EA CCO Hilleman: Zynga 'looks like an EA satellite operation sometimes'
If you look at Zynga's history, it's more intimately involved with veteran games publisher EA's than either let off. The former has bitten off more of the latter's top talent and executives than we'd...
View ArticleCatch these freaky Pokémon in Black and White 2, coming this fall
What happened to when Pokémon were nothing more than dragons, pink blobs and giant turtles with water cannons? After you figure out just what in the world those two things are, be excited to know that...
View ArticleGame of the Day: Mahjongg Dimensions
Today's Game of the Day is classic mahjong with a 3D twist. Mahjongg Dimensions is an awesome three-dimensional version of mahjong. As usual, you'll have to match all the tile pairs before time runs...
View ArticleReport: Have Facebook games seen their best days already?
The 300 million or so social gamers on Facebook have kept on playing for the past year. That's great and all, but Facebook also hasn't managed to bring in many more players in the same period. That...
View ArticleThe Sims Social Vacation Homes: Everything you need to know
By now, we imagine the lot of you are already lounging in your Sim's new Vacation Home in Littlehaven Shores. While it's been nearly a week since the biggest feature in The Sims Social yet hit, some...
View ArticleBummer: Kids don't get fit by playing Wii Fit, study says
Looks like we're not getting in shape anytime soon via video games. Reuters reports that Houston, Tex.-based Baylor College of Medicine researchers found that physical fitness games, like Wii Fit and...
View ArticleThe father of modern pinball is gone, but will never be forgotten
The visionary behind the two flippers and two buttons approach to pinball machines, Steve Kordek, died on Feb. 19 in a Park Ridge, Ill. hospice, The New York Times reports. Kordek is responsible for...
View ArticleHere's every item available in The Sims Social's first Vacation Home
The Sims Social has finally given players a new home to decorate and play around in. Of course, those two lovely activities wouldn't be possible without the myriad items that Playfish introduced to...
View ArticleFarmVille Pic of the Day: Love floats and hate sinks at lisaperry1970's farm
Click the image to make it larger. And this makes three. Yes, ladies and gents, there's definitely been enough floating farms these past few weeks to call it the latest favorite among FarmVille...
View ArticleZynga is one of Technology Review's most innovative companies in 2012
Say what you will about Zynga, but it did lead social games into the mainstream--just look at Words With Friends. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Technology Review has included Zynga...
View ArticleZynga treats its travel bug: FarmVille Hawaiin Paradise, CityVille Islands
Between Vacation Homes in The Sims Social and now FarmVille's Hawaiian Paradise, it looks like the top game makers on Facebook are hankering for a hot week away. The fifth farm in Zynga's flagship...
View ArticleFarmVille Goodbye Winter Goals: Everything you need to know
With the launch of the Hawaiian Paradise in FarmVille, we're finally ready to say goodbye to Winter Wonderland (for now), and can do just that via a new set of goals that will see you helping the...
View ArticleRockYou wants you to get Hooked, now on iOS
Back in October, RockYou released Hooked on Facebook, a fish-themed card game, asking you to make the best hand of five fish-cards possible by selecting from random cards that are given to you for...
View ArticleCityVille Ferry Marina: Everything you need to know
Earlier today, we brought you a brief look at the new island feature in CityVille, which we now know starts with a Ferry Marina that you'll be able to build in your town. Of course, you'll need to...
View ArticleFarmVille Hawaiian Paradise Volcano Reef: Everything you need to know
In FarmVille's newest expansion, Hawaiian Paradise, you're given the challenge of collecting items to rebuild the Volcano Reef which once stood tall and proud on your island. This is a similar setup...
View ArticleFarmVille Hawaiian Paradise Tiki Bar: Everything you need to know
In the Hawaiian Paradise farm in FarmVille, you'll be able to upgrade your very own Tiki Bar, this newest farm's version of the game's basic crafting buildings (Spa, Winery, etc.). The Tiki Bar starts...
View ArticleFarmVille Aquariums: Give water animals a place to live in Hawaiian Paradise
With the release of Hawaiian Paradise in FarmVille, the wish of many farmers' has finally come true, as we've now been given a set of water-based animals that truly live in the water to purchase and...
View ArticleFarmVille Hawaiian Paradise: Unlock Buried and Sea Treasures for new prizes
Apparently, the Snow Treasure feature in FarmVille's Winter Wonderland was pretty popular, as Zynga has included a similar feature in the game's newest farm: Hawaiian Paradise. However, since Hawaiian...
View ArticleFarmVille Hawaiian Paradise Crops: Everything you need to know
While being given a new farm in FarmVille is always exciting, Hawaiian Paradise does something that's never been seen before in the game: it lets you farm in the water! As such, this newest farm's...
View ArticleCharlie the Tuna fancies Happy Aquarium for a swim on Facebook
The depths of Happy Aquarium have been under the sonar radar for some time. But now, Charlie the Tuna and StarKist look to bring some life to CrowdStar's game through a new promotion. All 3.1 million...
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