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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Camp Yo Collectibles, Outdoor/Picnic Decorations – YoVille Updates!
Regardless of the fact that the Camp Yo Bathroom items have already been released in YoVille, which normally signifies the end of a theme in the game, the Camp Yo theme is continuing to gain speed, with the release of a second set of collectible items, along with a new set of outdoor decorations in [...]
Continue reading...Take A Trip In An RV, Buy New Furniture in YoVille
23. August 2010
For the first time since the Hollywood theme, an additional real estate option has been added to the YoVille Realtor’s Office that fits in a currently available theme. In this case, not only can you purchase the expansive “Camp Yo” from the realtor’s office, but you can now also buy a large RV trailer that [...]
Continue reading...Camp Yo Kitchen Furniture, Cars & A Speedway – YoVille Updates!
19. August 2010
A few exciting updates have come to the world of YoVille, starting with a release of a slew of Camp Yo themed items for the kitchen, and ending with the release of an item that users have been absolutely clamoring for in the game – cars. Cook Up Some S’mores With Camp-Yo Kitchen Items If [...]
Continue reading...Wooden Bedroom Furniture, Camp Yo Collectibles – YoVille Updates!
17. August 2010
The Camp Yo theme continues to expand in YoVille this week, with the release of items for the camp’s many bedroom spaces. It expands even further via the new trio of collectible items that are available to purchase via the game’s furniture store. For the bedroom items, you’ll be happy to know that the same [...]
Continue reading...Head to Camp Yo With YoVille Real Estate and Items
12. August 2010
Zynga is offering YoVille players a chance to get in touch with nature and the environment via their newest item theme, which is focused on cabins and the great outdoors. Fittingly, the theme starts in the YoVille Real Estate Office, as Camp Yo, a cabin in the woods, is now available to purchase. Camp Yo [...]
Continue reading...Surfing Photobooth, Classic Hollywood Sale – YoVille Game Updates!
9. August 2010
For those who haven’t logged into YoVille in a few days, a few interesting happenings have occurred in your absence. First, a massive sale is currently taking place in the game’s Furniture Store, and secondly, an entirely new section has been added to the Furniture Store, containing, as of now, one “Fun” item. Purchase Classic [...]
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...Zynga Gaming Updates: Win 10,000 Cafe World Cash, Purchase Pet Cash Cards at 7-Eleven, Support the Gulf in YoVille
30. July 2010
Welcome to another installment of Zynga Gaming Updates. In this update, we take a look at upgrades found in the worlds of Cafe World, PetVille and YoVille. In Cafe World, users have a chance at winning a massive Cafe Cash jackpot, while PetVille players can now purchase real world PetVille game cards in a new [...]
Continue reading...YoVille Updates: New Moroccan Kitchen Items, New Limited Edition Collectibles
28. July 2010
As we told you just yesterday, new items would be added to YoVille that fit in with the “Moroccan Kitchen” theme, and sure enough, that time is now, as new items are now available to purchase via the game’s Furniture Store – over 60 new items, actually. As you might expect from previous releases in [...]
Continue reading...YoVille Gaming Updates: Moroccan Bathroom Furniture, New Moroccan Clothing
27. July 2010
The Moroccan theme in YoVille continues to expand, with this newest release seeing the addition of Bathroom furniture and new clothing items to the Furniture and Clothing stores, respectively. For starters, the Bathroom section of the Moroccan theme comes complete with 49 items, most of which are centered around the same four color themes we’ve [...]
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...YoVille Updates With A Moroccan Theme: New Home, Furniture and Clothing Now Available
16. July 2010
YoVille has been updated in a big way this week, with a slew of items being released in both the Furniture and Clothing stores in a new Moroccan theme. Before we get to those items, however, you’ll need a place to put the new furniture, which is why you might want to take a trip [...]
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