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March 4, 2013
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EA and its allies seem to find themselves in the center of controversy after controversy at the moment. The latest blow-up happened after Crytek – the developers behind EA-published Crysis 3 – came out and suggested that the idea of a dedicated single player experience needed to go away. The…

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February 3, 2013
Eiji Araki/free 2 play/Gree/Interview/Interviews/Modern War/NFL Shuffle/Social games

It’s easy to look at the misfortunes of Zynga and assume that social gaming is one of those fads that will soon die. That assumption of course completely neglects that fact that Japanese social giant, GREE, is not only making big inroads into the western market, but it’s doing so…

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January 28, 2013
addiction/Apple/iOS/iPad/iPhone/Kingdom Conquest II/Sega/Social games

There is one social game genre that I have actively avoided all these years – the Kingdom builder. These games have a long history – first played through browsers and then through the iPad and iPhone, and most people have experienced them at some stage. Building up cities, gathering resources…

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Review: Little Inferno (Wii U)

December 12, 2012
Art Game/Farmville/humour/Indie/Indie developers/Little Inferno/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/postmodernism/Reviews/Social games

I really, truly love Little Inferno and the philosophy behind it. Clearly built by very intelligent developers, the game is a deep reflection on the games industry itself, and in the process it exposes some themes that should make people a little uncomfortable. Nothing is as effective at getting people…

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Review: Smart As (Vita)

November 6, 2012
PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/puzzle/Reviews/Smart As/Social games/Sony

Data. Some people just love data. They love delving into numbers, graphs and statistics. Some people even build entire websites around data, such as the awesome Coffee With Games. For my part I’m a fan of data too, and Smart As is one of the most innovative and social uses…

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Judging a Mega Man social game based on a demo?

October 15, 2012
Apple/iOS/Mega Man/Opinion/Social games

It seems like Capcom has managed to find itself in a spot of hot water over its Mega Man franchise again. This time, it’s over the release of a social iOS game that ties in with the franchises’ 25-year anniversary. Now, on one level I do get that frustration. Compared…

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September 18, 2012
acquisition/App Ant Studios/Dino Life/Financial results/Gree/Social games

Gree is not a well-known name in the west, but when it does something, people should take notice. The Japanese giant acquired OpenFeint not too long ago, and now it has extended its reach further, snapping up App Ant Studios. Gree has the goal of reaching one billion users worldwide.…

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FarmVille 2: Will it be the failure that will break Zynga?

September 6, 2012
Farmville/Farmville 2/Opinion/Social games/Zynga

It’s no secret that Zynga, once the paragon for social gaming, is facing some significant difficulties, having seen its share price plummet and losing some of its key executive staff. That law suit from EA won’t help either. If one single game was going to be able to reverse its…

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July 25, 2012
Financial results/Social games/Zynga

Zynga, once the darling of the social games industry, has reported some very disappointing results as its share price continues to falter. For the company’s Q2 results, it reported a loss of $22.8 million – and that’s despite a climb in revenue on the previous year of 19 per cent…

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June 1, 2012
E3 2012/Konami/Social games/Zone of the Enders/Zynga

Each year Konami does this pre E3-show thing. Seems a little pointless to us, since it means less surprises at the show, but oh well. This year’s pre E3 show is some interesting watching nonetheless. You can have a look for yourself here. The big one from our perspective is…

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