Full FeedSony releases PoxNora on Facebook
Sony is now bringing games to Facebook, which really isn’t too surprising. After all, EA owns PlayFish, a popular Facebook game developer. Sony’s relying on one of its established games for its first foray into social network games - PoxNora. The name should sound familiar, since PoxNora‘s been around for… Continue Reading »
Continue developing countries in Civilization V
A new Civilization game has been announced. In Fall 2010, gamers will be able to once again manage your own, well - civilizations for lack of a better word in Sid Meier’s Civilization V. That’s not all, in addition to the exciting Civilization V news a Facebook entry in the… Continue Reading »
EA Sports announces Facebook version of Madden Football
Casual games on Facebook, including Farmville and Mafia Wars, are an industry expected to make more than $2 billion by 2012, according to ThinkEquity LLC analyst Atul Bagga. Electronic Arts didn’t become one of the biggest companies in videogames by letting that kind of money get away. EA Sports President… Continue Reading »
Video game industry hiring despite current economic recession
According to an industry census report by Game Developer Research, despite the recession there were more people employed in the videogame industry in 2009 than in 2008. That’s due to some explosive growth in the Canadian game industry, which experienced a 30 percent increase in the number of employees between… Continue Reading »
Battle Defenders multiplayer tower defense game added to Facebook
Dango has created and launched Battle Defenders, an interesting, free Facebook game that could interest a lot of gamers. Battle Defenders is a tower defense game, a strategy title where you must place units on a field to prevent enemies from proceeding down paths to your goal. However, there’s a… Continue Reading »
Farmville gets its very own informational app, Farmbook
Zynga’s FarmVille Facebook farming simulation game is so popular, it now has an additional Facebook app dedicated to it. Playata has created Farmbook, which it is claiming is the first Facebook game informational application. Think of Farmbook like an online strategy guide. It contains all sorts of information for FarmVille… Continue Reading »
Deal of the Day: Xbox Live Gold membership free throughout the weekend
Gamers who want to get a sample of what Microsoft’s Xbox Live service has to offer can get a glimpse this weekend for free. During this weekend (Friday, November 20, 2009, through Monday, November 23, 2009), Xbox Live Gold membership will be free to anyone with a Silver account. The… Continue Reading »
Xbox Live update includes new features, Facebook and Twitter account access
This Tuesday (November 17, 2009) Microsoft unleashed a new update for it’s Xbox 360 system. The new update includes the ability to use a bigger screen, a clearer picture and accessibility from the comfort of your living room couch. To access all this cool stuff, you need an Xbox live… Continue Reading »
Spore spawns on Facebook
FROM APPLETELL - Not content with just one “weedy species” franchise in the form of The Sims, Electronic Arts now wants to take over your gaming garden with Spore.
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DS bundle deals in the Toys ‘R Us 2009 Big Toy Book
The Toys ‘R Us Big Toy Book ad arrived in this past Sunday’s (November 1, 2009) paper, and while it is filled with a number of big and pertinent video game releases, there aren’t really that many items on sale at a reduced price. There is a nice coupon on… Continue Reading »
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