Hidden Chronicles Emperor's Chambers: Our guide to finding every item
As part of the new Year of the Dragon feature in Zynga's Hidden Chronicles, you'll unlock three new scenes themed around ancient Chinese culture. The first of these scenes is the Emperor's Chambers,...
View ArticleMutant Mudds on 3DS: Finding depth in a flat world
In the age of 3D movies and eye-popping video game graphics, literal depth has become a bit of a bullet point, a "me too." But it's said that great things are born of limitations, namely in the art...
View ArticleGame of the Day: Four Square
Four Square is a fun variation of tic-tac-toe and Connect Four. The object of this Game of the Day is to make squares of four blocks of your color. You can play alone or with a friend on the same...
View ArticleKabam brings studio led by ex-Star Wars game maker to the social side
The "social" is strong with this one. (And that fills our cheesy joke quota for the day.) Kabam, the San Francisco-based creator of strategy social games like Edgeworld, has acquired Fearless Studios...
View ArticleWatch Mario punt a Gamecube, personally deliver your Wii U [Video]
Yes, Nintendo's earnings for early 2012 are down, thanks to a late-to-start 3DS and (arguably) the mobile gaming explosion. With that, the Kyoto, Japan-based company looks to the upcoming Wii U to...
View ArticleThe Sims Social A Very Shy Belle Quest: How to finish it fast
Now that you've had your Delusions of Grandeur in The Sims Social, it's time to move on to the next and final quest of Marie Antoinette Week. Playfish threw players a fast one this week with this...
View ArticleReport: Facebook readies IPO filing, looks to make up to $10 billion
That's, like, ten thousand millions, right? Anyway, Facebook could file for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) as early as next Wednesday, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ),...
View ArticleReport: The Sims Social maker Playfish loses GM to venture capital firm
Actually, this sort of thing isn't all that uncommon in the games and tech world. Just ask Bing Gordon. TechCrunch reports that Playfish London GM and VP John Earner will leave the company and join...
View ArticleGlu Mobile releases Small Street for iPhone, consider Tiny Tower flattered
The (Tiny Tower) Clone Wars have begun. Glu Mobile, best known for iPhone hits like Gun Bros., has unleashed Small Street onto the Canadian App Store for iPhone and iPad through its Glu Games label....
View ArticleMindJolt's Jewels of the Amazon looks to shine on Facebook [Video]
Diamond Dash and Bejeweled Blitz, beware: A new crystal-crusher approaches. MindJolt has announced that its next big social game, Jewels of the Amazon, is now available on Facebook. Following in the...
View ArticleQuarrel: Risk meets Scrabble on Xbox Live Arcade, and it works
Do you enjoy the territory domination in Risk? Do you like the brain-training word formation in Scrabble? Would you like to play both at once? If you answered "Yes," you might want to take a look at...
View ArticlePioneer Trail: Debris Spawner and Railroad coming soon
This week has been a pretty great one for news in the Pioneer Trail, but not just about new feature news; rather, news about things that are being worked on in the background or will eventually launch...
View ArticleCityVille PSA: Santa's heading back to the North Pole in one week
If you're a bit of a procrastinator in Zynga's CityVille, or just simply haven't had a chance to finish all of the game's Christmas features due to other responsibilities, this is your seven day...
View ArticlePioneer Trail Anniversary Extravaganza: Everything you need to know
Time flies when you're having fun, as we've learned this week in Pioneer Trail that Hank and Fanny are about to celebrate their one year anniversary. To be fair, the couple has only been married for...
View ArticleAdventure World Storage Shed: Everything you need to know
While the last few weeks have been pretty generous in Adventure World, giving us plenty of items to use in decorating our Base Camps, what if you're tired of looking at a few items (say, those...
View ArticleCityVille Villa Rotonda: Everything you need to know
Do you like being told where to expand your land in CityVille, if it means being rewarded with an exclusive (usually awesome prize) in the process? If so, the new Villa Rotonda feature is for you, as...
View ArticleCityVille: Secure discounts on Halloween, Fall and San Francisco items and more
Do you have a few extra coins or City Cash to throw around in CityVille? Looking to purchase to some limited edition items to show off to your friends before it's too late? You might want to check out...
View ArticleCityVille's Level Cap raised to 150: Keep building the city of your dreams
Back in September, veteran CityVille players were given more incentive to keep playing the game, via the introduction of an increased level cap, all of the way up to Level 125. Now just a few months...
View ArticleCafe World Nature Hike Catering Order: Everything you need to know
Were you a boy or girl scout as a kid? If so, you're probably no stranger to the occasional camping trip or hike. Bringing some of those memories (or even helping to make new ones) in Cafe World is a...
View ArticleAdventure World Riverfront Rescue Expedition: Everything you need to know
After months in the dense, wet jungle, we can now travel to the dry deserts of Egypt with Indiana Jones in Adventure World. There's a slew of new content available in this equally new territory, with...
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