Best Interior Design

Game Info - Help the girl to choose the decoration for her room.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Climate Chaos

Game Info - The Super Flash Bros present a brand new 3D adventure from the world of Another Day. Featuring original music by Dustball and voice acting by Egoraptor!
Game controls - Arrow Keys - Movement

Lady Pirate

Game Info - Are you in for a reckless adventure? Come aboard and dress up this sexy, yet dangerous lady pirate.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Sunshine Dress Up

Game Info - Its a beautiful summers day,dress over the doll for a lovely summers day stroll.
Game controls - Use Mouse to interact.

Wiggimart

Game Info - Can you keep off with taking the bad food off the grocery store conveyor belt?
Game controls - Arrow keys to move.
Space bar to grad things and throw them away.

John Cena - Find The Alphabets, Sponge Bob SquarePants Bikini Bottom Bust Up

Game Info - Analyze your power of observation by finding out the alphabets. For each accurate click, score will get increased and for wrong click, score will get reduced.
Game controls - This game is played with mouse only.

Game Info - A fighting game with SpongeBob characters. Two fighting modes.
Game controls - Left / Right Arrow - Dodge.
S, D - Punch.
Spacebar - Special Attack.

Hide 'n' Go Milk, Nesquik Quest

Game Info - Help Otis serve milk to the party-animals at the barn before sunrise. Collect bottles and return them to the barn to earn points. Don't get spotted or the party will be over! Switch to thew cow position or run away fro, the spotlight.
Game controls - Up Arrow Keys - Jump.
Left / Right Arrow Keys - Run.
Down Arrow Key - Crouch / Give Bottle.
Spacebar - Switch to cow position.

Game Info - Help bunny to get a glass of Nesquik in this adventure game!
Game controls - Mouse - Interaction

Urban Wizard, Animal Wars

Game Info - Slay or shoot down all the evil warlocks that are trying to kill you. Everytime you finished an opponent a new one seems to fall down from the sky. The background music will put you in the right mood.
Game controls - Left / Right Arrow Key - Move Left / Right.
Up Arrow Key - Jump.
Down Arrow Key - Sword Attack.
Mouse - Aim / Shoot.
CTRL - Change Weapon.

Game Info - Like Worm games? You should evolve, dude! Angry goats, slimy slugs, fire ants and poopy gorillas wage war against each other. Battle across America, my friends!
Game controls - Mouse control and see in-game instructions.

Dress Wardrobe, Girl Makeover 6

Game Info - This girl got a wardrobe that the rest of us can just dream about, can you help her with the dress up?
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Game Info - Help this girl get a beauty make over, choose the right dress, new hair style and beauty kit combination for her to achieve the beautiful new look.
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Monster Slayers, Holly Hobbie: Muffin Maker

Game Info - Create and upgrade units as you control when they attack, and retreat from the enemy.
Game controls - This game is played with mouse only.

Game Info - Help these three nice girls decorate muffins!
Game controls - Use mouse to interact.

Larissa

Mô tả game:
Larissa is a girl with her own style. She likes to always be the most elegant at school. Dress her as she deserves to be dressed.
Điều khiển game: Use mouse to interact.

Victory Girl Dressup

Mô tả game:
Pick clothes and pompoms for this little cheerleader!
Điều khiển game: Use mouse to interact.

Bullet Time Fighting

Mô tả game:
Fight your enemy with special moves that you inherited from the famous movie.
Điều khiển game: Left / Right Arrow Keys - To move.
Up Arrow Key - To jump.
Down Arrow Key - Punch.
M - Slow motion.
Up + Down Arrow Key - Dodge.

3D Racer 2

Mô tả game:
Your back in your racer speeding through the streets as fast as you can, avoiding cars, and using your guns to clear the road. Get into rage mode and take out anybody in your path. If things go bad, just drop a NUKE on everybody.
Điều khiển game: Left and Right Arrow keys - To move.
Space bar - To rage mode.
X - To shoot.
N - To nuke.
P - To pause.

Bullet Bender

Mô tả game:
Earn money by piercing materials and buy a range of different guns and upgrades. Use your upgrades to shoot the farthest and top the high-score charts!
Điều khiển game: This game is played with mouse only.

Frosted Fun Cake

Mô tả game:
Any occasion is a special occasion when it comes to baking and decorating a delicious 2 story cake! Get fancy and have fun with all kinds of different colored frosting, chocolates, fruits and more!
Điều khiển game: This game is played with mouse only.

Desert Rage

Mô tả game:
Desert Rage is an Extreme bike adventurous game. You will win only if you survive surprise paths with harsh environment of desert. Ride your bike on desert terrain mountain with lots of adventure paths.
Điều khiển game: Use arrow keys to drive.

Lead 4 Dead

Mô tả game:
Shoot the zombies in this top-down shooter. Earn points to buy guns, create barricades, unlock areas
Điều khiển game: WASD keys to move.
Use mouse to aim and shoot.
R to reload.
Q to use knife.
1-2 to change weapon.
G to Use primary weapon.
C to use secondary weapon.
E to use anti ghost pulse.
F to repair walls, pick up weapons, and open crates.
X to use rifle grenade.
Arrow keys to move cam.
Space bar to lock cam to a player.
S to save game.
Space bar to toggle radar.

