Capcom, creator of industry hits like Street Fighter and Resident Evil, has finally named two of the three Facebook-connected iPhone games the company alluded to last month. The third game is said to be a "licensed title based off a children's entertainment property" slated to release this November. Oh, and how could we forget that all three games will be free in the Apple App Store. First up is Lil' Pirates (pictured), a game that looks somewhat similar to Playfish's Pirates Ahoy set to release by the end of October. In Lil' Pirates, developed by IGUO Entertainment, players will assume the role of captain of a pirate ship, sail the seas in search for buried treasure and later battle other vessels in fiery naval combat. Players will have access to premium ship upgrades as well through paid transactions.
The second game that Capcom decided to name is Zombie Cafe. Expected to release in November, Zombie Cafe follows a mega corporation as they enslave the undead to serve in their restaurant empire. (Think a much, much more evil Cafe World.) You fortunately are one of those evil restaurant managers, directing zombies to serve customers and manage product. If you feel threatened by another cafe's success, you can always destroy them using your cadaverous wait staff and nab their secret recipes.
It's still unknown how deep the games' Facebook connectivity will be, but at the very least we expect Facebook Connect from Capcom. We'll have more details once Lil' Pirates launches this month and Zombie Cafe in November.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Digital Chocolate offers sneak peek at newest Facebook game - but what is it?
Digital Chocolate has been on an absolute roll recently, releasing three new games on Facebook just last week (two of which, Hollywood City and Vegas City, are Millionaire City clones - the third, Island God, is not). And while they haven't launched another game just yet, they are apparently going to quite soon, as this morning, we received an image from the developer detailing their newest game.
We weren't given a name, a genre, or any details other than this picture. All we know is that the game will be coming "very soon."
That being the case, help us speculate in as to what this game could be about - a WoW-style RPG? A text-based game in the same vein as Mafia Wars?
[UPDATE]: We've been given a tip as to what the title of this newest game might be, as there is an as-of-this-writing empty sub-forum on the Digital Chocolate forums that pertains to a game called "Ninjas Rising." Now, we have no official word as to whether or not this will be the actual name of the game, but in the interest of full disclosure, there it is.
We weren't given a name, a genre, or any details other than this picture. All we know is that the game will be coming "very soon."
That being the case, help us speculate in as to what this game could be about - a WoW-style RPG? A text-based game in the same vein as Mafia Wars?
[UPDATE]: We've been given a tip as to what the title of this newest game might be, as there is an as-of-this-writing empty sub-forum on the Digital Chocolate forums that pertains to a game called "Ninjas Rising." Now, we have no official word as to whether or not this will be the actual name of the game, but in the interest of full disclosure, there it is.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Flickr creator to 'Glitch' Facebook with new social game in 2011
Stewart Butterfield actually started in the games business with Ludicorp before Flickr became his claim to fame earlier this decade. Now, Butterfield returns to gaming at probably the most opportune time on one of the most opportune platforms. Butterfield's first social game with his studio, Tiny Speck Inc., is titled "Glitch" and is set to launch on Facebook in 2011. Obviously a major departure from what made him famous and very rich, we hope, the game takes place within the imagination of 11 giants. It's already weird, we know.
According to the game's first trailer, players will become figments of these giants' imaginations, working to make their ideas bigger and better. The game seems like it will play a lot like Maple Story with side scrolling controls and similar interaction. Other things that we could deduce from the trailer? How about learning new skills, studies, making fruit juice and blue, humanoid goat creatures?
For some reason, angry crows called The Rook have attacked the 11 giants' minds to steal their imaginations. It's apparently up to you, blue goat man, to thwart their plans with juice. That last part is a complete guess, but who wouldn't like to see that happen?
I don't know about you, but that's more than enough for me to at least give it shot. Take a look at the trailer above and you'll see how Butterfield is making extremely entertaining use of his philosophy degree. According to News.com, Glitch will be made available on PC and mobile devices as well as Facebook in order to maximize its presence. Expect Glitch to release in March or April of 2011.
According to the game's first trailer, players will become figments of these giants' imaginations, working to make their ideas bigger and better. The game seems like it will play a lot like Maple Story with side scrolling controls and similar interaction. Other things that we could deduce from the trailer? How about learning new skills, studies, making fruit juice and blue, humanoid goat creatures?
For some reason, angry crows called The Rook have attacked the 11 giants' minds to steal their imaginations. It's apparently up to you, blue goat man, to thwart their plans with juice. That last part is a complete guess, but who wouldn't like to see that happen?
