Filed under: Zoo World , Other Games TechCrunch has reported that Lance Tokuda, CEO of RockYou , has stepped down from his role in the company. RockYou are best known for their Birthday...
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FarmVille ousted as top Facebook application, Zynga under 200 million players
Filed under: Farmville Honestly folks, I never thought this day would come, but thanks to a massive push by the Phrases application on Facebook (it has apparently gained 1.8 million players in just...
Icy Tower Facebook game debuts on iPhone and iPod Touch
Filed under: Other Games Icy Tower is a Facebook game made by Free Lunch Design that is ancient in Facebook terms, having released in September of 2009. It has gained traction over the...
Wildlife Refuge: Sony Online release second Facebook game
Filed under: Other Games Sony Online Entertainment have just released a brand new game on Facebook today titled Wildlife Refuge . The main objective to this game is around exploring while out in...
CrowdStar bringing It Girl, and all future Facebook games to mobile platforms
CrowdStar's It Girl has absolutely taken off, acquiring over 4 million players in the short time that it has been available , according to the latest AppData figures .
Ranch Town welcomes new goats to the herd
Filed under: Other Games Are you bored with the same ol' horses, cows, and chickens in Ranch Town ? You can now increase the variety of your herd with the new Goat available...
Digital Chocolate launches Vegas City on Facebook – live it up as a high roller
Filed under: Other Games Just yesterday, Digital Chocolate announced the release of Hollywood City on Facebook , and not even 24 hours later, we're already seeing the next game being released in their...
Digital Chocolate launches Hollywood City on Facebook – Live it up as a movie mogul
Filed under: Other Games Today, Digital Chocolate , the makers of Millionaire City (the current #16 app on the whole of Facebook, according to AppData ), launched a new title on Facebook called...
Facebook shutters LOLapps games from requests, Ravenwood Fair lives on
Filed under: Other Games Since the recent LOLapps debacle on Facebook after the Wall Street Journal's investigative report , the company seemed to be in good shape, but today it was discovered by...
Happy Pets’ Vampire Pets transform like day and night (literally)
Filed under: Happy Pets In an attempt to set a spooky scene for Happy Pets , CrowdStar has done it in the only way it knows: more pets, of course. With Vampire Pets...
Playdom to close down three games: Fanglies, Big City Life, and Treetopia
Filed under: Social City Players who log into Fanglies right now will see a sad message telling them of the game's demise. Playdom 's title released just three months ago in early July,...
Three Facebook games you should try out this week
If you're looking for some new games to play, here are three interesting games that made AppData's Top Twenty Gainers this week. For those looking for a more traditional property management game with...
Facebook ‘Discovery Stories’ makes gaming better for players, but what about developers?
After the news of the Facebook changes broke on September 21 , we have some questions as to what the changes could mean for social gamers, but more importantly, developers.
Mafia Wars MADE Convention coming to Las Vegas October 15-16
Filed under: Mafia Wars Featured in a post on the Mafia Wars blog that has since been brought down, Zynga will be hosting an inaugural Mafia Wars fan convention called "Mafia Wars: MADE"...
Zynga and other top Facebook games see shrinking dedicated user base
Filed under: Farmville Today's top Facebook games, including Zynga 's beloved FarmVille franchise, are suffering a shrinking monthly user base, according to Gamasutra .
RealNetworks buys Family Feud maker Backstage Technologies
Acquisition-fest 2010 shows no signs of slowing down this week as RealNetworks has purchased Canadian social gaming company Backstage Technologies . While Backstage got its start on Facebook with mildly popular lottery-style apps...
Three Facebook games to look out for this week
The AppData weekly numbers on the fastest growing Facebook games is out again and this week you're in for a treat.
Three Facebook games that should be on your radar this week
Social media app tracker Appdata just published this week's Top Twenty Gainers in the social game space. In other words, these are games that should be on your radar as they could get...
Hotel City: Level up in Pirates Ahoy to unlock tavern and Cold North locale
Filed under: Hotel City , Pirates Ahoy Playfish/EA's newest Facebook title, Pirates Ahoy , landed on Facebook shores in early July .