Lovely Daughter Surprise

Mô tả game:
Thanksgiving is coming up soon and Rachaels mom is very busy preparing for the thanksgiving dinner party. Rachaels mum has invited all her friends and relatives for the party. Since its a lot of work Rachael has asked for your help to complete all the tasks before her mom finds out. Help Rachael surprise her mum and make her happy. You have to complete the entire tasks in the given time limit. Use the hints in case you get stuck anywhere.
Điều khiển game: This game is played with mouse only.

Heavy Metal

Mô tả game:
She's the rocking chic ready to blow your mind.
Điều khiển game: This game is played with mouse only.

Indestruc2Tank

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Get underneath your enemies and wait for their missile, or hit them while you are in the air.

How to Play:

Left/Right arrows = Move left/right

King Defender

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The enemy's coming, and there's nowhere for the royal family to hide!

How to Play:

Mouse over the borders of the screen to scroll through the landscape. Click and drag building blocks from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen to create a stable castle that will protect the royal family members from the incoming siege. Once your castle is built, click "Start Siege" to see how it holds up!

Castle Guardian

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Keep an airtight defense against the enemy's minions...

How to Play:

Use the mouse to secure your castle against the onslaught. Collect coins from fallen enemies to finance upgrades: train archers and mages, improve your ability to grab cash, and improve the castle's defensive stats. To the battlefield!

Barbarian Onslaught

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Barbarian (n): He who kills everything in his path.

How to Play:

Arrows or WASD = Walk & Jump
Space = Attack or Pick up/Throw
Esc = Pause

Dominion

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Restore peace to the magical kingdom of Morphilia.

How to Play:

Channel the power of 4 elements to defend the castle for as long as possible from waves of invaders. Purchase upgrades from the store and attack your foes strategically to make the most of your magical powers!

Indestructo Tank EA

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Use the enemies' own weapons against them!

How to Play:

Left/Right arrow = Move left/right
Up arrow = Jump (only when “Boom Bar” is full)
Space = Access menu

VK 1939

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The war is on and you are the commander of the troops. Don't let your country down.

How to Play:

Click units to go into production (+ Shift for 5 at a time) and to select them (drag or double-click for multiple units) and their target. Esc/Spacebar deselects. Buy upgrades between battles.

Defense Fleet Paper Defense

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The enemy is relentless, but there's always time for asteroid target practice.

How to Play:

Click and drag on a unit to move it, dragging it to an enemy unit to attack. Drag over the background to select several units or double-click a unit to select all of one type. Defend your planet, attacking asteroids for extra points and to make your ships bigger. Use your points to buy more units between waves.

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The best defense is a good offense...

How to Play:

Place walls and guns around your base to defend it from the marauding hordes! Different types of walls earn you different bonuses—choose carefully or it’s game over! Make sure to take the tutorial...

Crop Circles Meteorites Are Dangerous

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These brain-snacking intergalactic travelers can still be tripped up by a few misplaced crop circles.

How to Play:

Drag the crop circles to make the path that the aliens will follow longer and place defensive units around it.

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Shooting stars might seem pretty way up in the sky, but what about when they're shooting in your direction?

How to Play:

Mouse = Aim
Click = Shoot using laser
Click, hold, release = Shoot using meteorite

Protect your base from falling meteoroids by deflecting them with laser fire, catching them in your collection bin, or shooting them with your captured meteorites.

Magic Defense Flash Element

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A moral magician only uses magic for self-defense!

How to Play:

Mouse = Aim & Shoot
1-4 = Change Spell
Space = Special Spell

Position your mouse in the direction you want to cast your spells, then click and hold to shoot them off. Wipe out all the incoming enemies before your health runs out!

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Kill all the animals by building attacking towers before they reach the end of the maze.

How to Play:

Left-click to choose a tower and its position.

Goodgame Empire

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Crush your enemies and conquer the world—one castle at a time!

How to Play:

Prepare for a colossal crusade to conquer the map. Follow the in-game instructions to perfect your battle strategy and increase the borders of your burgeoning empire, forging alliances with friends to support your cause...

Millionaire City

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Eat your heart out, Donald Trump!

How to Play:

Follow the instructions to make as much cash as possible, wheeling and dealing on the property market. Create a real estate empire by building pizza parlors, bungalows, and parks—get the balance just right and watch the cash roll in!

Pet Party

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Join the pet-pampering party with your own customized critter!

How to Play:

Decorate your home, play with your pet, and visit your friends—you can do it all here!

Goodgame Mafia

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The godfather's got an offer you can't refuse...

How to Play:

Do missions for the boss, deal goods on the black market, and team up with other players...or take them out. Muscle your way into the role of master mafioso!

Slotomania

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Roll up and reel in the jackpot in slot-machine paradise!

How to Play:

Love slot machines? Take Slotomania for a spin! This super-addictive casino game gives you all the fun and thrills of Vegas, right at your fingertips! The more you play the more you win. Keep coming back to refresh your coins and unlock tons of cool new machines. Invite your friends to join you and send each other free spins and gifts. What are you waiting for? Spin!

