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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PlayFish Gaming Updates: Hotel City Crimson Room, A Monkey Comes to Country Story, & New Pet Society Free Gifts
A few of PlayFish’s games have been updated, with new updates coming to Hotel City, Country Story, and Pet Society. For Hotel City, you can add a new themed room to your hotel, while a helper monkey in Country Story will make tend to your crops so that you don’t have to. Finally, some new [...]
Continue reading...Take A Trip to Paris or Versailles With New Pet Society Items
13. July 2010
As we know, each week, Playfish adds a new item theme to Pet Society. While last week saw us taking a trip back in time to the 1950′s, this week sees us taking a trip overseas to the country of France, with items including more basic, traditional French items, and those specifically tailored to a [...]
Continue reading...Support the WWF With Underwater Animal Pet Society Items
6. July 2010
Playfish’s ongoing partnership with the World Wildlife Fund has expanded to the release of a series of underwater themed items. First off, there’s a new room available via this set – the “Room-Sized Aquarium,” for 20 Playfish Cash, which will serve as the perfect backdrop for your Baby Orca Whale, Baby Blue Whale and Baby [...]
Continue reading...Build A Playhouse You Can Decorate in Pet Society
6. July 2010
If you’re running out of places to put all of your new goodies in Pet Society, take a trip over to the game’s Boutique (specifically the Beautiful Items section) and begin the process of building the new Playhouse. Building the Playhouse takes 30 items – 10 each of three different items: nails, wood and paint. [...]
Continue reading...Head Back to the 50′s With New Pet Society Items
5. July 2010
It’s a Monday, which means that new items have hit the stores of Pet Society. This week, we’re being taken on a trip back to the 1950′s, with an item theme known simply as “50′s Chic.” The trip doesn’t really start until we get to the game’s Furniture Store, where, in the Living Room section, [...]
Continue reading...Earn 500 Free Coins in Pet Society
5. July 2010
With all of the clearance sales happening in Pet Society (see our most recent post about the Market’s clearance sale), your wallet may be feeling a bit of a pinch. If that’s the case, or even if it isn’t, make sure to take advantage of the newest offer Playfish is running in the game, which [...]
Continue reading...Pet Society Market Holding Clearance Sale
5. July 2010
“Clearance” seems to be the big word in Pet Society these days, as the clearance sale in the game’s furniture store has figuratively spread to the Market, with Playfish putting items on all three tabs (Toys & Collectibles, Party & Gifts, and Cool Stuff) on a 50% clearance. This appears to be the same sort [...]
Continue reading...Pick Up the Pet Society Deer Seat Before It’s Too Late!
30. June 2010
If you like collecting limited edition items in your Facebook games, take a look at what Playfish is currently offering in Pet Society. The Deer Seat is a limited edition furniture item – it may look just like a deer statue, but it’s actually an animated seat, or stool, that your pet can sit on. [...]
Continue reading...Pet Society Clothing Store Holding 50% Off Sale
30. June 2010
The last clearance sale in Pet Society might have left a lot to be desired, but Playfish is making up for that this week, by offering tons (I repeat: tons) of clothing and accessory items for both girls and boys at 50% off. The sale isn’t just any sale – it’s a clearance sale, meaning [...]
Continue reading...New Pet Society Free Gifts are Pretty in Pink
11. June 2010
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen quite a few new items added to the Pet Society free gifts menu, and that continues now with the release of two more. To go along with the current wedding theme of items in the game, you can now send your friends a Bright Rose Wedding Headpiece. [...]
Continue reading...Pet Society Offers Clearance Sale on Boutique Items
8. June 2010
If you’ve got some excess Playfish Cash burning a hole in your proverbial pocket, while not head over to Pet Society to check out the clearance sale now taking place in the game’s Boutique? The sale is running from now through June 20, and it sees items like Fireplaces, Wood Ovens, hanging, animated birds, Gazebos [...]
Continue reading...New Pet Society Limited Edition Item: Sweet Curls Wig
8. June 2010
A new limited edition item is now available in Pet Society, but it’ll only be interesting to you if you have a female (or an open-minded male) pet. The item is a Sweet Curls Wig, a very light blonde wig that is available to purchase from the game’s Boutique (Cash Shop). The wig costs 13 [...]
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