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The Ryzing of Facebook Bingo
The engineers at TriplePoint client RockYou have done the unthinkable: Crafted a way to play bingo, online, with all of the swell money and prizes inherent to the game, and without the overpowering presence of topical cream and despair. Bingo by Ryzing, which is played without having to rise in any way from your computer, was [...]
Continue reading...Casual Connect 2011: Games Industry Fishbowl?
Sunday, July 24, 2011
With Casual Connect, the fish analogy is easy. You’re gathered in Seattle, surrounded by the sea, partying in aquariums, and hell, I even roomed with a finned friend this year. Our hotel pet (affectionately and temporarily named Sarah) stayed in her fishbowl out of necessity. But will the casual gaming industry do the same? Are [...]
Continue reading...Big Update for Buddy Rush
Friday, May 6, 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...Facebook Pocket God Update Makes Pygmies Prettier, Deader
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Last time we checked in on the alarmingly fragile pygmies from Pocket God, it was suggested they might not be the sharpest knives in the drawer. However, with the newest chapter now available for the Facebook version of everyone’s favorite pygmy abuser, it may appear I misjudged the little guys. It’s not that they don’t [...]
Continue reading...SEGA PLAY! Baseball Lets Sega Play Baseball for You
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Admit it: if you wanted to go through the tiresome, sweaty, groin-pulling rigmarole of actually playing baseball yourself, you’d be outside, and not on Facebook. For those of us with some sense, however, Sega has launched SEGA PLAY! Baseball as an app on our favorite social network. It’s easier, it’s faster, the hot dogs aren’t four bucks [...]
Continue reading...RockYou’s Gourmet Ranch Lassos in Two Mochi Award Nominations
Thursday, February 10, 2011
RockYou’s Gourmet Ranch game is a finalist for Best Social Game and the People’s Choice Award for the 2011 Mochi Awards, which recognize the best Flash games of the year. RockYou is a TriplePoint client. Gourmet Ranch dishes out some of the most engaging aspects of social games, with a combined farming and baking game [...]
Continue reading...Social Media Yearbook, 2011 Infographic Edition
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Infographics: the web’s unique way of defining our tech-heavy times, destroying our productivity levels, and giving us the giggles. Flowtown has a fun new highschool-themed shakedown of today’s social media giants. Where do you fit into the 2011 yearbook? Do note the omission of any gaming networks (i.e. Apple’s Game Center, OpenFeint or Xbox LIVE), [...]
Continue reading...Facebook Phone Rumors Resurface, Zuckerberg Does Not Deny
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Earlier this week, we told you about the latest rumors concerning a possible Facebook phone and that Facebook was working with well known hardware manufacturers on a design, while Facebook themselves would help develop the software so it could be as connected to the social network as seamlessly as possible. Well, those rumors were debunked [...]
Continue reading...The Facebook Phone & Google Voice’s Return: Mobile News Sunday
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Even on Sunday, the news can’t seem to stop rolling in as we head into another busy week. Today, we have the rumor that Facebook is building a phone of their own, along with the return of Google Voice apps on the iTunes App Store. The Facebook Phone? According to TechCrunch and sources close to [...]
Continue reading...LEGO Universe Beta Key Giveaway – Enter to Win!
Monday, September 13, 2010
As we told you a few weeks ago, LEGO Universe (a TriplePoint client) is scheduled to launch this October, and that means the LEGO MMOG beta will be ending in a few short weeks. Want to try it out for yourself? Good news – Frisky Mongoose has 3 beta keys to giveaway! How to enter: [...]
Continue reading...Target Stores First to Sell Facebook Credits Gift Cards
Friday, September 3, 2010
Beginning this Sunday, Target (a TriplePoint client) will be the first retailer to carry Facebook Credits gift cards in stores nationwide. This is great news for social gamers who can’t (or prefer not to) use a credit card to make online purchases, but still want to use premium virtual currency in Facebook games and apps. [...]
Continue reading...New Facebook Life at 50, King.com’s Partner Roles: Industry News
Monday, August 30, 2010
In the world of the internet, it’s sometimes easy to forget about the services that power just about everything we do, but also the audience that can use them. Today, we’re taking a look at the Power of Facebook for those over 50 and King.com’s roles with several different media companies. Facebook Serves Millions of [...]
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