You’re the (Nexus) One That I Want: Confessions of an iPhone Lover Gone Astray

You’re the (Nexus) One That I Want: Confessions of an iPhone Lover Gone Astray

To protect the innocent, names have been changed. In this publication, a once-faithful iPhone lover will be referred to with a fictional Twitter name: @madluv4iPhn. A recent tweet: @madluv4iPhn Dear iPhone - I've met someone new named the Nexus One. I'm strangely attracted to her and need a few days to figure ...

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What SOPA Means for Gaming PR

What SOPA Means for Gaming PR

SOPA. It's much ado about pirates. Not the cool kind of pirates who wear eye patches, sail ships, bury treasure and say stuff like yo-ho-ho. No, SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) is about the kind of pirates that suck. SOPA what? If all the cool kids weighed in, would you ...

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SpotON Radio is Spotted on the App Store

Remember how we said that SpotON Radio was a new Spotify app that was going to come out on January 9th? Well, it is, and it did. We also mentioned it was going to be free, and guess what? It is! Man, we were right on the money with that story. See for ...

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Casual Connect 2011: Games Industry Fishbowl?

Casual Connect 2011: Games Industry Fishbowl?

With Casual Connect, the fish analogy is easy. You're gathered in Seattle, surrounded by the sea, partying in aquariums, and hell, I even roomed with a finned friend this year. Our hotel pet (affectionately and temporarily named Sarah) stayed in her fishbowl out of necessity. But will the casual gaming ...

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Foursquare Badge Fun, from Super Bowl to Subtle Snark

Foursquare Badge Fun, from Super Bowl to Subtle Snark

Beginning at kickoff today (6:30pm ET on FOX), Foursquare will open up a special edition check-in point globally to all users - look for the promoted trending venue, "Super Bowl Sunday". If you missed out on the "PA Groundhog Day" badge earlier this week (when Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early ...

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Angry Birds Super Bowl Ad's Got Game

Angry Birds Super Bowl Ad's Got Game

Angry Bird players are set for a special bonus this Super Bowl Sunday. The iPhone game's upcoming 30-second commercial is all the buzz today - apparently, it will feature an embedded code to unlock a secret new level. According to AdAge, "the spot will be the first Super Bowl ad ...

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Refunding a Free Admission: Taking Care of Customers in F2P

Refunding a Free Admission: Taking Care of Customers in F2P

Last week, on the TriplePoint blog, I wrote a short piece about taking care of angry customers when the service has been poor. I advised providers to be forthright, humble, and to make an immediate reparatory gesture for best results. Karma, it seems, is a real kick in the teeth ...

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Snarky Facebook RPG Fantasy University Now Open to All

Snarky Facebook RPG Fantasy University Now Open to All

Fantasy University, the pop-culture referencing, snarktastic, Facebook-based roleplaying game from TriplePoint client Simutronics (which we previewed), entered open beta today - meaning, unlike before, anyone with a Facebook account can get in on the Harry-Potter-on-acid antics. Here's the press release: ELANTHIA - October 20, 2010 Fantasy University, the premier fallback institution for ...

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Digital Chocolate Hits 12 Million Monthly Users on Facebook

27. September 2010

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Digital Chocolate Hits 12 Million Monthly Users on Facebook

Digital Chocolate, the makers of such mobile and social games as the RollerCoaster Rush series, Millionaire City, Power Bloxx, MMA Pro Fighter and more have announced quite a milestone in the social game industry in that they know have 12 Million active monthly users playing their games. According to the information from AppData, Digital Chocolate [...]

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Digital Chocolate Releases Millionaire City on iPhone – A Frisky Hands-On

7. September 2010

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Digital Chocolate Releases Millionaire City on iPhone – A Frisky Hands-On

After releasing Millionaire City on Facebook back in May, the game took off with users who appreciated the mix of quest-based and city-building gameplay. Now, Digital Chocolate has ported the game to iPhone with an app of the same name, available to download for free. While Millionaire City on the iPhone is similar in many [...]

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