Target Stores First to Sell Facebook Credits Gift Cards

Target Stores First to Sell Facebook Credits Gift Cards

Beginning this Sunday, Target (a TriplePoint client) will be the first retailer to carry Facebook Credits gift cards in stores nationwide. This is great news for social gamers who can't (or prefer not to) use a credit card to make online purchases, but still want to use premium virtual currency ...

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New iPods, Game Center, iOS 4.1: Apple September Event Round-Up

New iPods, Game Center, iOS 4.1: Apple September Event Round-Up

Apple hosted their annual music event today in sunny San Francisco and they certainly brought out the big guns for this event, holding nothing back and unveiling a ton of new products and services. iOS 4.1 Releases Next Week, Includes Game Center The first new announcement of the day was when Apple ...

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5 Reasons Facebook Places Matters for Social Games

5 Reasons Facebook Places Matters for Social Games

I've never "played" Foursquare, but I have used it. To me, most location based check-in apps (like Foursquare & Gowalla) are more of a novelty than anything. You don't have to look too hard to find a debate on whether or not this type of geocaching should be considered a ...

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PR 101 for Indie Game Developers

PR 101 for Indie Game Developers

TriplePoint's Chris Heintz had the opportunity to give an updated version of his 'PR for iPhone Games' talk to the New York Gaming Meetup last Tuesday. Focusing on indie development publicity for multiple platforms, the presentation walks viewers through the What, Why and How of doing PR - whether budgets ...

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Party in the XBLA: The Power and Beauty of Video Game Music

Party in the XBLA: The Power and Beauty of Video Game Music

Most of us non-Miley Cyrus fans are tired of hearing the song “Party in the USA.” From the clichéd opening rift to the seemingly simple lyrics, I hope that it is a fad that will soon die out. But still, people young and old scream at the ...

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Fantasy University Beta Key Giveaway

Fantasy University Beta Key Giveaway

Hey you Facebook-gamin' Frisky readers - remember yesterday when we told you that Fantasy University from Triplepoint client Simutronics had just entered closed beta on Facebook? Well, if you want to try it out for yourself, we snagged a couple of beta keys to let you do just that! To win ...

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Start Building Your Underground Storage Cellar in FarmVille

Start Building Your Underground Storage Cellar in FarmVille

Back in May, we were told that underground storage would be coming to FarmVille in the future, and that time is now, as all users have been given a free Storage Cellar, that can be placed on less land than it takes for a single plot of a crop. The underground ...

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Mafia Wars Cheats, Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Be Top Don

Mafia Wars Cheats, Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Be Top Don

Mafia Wars is one of Zynga's oldest games, and it's also one of the most complex - so complex in fact, that it can be easy to become overwhelmed when you're first starting in the game, or even if you just take a break of a week or two! We're ...

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Experience the Arabian Nights With New Restaurant City Items and Food

2. September 2010

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Experience the Arabian Nights With New Restaurant City Items and Food

Last week, Playfish took us to the world of Morocco with their item theme based around a bazaar. This week, we take barely a hop, skip, or jump to the new theme, as we are being taken on a grand tour of the Arabian Nights. This theme contains new decorative and functional items, along with [...]

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Travel to Morocco With New Restaurant City Items & Food

26. August 2010

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Travel to Morocco With New Restaurant City Items & Food

This week’s new item theme in Restaurant City takes us to the streets of Morocco, where the colorful food and clothing stands come together to form a bazaar. The items in this theme are equally colorful and vibrant, containing all sorts of intricate patterns and designs. There are new free gifts and recipes also associated [...]

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Restaurant City Celebrates Sports With New Items and Food

19. August 2010

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Restaurant City Celebrates Sports With New Items and Food

Playfish seems to have used last week’s introduction of the Bowling Alley as cause for an entire sports-themed week in Restaurant City, as that’s exactly what we see this morning. The theme will have your guests sitting on themed chairs, eating off of themed tables, and even eating themed food. Let’s take a look at [...]

