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Earn Free Playfish Cash in Restaurant City, Hotel City, & More!

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

While developers like Zynga or CrowdStar have the “free premium currency” systems down to what seems to be a science, either rewarding users as they level up in games, or even offering extra opportunities like Lotto Tickets in Cafe World or the PetVille Genie Gems game, Playfish is the odd man out, with Playfish Cash [...]

Class is in Session! Celebrate Back to School Week in Pet Society!

Monday, September 27, 2010

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Class is in Session! Celebrate Back to School Week in Pet Society!

While it may seem to be coming a bit later in September than we might have expected, Playfish is finally putting Pet Society through a “Back to School” makeover, allowing users to add a bit of academia to their own homes. The theme stars in the game’s Outdoor Shop, where under the Furniture section, you’ll [...]

From E3 to Casual Connect: When Hardcore Meets Social Gaming

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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From E3 to Casual Connect: When Hardcore Meets Social Gaming

Are core and casual games at a crossroads? Gen Katz, industry veteran and editor of Games4Girls/Games4Women, seems to think so. She’s graciously given the ‘Goose permission to share her latest gaming newsletter, which discusses some new and old revelations from Casual Connect 2010. Bopping from E3 (in LA) to Casual Connect, July 20-24 in Seattle, [...]

LOLapps Stops Making Branded Games, Focuses On Original Titles

Sunday, June 20, 2010

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LOLapps Stops Making Branded Games, Focuses On Original Titles

San Francisco developer LOLapps has so far been flying low under the social radar, releasing a few solid successful games but nothing earth shattering. Last year the company decided to migrate from user-generated quizzes into the game space. Some of LOLapps’ first releases were in conjunction with existing big brands, like the Dante’s Inferno tie-in [...]

E3 2010: MySims: Sky Heroes Hands-On (Nintendo Wii)

Saturday, June 19, 2010

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E3 2010: MySims: Sky Heroes Hands-On (Nintendo Wii)

The newest title in the MySims series is MySims: Sky Heroes. EA has decided to take the series multi-platform outside of the Nintendo camp, by developing the title not only for the Nintendo Wii and DS, but also the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. At this year’s E3, we had a chance to go hands-on [...]

FIFA Superstars Comes to Facebook

Sunday, May 16, 2010

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EA Sports President Peter Moore announced FIFA Superstars via blog post. The title is being designed and developed by Playfish, the creators of Pet Society and Restaurant City, a social gaming studio that was acquired by Electronic Arts last year. This is the first EA franchise that Playfish has publicly worked on since being acquired [...]

EA Takes a Stand Against Used Games

Sunday, May 16, 2010

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The sale of used games is a bad thing for game publishers; all the profit for a used game sale goes to the retailers while the folks who developed and published the game get nothing. Sales of used product also decrease sales of new games. To combat used game sales, Electronic Arts has announced the [...]

Win a 60 Inch HDTV in FIFA World Cup Sweepstakes

Saturday, May 15, 2010

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EA Sports and EA Mobile launched the 2010 FIFA World Cup Sweepstakes on May 10th. The contest is promoting 2010 FIFA World Cup for the iPhone, a title that costs $6.99 on the App Store. But you don’t have to own an iPhone, buy the game, or even like soccer to win one of the [...]

EA at E3: New Need For Speed, Natal and Move Titles

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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During a recent earnings call, EA announced a few details of its E3 plans, in confirming a new Need For Speed game as well as brand new titles for Sony’s PlayStation Move and Microsoft’s Natal devices. John Schappert, Cheif Operating Officer at EA stated: “This year you’re going to see a strong portfolio of blockbuster [...]

EA Files Multiple Trademarks for Darkspore

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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Last week, EA filed three separate trademarks for Darkspore, which is quickly being speculated by many to be the follow-up to 2008′s EA Maxis title Spore, which allowed both casual and hardcore players to create their own creatures in an in-depth creature creator and watch them interact with the ever-changing world around them. As reported [...]

MySims SkyHeroes Coming to Consoles this Fall

Saturday, May 8, 2010

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MySims SkyHeroes Coming to Consoles this Fall

Previously thought to be headed to the DS and Wii only, EA’s MySims SkyHeroes will be available on the PS3 and Xbox 360 as well. EA released the official announcement trailer (below) on the 6th, prominently displaying all four release platforms. SkyHeroes will allow players to turn their MySims into cutesy fighter pilots and take [...]

EA Announces The Sims 3 for Wii, DS, 360 and PS3

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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In a press release today, EA announced console versions of the hugely popular The Sims 3 to be released later this year. Each version will largely have the same concepts and goals but they will each have their own exclusive features that set them apart. Executive Producer at EA, Sam Player explained: “We’re bringing players [...]

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Earn Free Playfish Cash in Restaurant City, Hotel City, & More!

Class is in Session! Celebrate Back to School Week in Pet Society!

From E3 to Casual Connect: When Hardcore Meets Social Gaming

LOLapps Stops Making Branded Games, Focuses On Original Titles

E3 2010: MySims: Sky Heroes Hands-On (Nintendo Wii)

FIFA Superstars Comes to Facebook

EA Takes a Stand Against Used Games

Win a 60 Inch HDTV in FIFA World Cup Sweepstakes

EA at E3: New Need For Speed, Natal and Move Titles

EA Files Multiple Trademarks for Darkspore

MySims SkyHeroes Coming to Consoles this Fall

EA Announces The Sims 3 for Wii, DS, 360 and PS3

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