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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Monkey Palace is Now Open in Treasure Isle – Play to Win A Million Island Cash!
For a while now, we’ve been teased with the upcoming release of a location known as Monkey Palace in Treasure Isle. We didn’t know much about the land before now, other than the fact that it was inhabited by monkeys, but now that the land is open, we can share all of the details of [...]
Continue reading...Travel to Pirate Barricade With the Help of a Treasure Isle Pirate Ship
26. July 2010
An in-depth new feature has launched in Treasure Isle in the form of a Pirate Ship, able to take you to secret islands where you can dig for treasures galore. Taking a page from another Zynga title, FrontierVille, the developer has created given all users a free frame to the Pirate Ship, but actually finishing [...]
Continue reading...Zynga Gaming Updates: FrontierVille Water Items, Treasure Isle Collection Update, PetVille Daily Cleaning Bonus
23. July 2010
A lot has happened in the world of Zynga games since we last spoke, with three of the largest updates coming from FrontierVille, Treasure Isle, and PetVille. In FrontierVille, we see the addition of the water-centric items, Treasure Isle players can once again vault their collections multiple times, and PetVille players can now earn daily [...]
Continue reading...Zynga Gaming Updates: YoVille Moroccan Bedroom Items, Treasure Isle Boats, & FishVille Bayou Items
22. July 2010
Zynga has been hard at work updating a few of its game this week, including the release of new Moroccan themed bedroom items in YoVille, a Bayou themed item set in FishVille, and new boats in Treasure Isle. Let’s take a look at all three, shall we? Bring A Taste of Morocco to Your YoVille [...]
Continue reading...Treasure Isle Weekend Wrap-Up: Monkey Business Maps, New Store Items, & Pirates III Coming Soon
19. July 2010
Zynga updated Treasure Isle over the weekend with quite a few noteworthy details. The first update sees the release of a new series of maps, while a second update sees new items added to the game’s store. Finally, we get a sneak peek at items coming soon to the game. Let’s get started with the [...]
Continue reading...Treasure Isle Updates: Island Cash on Sale, Expand Your Home Island, Purchase Another Garden and Adopt a Lost Peacock
15. July 2010
Zynga has been hard at work updating Treasure Isle this week, as there are not one, not two, not even three, but four new updates to talk about. The first sees you saving on Island Cash bundles, while the second and third are updates to your Home Island. Finally, we end our look at Treasure [...]
Continue reading...Zynga Game Updates: New Maps in Treasure Isle, New Fairy Meadows Items in PetVille, & A Discovery Log in FishVille
12. July 2010
Zynga was incredibly busy this weekend, updating Treasure Isle, PetVille, and FishVille with new content. In Treasure Isle, we see the launch of new maps, while new Fairy Meadows items are now available for your home in PetVille. Finally, FishVille players can now compete against friends to finish their new Discovery Logs. Mysterious Seas Available [...]
Continue reading...Stock Up on Dragonfruit in Treasure Isle Store Sale
8. July 2010
If you’re looking to stock up on some fruit to replenish your energy in Treasure Isle, but hate the thought of purchasing fruit only for it to expire because you didn’t use it in time, then Zynga’s newest addition to the Treasure Isle store is for you – the Dragonfruit is now available to purchase, [...]
Continue reading...Install the Treasure Isle Toolbar and Receive 25 Free Island Cash
6. July 2010
Want a quick way to earn 25 free Island Cash in Zynga’s Treasure Isle? If you’ve been with us for a while, you probably know how Zynga’s newest offer will work, as it contains a very familiar word in the Zynga vocabulary – Toolbar. That’s right – if you download the Treasure Isle Game Bar [...]
Continue reading...Pirates Have Landed in Treasure Isle
5. July 2010
Zynga has officially launched a new series of maps in Treasure Isle. Now, in addition to being able to dig through the Tiki Isles and Mayan Isles, you can travel to the Pirate Isles via the World Map. So far, there is only one page of islands available to explore. It contains 7 islands: Sharky’s [...]
Continue reading...Let Zynga Know Your Favorite Treasure Isle Treasures
1. July 2010
Zynga is asking for your help in deciding where to go with new treasure in Treasure Isle. Before all else, they want to know what we, as users, think of the treasures that are already available in the game. What are our favorite treasures in the game and why do we like them so much? [...]
Continue reading...Watch a Video, Earn 2 Free Treasure Isle Island Cash
30. June 2010
Want to earn free Island Cash in Treasure Isle? Zynga is allowing users to do just that, by launching a new cross-promotional event with Microsoft’s Bing search engine, that will allow you to earn 2 free Island Cash for completing a simple activity. You’ll find the opportunity at the bottom right hand side of the [...]
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