games - SocialTimes.com http://socialtimes.com Your Social Media Source Copyright 2012 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:20:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Lil’ Birds for iPhone: Trade Virtual Birds & Treats with Facebook Friends We started off the holiday season in the U.S. with one of more social of holidays yesterday – Thanksgiving. If you’re looking for one more social outlet, there’s a new free game that seems to have impressed the people providing customer ratings in the iTunes App Store. The free iPhone game Lil’ Birds by Villain lets you find, feed, pet and breed virtual games.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/lil-birds-for-iphone-trade-virtual-birds-treats-with-facebook-friends_b85371#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/lil-birds-for-iphone-trade-virtual-birds-treats-with-facebook-friends_b85371 http://socialtimes.com/?p=85371 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:30:39 +0000 EA Mobile Launches Bejeweled, Dead Space and Monopoly for Kindle Fire Just in time for Amazon’s Kindle Fire, EA Mobile rolled out six of its most popular titles for the Amazon Appstore for Android. Each game has been optimized for Kindle Fire to offer incredible gameplay and mind-blowing graphics.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Kenna McHugh http://socialtimes.com/ea-mobile-launches-bejeweled-dead-space-and-monopoly-for-kindle-fire_b84240#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/ea-mobile-launches-bejeweled-dead-space-and-monopoly-for-kindle-fire_b84240 http://socialtimes.com/?p=84240 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:36:20 +0000 Flurry: Nintendo DS Game Software Revenue Marketshare Sliding Rapidly as Smartphone Revenue Rockets Upward

Data source: Flurry.

Flurry, an analytics company that focuses on the mobile world, published their data of portable game software revenue marketshare from 2009 to 2011 (using projections to estimate November and December revenue). In it, the compare game revenues for the Nintendo DS, Sony PSP and the combined revenue for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad). Based on this, Flurry asks:
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/flurry-nintendo-ds-game-software-revenue-marketshare-sliding-rapidly-as-smartphone-revenue-rockets-upward_b83884#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/flurry-nintendo-ds-game-software-revenue-marketshare-sliding-rapidly-as-smartphone-revenue-rockets-upward_b83884 http://socialtimes.com/?p=83884 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:40 +0000 Top 10 Facebook Game Gets Movie Deal Fans of Monster Galaxy, the popular Facebook and mobile game from Gaia Interactive, are in for a treat.  Gaia Interactive has partnered with Radar Pictures to bring Monster Galaxy to the big screen.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/monster-galaxy-movie_b83463#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/monster-galaxy-movie_b83463 http://socialtimes.com/?p=83463 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:55:00 +0000 Retro Atari Games Now Available For Android Long time video game enthusiasts might appreciate the ability to play retro games on current mobile devices. If you count yourself amongst the enthusiast crowd and have a device running Android, you will be happy to know that Atari’s Greatest Hits is now available in the Android Market after being available for iOS since April.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Frank McPherson http://socialtimes.com/retro-atari-games-now-available-for-andriod_b83424#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/retro-atari-games-now-available-for-andriod_b83424 http://socialtimes.com/?p=83424 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:48:19 +0000 Kinectimals for Windows Phone: More Fun Than a Barrel of Lions, Tigers and Cheetahs
How much fun can a game be that has no car chases, weapons fire, thrown birds or violence? The answer is quite a lot if it is the newly released version of a an Xbox 360 favorite Kinectimals. Kinectimals for Windows Phone costs $2.99 and doesn’t require the human player to jump and twist as required when using an Xbox 360 with Kinect. Your fingers, however, will get a workout interacting with the virtual big cat on the screen.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/kinectimals-for-windows-phone-more-fun-than-a-barrel-of-lions-tigers-and-cheetahs_b83128#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/kinectimals-for-windows-phone-more-fun-than-a-barrel-of-lions-tigers-and-cheetahs_b83128 http://socialtimes.com/?p=83128 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:55:59 +0000 Angry Birds Passed Half-Billion Downloads. 100 Million Downloads in Just the Past Two Weeks!

