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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More Room For Products, Free Gifts, & Shoplifter Tips: Market Street Updates!
It’s been a while since we talked about Market Street here on Frisky Mongoose. The last we time saw the game, it was during a new promotion with another Playdom title, Social City, that sees players of the latter receiving a free building for playing Market Street. Now, though, new features abound in the title, [...]
Continue reading...Play Market Street; Receive Free Building, & More – Social City Updates!
20. August 2010
A new round of buildings has been released in Social City, with new options being available in both the game’s newspaper (those being limited edition items) and in the game’s traditional marketplace. In addition, users who play Playdom’s new game Market Street will receive a free item in Social City as a reward. New Limited [...]
Continue reading...Thursday Throwdown: Market Street or Fashion World? You Decide!
5. August 2010
Welcome to another edition of the Thursday Throwdown! This week, we dive back into the world of Facebook gaming by comparing two store-simulation titles, Playdom’s Market Street and Metrogames’ Fashion World. First, though, let’s recap last week’s Throwdown, which compared Gowalla, foursquare and MyTown. According to the current vote, foursquare has a commanding lead, with [...]
Continue reading...Market Street Cheats, Tricks, Tips and Strategy Guide
31. July 2010
Market Street is a Facebook application game developed by Playdom (or shall we call it, Disney?) Get ready for some fun as this game allows you to build and have your own dream business. Player starts with a small store with one stand and one display that you can eventually expand and add along the [...]
Continue reading...Playdom’s Market Street on Facebook: Frisky Hands-On Video
22. July 2010
We go hands-on with Playdom’s newest Facebook game – Market Street. For a detailed overview of what to expect from the game, check out our extended coverage here: http://friskymongoose.com/frisky-hands-on-playdom-launches-market-street-on-facebook/ To stay up-to-date and view all our latest hands-on videos, please subscribe to our video RSS feed or visit Frisky Mongoose on YouTube.
Continue reading...Frisky Hands-On: Playdom Launches Market Street on Facebook
21. July 2010
It seems that more than any other Facebook game developer, Playdom is on top when it comes to releasing new games. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen the release of Fanglies and Pet Resort, two new animal-themed games, while today, we can bring you the news surrounding the launch of Market Street, which is [...]
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