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Thứ Tư, 26 tháng 9, 2012

Native American Clothes

Game Info - Can you help this cute native american girl to choose the best native dress?
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

OBAMA Chess

Game Info - Like chess? Love Obama? With Barack's investiture as the new president of USA. Meet the prominent political figures from US Administration and Congress and have.
Game controls - Use mouse to play the game.

Hairstyle Makeover 2

Game Info - Make this girls new hairstyle.
Game controls - Use Mouse to interact.

Heavy Truck

Game Info - Drive your truck as you fire your cannon at barricades and enemies. Upgrade truck and dodge fire.
Game controls - U p and Down arrow keys to aim.
Left and Right arrow keys to move.
Space bar to shoot.

Narcolyxii II

Game Info - A top-down action shooting game. Shoot bugs, infected people, and large spiders
Game controls - W,A,S,D - To move.
Mouse key - To aim shoot/use melee.
R - To reload

Thứ Sáu, 7 tháng 9, 2012

Speed - Card Game, Tricky Duck Volleyball

Game Info - A Popular card game!

Place a card into either one of the middle pile of cards. The card always has to be one number higher, or one number lower than the card in the middle.

It's that simple!

Now. Play fast against the computer and see who can get rid of all their cards first!
Game controls - Use Mouse to interact

Game Info - Hit the volleyball onto your opponents side and keep it from hitting your side.
Game controls - Left / Right Arrow Keys - Move.
Spacebar - Serve / Hit Ball.
Z, X, C, V - Trick Moves.

Fishdom Spooky Splash, Youda Legend - The Curse of the Amsterdam Diamond

Game Info - Slide Halloween symbols to align 3 or more. Later levels get harder with locked areas of puzzles.
Game controls - This game is played with mouse only.

Game Info - Look through each scene as you try to find all the required objects hiding within. Fairly hard!
Game controls - This game is played with mouse only.

Bold Berry Lips Dressup, Christmas Charlotte Dressup

Game Info - She loves colorful clothes that will match her lipstick and accessories. Can you help her?
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Game Info - Dress up Charlotte in Santa Claus outfit so she could deliver all Christmas gifts.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Maggie Carrera en la Lluvia, GrossOut Battle for Sludge Valley

Game Info - Grab the stars and jump over the obstacles whenever they appear. Speed up to make things harder.
Game controls - Right Arrow - Move Forward.
Left Arrow - Brake.
Up Arrow - Jump.
Down Arrow - Crouch.
Spacebar - Speedup.

Game Info - Fight against other opponents in this turn based styled fighting game. Can you beat them all?
Game controls - Use Mouse to interact.

Sweater Dressup, Angel Garden Decor

Game Info - Choose a nice sweater suited for a cold season for her to wear.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Game Info - Drag items into the scene and make your own scene that you want. Multiple girls, creatures and items.
Game controls - Use Mouse to interact.

Ninjaman, This Seasons Best Dress Up

Game Info - Take revenge on the Dark Ninja, but watch out for his minions of evil as you navigate hazardous traps!
Game controls - Arrow Keys - Move.
D - Attack.
S - Depend.
J / Spacebar - Jump.

Game Info - Lets dress up this girl with popular jacket trends.
Game controls - Use Mouse to interact.

Flip Prom Dresses, EB2

Game Info - She needs your help in choosing a beautiful gown for the evening of her most awaited prom night.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Game Info - A sidescroller action game with a dash of physic blocks to knock over as you splatter enemies.
Game controls - Use Arrow keys or WASD keys to move.
Use mouse to aim and shoot.

Dracojan Skies Acolytes Final, Charming Cheerleader

Game Info - This is the finished version of the Dracojan Skies Acolytes series where you would be able to save the game and use new weapons. Follow the adventures of Rick Kramer as he try to protect Ethonian's guardians, the Drakojans. Collect power-ups as well. Good luck fighter!
Game controls - Arrow Keys - Move.
V - Primary weapon.
C - Special weapon.
X - Secondary weapon.
B - Boost.
Space - Use stage weapon.
1,2,3,4,5,6 - Select secondary weapon if collected.

Game Info - Dress up and get ready for a college football match GO TEAM GO!
Game controls - This game is played with mouse only.

Anzac Biscuit Cooking, World's Best Husband Show

Game Info - Ever tried the delicious Anzac Biscuits? Well, whether you tasted them or not, here is your chance to cook them yourself.
Game controls - This game is played with mouse only.