I don't know about you, but that's more than enough for me to at least give it shot. Take a look at the trailer above and you'll see how Butterfield is making extremely entertaining use of his philosophy degree. According to News.com, Glitch will be made available on PC and mobile devices as well as Facebook in order to maximize its presence. Expect Glitch to release in March or April of 2011.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Facebook How-To: Discovering new games on Facebook
With the Facebook gaming world being filled with literally thousands upon thousands of different apps that any one player could potentially try, it can be incredibly difficult to find new games to play. Wanting to find out what the newest released games are? Good luck searching for titles in the Facebook Search bar, as you're likely to find apps that A) may not even exist or B) existed at one point but have been shut down, their fan pages still lingering in space.
That being said, there actually is a way to look at all of the new applications and games that have been added to Facebook, but this app listing's location can be a bit hard to find. In fact, unless you are particularly searching for it, it's unlikely that you'd just stumble into finding it.
That being the case, in the interest of helping you guys find all of the new games that you might want to play on Facebook, we've put together a Facebook How-To, detailing the exact steps you'll need to go through to look at the games directory, and how to do so by looking at the newest games before all else. This is all done within Facebook proper - you just have to know where to look.
Meet us behind the break for a full guide on how to find new apps. To start, you'll need to head to a page that might not sound intuitive when it comes to finding new games to play, as you'll be going to a page that houses requests for those you've already installed and currently enjoy. You'll need to click on the "Game Requests" page on the left side of the screen - the same place that you go to accept all of your game gift requests.
Next, you'll need to scroll down to the very bottom of this page - past all of your gift requests, past the game-centric view of news feed items, past the list of your friends' installed games - the very bottom. There, almost hidden, you'll see a link called "Games Directory." Click on this, as seen below:
This will take you to the "All Applications > Games" page, where you'll see a list of game recommendations (which can be helpful in their own right), and a list of the most popular Facebook games on the site, in terms of monthly active users. While you are more than welcome to browse through any and all apps from this page, including those that are recommended to you, in the interest of finding the very newest apps on the site, you'll need to click on the "See All" button that is placed in the "Popular" games section of the menu. Note: You can click on "Recently Added" as well, but this shows you just a very limited list of the recently added games on Facebook, so it's not recommendable.
Only after you click on "See All," which brings up a 20 page list of the most popular apps, should you click on the "Recently Added" link. This then resorts the newest applications, and shows you a whopping 20 pages of the newest applications added to Facebook. These games come from all sorts of genres, and may not even be in your native language (for instance, as seen below, their is an App called "Citta d'Europa" listed at the top of the Recently Added page, but we doubt most English speakers would be interested in it).
In this way, you'll be able to search out the newest games on the service, or, if you choose to stick with the "popular" sorting, you can browse through the entire application directory (including non-games - using the links at the far left of the page as seen in the screenshot below) to find applications and games you may not have even known existed, but which your friends might already be playing.
Clicking on a game's name will take you to the game's page on Facebook, where you can install the game as usual, or see if any of your friends are actively playing it.
We wish that Facebook made this app directory easier to find, but for those willing to do a little bit of clicking, you too can access this incredibly convenient feature on the site. With apps being added all of the time (on a daily basis), using these few, simple steps will ensure that you stay on top of all of the latest happenings on Facebook - along with checking in with Games.com - The Blog, of course.
That being said, there actually is a way to look at all of the new applications and games that have been added to Facebook, but this app listing's location can be a bit hard to find. In fact, unless you are particularly searching for it, it's unlikely that you'd just stumble into finding it.
That being the case, in the interest of helping you guys find all of the new games that you might want to play on Facebook, we've put together a Facebook How-To, detailing the exact steps you'll need to go through to look at the games directory, and how to do so by looking at the newest games before all else. This is all done within Facebook proper - you just have to know where to look.
Meet us behind the break for a full guide on how to find new apps. To start, you'll need to head to a page that might not sound intuitive when it comes to finding new games to play, as you'll be going to a page that houses requests for those you've already installed and currently enjoy. You'll need to click on the "Game Requests" page on the left side of the screen - the same place that you go to accept all of your game gift requests.
Next, you'll need to scroll down to the very bottom of this page - past all of your gift requests, past the game-centric view of news feed items, past the list of your friends' installed games - the very bottom. There, almost hidden, you'll see a link called "Games Directory." Click on this, as seen below:
This will take you to the "All Applications > Games" page, where you'll see a list of game recommendations (which can be helpful in their own right), and a list of the most popular Facebook games on the site, in terms of monthly active users. While you are more than welcome to browse through any and all apps from this page, including those that are recommended to you, in the interest of finding the very newest apps on the site, you'll need to click on the "See All" button that is placed in the "Popular" games section of the menu. Note: You can click on "Recently Added" as well, but this shows you just a very limited list of the recently added games on Facebook, so it's not recommendable.
