by Joe Osborne Jan 12th, 2012 12:50 PM
If you're surprised at the fact that people out there think social games are evil, than you must not talk to many gamers. Much of that popular ...
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Tags: Facebook games, Facebook games business model, facebook games evil, free-to-play, free-to-play business model, free-to-play evil, massively, playdom, Raph Koster, social games, social games business model, social games evil, whales
by Joe Osborne Nov 29th, 2011 10:10 AM
Right. During an interview with MIT's Technology Review, FarmVille creator Zynga's CEO Mark Pincus said, "I don't like it when I find out that ...
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Tags: Facebook games, Mark Pincus, mit, mit technology review, social game whales, social games, technology review, whales, zynga, zynga ceo mark pincus
by Kinsey Jamison Sep 7th, 2010 2:00 AM
Treasure Isle has released a selection of whales in the store today, and these aren't just any decorative animals. These whales will actually ...
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Tags: Treasure Isle, TreasureIsle, whales
by Kyle Orland Aug 13th, 2010 7:00 AM
"I feel there's a pretty fundamental problem that arises from the model of 'games as a service.' Because the games are fundamentally free, all ...
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Tags: criticism, design, free, freedom, freemium, money, qotm, whales
by Kyle Orland Jun 22nd, 2010 12:45 PM
Surveys of the social gaming landscape are nothing new, but a new survey from Inside Networks shows just how addictive the games can be.
As ...
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Tags: cafe world, CafeWorld, farmville, fbfeed, inside network, InsideNetwork, pet society, PetSociety, social city, social games, SocialCity, SocialGames, survey, whales
