Posts Tagged ‘Social Games’

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) has an illustrious past.  A great metaphor, considering EA’s own NBA series of games, is someone like Michael Jordan, who after taking some time off from being a champion with the Chicago Bulls, returned back to the game after an absence.  But the game had changed.  He played for the Washington Wizards, a new franchise team, had a rocky start, but once he’d got his footing, he surprised critics and naysayers by eventually leading the team in points.  Is EA on the same path with their digital revolution?

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David Perry revealed today at the Cloud Gaming Europe conference that his streaming games company, Gaikai, has already finished a deal with Facebook and they’re ready to launch.  To add some spice to the announcement, he displayed a demo of World of Warcraft running on Facebook within the Gaikai app, and pointed out that it only took a few clicks to get into the game.  Will Gaikai win the attention of Facebook gamers?

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Have you ever wondered who plays the most social games? A new infographic from Flowtown breaks it down. ‘Who Are Social Gamers?’ takes a look at everything from the gender, age, family situation, education, income, employment and more to find out who, exactly, social gamers are.

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I just got the news last night that EA had launched their newest social game, and it’s based on one of the most beloved strategy board games of all time: Risk.  The game, entitled RISK: Factions, takes from a recent version of RISK launched on XBox and PSN and adds a few cool social features that make the game speedy and competitive.  Our sister blog Inside Social Games had a great interview with the Producer of the game, and he talks about the sanctity of keeping a strong multiplayer element in the game.

Check out the interview here and let us know what you think of the game.  Do you like the player-versus-player aspect or would your rather stick to co-opetition titles like The Sims Social?

Have you been keeping up with the portable gaming wars?  What once used to be the exclusive domain of Nintendo is now a rife battleground featuring the likes of Apple, Sony and even Google, and Sony’s latest offering, the PS Vita, is hoping to win some new fans in the space.  In a recent trailer for the device, they hail the PS Vita as a social gaming revolution — but is it?

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Tagged, a social discovery site focused on meeting new people has acquired Hi5, the social gaming network led by the boisterous Alex St. John.  Hi5′s goal over the last few years, after a major redesign, was to be a destination site for gamers and a place that gave game developers better tools and deals than were available on other social networks.  We interviewed CEO Alex St. John at last year’s Casual Connect, and were impressed by his vision.

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Rounds, the Facebook “communitainment” platform that lets users video chat, play games, watch videos, listen to music, look at pictures, take snapshots and engage in other activities together with friends (old and new) announced Wednesday that they will be launching nine new activities by 2012.

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Tapjoy and PapayaMobile today announced that they are partnering to launch Social Marketplace that provides users with recommendations on which apps to download. Both companies have released a flurry of announcements recently and this particular news could be great for developers and users alike. More after the jump.

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As console developers continue to expand to social and mobile platforms, I had a chance to get with Bear Trickey, Jesse Venbrux and Zach Aikman of Q-Games who recently launched PixelJunk Monsters Online on Facebook in an interview where they shared their approach to developing for Facebook. More after the jump.

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This week, Sephora is on the hunt for a social media writer, while Newsday is looking for a social media coordinator. Travel Impressions is hiring a director of social media and consumer engagement, and the National Center for Learning Disabilities is in need of a communities manager. Get all the details on these jobs and more below, and find additional social media gigs on mediabistro.com.

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