Game Info - These chores may seem like a drag, but do them right and your wife will make it worth your while...
Game controls - Take care of the chores before your wife comes home.
Laundry: Click to pick up the laundry and then click on the machine and choose a temperature.
Cooking: Click on food to see a description and then click Add to add it to tonight's menu.
Cleaning: Click to pick up and place items where they belong.

Look for Relaxed Shape, Mairena

Game Info - Look for relaxed shapes in festive fabrics like tigh pants or cashmere tunics. Then, you come the right place.
Game controls - Use Mouse to interact.

Game Info - Mairena will go to dinner tonight with her husband's parents. Make her look attractive because the restaurant is very elegant.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Lily, Kathryn In House Dressup

Game Info - What Lily likes the most is to experiment with sandals, which is her preferred shoe for the summertime.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Game Info - Kathryn is going nowhere today, but it wouldn't hurt to look good at home.
Game controls - Use Mouse to interact.

Fashion Show Shooter, Frenzy Kitchen

Game Info - At the fashion show they are hosting a cool game of shooter! Take control of the gun and shoot the annoying little stick men that appear from around the corners of the game. Make sure you reload otherwise you may run out of ammo! You can't dress up for the fashion show until you shoot the bad guys.
Game controls - Mouse key - To aim/shoot.
Space bar - To reload.

Game Info - Help Goofy prepare the meal for some Disney Character.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Magic Forest Game, Desolate Defense

Game Info - While you walk along the mysterious forest path, try to find the magic items in 5 minutes. Click on the items when you find them and if you see an evil witch on the path, click on her to destroy her.Game controls - Use D to move. forward.
Mouse to capture magic itemsand to get rid of witch.

Game Info - Create limited towers and then upgrade them as you take down the incoming waves of enemies.
Game controls - This game is played with mouse only.

Dynasty Street, Princess Gown Dressup

Game Info - Enter the Dynasty Street and battle your way through the hub and destroy the Red stick man.
Game controls - Instructions and Controls are in the game

Game Info - Choose the right gown for this cute princess.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Thứ Tư, 11 tháng 7, 2012

Primp My Toenails

Mô tả game: Incredible beauty game in which you'll have to contribute to a beautiful girl's look with a stylish pedicure session. Combine nail polishes, stickers, sandals, shoes and jewelry like rings and anklets. Learn to turn your feet into a weapon of seduction.
Điều khiển game: This game is played with mouse only.

Anzac Biscuit Cooking

Mô tả game: Ever tried the delicious Anzac Biscuits? Well, whether you tasted them or not, here is your chance to cook them yourself.
Điều khiển game: This game is played with mouse only.

Brave Kitten

Mô tả game: Find the differences between each set of pictures as the images tell a story of a brave kitten. Điều khiển game: This game is played with mouse only.

Harry Potter - Fight the Death Eaters

Mô tả game: Use your wand to defeat the Death Eaters before they reach you. Light up the 6 orbs to perform devastating Patronous charm and clear the whole area.
Điều khiển game: This game is played with mouse only.

Thứ Tư, 6 tháng 6, 2012

Vindex Gladiator

Mô tả game: Fight enemies in RPG turn style attacks as you manage your health and who you attack.
Điều khiển game: Use mouse to play the game.

New Collection Dress Up

Mô tả game: The new collection is in stores! Try every possible combination on this girl.
Điều khiển game: Use Mouse to interact.

Girl's Rush Dressup

Mô tả game: She is cute and adorable. She is set for a date but she needs the right outfit before goes. Choose dress and see if the guy will like her.
Điều khiển game: Use mouse to interact.

Thứ Ba, 29 tháng 5, 2012

Stunt Master

Mô tả game: Stunt Master is an action game based on a stuntman. Select a bike or a car and make sure you perform each stunt as good as possible. Try to clear all stunt levels.
Điều khiển game: Up Arrow Key - Accelerate. Spacebar - Nitro / Wheelie.

Potty Racers III

Mô tả game: Jump your porta potty as far as possible as you earn money to upgrade it to go farther.
Điều khiển game: Use Arrow Keys to play the game.

Battlefield Game

Mô tả game: Shoot all your enemies and don't let them destroy your wall.
Điều khiển game: Mouse - Aim / Shoot. Spacebar - Zoom. Up / Down Arrow Keys - Switch weapon.