Jessy’s Party Prep

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Jessy's pumped for tonight's party, but she hasn't prepared at all!

How to Play:

Help Jessy get ready for the party by cleansing her skin, plucking her eyebrows, and applying some makeup.

To cleanse her skin, click on the key zones of her face: forehead, t-zone, cheeks, and chin! Click Jessy's face once to rinse the make-up off. Then click on the pesky unwanted eyebrow hairs to pluck them out. To apply makeup, click on the color that you want, then click on the corresponding part of Jessy's face.

Make Up Race

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This make-up match will make your head spin!

How to Play:

Click through the make-up tabs, then use the arrows to browse. Match your model to the photo, by clicking on the make-up options to apply changes. Be quick on the draw—you're racing the make-up artist to your right!

Kardashian Sisters Make-Up

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Get krazy with the sisters K!

How to Play:

Pick your favorite Kardashian sister and pump up the glam by browsing the make-up and accessory icons. Nothing's too luxurious for these lovely ladies!

Sandy's Skin Solutions

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Sandy's sensitive skin is breaking out, and she needs your help to get the spotty situation under control!

How to Play:

Help Sandy cleanse her skin by clicking on the key zones of her face: forehead, t-zone, cheeks, and chin! The faster you finish, the higher you'll score.

Make-Up on the Run

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Multitasking is a girl's best friend.

How to Play:

Left/Right = Move
Mouse = Apply Make-Up

Put your make-up on while you go about your daily business, but don't bump into anybody!

Goth Girl Makeover

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Go haute goth with this mysterious maiden...

How to Play:

Follow the in-game hints to give this gothic girl a head-to-toe makeover. Start with a cleansing facial, then play with her make-up and wardrobe!

Scrub & Peel Makeover

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Manage this spa-crazy covergirl's skincare regimen.

How to Play:

Learn to pamper your skin in this makeover game. Start with a little spa treatment, then do the model's make-up, hair, and overall styling.

Sift Heads World - Ultimatum

Mô tả game: The team is back with an unstoppable fury as they are being chased by the police, Alonzo and Yuuma. Vinnie, Shorty and Kiro's skills will be put to the test.
Điều khiển game: Use the mouse to move around, interact with characters, activate action spots, pickup objects and to aim or shoot, Space bar to equip your weapon, R to reload and WASD keys in animation sequences. 

King Of Fighters Wing

Mô tả game: Fight against the computer as you setup your game, choose your character and try to win.
Điều khiển game: Player 1:W, A, S, D keys -To move. U, I, O, J, K, L keys- To attack. J - To enter. Player 2: Arrow Keys - To move. Numbers 1-6 - To attack. Number 1 - To enter. 

Mario Kart Racing

Mô tả game: Drive with Mario in this fantastic road game.
Điều khiển game: Use arrow keys to drive.

Freegear

Mô tả game: Some old school racing similar to the Top Gear and Lotus Challenge games. The player must compete in five tournaments against seven other drivers to ultimately win the world championship. In total, 20 races can be played in various weather conditions and environments.
Điều khiển game: Arrow Keys - Drive. Z, X - Gear Up / Down. C - Nitro. 

Prom Preparation Makeover

Mô tả game: Emily is now ready to share with you girls the beauty and fashion secrets of a spectacular Prom Preparation Makeover, as she is getting ready for her prom night and she has had lots of practice with making herself look gorgeous. Start the Prom Preparation Makeover with a facial treatment, using cleanser and face masks in lots of colors like white, navy or yellow, with an extra touch of cucumber and rose petals. After your face looks smooth and shinning, continue with the make up and finish with styling your hair and putting on a beautiful princess gown. Check out the amazing colors that Emily has in her make up kit and prove her what a skilled make up artist you are by giving her the best prom make up that she has ever had. From gorgeous eyeshadow and nail polish colors to lovely mascara, blush, eyeliner, glossy lipstick and even eye lenses, you will find all you need for a super hot look. Last but not least, finish the Cinderella prom transformation choosing the prom dress that you fancy the most, the trendiest hair style, purse and jewelries. Enjoy the amazing Prom Preparation Makeover game!
Điều khiển game: This game is played by mouse only. 

FarmVille Recipe Mastery Billboard: Everything you need to know

Depending on how many items your craft in your Craftshops, Bakeries, Spas and the like, you may or may not need the newest mastery billboard that was released in FarmVille this week: the Recipe Mastery Billboard. As the name suggests, this billboard, once built (or expanded) will allow you to store all of the crafting mastery billboards you may have earned since crafting first launched in the game. Did you master all of the GagaVille recipes, for instance? Now, you'll have a place to not only store those signs, but display them alongside all others in a relatively small area.

As usual, the Recipe Mastery Billboard requires you to collect building materials to actually construct it.

    8 San Paper
    8 Wood Glue
    8 Clamps


When you collect these (either by asking friends or by purchasing them for one Farm Cash per individual ingredient), you'll be left with the most basic of Recipe Mastery Billboards, which can be expanded to hold more individual signs by collecting more and more ingredients via the help of friends (or some Farm Cash).

