A new round of buildings has been released in Social City, with new options being available in both the game’s newspaper (those being limited edition items) and in the game’s traditional marketplace. In addition, users who play Playdom’s new game Market Street will receive a free item in Social City as a reward. New Limited [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 19, 2010
No one can say that Playdom is stingy when it comes to releasing new games on Facebook, as the company has launched yet another game, this time in the form of a ancient city-builder known as City of Wonder. While immediately comparable to Social City, in that you’re, at the game’s most basic state, building [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Welcome to another edition of the Social Gaming Round-Up! In this installment, we have some exciting news from Playdom by way of their new owner Disney concerning a new Marvel Facebook game, and the news that HeyZap is launching support for HTML5 games in their suite of distribution and social tools. Playdom Creating Marvel Game [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 16, 2010
FarmVille naysayers — they’re everywhere (according to Games.com). They come in the form of Facebook friends who are tired of being spammed with game-related with quests on their wall, people who think games in general are a waste of time, and they also, apparently, write for The New York Times. Over the weekend, The Gray [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 15, 2010
How many pop-ups is too many pop-ups? Shouldn’t there be a more reasonable cap on pop-up notifications, so players can get busy playing (and spending money, for that matter)? Log-in interruptions are particularly bothersome in my opinion, but some games are offering smoother entry these days, so I’ll just assume that’s been noted and move [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 12, 2010
As we count down the final days of summer, and the hurriedly approach to the beginning of the school year, we see Playdom letting summer go with a bang, by bringing back some old water, beach, and otherwise Summer themed items, in addition to adding new items to the game, for those who already have [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 11, 2010
There have been a few items released in Playdom’s games already this week, with the addition of new limited edition buildings to Social City, and the launch of a Spin to Win wheel in Tiki Resort, along with a new Charm bundle in the game that will set your wallet back a hefty sum. Social [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 7, 2010
A whole slew of updates have launched in Social City, with Playdom not only adding new limited edition items to the game’s newspaper, but also relaunching the Mega Flashback Sale. The biggest update of all, however, is undoubtedly the release of a new district. Expand to the West With a New District If your city [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 6, 2010
Quite a few updates have launched in Social City since we last spoke. There are new items available in the Newspaper, as well as in the game’s store, or Build Menu. On top of this, the Social City Building Design Contest has come to a close, and the winning item is now available to add [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 5, 2010
Welcome to another edition of the Thursday Throwdown! This week, we dive back into the world of Facebook gaming by comparing two store-simulation titles, Playdom’s Market Street and Metrogames’ Fashion World. First, though, let’s recap last week’s Throwdown, which compared Gowalla, foursquare and MyTown. According to the current vote, foursquare has a commanding lead, with [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Two of Playdom’s Facebook games have received updates recently, with Social City offering new limited edition buildings via the in-game Newspaper, and Tiki Resort offering new attractions, ready, willing, and able to please your tourists (and help you bring in the virtual cash, of course). Social City Limited Edition Buildings: Commerzbank Tower & Stratosphere The [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 2, 2010
A lot has happened in the world of Facebook gaming since we last spoke. For one, the lineup of limited edition buildings in Social City has been updated yet again, and what’s more – new plant life has begun to sprout in the stores and on the ranches of Meteor Games’ Ranch Town. Finally, gamers [...]
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Friday, August 20, 2010
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