Potty Racers III

Mô tả game: Jump your porta potty as far as possible as you earn money to upgrade it to go farther.
Điều khiển game: Use Arrow Keys to play the game.

Thứ Ba, 6 tháng 3, 2012

Natural Threat: Ominous Shores: A preview

Natural Threat: Ominous Shores
Natural Threat: Ominous Shores mixes nature and science in hidden object harmony

Some uncharted lands should remain that way, as you'll discover in Alawar's upcoming hidden object adventure game Natural Threat: Ominous Shores. Science has long abandoned a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific, but your friends have been captured there by unforgiving mutations of humanity. You'll need to use every ounce of observation and courage available to you to fight the threat that is stalking you and save your friends before it's too late.

Gallery: Natural Threat: Ominous Shores

Natural Threat looks to be much more of an adventure game than a hidden object game, with 32 different locations to explore, but only nine hidden object scenes to complete. The game's two difficulty levels will allow you an easier or more challenging time through the game (depending on your choice), including its 30 different puzzles and mini-games.

Jane Austen gets her game on from the grave in Rogues & Romance

Actually, scratch that: The legendary author is more likely to be turning in her grave. Between her most famous novel being zombified and now this, Jane Austen has probably become one disgruntled ghost. BBC Worldwide and Los Angeles-based Legacy Interactive have announced Jane Austen's Rogues & Romance for Facebook, a hidden-object social game based on Pride and Prejudice.

Rogues & Romance, for all intents and purposes, is The BBC's response to the explosion of hidden-object games on Facebook using a powerful (and oddly fitting) brand. According to Legacy Interactive creative director Donald Marshall, Rogues & Romance sees Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy somehow escape the pages of Austen's timeless novel. Of course, it will be your job to help bring them back into the book by finding various hidden objects in scenes inspired by the book.
Jane Austen's Rogues & Romance logo
While finding out how to convince Bennet and Darcy to get back into Pride and Prejudice, players will get to decorate their own manor house, dress up their avatars in Regency-era duds and "court" ... however that may pertain to the game. Legacy Interactive CEO Ariella Lehrer is apparently a member of The Jane Austen Society of North America, and her knowledge of all things Austen has been vital to the social game's creation.

Jane Austen's first social game is in the works courtesy of Cerebral Fix as well, with The BBC having worked to bring brands to free-to-play gaming before, like Dr. Who. As of this writing, Rogues & Romance is in the middle of a closed beta test, with a public release slated for March. You can find out even more about the game at its dedicated website, right here.

[Via Inside Social Games]

Are you excited or disappointed to learn that a Jane Austen social game is in the works? What has been your favorite branded Facebook game so far? S

Dear Esther: A review

Dear Esther
Dear Dear Esther,

I'm not a philosopher. While I do find myself pondering and analyzing from time to time, I don't make a daily routine out of finding "the meaning of it all" so I can't pretend to be one. I'm not entirely sure that you require the person you're interacting with to be one, which is a good thing. Your calming mood and subdued narrator are something that many people will enjoy, so it's a good idea not to turn anyone off with my take on you. But really though, the question is: What are you?

Gallery: Dear Esther

It would almost be rude of me to call you a "game" in the traditional sense. You're completely unlike most of what people will find here on Gamezebo. You're interactive, but there's not a single combative element to you. It's more that you have a story to tell, or you want to relay some details about something else that happened in your world. Either way, you let people stroll around your world, leaving it completely up to them to decide what paths to take and what sights to see. You don't let them run or jump, only walking and using one button to slightly zoom their vision. Four chapters are offered to your viewers that flow into each other with short breaks to load the next one. The experience could be over in an hour or four, depending on how much people want to see of what you have to offer.

Realm of the Mad God gives Steam some priceless, pixelated love

If you're a fan of indie games (and things that are awesome), chances are you've already played Realm of the Mad God. If that's the case, then chances are you're also a fan of Steam, developer Valve's game distribution service-meets-player network. A collision of two such awesome things was previously deemed impossible, but behold: Realm of the Mad God is now on Steam.

Realm of the Mad God (RotMG) maker Spry Fox--currently in a legal tussle with 6waves Lolapps--has described its gem as a "cooperative MMO bullet hell shooter," which will sound about right for those who've had the pleasure of playing. In RotMG, players must team up with their buddies as one of several staple role-playing game classes in the fight against the forces of Oryx. He is, well, a very angry god.

