Hidden Chronicles on Facebook: Zynga's echo of a growing trend
Hidden-object games are nothing new, and they're not even new to Facebook. When Zynga announced Hidden Chronicles late last year, it was tough not to assume it was simply the company's echo of that...
View ArticleGame of the Day: Pearl Lover
Today's Game of the Day is Pearl Lover! As the romantic, manly lobster, you'll have to grab the best pearls out of the ocean for your special lady lobster friend. But though your lobster gal is pretty...
View ArticleWords With Friends turns strangers 2,300 miles away into newlyweds
It's as if social games have become the new Match.com. Megan Lawless, a 32-year-old Chicagoan, and Jasper Jasperse, a 31-year-old reigning from the Netherlands, found love in each other through...
View ArticleQuote of the Moment: 'Zynga, Kixeye, Kabam try to make the same game'
Those are harsh words coming from a Zynga alumnus, don't you think? John Yoo, lead designer and co-founder of the new social game maker Rumble Games (and formerly of the big red dog), said the words...
View ArticleHere's what you read last year: Games.com's Top Articles of 2011
2011 is officially history, but there's one thing that never changes when it comes to reading stuff about games -- almost everyone wants tips (and cheats) to maximize the experience. This past year...
View ArticleHidden Chronicles 'Add me' Page: Make new friends fast!
Looking for new friends to play Hidden Chronicles on Facebook with? Write 'ADD ME' in the comments below. Note: Be sure to do ONE of the following, so other people can friend you on Facebook: - Log in...
View ArticleNew hardcore social games studio hopes to 'shake up the status quo'
In other words, the brand new Seismic Games wants to create social games for the unicorn of the social gaming world: "hardcore" gamers. Los Angeles, Calif.-based Seismic Games was founded in 2011 by...
View ArticleBella's house goes down the rabbit hole in The Sims Social
And we mean that literally. (There's actually a rabbit hole on the side of Bella's house that players can "Go Down.") It looks like we now know what the next theme will be in The Sims Social. Game...
View ArticleFacebook etiquette: How to break up with your FarmVille friends
The Facebook age has ushered in a new era of managing digital relationships. We've learned how to use social networks to connect with old friends, to stay in touch with current friends and how to make...
View ArticleClub Penguin Goodie Bag Giveaway: Free plushies, membership & more
Wow-zow! A free Club Penguin goodie bag? That's right folks, Games.com is giving one lucky winner this bag full of awesome Club Penguin swag. As you can see above, our grand prize winner will win...
View ArticleDueling Blades takes the (adorable) fight to Facebook, mobile this March
And now for something almost completely different. Fledgling social games maker HourBlast Games looks to craft something different from the lot of popular social games on Facebook and target a...
View ArticleZynga's Hidden Chronicles on Facebook: Our guide to getting started [Video]
Are you ready to dive into a world of death and mystery while completing hidden object scenes and mini-games? You can do just that in Zynga's newest Facebook game Hidden Chronicles, which has launched...
View ArticleHidden Chronicles Orient Express: Our guide to finding every item
Zynga's newest Facebook game, Hidden Chronicles, is a hidden object game that gives you a chance to repeatedly complete each scene in the game as many times as you'd like, so long as you have the...
View ArticleKixeye answers Rumble Games: 'Launch a game and then we can talk'
When social games maker Rumble Games' lead designer and co-founder John Yoo lumped Kixeye in with Kabam and Zynga for producing "the same game over and over," Will Harbin, CEO and founder of the...
View ArticleCityVille Parisian Arch: Everything you need to know
While CityVille has never really been at a loss for community buildings, allowing you to increase your maximum population cap as much as you'd like (to a point), there's a new community building now...
View ArticleCityVille New Year's Sale: Start the new year with sale prices up to 50% off
If you're late to the New Year 2012 party in CityVille, but still want to celebrate within the game (or perhaps even save up for next year), you can now do just that by purchasing items in the game's...
View ArticleFarmVille: Winter and ice items come to the Craftshop
If you still craft items inside your Craftshops in FarmVille, you'll be happy to know that your set of available crafting options has now increased by three. That's right - three new recipes have been...
View ArticleFarmVille Winter Fantasy Items: Prism Tree, Icicle Cow and more
As we continue through the cold winter months of FarmVille, we've seen an update come to the game's Winter Fantasy item theme in the market. This update brings with it new trees, animals and more...
View ArticleZynga on IPO: 'We are measuring our progress in years, not days'
When Zynga went public in December 2011 on the Nasdaq, it debuted at above its $10 share price. Unfortunately the stock price dipped to $9.50 by the end of its first day, and later fell as low as...
View ArticleScramble With Friends on iPhone: The next game to earn an SNL skit?
When Alec Baldwin appeared on Saturday Night Live as Captain My Name Doesn't Matter of the American Airlines flight he was kicked off of while playing Words With Friends (WWF), we were as surprised as...
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