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A Look Back at the Videogame Reviews of January
02.01.12

Consoles and PC's have had a slow month interms of new AAA quality games arriving for your respected platform. While January got off to a slow start, it quickly recovered to bring us high quality tittles through digital distribution. Plenty of great downloadable arcade tittles were made available through XBLA, PSN and Steam, giving us many hidden gems on the digital marketplace. Let's look back at the games we reviewed over the past month.  

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PlayStation Store Update – January 31st, 2012
02.01.12

Every Tuesday, Sony brings its PlayStation faithful new content, add-ons for your favorite games, Themes and avatars for your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Again another standard week of PSN goods you can get, but for the most part the main draw are going to be demos. Twisted Metal is finally going to hit store shelves and the fans of  the series will be eager to get their hands on the multiplayer demo now available.  

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Xbox Live Store Update - 1/27/12
01.27.12

Another week is upon us and another batch of new content has arrived on Xbox Live. If you were a fan of Rockstar's L.A Noire. Then you will happy to see that all the DLC for the game is at a low price. If you were holding out on getting the DLC for the game then now is your chance. As personal recomendation, I would get the Nicholson Electroplating case and skip out on Reefer Madness. 

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CES 2012: The Shift In Facebook Gaming
01.12.12

For those of you who just can't get into console gaming and could care less about owning a handheld system, there is an alternative solution -- your computer.  And no, we don't mean buying games that would run on your hardware.  We mean ones that are actually built into a browser or, better yet, a website.  And it seems like Facebook is getting stronger than ever when it comes to demonstrating this business tactic.

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PlayStation Store Update – January 3, 2012
01.04.12

Every Tuesday, Sony brings its Playstation faithful new content, add-ons for your favorite games, Themes and avatars for your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. For those who have the Playstation Plus, you can now get telltale's Back to The Future game for free. Ever wanted to find out what happened and wanted to continue your adventures with Marty Mcfly and Doc? Now is your chance, as you get all the six episodic for free. Another game you can get thanks to your PSN Plus membership is Sword & Soldiers. It's an enjoyable 2D sidescrolling strategy game that is highly replayable with a group of friends.

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Apples To Apples Review (XBLA) – A Bit Wormy
12.14.11

I love the Apples To Apples board game.  I play it with family on a number of occasions, and can remember one Game Dev Night that went incredibly well because someone broke out a game amidst drinks.  So of course, I was curious to see what THQ was doing with the game, translating it to a digital format on Xbox Live Arcade.  Now, with the finished product, I can honestly say that some of the framework from the original Apples is here, but it ends up being not nearly as fresh.

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Apples To Apples: Finally Getting Its Video Game Due
10.30.11

Apples To Apples is probably one of the best board games out there, a zany game where you're given an adjective (or the opposite of said adjective) and then given the chance to find a card in your hand with a description that best matches it -- or gets a few laughs, anyway.  It's been entertaining us for years, and now THQ is attempting to capitalize on that success with a video game version, coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this holiday, with mobile versions to follow.

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Zynga Shows Off New Gameplay Style with Hidden Chronicles
10.22.11

See what you’ve been missing with Hidden Chronicles– a new genre for Zynga – hidden object games. A combination of memory and skill, this casual social game is easy to learn, yet hard to master. Hidden Chronicles is a social scavenger hunt, including hidden object play, engaging puzzles and the mysterious Ramsey Manor, complete with unique characters who need your help to protect a closely guarded secret. 

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Zynga Celebrates 4th of July with $1 Billion IPO Filing
07.01.11

Zynga had a very good year last year, and now the company is offering you the opportunity to get in on the action. Zynga filed for a $1 billion IPO today with Morgan Stanley & Co. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. serving as book running managers and representatives of the underwriters for the offering. The game maker that has lured hundreds of millions of gamers with titles like Farmville, Cityville and Empires & Allies is going public.

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Jack Black Brings His Kung Fu Panda to Zynga’s CityVille
05.21.11
Zynga has officially gone Hollywood. The leading casual online game publisher continues to churn out deals with big Hollywood studios to connect its mainstream online gamers with big movie events. DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures have integrated the Jack Black Kung Fu Panda 2 movie into Zynga’s most recent game, CityVille. This is the first-ever in-game integration within CityVille, Facebook’s largest and most popular application.
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New Research Shows Zynga Remains the Leader in Social Games
05.16.11
Amid booming consumer spending on PC social networking games in 2010, Zynga managed to pad its market share lead over the other top operators, based on the success of its CityVille and FarmVille offerings. New IHS Screen Digest research indicates shows that the social games giant remains at the top of its game.
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Farmville Gamers Get Early Access to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way
05.10.11
Clear Channel Radio and Zynga have entered into a strategic partnership to promote the launch of Lady Gaga’s new album, Born This Way, within Farmville. Facebook gamers will be able to listen to select tracks from the album in-game using Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio starting on May 17 – six days before the new album drops. In addition, GagaVille will launch in the game on May 17, allowing the game’s 46 million players to checkout their new neighbor for a week. The singer has stayed in the headlines recently with her controversial video for Judas, which can be seen below.
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EA is offering MONOPOLY Millionaires Facebook Players a Chance to Win $20,580 in Prizes
04.06.11
Electronic Arts and Hasbro proclaimed Thursday, April 7 as Global MONOPOLY Day on Facebook. MONOPOLY fans around the world are invited to play MONOPOLY Millionaires on Facebook to win more than $20,000 in prizes and participate in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Records title. The attempt will be measured by the greatest number of people worldwide simultaneously playing MONOPOLY Millionaires on Facebook.
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GDC 2011: Game Developers Focus on New Baby Boomer Casual Gamers
03.03.11
SAN FRANCISCO, California – One of the driving themes at GDC 2011 is the growth of casual games beyond the traditional gaming audience. Today, nearly half (46 percent) of social gamers are at least 50 years old and dominated by women, according to recent social gaming research from casual game developer Popcap Games.  The average social gamer in the U.S. is a 48-year-old woman. In fact, 20 percent of social gamers were 60 or older. Social gaming is a fast-growing pastime for older Americans.This discovery reveals an interesting trend among older Americans and opens up a new opportunity for game developers.
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CES 2011: Disney Publishing Book Apps Top One Million Global Downloads
01.07.11
LAS VEGAS -- Disney Publishing used the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2001) to announce that it has reached an important milestone. The publisher has surpassed 1 million downloads for its Disney Book Apps globally on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.  Mickey’s Spooky Night Puzzle Book, Princess Dress-Up: My Sticker Book, Toy Story 3 Read-Along and Winnie the Pooh: What’s a Bear to Do? Puzzle Book, are among the most frequently downloaded applications on the iTunes app store. Disney also showcased its TRON: Legacy book app at the show. The stars of Toy Story 3 talk about video games and technology in this exclusive video interview.
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