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Tag: social games

social games
Massively Casual

How Social Games Ate Our Lunch

The hardest thing in the world is being something new. Ask any disenfranchised minority who has ever wanted to vote, own property, or ...
By Erin Hoffman Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010
Massively Casual

Falling Into a Happy Aquarium

I am a reluctant Facebook user in the first place. When I started to see notices about cows in Bermuda shorts wandering onto ...
By Wendy Despain Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010
View From the Road

A View From the Road: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em…

Ah, to be a “WoW killer.” Truly the Holy Grail of the MMO genre, and perhaps the most discussed-at-length question in the industry: ...
By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 31, 2009
Op-Ed

Social Games Can Save the World

Given the events of last week, it’s a temptation to comment on the situations connection to gaming as a hobby. While certain pundits ...
By Michael Zenke Legacy AuthorApril 24, 2007
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