Posts Tagged ‘social’
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EA shutting down SimCity Social, The Sims Social, and Pet Society (Facebook)

Flick off the lights. The party’s over. According to an announcement from EA this morning, SimCity Social, The Sims Social, and Pet Society are all going offline on June 14. Once those three titles go dark, Playfish’s social Facebook presence will fade into blackness, too.
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Wanted: Social Media Intern for Gamezebo (Facebook)

Do you tweet as much as you play games? Prefer pinning pictures of cats playing video games to food recipes? Know what Pheed and Vine are?
Then we want you to come join us as Gamezebo’s first social media intern.
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Disney’s social games go to Oz with new Oz The Great and Powerful updates. (Facebook)

It’s not easy to make your way to Oz (its public transportation is made entirely of tornadoes and is terribly unreliable as a result), which is why Disney is bringing Oz to you. This week, some of Disney’s social games are getting an update to reflect the theatrical release of Oz The Great and Powerful. Players will be able to access lots of fashions and accessories from the home of the Yellow Brick Road.
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Facebook reveals top user-rated social games of 2012 (Facebook)

With the end of the year fast approaching, we’re starting to see all sorts of lists and analytics about games. One of the latest comes from Facebook, who detailed the top 25 games on their platform in terms of user rating and engagement levels. Not every title will come as a surprise, but it’s an interesting list all the same.
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With Disney buying Lucasfilm, can a Star Wars social game be far behind? (Facebook)

In an effort to own just about every media property I’ve ever loved, Disney announced their $ 4.05 billion purchase of Lucasfilm today, granting them complete ownership of the Star Wars franchise. Marvel Comics, The Muppets, Star Wars… is there anything awesome they don’t own at this point?
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Madden NFL Social Walkthrough (Facebook)
Madden NFL Social is a sports simulation game developed by EA. Throughout the game, players get to take to the field with their favorite NFL football team and make plays with their favorite players against their friends. Gamezebo’s quick start strategy guide will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to play your best game.
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Madden NFL Social Review (Facebook)
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The thought of NFL football as a turn-based game seems a little strange — unless you’re a Chiefs fan, in which case you’re wishing other teams would let you play that way. Yet taking turns with your friends is the focus of Madden NFL Social, which looks to shake up the sameness of EA’s last round of social sports games with asynchronous cross-platform play on Facebook and (eventually) iOS devices.
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SimCity Social gets into the real estate business with Century 21 (Facebook)

When you really think about, the social city simulation experience can be summed up best in two words: real estate. Everyone want to be the next Donald Trump. Buying land expansions, building condos and commercial strips, collecting rent – it’s all about the money. But these games all tend to overlook the most essential element of the realty market: buying and selling.
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained: Signia Venture Partners Jamil Moledina on innovation and emotion in social and mobile (Facebook)

You find the most amazing things in the most unexpected places. Like, say, a champion of independent creativity, genuine play, and real innovation… all in the social games space. Until recently, Jamil Moledina was responsible for managing platform and partner strategy. $ 210M later, the company was acquired, and Moledina was invited to transition into a new and exciting role as Entrepreneur in Residence at Signia Venture Partners.
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Zynga reveals a gang of new mobile and social partners (Facebook)

Hey, Zynga launched a new platform not that long ago. You probably already knew that, but did you know that they announced three new partners at their “Unleashed” event? They totally did! They also showed off five partners on the mobile side of things, whose games will be released via the “Zynga Partners for Mobile” program and under the “Zynga With Friends” umbrella. Long story short? Lots of cool new games on the way.
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