Again, there's nothing forcing you to place this Recipe Mastery Billboard, if you simply don't craft enough items to make the lengthy build worthwhile, but if you are looking to save even more space on your farm(s), without losing the mastery signs you worked so hard to earn in the first place, here's another option for you to do just that.

What do you think of this Recipe Mastery Billboard? Have you crafted enough items to full mastery that you need this billboard to store them all?

FarmVille: Get 20 Farm Cash and 10 Facebook Credits for just $1

Well, you can if you're lucky. While not all farmers have been given access to this new offer in FarmVille, FVNation is reporting that some players can now purchase 10 Facebook Credits for $1 US, only to receive 20 Farm Cash for free just by doing so. To see if you're eligible for this offer, click on "Get Farm Cash" on top of the FarmVille gameplay area. Then click on the large green "View Special Offers" button as you scroll down the page.

If you have this offer available to you, you'll need to scroll through the list of offers (that would normally require you to sign up for some kind of service in exchange for free Farm Cash) until you see the 20 free Farm Cash offer. Again, not all players have this offer available to them, as of this writing, but it's worth the few seconds to check out if you're one of the lucky few, right? 20 Farm Cash plus 10 Facebook Credits (which could be used for more Farm Cash or in any other Facebook game) all for $1? Talk about a bargain!

[Second Image Credit: FVNation]

Will you check to see if you can purchase this $1 Facebook Credits / Farm Cash deal, or have you already checked and didn't see it available?

Empires & Allies World Domination: Everything you need to know

A large new feature has launched in Empires & Allies this week, and according to Zynga, this might be the largest update the company has ever released in the game. The feature? World Domination! From now on, you'll have a new score at the top of your gameplay screen: your Domination Score. Every player will automatically have a starting score assigned to them, based on their level. This score relates to a Domination Rank, with the highest rank available being 100. However, even the most veteran players (that is, players at around Level 75) won't have a rank of 100 - the highest rank any one person can have to start is just 50, giving you room to grow.

The rank matters when it comes to unlocking new units, with new units being locked to particular Domination Ranks. How do you raise your rank? Well, by completing World Domination battles. In the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, you'll see an option to compete in World Domination battles in a similar way to starting the Battle Blitz process. You'll see a new menu, listing players and their Domination Ranks, and can assemble your own Defense Force using units that will not be destroyed when attacked by enemies.

Opponents are automatically displayed based on your Domination Rank, so you won't face someone who is extremely stronger than you, but you also can't "exploit" the system by attacking the "little guy." There is a slight variation in ranks, and attacking someone with a higher rank and winning will offer you more Domination Points and vice versa. The catch here is that you won't know what the Defense Force of your opponent is, so you'll need to have as strong an army as possible before attacking anyone.

If a player challenges you, they'll become your Rival and you'll earn extra Dominance Points when challenging them in the future. Similar to an old system in Mafia Wars, you can also flag a user on the game's Hit List, posting an item to your wall, allowing your friends to attack that particular player for bonus points as well. Of course, you'll likely receive some revenge attacks from that player as well, so plan your moves ahead before deciding to add someone to the Hit List.

This is an incredibly in-depth new feature in Empires & Allies, but the best way to learn how to handle it is to simply play the game. Good luck raising your Dominance Rank and earning some new units for your armies!

Check out the rest of our Empires & Allies Cheats and Tips right here.

What do you think of this World Domination feature? Do you think another in-game score and leaderboard was really necessary?

Adventure World Windmill: Increase your energy from 30 to 42

Perhaps more than any other game in Zynga's catalog, energy plays a major role in your progress in Adventure World, but you can now increase your maximum energy cap from 30 (its current maximum) to 42 points by placing and tending your new Windmill.

The Windmill requires you to collect quite a few items before it can actually be built:

    7 Metal Blades
    7 Wooden Trestles
    7 Drive Shafts
    7 Spur Gears
    7 Weather Vanes
    7 Small Pumps


The Drive Shafts and Small Pumps are found almost exclusively on Expedition maps (you can click on them within the Windmill's menu to be taken to the appropriate maps), while the other four items can also be earned by asking your friends to send them to you.
Once you've finished building the Windmill, you'll be able to tend it once per day using Supplies. The first day that you tend your Windmill, your maximum energy cap will increase by +1, and you'll need to keep tending it once per day to keep it there. Likewise, if you forget to tend it for a full 24 hour period, the cap will drop back down (but can never go back below 30 points). If you're familiar with the Dam in CityVille, this feature is incredibly similar in that respect.

You'll need to upgrade your Windmill by collecting more and more parts, so that you can eventually reach Level 4, and have the most room for improvement. Level 2 will allow you to reach a maximum energy cap of 34 points, and Level 3 will allow you to have up to 38 points. Level 4, of course, finally raises the maximum allowed energy to 42 points. Again, you'll gain a point each day that you tend the Windmill, so long as you continue to do so without missing any days.

Will you try to upgrade your Windmill all of the way to Level 4, or are you fine with just having 30 points of maximum energy?