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Shake Rattle and Bowl With New Restaurant City Items and Food

12. August 2010

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Shake Rattle and Bowl With New Restaurant City Items and Food

As we guessed last week, a second week of the 1950′s theme has come to Restaurant City, with a sort of secondary theme, in the form of bowling, being added in. The same car tables and chairs and other diner items fit in perfectly here, with these items adding the finishing touches to your retro [...]

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Get Greased Lightning With New Restaurant City Items & Food!

5. August 2010

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Get Greased Lightning With New Restaurant City Items & Food!

It’s another Thursday, which means that another new item theme is upon us in Restaurant City. This week, we launch straight from the baroque, antique era of Versailles and France into the 1950′s, with a Diner/Drive-in theme that will have you singing songs from the movie Grease before all is said and done. The coin [...]

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The French Theme Continues in Restaurant City With New Decorations, Food, and Free Gifts

30. July 2010

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The French Theme Continues in Restaurant City With New Decorations, Food, and Free Gifts

For a second week in a row, Playfish is celebrating French opulence in Restaurant City, with this week’s theme, specifically, being “Versailles Grandeur.” The theme is mostly represented by a series of new decorations that will help you continue the over-the-top extravagance that is Versailles. The coin items include a White Courtesan Chair, five different [...]

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Add A Touch of Baroque Opulence to Your Restaurant City With New Decorations, Free Gifts and Food

22. July 2010

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Add A Touch of Baroque Opulence to Your Restaurant City With New Decorations, Free Gifts and Food

This week’s newest item theme in Restaurant City is Baroque Opulence, and while not as large as some past themes we’ve seen released in the game, there are still enough items here to give your restaurant a makeover. The theme starts with a set of Ebony and Ivory Palatial Chairs, which can be placed under [...]

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Celebrate the Psychedelic 60′s With New Restaurant City Decorations, Free Gifts, and Recipes

15. July 2010

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Celebrate the Psychedelic 60′s With New Restaurant City Decorations, Free Gifts, and Recipes

It’s Thursday, which means that another update has hit the virtual store shelves of Restaurant City. This week, rather than moving on to a new theme, Playfish has decided to stay put, at least for one more week, right in the 1960′s. We were introduced to the theme last week, with the basic items like [...]

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Restaurant City Free Fan Ingredient: Apple

10. July 2010

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Restaurant City Free Fan Ingredient: Apple

Restaurant City has dived straight in to the 60s, offering you and your guests peace, love, and free ingredients. The newest free ingredient offering is in the form of Apple and is available to Restaurant City fans only. If you aren’t a fan, you can become one over at the official Facebook page. You can [...]

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Decorate the Outside of Your Restaurant City With 1960′s Items

9. July 2010

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Decorate the Outside of Your Restaurant City With 1960′s Items

If you’ve already decorated the inside of your Restaurant City in the spirit of the 1960′s (check out the full lineup of items in our guide), and still have some money to spare, why not decorate the outside of your restaurant to match? Head out to Street View and click on the stack of red [...]

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Spread Peace, Joy and Love With Restaurant City 1960′s Items

9. July 2010

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Spread Peace, Joy and Love With Restaurant City 1960′s Items

As we told you earlier in the week, this week’s theme in Restaurant City is 1960′s Pop Chic, and just like every week, the new recipes (in this case, singular – see the Bundt Cake) precede the release of the decorative items by at least a day. However, the wait for the full theme is [...]

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Restaurant City Free Fan Ingredient: Coffee

7. July 2010

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Restaurant City Free Fan Ingredient: Coffee

To get us ready for the full release of 1960′s Pop Chic items in Restaurant City (as a reminder, new items hit the game every Thursday, so be sure to look out for our guide containing those items tomorrow), Playfish has released yet another free ingredient in the game, this time in the form of [...]

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