To dive in, all players need to do is open up Steam, head over to the store and then the "Free to Play" section under the "Genres" tab. Then it's as easy as clicking "Play Game." RotMG is just the latest in a string of free-to-play games to hit Steam, including Valve's own Team Fortress 2. (Reloaded Productions' post-apocalyptic, free-to-play MMO Fallen Earth was also added to Steam.) Want a primer on how to best tackle Realm of the Mad God? Check out our guide.

[Via MMO Hut]

Are you a fan of Realm of the Mad God? What do you think of the free-to-play offerings on Steam so far?

Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle: A review

Travel through time to find the would-be assassin of the King of France

In the present day, you're greeted by the ghost of Diane de Poitiers, mistress to the King of France in the 16th century. She calls for your help in saving her love and gives you an amulet capable of sending you back in time. In Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle, you'll travel throughout 16th century France, unlocking the secrets behind the King's attempted assassination, and unmasking those behind the conspiracy.

Gallery: Amulet of Time

Amulet of Time is, first and foremost, a hidden object game. This is almost to a fault, as there are far more scenes to complete than environments to explore. Still, there's a lot to do in the game, often requiring you to collect multiple items from a single scene that can be used elsewhere. The game employs a sort of living hidden object mechanic, where you'll be given a large list of items that you need to collect (say, ingredients to a potion or materials for a dress) but then allows you to freely move about the game's different environments to find them, rather than forcing you to find them within a single scene. Traditional HO scenes exist as well, with these being your average junkpiles. You can hover over items on your lists to see silhouettes of the items if you aren't sure what to look for, and the hint system recharges quite quickly if you still need it.

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Film Fatale
Film Fatale: Lights, Camera, Madness is a fast, fun, and fantastic romp

On the surface, Film Fatale: Lights, Camera, Madness! is entirely unremarkable in just about every way. It's graphically bland, not very challenging, and almost criminally short. Yet it's also the most fun I've had with a hidden object game in a very long time. It's a classic example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts - and it's a blast.

Gallery: Film Fatale

Back in the 1940s, one film director towered above all the rest: M.W. Vernon, a man of unparalleled vision and drive who built a movie studio on his own private island, where he intended to create his magnum opus. But plagued by infighting, financial troubles, injuries and even deaths, the project fell apart, leaving Vernon a broken man, driven to madness by his failure. The world slowly forgot about the mysterious studio, but now retired movie star Rita Ray has been kidnapped, and it's up to her daughter - that's you - to follow her to Vernon's island and bring her home!

Thứ Bảy, 3 tháng 3, 2012

Digital Chocolate expands its reach with acquisition of Sandlot Games

Digital Chocolate, a social game developer for mobile and Facebook best known for the popular game Millionaire City, has just acquired Sandlot Games. Sandlot Games are a publisher that host a variety of games on their web portal, with favorites being Super Granny and Cake Mania. The company is headquartered in Bothell, Washington and was founded in 2002, making it a fairly experienced casual games development team.

Trip Hawkins, Founder and CEO of Digital Chocolate says that this acquisition will help them "now expand further in Seattle and Eastern Europe." He also mentions that they expect to be the leading game studio in 5 of the 7 cities where they have a development presence. The partnership is mutually beneficial, enabling both parties to reach larger audiences with their cross--platform titles.

Digital Chocolate has been doing well in their efforts to go cross-platform. The company has had over 100 million game installs of titles like Millionaire City and Zombie Lane on the web, and has released over 100 social and casual titles.

EA sinks its teeth into Trade Nations developer Bight Games

Sometimes they're just way too easy to pass up. EA, veteran games publisher and now proud owner of PopCap Games, has purchased Charlottetown, Canada-based mobile game developer Bight Games for an undisclosed amount. (And just when you thought EA had little money left to throw around.)

Bight Games is best known for freemium iPhone games, or mobile games that take on the Facebook games payment model, like Trade Nations. In fact, the developer recently brought it's popular iPhone game published by Z2Live, Trade Nations, to Facebook.

Bight Games will join the existing EA Interactive (EAi) development division in Canada, though according to a blog post written by EAi lead Barry Cottle, EAi and Bight Games already go way back. The team has helped in the creation of several unnamed EAi mobile games, so I guess we can think of this as the two simply tying the knot after dating for so long--so cute!

"The freemium game model in mobile is here to stay, and it's growing fast," Cottle writes. And the guy has a point. Just look at games like Smurfs Village for iPhone by Capcom, which we all know probably did a little too well. But that's just one of likely hundreds of successful freemium games on smartphones. And EAi looks to dig deeper into that gold mine once the deal closes later this month.

