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Ratchet & Clank maker Insomniac Games reveals social games division

Ratchet & Clank maker Insomniac Games reveals social games division

by Joe Osborne Mar 14th, 2011 10:35 AM

With the way things are going, you'd think the next big E3 console reveal will be Facebook 2. Yet another console developer, Insomniac Games, ...
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Tags: Brian Hastings, BrianHastings, facebook games, FacebookGames, game design, GameDesign, insomniac, insomniac click, Insomniac Games, insomniac-games, InsomniacClick, InsomniacGames, ratchet-and-clank, resistance, social games, SocialGames

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Zynga's CityVille is flawed (and brilliant): The issue of roads

Zynga's CityVille is flawed (and brilliant): The issue of roads

by Joe Osborne Feb 25th, 2011 5:45 PM

Ever visited a friend's city in CityVille and notice something odd. It doesn't look like a city at all. There are rows upon rows of sushi bars ...
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Tags: businesses, cityville, decorations, flaws, game design, GameDesign, homes, houses, roads, sidewalk, Zynga

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How Facebook games can be deeper by design

How Facebook games can be deeper by design

by Joe Osborne Feb 18th, 2011 5:05 PM

We've all heard the claims leveraged against social games that they are barely games. And let's face it, those accusations ring true even when ...
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Tags: bejeweled blitz, BejeweledBlitz, bonus, cityville, depth, Facebook games, FacebookGames, frontierville, game design, GameDesign, gameplay, PopCap, zuma, Zynga

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FarmVille co-creator says, 'play as many games as you can'

FarmVille co-creator says, 'play as many games as you can'

by Joe Osborne Jan 26th, 2011 3:35 PM

That is, if you want to become an accomplished game developer some day. Zynga VP of product development and FarmVille co-creator Mark Skaggs ...
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Tags: FarmVille, game design, GameDesign, Grade school, GradeSchool, mckinney, mckinney texas, MckinneyTexas, middle school, MiddleSchool, Treasure Isle, TreasureIsle, Zynga

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Facebook games are kind of like pinball machines, game designer says

Facebook games are kind of like pinball machines, game designer says

by Joe Osborne Jan 24th, 2011 3:20 PM

Are social gamers more like pinball wizards? UK-based Simple Lifeforms CCO Tadhg Kelly makes exactly that in a recent editorial on Inside Social ...
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Tags: 3D, Facebook games, FacebookGames, game design, GameDesign, inside social games, InsideSocialGames, mmo, pinball, pinball machines, PinballMachines, simple lifeforms, SimpleLifeforms, social games, SocialGames

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