Thursday Appdate: Candymeleon

Thursday Appdate: Candymeleon

Recently on Gamasutra, BitMonster's Lee Perry wrote a very insightful blog on an often intangible facet of game design: player feedback, that bit of game "feel" that makes a game not just fun, but injects ...

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Waiting for Superman: The Beauty of Virality

Waiting for Superman: The Beauty of Virality

One day in October 2012, I happened across this YouTube video with a top-down view of PSY’s concert in Seoul. Over 80,000 people were in attendance, with the crowd spanning entire city blocks. Every member ...

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I Play SimCity Social for the Writing

I Play SimCity Social for the Writing

“SimCity Social?” they ask me. “Sure, it’s got the SimCity branding and all, but isn’t it just another click-and-wait Facebook game?” Though I know the look of skepticism it will produce, my reply is, “Oh, I ...

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User-Generated Content and Generating Contented Users

User-Generated Content and Generating Contented Users

We at Frisky Mongoose like to play a lot of location-based games; it’s kind of our thing. There have been a lot of them over the years, as designers and developers have tried to gamify ...

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Nothing Unusual at All is Happening Today

Nothing Unusual at All is Happening Today

Just another regular day in the games industry! Dogfighting game War Thunder has a new set of combatants, there's a new contender in the console field, and SEGA's got a new sound engine. New DLC is ...

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Goodbye, LucasArts, and Thank You

Goodbye, LucasArts, and Thank You

This is my Corley Motors keychain. Corley Motors is a fictional motorcycle manufacturer that the player, as gang leader Ben, must save from a hostile takeover in the classic LucasArts adventure Full Throttle.  Together with Grim Fandango and ...

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8 Reasons I Quit Playing Facebook Games

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, ...

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How Not to Play Location-based Games like an Idiot

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! ...

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The Lost Shapes
The Lost Shapes - dreamfab

Big Win Soccer
Big Win Soccer - Hothead Games Inc.

Asteroids: Gunner+
Asteroids®: Gunner + - Atari

CodeRunner
CodeRunner - Rocketchicken Interactive Inc.

Quarrel
Quarrel - Indiagames Limited

Saving Yello
Saving Yello - dreamfab

Saving Yello Lite
Saving Yello Lite - dreamfab

Breakout: Boost+
Breakout®: Boost+ - Atari

geoDefense
geoDefense

geoDefense Swarm
geoDefense Swarm

geoSpark
geoSpark - WARNING: Highly Addictive!

Flight Control
Flight Control

Real Racing
Real Racing

Pocket God
Pocket God

Big Buck Hunter Pro
Big Buck Hunter Pro

Snowboarding TnT
Snowboarding-TnT

Star*Burst
Star*Burst

MyReef 3D Aquarium
MyReef 3D Aquarium

Finger Physics
Finger Physics

2XL ATV Offroad
2XL ATV Offroad

2XL Supercross
2XL Supercross

2XL Fleet Defense
2XL Fleet Defense

Seek n Spell
Seek ?n Spell

Recorder
Recorder

The Plateau
The Plateau

Night Stand
Night Stand

FunBooth
Fun Booth

Mixing Bowl
Mixing Bowl

Knocking Live Pic Sharing
Knocking? Live Pic Sharing

Knocking Live Video
Knocking? Live Video

Western Wind
Western Wind

Kitty Chorus
Kitty Chorus

Puppy Palooza
Puppy Palooza

Solution Zero
Solution Zero

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