[Via VentureBeat]

Do you think this was a good move for EA and EAi? With Bight Games, do you think EA could find success on mobile phones with the freemium model like Capcom has with its Beeline division?

Order & Chaos Online's Gameloft hits the bayou in New Orleans studio

The land of Mardi Gras and jambalaya will soon be known for another, more international pastime: video games. Gameloft, creator of mobile and Facebook games like Order & Chaos Online and N.O.V.A. Elite, has announced that it will open a studio in New Orleans, La. beginning Oct. 1 of this year. The Paris-based worldwide mobile games publisher is moving to the unofficial French capital of the states early with the promise that it will move into a more permanent location in 2012.

According to The Advertiser, Gameloft plans to hire 20 employees with the goal of creating its first locally-developed game within its first year. So, expect the first game to come from Gameloft New Orleans by October of 2012, and by then the company expects the studio to house at least 53 employees. Later, the studio is expected to grow to over 100 more employees to join Gameloft's 4,000-strong global talent force.

"As we seek to expand our presence in the U.S. we are looking for the most talented gaming professionals to help us maintain our position as an industry leader in digital and social games," said Gameloft studio GM Samir El Agili. We sure hope that these future developers have a better time than some reportedly did in Gameloft New Zealand. Then again, there's no way that could possibly happen in one of the party capitals of the U.S, right?

[Image Credit: Joystiq]

Do you think Gameloft moving into New Orleans is a good move on its part? Do you have any excuse not to head down there now?

Facebook: Google charges '5% because they don't have any users'

In my alley, them's fightin' words. The words came from the mouth of Facebook Director of Games Partnerships Sean Ryan during an event last week, Fortune reports. More specifically, Ryan is referring to the fact that Google takes just a 5 percent cut in revenues from developers with games hosted on its fresh Google+ social platform. Compare that to Facebook's whopping 30 percent through its Facebook Credits payment system, and you can see why Ryan would have such strong words for Google.

According to Fortune, Ryan likened Google's entry into the social games space to when McDonald's entered the premium coffee biz, where Starbucks has reigned supreme. (Fortune also cleverly points out that coffee has been huge for Mickey D's.) Google launched Google+ Games just last week with support from several major developers including Zynga, EA (and PopCap) and Wooga--three of the largest Facebook game developers today.

And Fortune reports that Google+ already has 25 million registered users, so it's growing rather quickly. Regardless, Google still has a ways to go in the face of Facebook's gargantuan 750 million-strong user base, not to mention a whopping 270 million monthly social gamers. If anything, it's simply amusing to see Facebook squirm ... at least just a little bit. Let's just wait and see if Google+ Games can turn those squirms into shivers.

[Image Credit: Content Crossroads]

Do you think Facebook's Sean Ryan was right in saying this? Do you think Google+ Games has a chance to compete with Facebook?

Sony PS Vita adds standard social features to its 'revolutionary' arsenal

When it's the nauseating buzz word of the decade, who can blame 'em? Sony's Jim Ryan revealed today during the company's keynote at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany that its upcoming PSP successor, the PS Vita, will have support for a number of social networks, Kotaku reports. Ryan touted that the Vita will allow players to access Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and even call their friends using Skype.

I can think of, well, hundreds of devices you can access all four of those services on, play games and (drum roll, please) ... make phone calls with. They're called smartphones, and they are exactly what Sony is looking at every time it utters the words "social gaming revolution." Honestly, I'd be more wowed if the Vita didn't include these features considering its aggressive approach to social gaming thus far. Not to mention existing PSPs can already make Skype calls and access Facebook.

Now, if game developers make liberal use of these social networks as gameplay mechanics, then I'd almost certainly be impressed. (And no, I'm not implying that FarmVille belongs on the PS Vita.) Pokes and prods almost aside, these features look to be supplemental to what Sony calls "revolutionary" social features like Near, Live and Party. But honestly, at this point, couldn't Sony have just made this the PlayStation Phone? Hey, I'm just sayin'. Check out video of the announcement below:

[Video Credit: Kotaku's Mike Fahey]

Do you think the PS Vita will be revolutionary when it comes to social gaming? Will this be enough for Sony to compete with the growing shift toward mobile phone gaming?

