesn’t give it away, the Valeducktorian is a very scholarly dressed duck that can be added to [...]
Continue reading...Earn Double Mastery, Purchase Wild West Items – FarmVille Labor Day Event!
4. September 2010
While Zynga might not be throwing a grand Labor Day celebration in FarmVille this weekend, they are offering users a few new updates. First, we see a new wave of Wild West items hit the store, and secondly (perhaps most importantly), all users are being given a chance to make some major progress with the [...]
Continue reading...Target Stores First to Sell Facebook Credits Gift Cards
3. September 2010
Beginning this Sunday, Target (a TriplePoint client) will be the first retailer to carry Facebook Credits gift cards in stores nationwide. This is great news for social gamers who can’t (or prefer not to) use a credit card to make online purchases, but still want to use premium virtual currency in Facebook games and apps. [...]
Continue reading...Slop Making & Truffle Hunting Now Available in FarmVille! (UPDATE x2)
2. September 2010
After giving users a little while to fully complete their Pigpens, Zynga has officially unleashed the world of Truffle Hunting into FarmVille. Please note that this feature, as with most large-scale features, is rolling out to users slowly. If you don’t see the following feature in your own game the next time you login, don’t [...]
Continue reading...New Neighbor Interactions, Wild West Items – FarmVille Updates!
1. September 2010
The latest FarmVille Podcast announced that a new system of neighbor visits would be coming to FarmVille in the future, with the future apparently meaning right now, as they have quickly pushed out this update, allowing you to earn more coins and experience points than you normally would when visiting friends. In addition to this, [...]
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