Legends: Rise of a Hero is the Facebook RPG we've been waiting for
We've seen point and click RPGs come and go on Facebook over the years, with this genre showing a lot of promise, but ultimately never catching on as much as, say, a bubble popping or "Ville" game....
View ArticleGames.com's Best of 2012: Browser Game of the Year
This year has been more than kind to consoles for both the core and family gamer alike, but 2012 also saw developers finally tap into the power of the browser. Game makers have at last realized that...
View ArticleBubble Safari 2013 New Year's Bash: Everything you need to know
If you're ready to ring in the New Year and also happen to be a fan of Bubble Safari, you should definitely looking into the 2013 New Year's Bash event that's going on now in Zynga's bubble-popping...
View ArticleFarmVille 2 Crafting Workshop Recipes: Everything you need to know
While we've already taken a look at the new Crafting Workshop in FarmVille 2, which gives you another use for your many raw materials like wool and crops, we've yet to take a look at the actual...
View ArticleFarmVille 2 Alps Items: Everything you need to know
A virtual treasure trove of new items has been added to the FarmVille 2 marketplace, as we're being taken on a trip to the Alps with new crops, animals, trees and more. These newest items are...
View ArticleFarmVille 2 Alps Crafting Recipes: Everything you need to know
As we continue our look at the Alps theme in FarmVille 2, which began with a guide to the themed items released in the store, we're now ready to examine the three themed crafting recipes that have...
View ArticleChefVille Japanese Fish Market: Everything you need to know
In keeping with Zynga's current fascination with fish and sushi in ChefVille, players can now unlock a special expansion in their games called the Japanese Fish Market. This expansion comes with...
View ArticleGames.com's Best Social Games of 2012: Readers' Choice (Final Round)
It's finally time, on the first day of the new year, for the final round of our competition for the Readers' Choice Award for Best Social Game of 2012. Right up until the end, the face-off between...
View ArticleCastleVille 'O Kingdom Magnificent' Quests: Everything you need to know
To begin a new year in both the real world and CastleVille, Zynga has brought Quinn back to our Kingdoms with a new series of "O Kingdom Magnificent" quests. Quinn is trying to create the best poem...
View ArticleCastleVille New Year's Items: Everything you need to know
While limited edition item themes in CastleVille are released far less often now then they were when the game first launched on Facebook, a new item theme has been released containing New Year's Eve...
View ArticleChefVille "Tower of Powder" Quests: Everything you need to know
As players make progress in ChefVille, unlocking items like the Deep Fryer, Flour becomes a much more important ingredient than it already was before, and it can be hard to keep a constant supply...
View ArticleCityVille Eternal Spring Greenhouse: Everything you need to know
While there might already be a few ways to create or otherwise "earn" Premium Goods in CityVille, wouldn't it be easier to simply grow crops that produced these Goods when harvested? Apparently Zynga...
View ArticleLet the culling continue: Zynga shuts down four more mobile games
Just as promised, Zynga said goodbye to a number of its social games before the end of 2012. But according to TechCrunch, four of those previously doomed announced games live on mobile devices before...
View ArticleTop 25 Facebook Games - January 2013: Clash of the Titans
The new year sees the next major rivalry in social gaming come to fruition: Zynga versus King.com. In AppData's monthly Top 25 Facebook Games by DAU (daily active users) chart, the former's FarmVille...
View ArticleEA shut down nearly as many Facebook games as Zynga in 2012
The FarmVille house is far from the only major social game maker going through hard times, you know. EA, the owner of social game studios Playfish and PopCap (to name a few), gave nine of its Facebook...
View Article'Minecraft: The Story Of Mojang' Review: A Half-Baked Tribute
If you asked me today what the best game of the past decade was, it would be Minecraft. Easily. I've turned in hundreds of hours across a variety of servers mining, crafting, building, and destroying...
View ArticleThis handy infographic looks back at the year 2012 in casual gaming
In the year two thousand ... and 12. (Moving right along.) You know, looking back ... 2012 was kind of a crazy year in games. That's especially so in casual games on all platforms. The folks at...
View ArticleGames.com's Best of 2012: Mobile Game of the Year
There's no arguing that gaming on mobile devices today offers experiences that appeal to almost every type of gamer. And 2012 was proof of that very point. This past year saw more impressive releases...
View ArticleThe Lego Group reveals new Legends of Chima games for iOS, PC and more
With the arrival of the new year, Warner Bros. Interactive and the LEGO Group have announced three new titles in the LEGO Legends of Chima series. Based around tribes of lions, crocodiles, eagles, and...
View ArticleFarmVille 2 Prized Chicken Coop: Everything you need to know
Before the changes to the Prized Animal feature in FarmVille 2, that made prized animals grow more slowly, many players filled their farms with tons of Prized White Chickens, as they grew in a flash....
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