Pioneer Trail Littlest Prospector Timed Goal: Everything you need to know

As part of Pioneer Trail's Gold Rush feature, you can now complete a new timed goal surrounding Little Crow and her desire to join in on the fun. She thinks she's stumbled onto some gold right here on the Homestead, but you'll need to help her figure out if she really did. You'll have 14 days to complete this goal, which must be accepted in your game by March 5.

The Littlest Prospector!

    Craft 5 Hand Picks
    Collect 20 Mysterious Nuggets
    Collect 15 Gold Inspections


Handpicks are crafted using Cherrywood Handles and Handpick Edges. You can earn the Handpick Edges by asking your friends to send them to you. If you can finish all of these tasks within the 14 days given to you (that's actually a fairly long time, all things considered), you'll finish this goal and will receive 700 XP, 400 coins and a Golden Toy Boxcar item for your Homestead.

If more Gold Rush timed goals launch in Pioneer Trail, we'll make sure to let you know.

What do you think of this Littlest Prospector goal?

Cafe World Science Fair Catering Order: Everything you need to know

A new catering order has launched in Cafe World, offering some young scientists a chance to show off in your cafe. You'll need to cater the Science Fair, rewarding these young geniuses on their hard work, but the ultimately reward here is only a decoration. If you're into receiving free dishes from catering orders, feel free to skip this one entirely in favor of completing goals or anything on your plate.

If you decide to tackle this, you'll need to serve Seafood Paella (a 14-hour dish) 700 times, Gem Cake (a 12-hour dish) 600 times and Stuffed Portabellas (a six-hour dish) 500 times. You'll be able to bring 13 friends in on this order with you to help you finish the cooking tasks, but these are definitely some huge numbers to finish in just three days (for the major prize).

In addition to these cooking tasks, you'll also need to collect 10 Beakers, 10 Bunsen Burners and 10 Periodic Tables from friends.

If you can finish all six of these tasks within the first three days of starting, you'll earn the three-star rating, 15 Catering Points, 7,500 Cafe Points, 200,000 coins and the Bubbling Volcano. If you can't finish within the first three days, but still finish within five days, you'll earn two-stars, 10 Catering Points, 5,000 Cafe Points and 125,000 coins. Finally, for finishing at any point after the first five days of starting, you'll receive just a single star, 5 Catering Points, 3,000 Cafe Points and 75,000 coins.

Again, you won't receive a free recipe for completing this order, so feel free to put it on the back burner (pun intended) until you're really ready to tackle it if you don't feel like doing so right now. Good luck!

What do you think of this Science Fair catering order? Are the requirements too high to try and complete within three days?

Hidden Chronicles passes FarmVille and CastleVille, becomes #3 Facebook game

And Zynga has done it yet again. Proving that the hidden object genre can definitely work to attract a crowd on Facebook, Zynga's Hidden Chronicles has skyrocketed up the AppData charts for top Facebook games, and now sits in spot #3, just behind Zynga Poker and, of course, CityVille.

Hidden Chronicles has gained 2.9 million players in just the last seven days, and now sits at 31.2 million monthly active players and 7 million daily active players. Meanwhile, CastleVille and FarmVille now sit at places #4 and #5, with 29.5 million and 28.3 million monthly players, respectively.

The Hidden Chronicles cross-promotions definitely seem to have been a major factor here, as the charts really started to climb around January 20, when those promotions started launching. Still, the promise of free items in other Zynga games can only go so far, as users look to be sticking around for the long haul, at least for now. Will Hidden Chronicles continue to climb at such a steady rate? Could CityVille have another challenger in the arena for top Facebook game? We'll make sure to keep an eye on things and will let you know if Hidden Chronicles pulls off what seems to be the impossible: dethroning CityVille.

Have you jumped into Hidden Chronicles yet? What do you think of Zynga's take on the hidden object genre?

SuperPoke! Pets creator 'working out the details' on post-closure access

To say even that SuperPoke! Pets fans are "pissed" is an understatement. (Seriously, just look at the comments on our first post regarding the sad news.) SuperPoke Pets and SPP Ranch players' rage at Slide's shuttering at the hand of Google has made headlines of nearly every major news outlet, and finally some details regarding Slide's response have come to light.

Namely, CNN reports that Slide and Google representatives have responded to complaints concerning players' hard-earned cash pumped into the now-defunct game. "One thing you can't do [with virtual goods] is bring them home and keep them forever," Slide's communications team wrote on the SuperPoke! Pets forums in response to complaints.

While Slide did say that it's "working out the details" on how to make some of the games' content and items available outside of the game, it also compared digital pets purchased with real cash to Halloween costumes, according to CNN. "You purchase it to dress up and enjoy the experience, but likely don't wear that costume day in and day out, or for every Halloween thereafter," the team wrote. (Um, was I the only kid who had to wear the same costume for a few Halloweens?)

Net Jacobsson, a former Facebook executive and adviser to companies like CrowdStar, told CNN that refunding players with their hard-earned, spent digital cash is far from simple. "The accounting issues can be massively complicated," Jacobsson told CNN. "They've already counted it as revenue. They've taxed it. Refunding $20 would cost more than $20, not to mention the man-hours involved in dealing with it."