Chủ Nhật, 19 tháng 2, 2012

Google+ Games sidebar rips another note from Facebook's playbook

Imitation is the finest form of flattery, but this is just getting ridiculous. Google has updated the home page of its Google+ social network with a sidebar that allows users to jump into the games they've played recently. In other words, Google+ has ripped Facebook once again. (But don't think you're off the hook either, Facebook.) Granted, this is a fundamental change.

But that still doesn't explain why, after months of Google+ Games existing, that these incremental changes are introduced to the platform. Of course, it's not as if Facebook had its "Apps" sidebar trademarked or patented, but these updates only serve to make it looks as if Google+ biting off of its number one competitor chunk by chunk. The comparisons are simply unavoidable.

However, the Google+ Games sidebar does have a one-up over its Facebook counterpart: You can actually remove it. We do have to admire Google+ for how it much it allows users to change about what's displayed. That said, getting the Games sidebar back after removing it--aside from those fleeting moments in which you can click "Undo"--is currently unknown. Commenters are also clamoring for more games, which is something Google is taking very seriously ... almost too seriously.
Google+ Games sidebar
As Google continues to rip pages from Facebooks' playbook (and Facebook does the same), it'll be interesting to see how the company takes advantage of its unique position. Google has the chance to change how a social games platform is done. But not if it continues to entertain this slap fight with the gorilla.

[Via The Next Web]

[Image Credit: Vermont Lasmarias]

Are you playing games on Google+ still? What do you think of the experience, and what can Google do to improve it?

Mafia Wars Shakedown holds up the App Store for absolutely free

Well, that's not much of a holdup, now is it? Regardless, Mafia Wars Shakedown--or, as we like to call it: Mafia Wars Mobile: Take Three--is now available on the U.S. App Store for the cool price of "free". This next attempt at a suitable Mafia Wars game for mobile devices marks the first time Zynga has launched a full HTML5 game through the App Store.

And frankly, it looks downright slick when you consider it was built using HTML5, the web-based coding platform that Zynga has been less than bullish on before. Now, Mafia Wars Shakedown is the fourth HTML5-based game released by the developer, so we're going to guess Zynga is whistling a different tune by this point. According to a release, "Players are challenged to steal collection pieces from friends and strangers in order to earn powerful items and defeat bosses to level up from chump to Don."

But our very own in-depth preview can already tell you what the game is like. Based on that, it sounds like a fairly bare bones release that works well technically, but more importantly a number of features are already teased as "coming soon." The game's App Store page claims that players can steal from their friends live. So, we'd say Mafia Wars Shakedown is worth at least a try, if only to see what a Mafia Wars game looks like in real time.

Click here to download Mafia Wars Shakedown on iOS devices for Free Now >

Have you tried the previous Mafia Wars games on your smartphone? What do you hope has changed in Shakedown in comparison to those older releases?

Lunchtime Poll: Would you skip work to play a new Zynga game?

Right now is the best time to be a video game aficionado, especially if you own Microsoft's Xbox 360 or Sony's PlayStation 3 systems. Highly anticipated games, such as the new Gears of War, Batman and Call of Duty are hitting the shelves, and fans will do whatever it takes to get their hands on a copy ASAP -- including waiting in long lines at special midnight launch events held at various retail stores.

A new survey also says that lots of people are willing to skip work so they can spend hours sniping at enemies in the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 without interruption. CouponCodes4u asked 2,312 people if they were planning to take time off work to play the action-packed game and 19% said yes. Which made me wonder, would you consider skipping work to play CastleVille? What about another Zynga game? Sound off in today's Lunchtime Poll.
Would you skip work to play a new Zynga game?
Heck yeahCastleVille? Yes!Really depends on the gameNo way, I'll just play at workNo, never
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Zynga says 'gimme back' to early employees awarded company stocks

Or you're fired. No, seriously. That's essentially how a recent report by The Wall Street Journal reads, citing anonymous sources. According to the report, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus (pictured) and a number of his fellow higher-ups decided that it had awarded employees with too much stock while planning its much-awaited initial public offering (IPO) last year. Zynga wasn't very happy with the situation that put it in.

With this hindsight, Zynga decided to offer said employees an ultimatum: Either return your not-yet-vested stock or pack up your things. (According to CNET, it's common for tech startups to dole out stock packages to desired prospects to make seemingly-low salaries more attractive on the outset.) WSJ reports that Pincus and crew tried to offer the take-it-or-leave-it to employees they felt whose contributions to Zynga didn't reflect the potential windfall they could come into once the IPO hit. According to WSJ, the execs hoped to lure in future employees with the promise of stock.

