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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Back to School Missions, New Collection – FrontierVille Labor Day Event!
Zynga has never been one to let a holiday, no matter how trivial it might seem, slip by them, and they have made that apparent yet again with the release of an entire event in FrontierVille surrounding Labor Day. The Labor Day Extravaganza, as it’s being called, offers a new collection for players to complete, [...]
Continue reading...YoVille Daily Spin Wheel, FrontierVille Picnic Items – Zynga Gaming Updates!
1. September 2010
Zynga has been hard at work updating two of their games, YoVille and FrontierVille. In YoVille, we see the addition of the (previously hinted-at) Daily Bonus Spin Wheel, while in FrontierVille we see a new item theme hitting the store’s proverbial shelves. FrontierVille Items Celebrate the Last Days of Summer Amidst the rush to complete [...]
Continue reading...zLotto – Win Prizes in FarmVille, FrontierVille, PetVille, YoVille and Mafia Wars
28. August 2010
Zynga has launched an entirely new website and giveaway system outside of Facebook proper, that uses a Zynga-based account, along with your Facebook account, to offer you free prizes in five of their games: FarmVille, YoVille, PetVille and Mafia Wars – FrontierVille prizes are coming soon. The website and promotion are called zLotto, and they [...]
Continue reading...FrontierVille Varmint Cannons / Foundry Now Available [UPDATE]
27. August 2010
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Just yesterday, we brought you the news that Zynga would soon be releasing Varmint Cannons into FrontierVille. At the time, all we knew was that these cannons would give us a way to easily and quickly remove those pesky varmints from our Homesteads without wasting precious energy to do so. Now, the feature is slowly [...]
Continue reading...FrontierVille Varmint Cannon, YoVille Daily Spin & More – Zynga Coming Attractions
26. August 2010
While we at Frisky Mongoose normally reserve our coverage for items that have already been released in the world of Facebook games, sometimes there are announcements from developers that are just too good to pass up. Such is the case this week, as Zynga has been busy announcing “coming soon” features in both FrontierVille and [...]
Continue reading...Build A Storage Shed for Your Homestead in FrontierVille
21. August 2010
While the game hasn’t been around as long as FarmVille, which just received a major upgrade to the way you store items, in the form of a Storage Cellar, Zynga is looking to capitalize on the theme by adding a Storage Shed in FrontierVille. The Storage Shed is a new building type available to purchase [...]
Continue reading...Mystery Crates, General Storesplosion, & More – FrontierVille Updates!
18. August 2010
Zynga has been busy updating FrontierVille this week, as they have launched a new Horseshoe and coin sale in the game, along with a slew of new items available to purchase in the game’s store as part of an event known as the General Storesplosion. Additionally, Mystery Animal Crates are now available to purchase in [...]
Continue reading...Email Bonus Treehouse, Double the Sharp Axes in FrontierVille
15. August 2010
While it may be the weekend, things haven’t been quiet on the FrontierVille homestead, as Zynga has tweaked the Mafia Wars cross-promotion to offer even more Sharp Axes to users, and have given users an added incentive to sign up for the game’s email mailing list. Get Double the Sharp Axes By Playing Mafia Wars [...]
Continue reading...Complete Quests to Expand Your Land in FrontierVille
13. August 2010
Have you already become the master of your Homestead in FrontierVille, removing all of the trees and weeds, and adding buildings to your liking? Have you run out of room, and would like to add some more land to your Homestead? If the answer to the latter is yes, Zynga is about to make your [...]
Continue reading...FarmVille Gearhead Ribbon, Frontier Chainsaw, & More – Zynga Game Updates!
10. August 2010
Quite a few updates have been launched in Zynga’s games so far this week, with three particular updates taking place in FarmVille, Mafia Wars and FishVille. In FarmVille, we see the addition of a vehicle-centric ribbon, while Mafia Wars (in association with FrontierVille) is offering a very unique Chainsaw to players. Finally, you can pick [...]
Continue reading...Homestead Decorating, Mafia Wars Sharp Axes – FrontierVille Updates!
10. August 2010
A new week is upon us in FrontierVille and with it comes new updates. First, the game’s water decorating contest has ended, opening up the possibility for even more users to win more free Horseshoes, and secondly, Zynga has launched a cross-promotion in the game with Mafia Wars that will see you being able to [...]
Continue reading...FrontierVille Cheats and Tips: Energy Guide
8. August 2010
Energy is FrontierVille‘s most valuable and scarce resource. Fortunately we have the FrontierVille energy cheats, tips, and news to have you constantly refreshed and ready to work the land of the wild west. Energy in FrontierVille functions much like it does in Treasure Isle, that is, you need it for everything. Luckily there are many [...]
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