CNN recalls that, when games like Pirates Ahoy! and Gangster City shut down, creator Playfish allowed players to take their earned currency into a new Playfish game and offered free incentives for the games' fans to enjoy new Playfish games. However, players wouldn't exactly have any other Slide games to go to. So, why not herd the disgruntled players into one of those shiny new Google+ Games with either some free in-game cash or other incentives? Or, here's just a thought: Bring the games into Google+ Games already.

How do you think Slide and Google should handle the unfortunate situation?

Top 25 Facebook Games - September 2011: Rise of The Sims Social

Will Zynga finally be dethroned? August saw one of the biggest upsets in Facebook gaming history, as EA and Playfish released The Sims Social. Short after its shoddy release in the middle of the month, the game has skyrocketed to third place this month with over 7.5 million daily players and fifth place on the monthly player charts with over 24 million players. While CityVille, Empires & Allies, Zynga Poker and FarmVille are on top of the charts yet again, all four games have suffered declines.

If this doesn't stir the pot a bit in the Facebook gaming world, nothing will. But The Sims Social isn't the only new game to upset the charts and displace a few hit games. Zynga's The Pioneer Trail expansion hit the monthly chart just under The Sims Social in sixth place at a healthy 19.7 million players. Words with Friends, the Facebook version of the popular mobile game, released in August to over 11.5 million monthly players, while Ubisoft set The Smurfs and Co. loose to over 8.6 million rabid fans and hit 16th place.

The casualties for this month include August's last five spot holders: Treasure Isle, Zombie Lane, Happy Aquarium, Mall World and Crime City. These games weren't just displaced because of the influx of new games hitting top spots, but all five were already on a decline. This allowed new additions like the Bubble and Ninja Sagas in the 21 and 22 spots at 6.6 million and 6.2 million monthly players, respectively.

Top 25 Facebook Games September
But look more closely at this month's chart, and you'll notice that each and every one of these brand new games to upset the charts is backed by a massive, recognizable brand. Perhaps this is what it takes to disrupt the status quo in Facebook games. And with ambitious branded games like Dexter Slice of Life on the way, our guess is that you'll be seeing a lot more from where The Sims Social and The Smurfs and Co. came from.

[Source and Image Credit: Inside Social Games]

What do you think of the charts this month? Do you think these branded games will continue to upset the Facebook games world?

Facebook Credits enter Asia, but what about Zynga Game Cards?

Now, it will be even easier for folks in southern Asia to waste money on buy virtual items in their favorite Facebook games. Facebook Credits, the platform's dominant currency, will enter several Asian markets through MOL, Asia's Internet services payment provider with over 600,000 locations.

The strategic partnership allows Asian Facebook gamers to purchase Facebook Credits online through MOLPoints, or what becomes of users' money when purchased, through a new MOLPoints application on Facebook. "MOL is committed to ensure that our consumers are able to acquire virtual currency for their digital lifestyle with safety and ease and we believe that this strong partnership with Facebook will continue MOL's momentum to provide highly effective monetization solutions for the social web." said MOL CEO Ganesh Kumar Bangah in a statement.

MOL says that it puts no surcharges on its MOLPoint transactions, which are conducted over a secure payment gateway. That's all well and good, but didn't Zynga just enter the same territory a few months back with the exact same company? Indeed, so what could this mean for the company's Game Cards? Judging from the wording in MOL's release (and the step-by-step guide on its website), this service will be online only.

This means that Zynga Game Cards would still be the go-to option for low-income families in Asia that can only buy in-game content with cash. Regardless, the news speaks volumes to the fact that Facebook gaming is huge in more places than just the U.S., Europe and Japan. And the social gaming scene can only grow from here.

Do you think southern Asia could become a power player in the social games world? And who do you think will gain dominance in the region: Zynga, DeNA, Gree ... or someone else?

GameStop sees the (iPhone back)light, will sell iOS devices [Rumor]

First Facebook, and now ... iPads? According to 9to5 Mac, the ubiquitous, brick-and-mortar games retailer plans to sell iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. The website cites several anonymous sources that say the announcement was made at the company's annual private trade show in Las Vegas last week. And if you think that it's all poppycock, check out the below image that 9to5 Mac found, detailing the fact that GameStop will soon accept trade-ins of old iPhones, iPods and iPads in its stores.

Since that news was revealed earlier, the website guesses that GameStop looks to stock up on its trade-ins of these devices before offering the new models such as the imminent iPhone 5 (4S ... 4G?). Of course, this wouldn't be a terrible idea. Mobile gaming is in a renaissance of sorts at the moment, with everyone wanting a piece of that pie and putting their best foot forward to break out in a big way in the space.

With a storefront on Facebook and now reportedly embracing the mobile gaming revolution, GameStop appears to realize (finally) that it needs to adapt to the changing games industry. As a forewarning, however: If you're going to buy an iPad or iPhone from GameStop, make sure to buy it new--this is complex hardware we're talking about here. (And have you seen those used consoles the stores offer? I'll pass.)
GameStop iOS device trade in

[Image Credit: 9to5 Mac]

Do you believe that GameStop will start selling iOS devices? Do you think this would be a good or bad move on the company's part?