To put things into perspective, Zynga is expected to clear $1 billion with its IPO, which could make some of said employees very, very rich. Once Pincus and other execs approached their target employees with the demand, they were unsurprisingly met with resistance. WSJ cites two anonymous employees that hired attorneys to settle with Zynga, giving up only a portion of their shares.

One of those employees has since left the FarmVille maker. Of course, this is far from the first time nameless Zynga employees have spoke out regarding the company's practices. We've reached out to Zynga for comment.

What do you think of how Zynga handled the situation, based on the WSJ report? How would you have reacted to such an ultimatum?

Angry Birds looks to make angry bucks, flocks to overseas retail stores

We know what you're thinking: "But wait, isn't Angry Birds absolutely free to play on Google+ and in the Chrome Web Store?" Why yes, it is. MCV reports that Rovio's flagship mobile-turned-everywhere game will hit retailers in the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand for £10.20. That amounts to about $16.25 USD. A majority of which we gather is for the disc.

If you want to nitpick, that's three copies of each of the Angry Birds games released for iOS and enough for yet another. As irony would have it, the publishing deal Finland-based Rovio signed with Focus Multimedia covers PC versions of all three Angry Birds games. The first game to be released under the deal is none other than the original game on Nov. 25. The game has already reached 500 million downloads across all the platforms it exists on, so why now go the brick and mortar route?

"Boxed retail is another way to reach more audience," Rovio spokesperson Ville Heijari told MCV. "Digital and mobile are still at the core of our business, but boxed retail is a good addition for taking the brand forward." The guy has a point: If Rovio is serious about hitting the 1 billion fan mark, the company must consider those unfortunately without Internet access. However, we doubt charging them ten times as much for the game will have them running to the nearest GameStop.

[Via Pocket Gamer]

What do you think of how much Rovio is charging for the PC retail version of Angry Birds? Should Rovio be focused on the Internet-less crowd in its quest for 1 billion players?

FarmVille, Angry Birds double the number of gamers in three years

Games -- everybody loves 'em. Or, at least, more people love them than ever before. A new Parks Associates study shows that the number of gamers have doubled in the past three years thanks to games like FarmVille and Angry Birds.

The study surveyed people who play at least one hour of games every month, and that number increased from 56 million in 2008 to 135 million in 2011. The majority of the new gamers are so-called 'casual gamers,' many of whom play quick-hit games on social networks and mobile devices.

"These changes have significant implications for the gaming industry," Parks Associates analyst Pietro Macchiarella says. "This new majority of casual gamers is looking for games with low entry barriers, with limited investments required in terms of dollars and time necessary to learn the game.

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"The ubiquity of portable devices and Internet access allows more people to play on-the-go, putting pressure on the gaming industry to design games that can deliver a satisfactory experience within these specific conditions," he adds.

Macchiarella predicts that with the rapid consumer adoption of tablets, such as the not-yet-released Amazon Kindle Fire, Americans will spend more time than gaming before as well. More people spending more time playing accessible games on even more accessible devices? Yep, sounds about right to us.

Could Disney's Playdom be in worse shape than previously thought?

That's what a report by Business Insider looks to get to the bottom of, citing several anonymous sources. The report lists several bulleted claims by unnamed folks close to Playdom that range from a handful of high level execs have left the company recently to Playdom was forced to relinquish control over what games it made to Disney. And the House of Mouse is unsurprisingly reportedly not very happy about it.

"Six top executives at the VP level or above have moved on in the last three months including Playdom's Co-COO," one nameless source told Business Insider. Another source told the website that soon after Disney's $400 million plus acquisition of Playdom, the new parent company quickly "started to come in and ask Playdom to work on certain games and drop others," according to Business Insider.

Another notable takeaway from the report states that "voices within Playdom" said that they didn't see a value in pursuing Disney's lucrative brands within social games, because kids--Disney's target audience--doesn't pay up on Facebook. Other anonymous sources came to Playdom's defense, claiming that the company "is making three or four times as much money off its users as other social gaming companies," Business Insider reports.

Disney issued a response to Business Insider, reminding readers that Gardens of Time has been the company's most successful Facebook game, reaching top five status at one point. More importantly, the company was keen on letting players know that the first social game based on a Disney brand is coming. (We guess this one doesn't count then?)