
Disney’s Marvel Studios continued its use of Facebook to promote upcoming feature film The Avengers, exclusively premiering the next television ad for the movie within Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance.

Disney’s Marvel Studios continued its use of Facebook to promote upcoming feature film The Avengers, exclusively premiering the next television ad for the movie within Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance.

Cities expand, and so does CityVille, as developer Zynga rolled out an expansion to the Facebook game, CityVille Downtown, giving players more space to add buildings, as well as new premium businesses.

Disney is gearing up for Earth Day with its upcoming launch of Facebook game Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers, which it described as an “ecologically minded social game.”

Nissan, best known for building cars, built a Facebook application for Habitat for Humanity to help promote green building and raise funds.

Diamond Dash developer Wooga said the percentage of players of its social arcade game who choose to connect to Facebook has soared to 64 percent at the end of March, from 28 percent in December.

Facebook game developer Gaia Interactive brought a little soul to the social network, teaming up with fellow developer PlayPlus on the official launch of anime-inspired role-playing game Soul Crash.

Players of Facebook game Car Town can now get behind the wheel of a Ferrari, thanks to developer Cie Games.

Facebook launched a widget for developers to entice first-time buyers during the middle of game play.

Zynga confirmed in a press release today that it has acquired Omgpop, maker of Draw Something.

Fans of 1980s game shows are in luck, as “Press Your Luck” has come back to life as a Facebook game.