More Like 'Team FarmVille 2': Portal creator sets Steam Trading loose

Steam Trading
If you hadn't noticed, Portal creator Valve's Steam service and store is slowly becoming more and more like ... FarmVille. I know, it sounds strange, but true. The maker of some of the most hardcore, intense shooter games of all time like Half Life and Team Fortress has released the final version of Steam Trading. This new feature was released in a beta test last month, but now is ready for everyone. Better yet, the feature is available for two more games, at that: Portal 2 and Sega's Spiral Knights.

This feature allows Steam users to trade and gift items to their friends regardless of whether they're logged into their game of choice. Now, players can trade items or (new, never-played) games with friends for whatever they feel is an equal exchange. For instance, a Team Fortress 2 player can trade the hat she found while playing with a friend who has a nifty shield that she wants for her Spiral Knight.

However, players must be friends over Steam (or be in a Group Chat) to trade or give items to one another. Hmm, that sounds vaguely familiar, no? From offering free-to-play multiplayer games earlier this year like Spiral Knights to now allowing players to give each other items through a friends list, Steam has slowly become more and more like Facebook as a games platform. While its far from Facebook and its games, and likely always will be, the influence is undeniable. All we're waiting for is the day it takes Energy to fire bullets in Team Fortress 2. (Fat chance ... we hope.)

[Via Kotaku]

Are you excited to be able to trade with friends in some of your Steam games? Do you think Steam is showing its affinity for the Facebook style of gaming?

Compare (hilarious) Apples to Apples on Facebook, mobile this winter

Look, if you've never played Apples to Apples before, just go out to Walmart or something and fork up the 20 bucks. Play the game with a few friends, come back to read this news and you'll understand why we're excited. (Just trust us on this one, OK?) THQ and Mattel have announced that they're working to bring the awesome board game to Facebook and mobile this winter.

Better yet, like Zynga's Words With Friends, the game will be playable across platforms. This means players can challenge their friends in games of goofy comparisons from either Facebook or their mobile device (likely iOS and Android), and their friends can respond from either device. The game is quite simple: One player chooses a card from a deck with an adjective, while the other players choose one card from their hand with a person, place or thing of note. The former then chooses which card they think fits bests, generally based on whether it's funny ... which is almost always the case.

On Facebook and mobile, players will be able to create their own games with their friends or jump into existing games with random players. Through playing Apples to Apples, you'll earn Apple Coins, Apple Cash and Apple Achievements to unlock additional avatars, playing cards and themed backgrounds, according to a release.

THQ and Mattel are also releasing the game for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network for $10, but we imagine the Facebook and mobile versions will be free. We also imagine that Apples to Apples will create awkward situations when players inexplicably laugh to themselves in public.

Have you ever played the original Apples to Apples card game? Will a game like this become a worthy competitor for the mighty Words With Friends?

Scam Alert: Mario Kart does not exist on Facebook, and likely never will

Nintendo has already established--rather firmly, actually--that its games will never leave Nintendo hardware. Alas, here we are, with yet another attempt at your account information to spread a dastardly scam. According to Internet security firm Sophos's Naked Security blog, a scam that claims Nintendo's popular racer Mario Kart is available for Facebook is circulating.

But it's not just circulating through News Feed posts, but through private messages between Facebook users. If you happen to click on the link that's spreading the fake news, you will arrive at what appears to be a launch page for the game. You absolutely should not click on it, but doing so takes you to an online survey rather than a thrilling race with Mario and friends.

Some users have even told Naked Security that clicking on the link attempts to install a browser extension on their computers. It should go without saying that you should under no circumstances accept the installation, but we're saying it anyway. If you were so unfortunate as to click on it, be quick to delete any News Feed or private messages sent inadvertently by you.
Mario Kart Facebook scam News Feed
And, if you did happen to install anything offered from the scam, be sure to can your computer immediately. Oh, and would you be so kind as to remind your friends that this is a scam? Sure, you'll be a dream crusher, but a computer-saving dream crusher.

[Via Kotaku]

Have you ever unfortunately fell prey to a Facebook game scam? What steps did you take to alleviate the situation, and what tips do you have for your fellow social gamers?

Fox ladies, karate masters and robot men will do battle in Prime World by Joe Osborne, Posted Oct 27th 2011

Don't worry, we're a little confused, too. Nival, the Russian social game studio behind King's Bounty: Legions, has released some new images of Prime World. The screen shots reveal a bit more of what's about to go on your PC or Mac (or Android phone and iPhone) in this downloadable strategy game that's said to have deep Facebook Connect support.

For one, the game looks pretty gorgeous, especially the spell effects like fire and what appear to be laser weapons. (Yeah, we have no idea what type of setting Nival is going for at this point.) More important are the characters within the images that are duking it out: You'll see a woman with a fox tail, a necromancer of sorts, a karate master amongst giant robot war machines. Oh, and let's not forget the giant towers and other various defensive structures.

We scored an early look at the game during this year's E3, and game looks to tread on dynamic territory. Actually, that could be said of the simple fact that this is a downloadable, apparently hardcore strategy game that uses Facebook Connect. According to a release, Prime World uses the Unity 3D engine to create its flashy graphics.
Gallery: Prime World (PC, Mac, iOS, Android)
But we think the goofy mash-up of characters is all Nival's doing. Prime World still has not been given a release date, but you can bet we'll follow the trail this game is blazing. You know, if only to see who would win in a fight: a fox lady or a robot with spiked clubs for hands?

