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Rebel Entertainment Reveals Facebook Diablo Style MMO

Rebel Entertainment, a development team made up of a number of veterans from Disney, has revealed that it is working on an MMO type video game that is similar with the Diablo franchise from Blizzard and will use Facebook in order to draw players in. The general manager of Rebel Entertainment is Mike Goslin, who prev...

27 April 2012
10:24 GMT

Marvel Promises More Video Games Based on The Avengers

Comic book giant Marvel has suggested that it has big video game plans for its Avengers franchise, after launching a Facebook video game based on the superhero team, although it is not clear what developers or publishers it is working with on the new project. TQ Jefferson, the vice president in charge of game produc...

25 April 2012
03:09 GMT

NPD Group: 40 Percent of Free Game Players Spend Money to Enhance Experience

A report from the NPD Group has shown that 40 percent of those gamers who have engaged with a free-to-play title have ended up making at least one in-game payment in order to enhance their experience or to extend their playtime. The Freemium Games Market report has surveyed more than 6,000 individuals, including bot...

24 April 2012
17:41 GMT

The Secret War Social Experience Launches to Promote The Secret World

Video game developer Funcom has announced the launch of a new browser-based social game called The Secret War, which is designed to promote the upcoming The Secret World MMO by encouraging players to spread the influence of their chosen secret society. The game is played via Facebook and will match each player with ...

19 April 2012
13:11 GMT

The Simpson: Tapped Out Features Springfield Nuclear Meltdown, Comes in a Few Weeks

The Simpsons has managed to get past the 500 aired episodes mark when it comes to television, but the 24 video games based on the franchise have failed to reach the same level of success. Now video game publisher Electronic Arts and Gracie Films have begun collaborating on a new social game called The Simpsons: Tapp...

22 February 2012
15:11 GMT

Hunger Games Movie Gets Social Game Tie-In on Launch Day

The developers at Funtactix have announced that they are working on a social game tie-in which will be launched on March 23, the same date that Lionsgate releases the movie adaptation of the well-received novels aimed at teenagers. A number of video game companies have tried to cash in popular movies with games that...

15 February 2012
20:01 GMT

Settlers Online Beta Phase Now Open to All

Video game publisher Ubisoft has launched the open beta phase for its title The Settler Online for those in the English speaking world, allowing all those interested in city development with a medieval feel to try out the game and offer feedback on the game mechanics.The game is being developed by Blue Byte and offer...

12 January 2012
03:39 GMT

Shenmue City Closes Down, Third Game Might Never Happen

Japanese sources have announced that Shenmue City, a social oriented video game that was only offered for gamers in Japan, was officially closed down just before the end of 2011, probably because it failed to make enough money to support itself.This probably means that the much talked about third full game in the She...

3 January 2012
16:31 GMT

Alice: Madness Returns Developers Details Social Game BigHead Bash

The developers at the American McGee lead Spicy Horse studio might be best known for creating the Alice based video games for publisher Electronic Arts, including the recent Madness Returns, but their new big project is not the traditional game for retail consumption but a Facebook based social experience that is cur...

29 December 2011
15:01 GMT

Missions: Impossible – The Game Gets Trailer

Mission: Impossible – The Game, the Facebook based title from Funtactix, has received a new trailer which shows gamers exactly what they can get from the social powered experience.The Facebook game allows players to join up with friends and then take on a number of challenges set in various locations all around...

29 December 2011
10:08 GMT

Mission Impossible Facebook Game Gets Ghost Protocol Expansion

Developer Funtactix has announced that its Facebook Mission Impossible Facebook video game will get an expansion called Ghost Protocol that will be linked to the upcoming movie with the same name that will be launched in the middle of December.The content is created by the developers with direct input from Paramount ...

12 December 2011
13:11 GMT

Ultimate Collector: Garage Sales Is Richard Garriott’s Facebook Game

Richard Garriott, who is best known as the designer of the Ultima series, has announced that he is working on a Facebook video game called Ultimate Collector: Garage Sales, which will allow the player to collect and manage a number of items associated with garage sales.Richard Garriott spoke about the new game, sayin...

8 December 2011
08:11 GMT

Trash Tycoon Upcycling Game Launches on Facebook

Guerillapps and TerraCycle have joined forces and launched a new social game aimed at raising awareness on environmental issues and sustainability. Dubbed Trash Tycoon, the game is the first ever to center on the concept of upcycling.Facebook users who have already gotten bored with fertilizing their crops or trying ...

16 September 2011
05:05 GMT

King's Bounty: Legends Brings Turn-Based Tactics to Facebook

KranX Production, as the developer, and Nival, as the publisher, have announced that they are working on a Facebook powered version of King's Bounty, called Legions, that will be launched during the summer of 2012, allowing gamers to connect with their friends and take them down in turn based tactical battles. ...

27 May 2011
03:30 GMT

FarmVille Creator To Launch CityVille Soon on Facebook

Zynga, the company behind massively successful Facebook games like FarmVille, FrontierVille or Mafia Wars, is getting ready to launch a brand new game called CityVille, which will see Facebook members start their own cities and take care of them and their inhabitants. Zynga is ready to expand its social gaming gra...

18 November 2010
03:45 GMT

LEGO Universe Will Be Distributed by Warner Bros.

The LEGO Group and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that they have entered into an agreement regarding the publishing duties for LEGO Universe, the MMO, which will deliver the brick-based experience to gamers all over the world. Warner will hold the exclusive rights to sell the new title outside ...

9 June 2010
01:55 GMT

MySpace to Become a Social Game-Oriented Network

MySpace, the popular social network that aims to focus its platform around social games, has recently launched Games Lab, a program that will invite game developers to the company's headquarters in Seattle and Los Angeles to work together with MySpace personnel for several weeks. The person in charge of the gam...

24 May 2010
01:56 GMT

MMO Football Superstars Ready for Beta

The game that will bring a fresh approach to both MMO games and soccer titles, Football Superstars, has reached the "feature complete" stage of its development and is now ready for beta testing. If everything goes as planned, this game's developers, CyberSports, will fully release the MMO this summer.Unlike the ...

7 April 2008
03:56 GMT


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