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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Zelda + Death Cab for Cutie = Lady Game Lyric [VIDEO]
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If I told you that Zelda and Death Cab for Cutie were available in one neat little musical package, you would say… ? As if you didn’t already have enough internet distraction to deal with, the ‘goose has uncovered a pseudo internet celebrity in the making. Wait, what? Yes that’s right. Lady Game Lyric is [...]
Continue reading...Sonic is Completely PC Now
19. January 2012
Man, I remember when Sonic the Hedgehog first showed up, and he was a game character with attitude. Now he’s gone soft, and is totally PC about everything he does — so worried about offending everyone, so careful with his words. That’s the headline this morning from SEGA, Sonic’s handlers and culturally sensitive TriplePoint clients: [...]
Continue reading...R.A.W. Video is Actually Full of Post-Production
18. January 2012
This isn’t raw video at all! I feel deceived. Granted, it’s a very nice video, with all kinds of action-y role-playing-y fantasy going on, and it looks like a lot of fun, but it’s clearly not a raw video. There are logos, and edits, and all of the earmarks of post-production. Still, don’t let that stop you [...]
Continue reading...House of the Dead Somehow Unaffected by Housing Crisis
5. January 2012
For the last four years, property values have been plummeting, and foreclosure rates have skyrocketed. It’s a little baffling, in the face of this turmoil, how the House of the Dead — a terrifying mansion atop a secret occult laboratory, in “fixer-upper” condition at best — continues to attract residents and keep its mortgage. SEGA, [...]
Continue reading...Big Update for Buddy Rush
6. May 2011
Free, Ultra-cute RPG Buddy Rush got some brand new content today, including a sassy swashbuckling female pirate and a Raid Mode. Pirates and raiding go together like margaritas and burritos, so players of the popular Facebook/iOS game will no doubt be pleased. Those hungry for new challenges will want to try out Raid Mode, which [...]
Continue reading...Monsterz’ Revenge Comes Alive
5. May 2011
Get ready for a fearsome food fight! TriplePoint client Astro Ape Studios has awakened their newest creation, Monsterz’ Revenge, today, offering the iOS game for free for a limited time. Help the Monsterz defend their graveyard from pesky fast-food joints trying to take over by demolishing each rival restaurant in your tricked-out battle car. You’ll [...]
Continue reading...Celebrity Bodyguard fresh new gameplay video
27. April 2011
If you have ever dreamed of getting close to the biggest stars, Bravo Game Studios, Spain-based developer of mobile games and TriplePoint client, is giving you the chance to be their hero. Protect them from ninjas, snipers, rednecks, and animal activists in bullet-proof panda suits bent on disturbing their entrance on the red carpet in [...]
Continue reading...Volcano Escape: Eruption Imminent With New Gameplay Trailer
11. February 2011
A quality mobile game can do wonders to turn a lousy trip into a pleasant one. There’s nothing better than a handy iPhone game while listening to the shrill cries of the baby in the next row. Of course, then you arrive, and a pack of angry natives hurl you into a volcano. It’s always [...]
Continue reading...The Next Big Thing Bringing Back Classic PC Adventuring
10. February 2011
The Next Big Thing a new adventure PC game from Focus Home Interactive and Pendulo Studios is a mystery adventure loaded with humor, twists and turns, and crazy monsters!
Continue reading...Super Bowl Sneak Peek: Angry Birds Rio Level Revealed
4. February 2011
Wonder no more – here’s a sneak peek at the new Angry Birds “Rio” level, courtesy of an Entertainment Weekly exclusive screenshot. The image name suggests this will actually be a Golden Egg level, little to anyone’s surprise. The hidden Angry Birds level will be accessible to players via an embed code in the “Rio” [...]
Continue reading...Create the Mall of Your Dreams in Mall Dreams on Facebook – A Frisky Hands-On
27. September 2010
MetroGames is best known as the game developer behind apps like Fashion World and Typing Maniac, but the developer is hoping to add another app to that list of noteworthy, famous games. Their newest offering is Mall Dreams, which has already climbed to over 500,000 users in the short time that it has been available. [...]
Continue reading...Have A Blast At Home With Home Fest on Facebook – A Frisky Hands-On
24. September 2010
Argentinian game developer Atommica has released their first Facebook game, and it comes in the form of Home Fest, a title that resembles Nightclub City, but takes place in your avatar’s home, rather than in a nightclub. Backed by a partnership with Bueeno and Sony Music Latin America, Home Fest contains real music, played in [...]
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