What do you think of Prime World so far, based on our preview and these new screens? Will Facebook Connect drive the game to success?

OpenFeint powers Chinese mobile social game network Game Zone

Google and the Chinese government have a ... tenuous relationship. And mobile social gaming, namely Android gaming, has suffered as a result. Amidst frequent shutouts of the official Android Market in China, Chinese game company The9 has announced Game Zone, an OpenFeint-powered mobile social game network and distribution channel.

Through Game Zone, Western mobile social game makers can hit Chinese mobile game audiences across 30 Android app stores other than the Android Market. The service was made possible by deals The9 made with all three major Chinese mobile carriers: China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom. The deals also allow Game Zone to be preinstalled on Lenovo, HTC, and Motorola Android phones.

While The9 will fund smaller American and European Android game creators through the $100 million-strong Fund9, it's the big league creators that might benefit most from this. PopCap recently announced that Plants vs Zombies will shuffle toward Chinese audiences, which is joined by Rovio's Angry Birds. Several Zynga games have launched in China, and perhaps this opportunity will nudge similar moves by the social game giant on Android.

We often talk about how Japan's mobile social game companies are encroaching upon Western audiences. It looks like the inverse is happening in China, where Western mobile and social game makers are looking to tap into their audience. It makes you wonder why Chinese game companies have yet to try the same at such a scale.

Would Western game companies be smart to enter China through products like Game Zone? When, if ever, will Chinese social game companies push as hard into the West as Japanese companies?

Final Fantasy's big hair and bigger swords go mobile, social on Mobage

We just hope it'll all fit into a 3-inch screen. Japanese game companies Square Enix and DeNA have announced that they're working on the first Final Fantasy social game to launch on Mobage, DeNA's mobile social game network, Gamasutra reports. That is, the first social game to directly revolve around the 24-year-old Final Fantasy role-playing game franchise.

You might remember Square Enix released two Facebook games last year that were loosely based on the Final Fantasy series, Knights of the Crystal and Chocobo's Crystal Tower. According to Gamasutra, the game will be developed in-house at DeNA, and will use familiar characters from the franchise. (We imagine those will come from the 13 numbered Final Fantasy games.)

There's no word on whether the game will hit the Western, Android version of Mobage, but Japanese Final Fantasy fans can already pre-register for the game. As an added incentive, those who buy the brand new Final Fantasy Type-0 (pictured) for the PSP will receive special benefits in the Final Fantasy game for Mobage when it releases. Gamasutra's Kyle Orland (humorously) recalls that, during an interview with Gamasutra earlier this summer, Square Enix CEO Mike Fischer scoffed at social games.
Final Fantasy Mobage
Keep in mind, Fischer dismissed social games even after the company released two Facebook games. Look, if games based on Gundam and The Smurfs from Japanese companies can reel it in, a Final Fantasy social game is going to do just fine.

Do you think a Final Fantasy mobile social game would do well outside of Japan? Are you hopeful that Square Enix and DeNA will release the game in the West?

Conquer Online MMO rides from China onto Facebook and iPad

Made by Chinese developer NetDragon Websoft Inc. and published by TQ Digital, Conquer Online is a free-to-play, MMO (massively multiplayer online) game for PC that's been around since 2003 and boasts 10 million players worldwide. Earlier this year, NetDragon partnered with a major Japanese mobile network and developer, DeNA, and then unveiled both Facebook and iPad beta versions of its MMO at GamesCom in August.

The Facebook version of Conquer Online launched two weeks ago, but unfortunately has been plagued by lag, log-in issues and strange bugs. (For instance, setting my character on auto-path caused her to bare her arms in a spread-eagle sprint.) The official YouTube trailer also tries so groan-inducingly hard to appeal to Western audiences (music that sounds like the TV opening to Roseanne should not be scored with a game set in ancient China, people!), paying attention to it hurts my brain.

If you do manage to get in, things don't fare any better. Like most Chinese MMOs, you're presented with (at best) passable graphics, music, user interface, and the gameplay is always ridiculously heavy on the grind. There's also something very amateurish about this kind of game. What they lack in finesse and cohesion, they compensate with an aggressive, workman-like execution and gorgeous still art--in this case, the kind of style you'll find in Chinese wuxia comics.
Conquer Online Facebook
This thing might be on Facebook, but no changes have been made to accommodate Facebook gamers. Nexon's MapleStory Adventures does a much better (and certainly fantastic) job of making itself accessible to newcomers. And not just through gameplay, but aesthetics, too. To hammer home the unfriendly nature of this game, a more optimistic reviewer noted Conquer Online is an open PVP (player vs player) environment. This means that random players can come along and just kill you in-game, if you're not careful. On the upside, if you've never played Conquer Online, you can now save yourself the trouble of downloading a several hundred megabyte file and just run the game on Facebook in mere minutes (though it will prompt you to install Kalydo before you can begin).

Click here to play Conquer Online on Facebook now >

How many MMOs have you ever played?