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Facebook Games - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:18 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Facebook Explains Local Currency For Games

Now that Facebook Credits have been nixed as the official currency of Facebook games, the company took some time Tuesday during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to explain how the new system of local currency makes in-game purchases easier for all parties. Now, game developers have full control over what they charge users in different countries, and users can see rounded price points instead of always-changing conversions.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-explains-local-currency-for-games_b113957#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-explains-local-currency-for-games_b113957 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113957 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:56:09 +0000 Facebook’s Strategy: Growth In Desktop, Core, Mid-Core Games

Facebook has a sizable share of the games market, but it wants more. Most of the people who pay for games on Facebook are casual gamers, with titles such as King.com’s Candy Crush Saga at the forefront. But as Sean Ryan (pictured), Facebook’s director of games partnerships, discussed at the Game Developers Conference Tuesday in San Francisco, the company wants to become a bigger player in the games market through more action and console-like games.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-gdc-core-mid-core-games_b113849#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-gdc-core-mid-core-games_b113849 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113849 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:30:26 +0000 Namco: Game Over On Facebook Namco, maker of Pac-Man S and other games, announced that it is retiring its Facebook titles, sister site Inside Social Games reported Tuesday. The games will still be playable until March 19, at which point they’ll go offline. Inside Social Games noted that Namco’s Facebook games have not been popular, likely leading to their demise.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/namco-game-over-on-facebook_b112774#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/namco-game-over-on-facebook_b112774 http://allfacebook.com/?p=112774 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:34:08 +0000 More Console Style Games Looking To Move To Facebook

Currently, most popular Facebook games differ greatly from console video games. There are bubble shooters and several iterations of “with Friends,” and these games are, for the most part, fairly simple. But Reuters writes that more complex, visual games could make their way to the social network this year. A few developers are looking to bring more console-quality gaming to Facebook.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/console-style-games-facebook_b109923#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/console-style-games-facebook_b109923 http://allfacebook.com/?p=109923 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:27:40 +0000 Viewster Launches Facebook App To Find World’s Biggest Movie Buff So you can quote Pulp Fiction line-by-line and list Brad Pitt and Soph

ia Loren among your biggest influences? Viewster has the Facebook game for you. The company launched an app recently — Qster — which pits movie lovers against each other to see who knows the most about the silver screen.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/qster_b106797#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/qster_b106797 http://allfacebook.com/?p=106797 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:57:07 +0000 Facebook Lauds Marvel’s Avengers Alliance Game

The Avengers didn’t just slay the competition at the box office — they were quite successful on Facebook, too. Facebook highlighted the game Avengers Alliance (developed by Playdom) on the site’s developers blog, praising the game’s ability to implement quickly and its use of open graph technology.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/spotlight-avengers-alliance_b105968#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/spotlight-avengers-alliance_b105968 http://allfacebook.com/?p=105968 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:20:35 +0000 Zynga Breaks Away From Facebook

The strained tie between Facebook and game developer Zynga has been largely broken. According to documents filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Zynga is no longer an extension of the Facebook platform, but the two companies do maintain some semblance of a relationship.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/zynga-facebook-sec_b105763#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/zynga-facebook-sec_b105763 http://allfacebook.com/?p=105763 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:50:15 +0000 Facebook Lauds King.com As Model Of Facebook Integration

Game developer King.com announced its newest Facebook game, Pet Rescue Saga, last night at a launch party. King.com also previewed a mobile version of one of their most popular games, Candy Crush Saga. The company had a very important fan in attendance — Sean Ryan, Facebook’s director of games partnerships, who said King.com is making all the right moves.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/king-com-facebook-integration_b103512#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/king-com-facebook-integration_b103512 http://allfacebook.com/?p=103512 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:23:50 +0000 The Future Of Facebook Games Lies In Mobile And Strategy

Facebook prides itself on being the social network. One of the main ways the site has facilitated connections is through games. Facebook discussed with select members of the press Thursday what makes them successful and how this platform will evolve in the future, using examples such as SongPop and Words with Friends to show how games transcend pixels.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-whiteboard-social-games_b103160#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-whiteboard-social-games_b103160 http://allfacebook.com/?p=103160 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:59:09 +0000 Facebook’s Sean Ryan Discusses The Diversity Of Games And Latest Trends

Not long after King.com’s Alex Dale weighed in on the state of Facebook games, the social network’s own director of game partnerships, Sean Ryan, sat down with VentureBeat. Ryan talked about how Facebook games are now a worldwide phenomenon and also addressed subscriptions, SongPop, trends, and 3D games.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/sean-ryan-games-interview_b100909#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/sean-ryan-games-interview_b100909 http://allfacebook.com/?p=100909 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:52:21 +0000 King.com CMO Addresses The State Of Facebook Games

While many people feel that the market for Facebook games has become saturated, one of the lead minds at King.com doesn’t see it that way. In an interview with Edge magazine, King.com Chief Marking Officer Alex Dale says the fan base for Facebook games is expanding — and that’s a good thing.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/king-com-edge-interview_b100678#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/king-com-edge-interview_b100678 http://allfacebook.com/?p=100678 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:18:00 +0000 Gifties, A New Facebook Game, Has Real Rewards

Remember SuperPoke!, when you could virtually bake a cake for a friend or throw a sheep at them? A new Facebook game, Gifties, revives the spirit of SuperPoke!, but with real-life payoffs. Now, when you give someone cookies, you might actually give them cookies, which would be delivered to their door. You could even end up giving the gift of a gift cards, flights, or a hotel stay.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/gifties-toluna_b100184#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/gifties-toluna_b100184 http://allfacebook.com/?p=100184 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:43:26 +0000 Dungeon Rampage Brings Facebook Friends Together To Slay Minions And Monsters

If you’re slicing, hacking, and zapping your way through a series of deadly dungeons, you’re probably going to want some help from friends. That’s what Rebel Entertainment — makers of newly launched Facebook game Dungeon Rampage — figured, too. The game launched in beta in December, attracting more than 3 million gamers. Now that the full game of Dungeon Rampage is out there, Rebel is excited to see how players all over the world will get together to defeat the evil Lord Dinglepus.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/dungeon-rampage-game_b98956#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/dungeon-rampage-game_b98956 http://allfacebook.com/?p=98956 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:16:33 +0000 NBA 2K13 Takes Its Talents To Facebook

Next month, you won’t need an insane vertical leap to rise to power in the National Basketball Association. Game developer 2K Sports, which makes basketball video game NBA 2K13, announced Wednesday the launch of 2K Everywhere. This includes a Facebook game where gamers can import a created player from the video game and compete in challenges with friends, as well as mobile apps.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/nba-2k13-facebook-game_b98881#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/nba-2k13-facebook-game_b98881 http://allfacebook.com/?p=98881 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:08:58 +0000 Facebook Game SongPop Is Hitting All The Right Notes

Facebook CEO and Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg loves SongPop. Facebook developers love SongPop. It seems like pretty much everybody loves SongPop. FreshPlanet, which developed the game, recently announced that the fun “Name That Tune”-like application reached some major milestones.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/songpop-success_b98082#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/songpop-success_b98082 http://allfacebook.com/?p=98082 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:31:02 +0000