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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Unlock 2 New Districts, Add Mickey Mouse to Your City – Social City Updates!
It’s been a while since we’ve seen new districts being made available in Social City, but now that drought has been crushed in a big way. In addition, we see the release of a Mickey Mouse statue that will look great as the centerpiece of your Disney theme park in the game. Unlock New Districts [...]
Continue reading...Neighbor Tab, High School, Big Ben & More – Social City Updates!
3. September 2010
Playdom has released quite a few new items in Social City since we last spoke. While some of these updates are the usual Limited Edition or Build Menu items, there is now a new Neighbors tab that will allow you to customize and deal with all of your Social City neighbors (or potential neighbors) with [...]
Continue reading...Social City Now on Android, Super Factories Now Available
31. August 2010
Playdom is having a big week this week, as they have not only updated the Factory system in Social City with the release of the Super Factories, but they have also released a Social City app on the Android platform. Download Social City on Android If you don’t have an iPhone, but want to take [...]
Continue reading...Social City Motocross, Tiki Resort Slide & More – Playdom Gaming Updates
25. August 2010
While no grand-scale updates have hit Playdom’s games so far this week, a few minor updates have been released, in the form of new limited edition buildings in both Social City and Tiki Resort. As limited edition, these items will only be available in both games for a short amount of time, in both cases, [...]
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...Beach House, Palm Trees, Waterpark – Social City Summer Updates!
12. August 2010
As we count down the final days of summer, and the hurriedly approach to the beginning of the school year, we see Playdom letting summer go with a bang, by bringing back some old water, beach, and otherwise Summer themed items, in addition to adding new items to the game, for those who already have [...]
Continue reading...Tiki Resort Wheel, Social City Wallace Building & More – Playdom Gaming Updates!
11. August 2010
There have been a few items released in Playdom’s games already this week, with the addition of new limited edition buildings to Social City, and the launch of a Spin to Win wheel in Tiki Resort, along with a new Charm bundle in the game that will set your wallet back a hefty sum. Social [...]
Continue reading...New District Available, Flashback Sale, New Items – Social City Updates!
7. August 2010
A whole slew of updates have launched in Social City, with Playdom not only adding new limited edition items to the game’s newspaper, but also relaunching the Mega Flashback Sale. The biggest update of all, however, is undoubtedly the release of a new district. Expand to the West With a New District If your city [...]
Continue reading...Newspaper Stand, Dental Clinic, Design Contest Winner – Social City Updates!
6. August 2010
Quite a few updates have launched in Social City since we last spoke. There are new items available in the Newspaper, as well as in the game’s store, or Build Menu. On top of this, the Social City Building Design Contest has come to a close, and the winning item is now available to add [...]
Continue reading...Stratosphere in Social City; Water Slide in Tiki Resort – Playdom Gaming Updates!
4. August 2010
Two of Playdom’s Facebook games have received updates recently, with Social City offering new limited edition buildings via the in-game Newspaper, and Tiki Resort offering new attractions, ready, willing, and able to please your tourists (and help you bring in the virtual cash, of course). Social City Limited Edition Buildings: Commerzbank Tower & Stratosphere The [...]
Continue reading...Dino Park & Chinese Restaurant in Social City, Flowers Are Blooming in Ranch Town, Make A Wish in Country Story – Facebook Gaming Updates!
2. August 2010
A lot has happened in the world of Facebook gaming since we last spoke. For one, the lineup of limited edition buildings in Social City has been updated yet again, and what’s more – new plant life has begun to sprout in the stores and on the ranches of Meteor Games’ Ranch Town. Finally, gamers [...]
Continue reading...Social City Updates: Double Your Money on City Bucks, New Limited Edition Buildings, Condos and Cemetary
30. July 2010
Playdom seems to be one of the most active developers on Facebook today, not only with releasing new games, but in updating the games they already have, with Social City seeing three updates since we last spoke. The first comes in the form of new limited edition buildings, while there are also new permanent buildings [...]
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