Angry Birds will mark its 23rd month (not years) on the market next week Friday. It launched on December 11, 2009. In less than two years Angry Birds has become so iconic that it is recognized even by people who have never played the game. Let’s take a look at some of the other remarkable numbers this mobile game franchise has generated in less than two years starting with this item from Reuters:
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/angry-birds-passed-half-billion-downloads-100-million-downloads-in-just-the-past-two-weeks_b83106#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/angry-birds-passed-half-billion-downloads-100-million-downloads-in-just-the-past-two-weeks_b83106 http://socialtimes.com/?p=83106 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:06:57 +0000 GameFly Adds Social Networking To Their Android App GameFly is a very popular video game rental service that works like Netflix. If you have an Android phone and use GameFly you might want to grab the free GameFly app, which you can use to manage your game queue. A new version of the GameFly app has been released that adds social networking to what is already a very strong offering for gamers.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Frank McPherson http://socialtimes.com/gamefly-adds-social-networking-to-their-android-app_b81186#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/gamefly-adds-social-networking-to-their-android-app_b81186 http://socialtimes.com/?p=81186 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:59:12 +0000 Goldrun Puts Puppy World Virtual Dogs in the Real World for a Month Long Game GoldRun, an Augmented Reality (AR) marketing firm, teamed with OMGPOP to create an AR campaign for the free iPhone game Puppy World. Taking photos of virtual Puppy World characters in the real world earns points. The winner of the month-long AR game will be able to choose which dog breed will be added to the Puppy World game.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/goldrun-puts-puppy-world-virtual-dogs-in-the-real-world-for-a-month-long-game_b80484#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/goldrun-puts-puppy-world-virtual-dogs-in-the-real-world-for-a-month-long-game_b80484 http://socialtimes.com/?p=80484 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:18:18 +0000 Burn the Rope (Xbox LIVE): Another Entertaining iOS Casual Game Makes its Way to Windows Phone Burn the Rope has made its way from the iOS universe to Windows Phone. The $2.99 takes a relatively simple premise – burn all the rope by making sure the flame(s) always burn upwards – and creates increasingly complex scenarios to solve. Manipulating the phone to keep that flame moving upward is a lot tricker than it sounds after the first one or two simple scenarios.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/burn-the-rope-xbox-live-another-entertaining-ios-causal-game-makes-its-way-to-windows-phone_b79795#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/burn-the-rope-xbox-live-another-entertaining-ios-causal-game-makes-its-way-to-windows-phone_b79795 http://socialtimes.com/?p=79795 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:42:50 +0000 Play: McDonald’s Launches Interactive “I Spy” Game On YouTube McDonald’s Australia wants to play I Spy with you!  Earlier this month they launched an interactive I Spy game at YouTube.com/IspywithMcDonalds and they want you to find and click on all your favorite McDonald’s characters, from Grimmace to the Hamburglar, Birdie and Ronald.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/mcdonalds-i-spy-game-youtube_b79102#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/mcdonalds-i-spy-game-youtube_b79102 http://socialtimes.com/?p=79102 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:40:28 +0000 Online Gamers May Help Create Anti-HIV Drug As has happened in the past, avid and talented online gamers have been tapped to solve puzzles representing the toughest and most complex of diseases. This time around, the solutions to a molecular biology puzzle may lead to new drugs to fight HIV. continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Anthony Marcusa http://socialtimes.com/online-gamers-may-help-create-anti-hiv-drug_b78977#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/online-gamers-may-help-create-anti-hiv-drug_b78977 http://socialtimes.com/?p=78977 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:30:00 +0000 Implode! for Windows Phone: As Much Fun as a Barrel of Annoyed Avians? Could Be

Implode! from Microsoft Games Studios is a physics puzzle game for Windows Phone. The goal is to demolish a series of ever more complex structures with a limited number of explosive devices. Like most good games, it starts off easy and tutors you in the mechanics of the game as the initial levels progress. And, like many good puzzle games, simply achieving the main goal is just part of the fun. Each “project” is scored using a number of criteria including the number of explosive devices used and the height of the rubble in relation to a baseline level for scoring. A numeric score as well as a letter grade is given at the successful completion of each project in a level.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/implode-for-windows-phone-as-much-fun-as-a-barrel-of-annoyed-avians-could-be_b78925#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/implode-for-windows-phone-as-much-fun-as-a-barrel-of-annoyed-avians-could-be_b78925 http://socialtimes.com/?p=78925 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:00:02 +0000 People 50+ Report Bejeweled Blitz Makes Them Sharper. But, is This Really the Case? PopCap’s Bejeweled may be one of the most addictive games around. It is available for a wide variety of platforms including the iPhone, Facebook and Google+. Now comes word that the game may not only be good to play but good for you as you get older. Note, however, that this study conducted at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was funded by PopCap.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/people-50-report-bejeweled-blitz-makes-them-sharper-but-is-this-really-the-case_b78302#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/people-50-report-bejeweled-blitz-makes-them-sharper-but-is-this-really-the-case_b78302 http://socialtimes.com/?p=78302 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:30:47 +0000 Back To The Future: Add A Joystick To Your iPad

Image courtesy of ThinkGeek

The iPhone and iPad have been popular gaming platforms despite their few buttons and touch screens. Even though programmers have done a great job of designing their games for touch screens, there are still a few games that are better suited for joysticks and buttons. If you want to add traditional gaming controls to your iPad you may soon be able to pick from one of several options.
continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> Frank McPherson http://socialtimes.com/back-to-the-future-add-a-joystick-to-your-ipad_b77247#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/back-to-the-future-add-a-joystick-to-your-ipad_b77247 http://socialtimes.com/?p=77247 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:44:53 +0000