Only after you click on "See All," which brings up a 20 page list of the most popular apps, should you click on the "Recently Added" link. This then resorts the newest applications, and shows you a whopping 20 pages of the newest applications added to Facebook. These games come from all sorts of genres, and may not even be in your native language (for instance, as seen below, their is an App called "Citta d'Europa" listed at the top of the Recently Added page, but we doubt most English speakers would be interested in it).
In this way, you'll be able to search out the newest games on the service, or, if you choose to stick with the "popular" sorting, you can browse through the entire application directory (including non-games - using the links at the far left of the page as seen in the screenshot below) to find applications and games you may not have even known existed, but which your friends might already be playing.
Clicking on a game's name will take you to the game's page on Facebook, where you can install the game as usual, or see if any of your friends are actively playing it.
We wish that Facebook made this app directory easier to find, but for those willing to do a little bit of clicking, you too can access this incredibly convenient feature on the site. With apps being added all of the time (on a daily basis), using these few, simple steps will ensure that you stay on top of all of the latest happenings on Facebook - along with checking in with Games.com - The Blog, of course.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Yoostar Playground on Facebook: Viral videos in your control
Just about anyone who watched The Oscars this year would agree the funniest part of the evening was as Anne Hathaway and James Franco frolicked through scenes of Oscar-nominated flicks. With Yoostar 2 for Xbox Kinect and PlayStation Eye by Blitz Games and Yoostar Entertainment Group, players can insert themselves into scenes from classic movies like 300 and The Godfather and ad lib like the pros. But it's only through Yoostar Playground on Facebook that your 30-second clips have the potential to go viral.
Yoostar Playground video gallery
Your ProgressYoostar Playground, developed internally by its publisher, allows players of the console games to upload their ad libbed video clips to the web application and share them with the existing player base. Then, the audience can browse the litany of videos by several different parameters like "Most Popular" or "Top Awarded," and watch away. However, you can then rate those videos through a star system and grant them awards like "Best Script Flip" and of course "Best Actor."
As these videos get rated, they can gain notoriety throughout the community on the full-screen app's home page in the "Featured Videos" section. Players can also share these videos through Facebook and Twitter for friends outside of Yoostar Playground, giving them the potential to go viral. As users view, rate and award videos, their level will increase (pictured right), which increases their renown and their stash of Yoobucks. This in-game currency isn't available for use yet nor can it be bought, but it allows players to gain levels more quickly and boost their notoriety on Yoostar.
Many of the videos on Yoostar Playground are available for public use, meaning other users can take their friends' videos and create a series of scenes through the Video Mashup tool. Say you want to make a "Best of" compilation of the greatest King Leonidas impressions on Yoostar--this is exactly what Video Mashup is for. Users can then take those Mashups and share them for their fellow players to rate and award.
While we've yet to play Yoostar 2 for consoles (or the PC or Mac), the Yoostar Playground companion app is definitely a blast. Players can use the app right now to view and share videos, but we'd imagine creating your own and sharing them through the console games would be far more entertaining.
Click here to check out Yoostar Playground on Facebook Now>
Have you played Yoostar on either Facebook or the consoles? What do you think of the viral potential behind Yoostar videos through Yoostar Playground?
Yoostar Playground video gallery
Your ProgressYoostar Playground, developed internally by its publisher, allows players of the console games to upload their ad libbed video clips to the web application and share them with the existing player base. Then, the audience can browse the litany of videos by several different parameters like "Most Popular" or "Top Awarded," and watch away. However, you can then rate those videos through a star system and grant them awards like "Best Script Flip" and of course "Best Actor."
As these videos get rated, they can gain notoriety throughout the community on the full-screen app's home page in the "Featured Videos" section. Players can also share these videos through Facebook and Twitter for friends outside of Yoostar Playground, giving them the potential to go viral. As users view, rate and award videos, their level will increase (pictured right), which increases their renown and their stash of Yoobucks. This in-game currency isn't available for use yet nor can it be bought, but it allows players to gain levels more quickly and boost their notoriety on Yoostar.
Many of the videos on Yoostar Playground are available for public use, meaning other users can take their friends' videos and create a series of scenes through the Video Mashup tool. Say you want to make a "Best of" compilation of the greatest King Leonidas impressions on Yoostar--this is exactly what Video Mashup is for. Users can then take those Mashups and share them for their fellow players to rate and award.
While we've yet to play Yoostar 2 for consoles (or the PC or Mac), the Yoostar Playground companion app is definitely a blast. Players can use the app right now to view and share videos, but we'd imagine creating your own and sharing them through the console games would be far more entertaining.
Click here to check out Yoostar Playground on Facebook Now>
Have you played Yoostar on either Facebook or the consoles? What do you think of the viral potential behind Yoostar videos through Yoostar Playground?
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