Filed under: Social City Playdom has been promoting its newest game, City of Wonder , most noticeably in Social City . So it's no surprise that City of Wonder has been on a...
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Playboy jumps into bed with BigPoint for Poisonville promotion
Filed under: Mafia Wars It's getting to the point where it would be shorter to start naming the big-name media companies that don't have some sort of interest in the social gaming space....
Social City raises the level cap to 60, adds new contracts
Social City , Playdom's city-building game on Facebook, has raised the level cap from 40 to 60. So for those of you who have been dedicated mayors, you can keep on keeping on...
Wild Ones’ new Dragon is a monster!
Filed under: Wild Ones No literally, he really is. He is a dragon after all. Wild Ones ' latest addition to the lineup finds himself in the same league as other famed monsters...
Wild Ones accidentally leaks new Penguin, Hedgehog, & Chameleon
Filed under: Wild Ones Wild Ones has made a rather sizable blunder. Yet this time, fans are pleasantly surprised rather than livid.
Social City: Free shopping district when you reach Level 5 in Market Street
Filed under: Social City To better promote their newest game , Playdom is offering Social City players a free Shopping District for reaching Level 5 in Market Street. The Shopping District is a...
The Social Network movie trailer pops up in Social City
Filed under: Social City The Social Network: You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. A trailer of The Social Network has landed on the front page of Social...
Game Update Roundup: What’s new in Fanglies?
It has been over a month since we first took a look at Playdom 's new game Fanglies , so we figured we'd give a quick update on some of the recent changes...
Revive a planet with Terranova: a new environmental space game
Here at Games.com - The Blog! we are always scouring through Facebook looking for what could be the next great undiscovered game. Today, we unearthed a true gem in Terranova , an environmentally...
Playdom launches City of Wonder, a Civilization-themed city game
Playdom is whipping out games left and right these days, and hot on the trails of Fanglies and Market Street is a Civilization-themed city builder named City of Wonder . This game just...
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...
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.
Quote of the Moment: The race to take over Europe
"I think is going be even better for us than it is in North America, because there is less competition.
Fifteen Facebook games headed for the chopping block
Filed under: Zoo World , SPP Ranch There are hundreds of games on Facebook, but only a select few have earned a spot on the social gaming red carpet. For every success story...
Quote of the Moment: Social gaming ‘tailor-made’ for Disney
"It became pretty clear to us that game-playing on social networks is real, here to stay.
Google snaps up virtual currency platform Social Gold for $75 million [Rumor]
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Google is still staying mum on the rumors that it's planning to launch a game-driven social network called 'Google Me' in the near future. However, it's undeniable that the search giant is making...
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...
Social City Drive-in theater — you asked for it, you got it
Filed under: Social City Social City recently held a contest on what type of leisure building you'd like to have most, and the winner -- a Drive-in theater -- has now made its...
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.
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Chronicles of Spellborn: Has Playdom pulled the plug on this free MMO?
Rumors are running rampant that Playdom (now owned by Disney) has pulled the plug on the free-to-play MMO Chronicles of Spellborn.
Top 10 fastest growing Facebook games this week
Need to take a break from tending those virtual crops or slaving over at hot stove at your virtual cafe? Look no further than this week's list of the top 10 fastest growing...
Market Street Cheats & Tips: Seven easy ways to get ahead
Market Street is a Facebook application game developed by Playdom (or shall we call it, Disney?) Get ready for some fun as this game allows you to build and have your own dream...
Wild Ones’ Poison Cloud will kill you dead [video]
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Filed under: Wild Ones Wild Ones' latest tool of death is by far the goriest one yet and the fans are absolutely loving it. And what weapon could cause such a hoopla? The...
Debate! Gamezebo responds our Disney-Playdom Merger op-ed
Filed under: Sorority Life , Tiki Farm , Wild Ones , Tiki Resort Games.com friend and Gamezebo.com Founder Joel Brodie responded to my Disney-Playdom merger op-ed , and he did not take kindly...
What legal online gambling could mean to social gaming
Filed under: Poker Blitz , Zynga Poker Since 2006, online gambling has been illegal in the United States, forcing the lucrative market overseas. The law has also forced social gaming companies to make...