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PlayTV Sarà Ancora Migliore!
Ciao a tutti! Ci parla James Thorpe – Responsabile prodotto PlayStation Network. Un saluto a tutti! Alcuni di voi avranno seguito il discorso di Andy al gamescom in merito alle nuove funzionalità di...
Locnville To Play In Home
Head to Home for a chance to see an exclusive performance by electro-hip hop duo – Locnville. Visit the brand new gamescom space for a taste of Europe’s biggest games exhibition and while...
PlayStation Home: gamescom Comes To You!
The big event this week is in Germany, where the Koelnmesse in the stunning city of Cologne plays host to gamescom ! Can’t make it there in person? Then attend virtually with PlayStation...
Treasure Isle to give out energy for visiting neighbors
Filed under: Treasure Isle Treasure Isle sure has been shaking things up lately, and this is no exception. Today, on the Treasure Isle Diggers Anonymous fan page (an official page run by Zynga...
Ratchet And Clank: All 4 One Arriva Su PS3
Buone notizie per i fan della popolare serie della Insomniac Games. Leggete qui sotto! Ciao a tutti.
Ratchet And Clank: All 4 One Coming To PS3
Hi everyone. My name is Chad Dezern and I’m the Studio Director at Insomniac Games ‘ North Carolina studio.
InstantJam taps into Rock Band and Guitar Hero lovers on Facebook
Yesterday, our sister site Joystiq reported that InstantAction has just debuted a "Rock Band-style music game" called InstantJam onto Facebook. We last heard of InstantAction in March , where the company hoped to...
InstantJam taps into Rock Band and Guiter Hero lovers on Facebook
We last heard from InstantAction during PAX East in March , where it hoped to revolutionize online gaming using high quality games with the portability and delivery of embeddable YouTube videos. Its passenger...
Andrea Lo Cicero prova il PlayStation Move
E’ uno dei migliori “piloni” del rugby mondiale e lo abbiamo spesso ammirato in televisione, impegnato a difendere i colori della nazionale italiana nelle partite del 6 nazioni ma bisogna dire che incontrarlo...
New York Times says FarmVille players should try growing "actual plants"
Filed under: Farmville , Mafia Wars FarmVille naysayers -- they're everywhere. They come in the form of Facebook friends who are tired of being spammed with game-related with quests on their wall, people...
The Friday Debate – gamescom Cometh
Barring the inevitable 4am scramble for my passport, I’m all set for gamescom . Appointments are booked, batteries are charged and Match of the Day is set to record (thanks, PlayTV).
Social Gaming News Digest for the week ending Aug. 13, 2010
Things happen so fast in the social gaming space these days, it can be hard to keep up.
Social games help drive growth for China’s Tencent network
The largest social network in the world's largest country just keep getting, um, larger. And social games are a big part of that ever-increasing largeness, according to the latest financial results from China's...
Social game maker OMGPOP signs on with myYearbook
Just because social game maker OMGPOP isn't ready to sell out doesn't mean it isn't ready to expand via partnerships with other companies. Indeed, OMGPOP has announced a deal with myYearbook to integrate...
Marco Marzocca prova il PlayStation Move
Si sente spesso dire che gli attori comici, di persona, si rivelano meno brillanti ed interessanti dei personaggi che interpretano sulla scena. Non so se e quanto questo luogo comune corrisponda al vero...
FarmVille Technical Issues for Tonight: No Posts Sharing
Filed under: Farmville You may notice while farming that you do not receive any Bushels or Collections items. There is also a current inability to share posts via FaceBook newsfeed. (Click the image...
Playdom plans to shutter Chronicles of Spellborn in September
Earlier this week, a server outage sparked a flurry of rumors that Playdom had pulled the plug on Chronicles of Spellborn MMO, which the social games publisher recently acquired from Acclaim Games. We...
SI Fantasy Football app debuts on Facebook
In May, Sports Illustrated and Kabam (formerly known as Watercooler) announced that they were bringing one of the most popular real-life social games to Facebook -- fantasy football.
New FarmVille FaceBook Newsfeed Scam
Filed under: Farmville There is another new FarmVille Facebook newsfeed sharing scam. You may see these scam posts on your Facebook wall. They appear to be legitimate FarmVille shares of Crafting Building samples...
LittleBigPlanet 2 Adventure Trailer
Hey everyone! Alex here, with some updates on LittleBigPlanet 2 – including a cool new trailer for you to check out… Unless you’ve been hiding yourself under a rock for quite some time...
Amazon an unlikely winner in social gaming’s growth
When you think of the companies that have benefited the most from the explosive growth of social games, a few names probably spring to mind.
Is Bebo planning a social gaming comeback?
Do you know that bittersweet feeling you get when you realize an ex-romantic partner looks like they could finally be getting their life together without you? That's how we here at AOL's Games.com...
Digital Comics Store Update (4th August 2010)
I hope you guys enjoyed last week’s huge update , particularly the new bundles – if you like them, we’ll try to get more your way! But here is what we have for...
Kingdoms of Camelot maker Watercooler changes name, focus
Filed under: Hotel City What a difference four million players makes. It wasn't long ago that Watercooler, Inc. was, in its own words, "about serving the sports and media communities" with team-focused apps...
Start rallying to get the free YoVille Turtle Balloon
Filed under: YoVille You can now start rallying your YoVille friends to win the cool green balloon we told you about. You will need 10 friend clicks to get the cute turtle balloon...
Gran Turismo 5 – Something Special
I am absolutely delighted to be able bring what will hopefully be very exciting news to those patiently (or impatiently) waiting for more information on Gran Turismo 5 . During E3 , our...