Helping Developers Shift MMO Platforms

Via this article from mocoNews we found an interesting snippet about a company called Good Games Productions, who's main focus is to help developers of PC-based MMO extend their concepts to be featured on both Facebook and iPhone.

 

"Good" is the brainchild of game industry vet Grantley Day and, aside from already having a small development team, has a roster of games and developers they're working with.

mocoNews says, "It’s a cost-effective business model, since the startup won’t have to invest the millions up front currently needed to build a game from scratch—not to mention market it in the hopes of growing a huge audience," and we agree.

An interesting change, merging of platforms, we can't wait to see if this type business model takes off or if developers create in-house teams to port their own MMO's to other platforms.

Decades Slays, All The Others Just Stand By In Awe

Check out this review of Dungeon and this review of the new lame for dead promo Left 4 Dead if you need to find out about games and apps that are a little behind the times or just plain confusing. Check out THIS ANNOUNCEMENT if you need to find out that one of the brightest, best, most multi-platform games this year just became available for iTunes, Android, PC and Facebook.

We've JUST announced Decades for all four gaming platforms and that makes the game one of our widest releases to date!!!

If you have any sense in you you'll click over to www.decadesthegame.com to find out more and if you're preferential of one platform over another, here are the separate links for access to each one:

On Facebook: apps.facebook.com/decadesgame

On iTunes: itunes.apple.com/webobjects/mzstore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=329690750&mt=8

On Android: www.decadesthegame.com/android

On PC platform: www.decadesthegame.com/playnow 

Decades is brilliant, addicting, and truly truly fun. Enjoy and thank us later!

"Face"-ing Up To PS3

Here's some news that we (the producers of three supremely awesome Facebook games) are quite giddy about the possibility of: murmurs in the video game blog-o-sphere seem to be speculating that the PS3 system may soon become Facebook-enabled. 

The gossip has apparently been triggered by three errant images that appeared on PlayStation's website yesterday and that depicted Facebook running on PS3's XCrossMediaBar. Here they are for your own consideration:

Though the snapshots have been pulled down since leaking, Sony UK PR has responded to the snafu by saying that official news on the subject will be arriving "very shortly".

So basically, it seems like the company was giving the images a test run on their web building software and accidentally uploaded the content. Pretty good accident, we think, as it has garnered some unintended publicity for the forthcoming announcement and subsequently given a little heat to XBox 360, who have already officially demoed both Facebook and Twitter for their console.

Clever dealings Sony, clever indeed. You can read a bit more here: GameSpy

We've Got Game For Decades

We're really happy to announce that our little baby in waiting, Decades, has finally become approved for the Facebook platform. Check it out: http://apps.facebook.com/decadesgame/ !

The entry into Facebook now marks Decades' third platform entry, as it has been available through iTunes for iPhone/iPod Touch and for Android devices at Android Marketplace for the past couple of weeks.

So far the feedback we've received from the mobile gaming community has been positive and we're looking forward to what is sure to be a great response from Facebook gamers as well. Post some comments into our comment section, let us know what you think of our newest release!

Sink your teeth into our new Facebook game!

We're happy to announce the release of Fangs, our new Facebook mystery game!
Highschool. Vampires. Mystery. Murder. Need we say more?

A real-time, chat-based, multiplayer mystery experience, Fangs is a casual game that borrows from reality TV competitions, where players are encouraged to compete aggressively and act mercilessly in order to vote off their opponents. Designed specifically for Facebook, the game emphasizes chat and social connectivity, highlighting communication as a key feature to successful game play.

The more players, the more murderous the game! Vampires are hidden amongst the student body -- can you survive?

- Play as a vampire or a student.
- Each round, vote to kill off one of your classmates.
- If you are a vampire, survive each day by staying alive.
- If you are a student, survive the night and discover who the vampires are!

Chat with your friends, post comments to your friends' walls. Relieve the thrill of surviving highschool!

Log in and play on Facebook using your membership, or surf over to www.fangsthegame.com and create a new user name and password.

An exhaustive graffiti taxonomy

Ever dazzled by graffiti but have no idea what it is saying? Decode the message and learn some neat stuff about modern street typography courtesy of the Cartier Foundation. ( Thanks for the link Design Observer. )

http://fondation.cartier.com/

I thought this was relevant because our soon to be released game Repot Depot has an urban theme with some stylish grafitti of its own. SMERC is so street!

PopCap Connects Zuma To Facebook For Social Elements

"We're seeing the use of [social features like leaderboards], the Facebook social graph, and the ability to publish stories really driving usage of that traditional casual game," Davis said.

Read More:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24402

Davis: 'Facebook Credits' Payment Method Could Boost Games

For a developer, same thing. It's like, 'happier user, more transactions.' It's potentially very, very appealing to them. That's what we think. We're testing this out right now, and as soon as we have more information to share, we'll share that.

Read More:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24378