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Recently on Gamasutra, BitMonster's Lee Perry wrote a very insightful blog on an often intangible facet of game design: player feedback, that bit of game "feel" that makes a game not just fun, but injects ...
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One day in October 2012, I happened across this YouTube video with a top-down view of PSY’s concert in Seoul. Over 80,000 people were in attendance, with the crowd spanning entire city blocks. Every member ...
I Play SimCity Social for the Writing
“SimCity Social?” they ask me. “Sure, it’s got the SimCity branding and all, but isn’t it just another click-and-wait Facebook game?” Though I know the look of skepticism it will produce, my reply is, “Oh, I ...
User-Generated Content and Generating Contented Users
We at Frisky Mongoose like to play a lot of location-based games; it’s kind of our thing. There have been a lot of them over the years, as designers and developers have tried to gamify ...
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Just another regular day in the games industry! Dogfighting game War Thunder has a new set of combatants, there's a new contender in the console field, and SEGA's got a new sound engine. New DLC is ...
Goodbye, LucasArts, and Thank You
This is my Corley Motors keychain. Corley Motors is a fictional motorcycle manufacturer that the player, as gang leader Ben, must save from a hostile takeover in the classic LucasArts adventure Full Throttle. Together with Grim Fandango and ...
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, ...
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! ...Archive | Happy Aquarium RSS feed for this section
Abandoning Facebook: CrowdStar Joins OMGPOP, Kabam, Funzio in Mobile
Tweet 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 from mobile next year, [...]
Continue reading...Leaf Collection, Limited Edition Shark Selection – Happy Aquarium Updates!
21. September 2010
Tweet A few noteworthy updates have been released in Happy Aquarium already this week, with CrowdStar offering users a new item collection, as well as a series of new limited edition sharks that are now available in the store. Collect Leaves to Earn a Special Fish A new collection is now available to users level [...]
Continue reading...Happy Aquarium Wheel of Fish, Wizard of Oz Items Now Available
31. August 2010
Tweet CrowdStar has been busy updating Happy Aquarium this week, both in an large feature that will allow you to collect limited edition fish by spinning a wheel, and in new store items in a Wizard of Oz theme. First, let’s talk about the new fish collection feature called the Wheel of Fish. Spin the [...]
Continue reading...Install the CrowdStar Gamebar, Receive Rewards in Happy Pets, Happy Aquarium & More!
17. August 2010
Tweet While the CrowdStar Gamebar has been available for some time, there was never really any incentive for players to install it, that is, until now, as CrowdStar has updated the bar to offer rewards to players in four different games, should they choose to download it. In Happy Pets, players will receive the CrowdStar [...]
Continue reading...Happy Aquarium Lottery Handing Out 1000 Pearls, Three-Eyed Fish Available
14. August 2010
Tweet A few updates have launched in Happy Aquarium since we last spoke, with CrowdStar offering not only a new limited time only fish, but also a chance for users to win a whopping 1,000 Pearls via the new Daily Lotto feature in the game. New Limited Edition Three-Eyed Fish Now Available If you head [...]
Continue reading...Rainbow Wrasse Fish, Tree of Giving Idol, Rescue A Trapped Animal – Dive Into Happy Aquarium Updates!
3. August 2010
Tweet A whole slew of updates have been dropped into the waters of your Happy Aquarium, including a new fish for high level players, a new Idol that will reward your pocketbook for life, and the ability to rescue a new trapped animal with a little help from friends. Rainbow Wrasse Fish Available for High [...]
Continue reading...Happy Aquarium Updates: Parrot Fish, Toy Story 3 & Wedding Items
13. July 2010
Tweet CrowdStar has been busy updating Happy Aquarium, as there have been three major releases in the game since we last spoke. There are new items representing two major themes – weddings, and Toy Story, while the final update sees the release of a new fish for high level players. Say “I Do” to New [...]
Continue reading...Pick Up Pegasus or Fireflies in Happy Aquarium
8. July 2010
Tweet CrowdStar is on a role releasing new items in Happy Aquarium. Now, you can purchase Fireflies or Pegasus (see the “flying” theme here?) to fly –err, swim around your tanks. Pegasus is found under the Tank Mates section of the store. It can be named, but its gender is not made clear. We’re guessing [...]
Continue reading...Pick Up Toy Story Items in Happy Aquarium
8. July 2010
Tweet In honor of the release of Toy Story 3, CrowdStar has released three new Tank Mates in Happy Aquarium, representing Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and the iconic green vending machine alien. Here, the items are called a “Sharp Shooter,” “Hat-Off Cowboy,” and “Acrobatic Alien,” and they are named such to let you know what their [...]
Continue reading...Fish and the City Fish Available in Happy Aquarium
6. July 2010
Tweet CrowdStar is paying tribute to the television show turned movie franchise Sex and the City with the release of four “Fish and the City” fish in Happy Aquarium. These are limited edition fish – one each for the show’s four main characters. The fish are called Sandra, Corey, Charla and Melinda. Two are actual [...]
Continue reading...New Happy Aquarium Tank Mates: Baby Angel, Batfish & More
28. June 2010
Tweet There are a few new Tank Mates available in Happy Aquarium. You can find them under the Special tab, or under the reserved Tank Mates section of the game’s store. The trio of items come in the form of a Baby Angel, Baby Red Devil and Batfish. The Baby Angel and the Baby Red [...]
Continue reading...Adopt the Bottlenose Dolphin in Happy Aquarium to Help in Oil Spill Relief
28. June 2010
Tweet CrowdStar has teamed up with the National Wildlife Federation to raise funds for oil spill relief. They are looking to us, the players, to help in their fundraiser by offering a new Bottlenose Dolphin for purchase in Happy Aquarium. The Bottlenose Dolphin costs 88 Facebook Credits, or around $9 US. You can customize it [...]
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