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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Beat the Feds Challenge Now Live in Mafia Wars
A new challenge has been added to Zynga’s Mafia Wars in the form of a “Beat the Feds Challenge.” For those that choose to participate (the event is totally voluntary), you’ll be able to fight against four different federal agents to earn some awesome rewards that will help you in your battles later on in [...]
Continue reading...Mafia Wars $25k Contest & New Las Vegas Trailer
11. August 2010
Zynga is giving away $25K to promote the recently released Vegas expansion in Mafia Wars. Here’s the graphic new promo trailer in all it’s gangster glory. For an overview of what to expect from Mafia Wars Las Vegas, check out our extended coverage here: http://friskymongoose.com/travel-to-las-vegas-in-mafia-wars/ To stay up-to-date and view all our latest hands-on videos, [...]
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...Mafia Wars Vegas Fun Facts: 100 Million Robberies, 250 Million Fights
5. August 2010
Mafia Wars Vegas has arrived (as if you didn’t know already), and as far as I’m concerned, this is the best expansion yet. The jobs have been broken down into new energy and fighting paths, which does a good job catering to different types of players. Properties have been replaced with a Casino that you [...]
Continue reading...Travel to Las Vegas in Mafia Wars!
29. July 2010
That’s right – after weeks of teasing us with the news that Las Vegas would be coming as a playable location in the game, Zynga has finally launched the city in Mafia Wars. You may or may not be happy to know, however, that the gameplay here has been changed a bit, so things won’t [...]
Continue reading...Zynga Gaming Updates: Spin the Lucky Stash Wheel in Mafia Wars, Collect Fairies in PetVille, Build A Cafe World Lightning Stove With Fewer Parts
26. July 2010
Here we are again, offering you a quick look at the updates Zynga has launched in its Facebook game this weekend. In this update, we take a look at a new Las Vegas-themed feature in Mafia Wars, the addition of new Fairy items in PetVille, and Try Your Luck at Mafia Wars’ Lucky Stash Slot [...]
Continue reading...Thursday Throwdown: Mafia Wars or Gangster City? You Decide
22. July 2010
Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome to another edition of the Thursday Throwdown here on Frisky Mongoose. Last week, we took a look at tropical farming by having a Throwdown between Tiki Farm and Island Paradise. The results of last week’s poll are in, and it turns out that there really was no contest between the two, [...]
Continue reading...Welcome to Las Vegas: Exclusive Mission Available in Mafia Wars
11. July 2010
At last, a chance to get some hot Vegas loot in Mafia Wars! Zynga has launched an exclusive Vegas Mission called “Whack the Rat”, available through 11:59 PM PST Friday the 16th. The new mission includes three jobs and gives players a shot at mastery, collection completion and a new achievement called “What happens in [...]
Continue reading...Earn A Grill Father Super Stove in Cafe World By Playing Mafia Wars
7. July 2010
Most of us have come to know and love Cafe World Super Stoves for their one-click cooking, saving us the time of preparing ingredients individually, but did you know that you can now earn a Grill Father variety of Super Stove, for free, just by playing Mafia Wars? It goes like this – Look for [...]
Continue reading...Play Mafia Wars for Free Fuel in FarmVille
5. July 2010
The next time you play FarmVille, be on the lookout for the icon of a pink and black present in the top left corner of the gameplay area. Clicking on this will alert you to a new cross promotion being held by Zynga in Mafia Wars and FarmVille, that will see FarmVille players rewarded with [...]
Continue reading...Celebrate Mafia Wars’ Second Birthday With Bonus Car Parts
5. July 2010
If you’re one who has yet to level up your Chop Shop in Mafia Wars to level 10, you’ll be pleased to learn that in honor of Mafia Wars’ second birthday, Zynga has launched a new promotion, allowing you to build cars in your Chop Shop twice as fast. Not only that, but you’ll be [...]
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