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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PetVille Celebrates Fall With Cabin/Camping Items, Halloween Contest
PetVille seems to be taking a page out of YoVille’s playbook with their new item theme, as the game’s Outdoor Store now offers a slew of items that will allow you to decorate for a trip into the great outdoors. In other fall-related news, we see the announcement of a new Halloween design contest that [...]
Continue reading...Block Party Invitations, More Enchanted Castle Decorations – PetVille Updates!
21. September 2010
If you’ve finally finished building your Enchanted Castle in PetVille, you’ll be happy to know that developer Zynga has added more items to the Enchanted Castle store for your to furnish your newly unlocked room. In addition, Zynga is planning a Block Party event in the game, but they need users’ help in triggering the [...]
Continue reading...Zynga 8 Game Challenge – $24,000 Giveaway in 24 Hours!
13. September 2010
Do you want to win $1,000? Of course you do! And wouldn’t you know it – Zynga wants you to as well! For today, and today only, Zynga is holding the 8 Game Challenge, rewarding $24,000 over today’s 24 hour period. While the promotion officially began at 12:01 AM this morning, you have until 11:59 [...]
Continue reading...Build An Enchanted Castle in PetVille With Help From Friends
12. September 2010
If you’ve already unlocked the Magic Door to the Enchanted Kindgom in PetVille, you were likely wondering when the Enchanted Castle would be ready to build in the game. Luckily for all of us, the time for waiting is over, and you can now build a castle of your very own to decorate and enjoy. [...]
Continue reading...Labor Day Mystery Crate, Win Enchanted Kingdom Items – PetVille Labor Day Event!
5. September 2010
It seems that most Zynga games are throwing Labor Day events this weekend, and PetVille is no exception. The PetVille Labor Day event comes in two parts. The first part will allow users to enter into a contest to win the entire Enchanted Kingdom collection, while the second comes in the form of a themed [...]
Continue reading...zLotto – Win Prizes in FarmVille, FrontierVille, PetVille, YoVille and Mafia Wars
28. August 2010
Zynga has launched an entirely new website and giveaway system outside of Facebook proper, that uses a Zynga-based account, along with your Facebook account, to offer you free prizes in five of their games: FarmVille, YoVille, PetVille and Mafia Wars – FrontierVille prizes are coming soon. The website and promotion are called zLotto, and they [...]
Continue reading...Bambi Available In PetVille; Asian Isles in Treasure Isle – Zynga Updates!
27. August 2010
Zynga has been busy updating their games this week, as both PetVille and Treasure Isle are offering new items to users. In Treasure Isle, we see the release of a completely new set of islands, ready to be searched and explored, and in PetVille, we see the release a new limited edition, Enchanted Kingdom themed [...]
Continue reading...Unlock the Enchanted Kingdom Magic Door in PetVille
24. August 2010
While it may not seem like much time has passed since the Fairy Meadows Magic Door was released in PetVille, Zynga has moved ahead to a third door, this one to the Enchanted Kingdom, a world full of magic and fairytale-like whimsy. You’ll find your first key to open the door when first logging into [...]
Continue reading...New Rooms, Furniture Clearance Sale – PetVille Updates!
12. August 2010
Zynga has been pretty busy updating PetVille this week. Not only have we seen the addition of new items (including limited edition items) in the growing Midnight Crypt theme, but now, we’ve seen players being given a place to store all of those items, via a home expansion. Also, a clearance sale is taking place [...]
Continue reading...Midnight Crypt Items, Magic Door Survey, Quests – PetVille Game Updates!
11. August 2010
A lot has happened in PetVille recently, both in the release of new items, and in the general flow of the gameplay. Zynga has not only added new items to the game’s store in the Midnight Crypt theme, but they’ve also revamped the Quest system to provide you with more goals to complete over time. [...]
Continue reading...PetVille Midnight Crypt Items, YoVille Moroccan Accessories – Zynga Game Updates!
5. August 2010
Welcome to another edition of Zynga Game Updates! In this installment, we see a slew of new items being released in two of Zynga’s games – PetVille and YoVille. In PetVille, a new theme of items, entitled Midnight Crypt, has been launched, while you can now purchase even more Moroccan themed items in YoVille. PetVille [...]
Continue reading...PetVille Messy Pet Challenge, Cafe World Game Cards – Zynga Game Updates!
4. August 2010
If you play either PetVille or Cafe World, you’ll be happy to hear about these new updates that will affect you in Zynga’s games. The PetVille update sees the release of new Challenges, including the Messy Pet Challenge, while Cafe World players now have the opportunity to pick up Cafe World game cards in real-world [...]
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