Continuing the streamlining of its web-based social game business, Zynga has announced that it will be closing Empires & Allies, Dream Zoo and Zynga City, the Chinese version of CityVille on Tencent. That's in addition to The Ville, confirmed for closure earlier this week.
Game of Thrones: Ascent is More Up-to-Date With the Show Than You Are
Well before the first episode aired on HBO late last month, members of Boston-based developer Disruptor Beam had already seen a little over half of season three of Game of Thrones. They flew down to New York City and sat within a well-guarded theater, taking in the aftermath of the Battle of Blackwater and catching up …
EA has announced that three of their Facebook games, The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society, will be going offline on June 14.
Next week folks will be able to sign up for Zynga.com without Facebook, as the company explores its independence
The Most Dramatic Uno Trailer You'll Ever See
Coming soon to Android, iPad and Facebook, Gameloft's Uno & Friends will probably deliver a much more relaxing experience than the one depicted in this first trailer. There is more acting going on in this than in all three Star Wars prequels combined.
The Number One First-Person Shooter on Facebook Takes on Tablets
With more than 10 million monthly players between Facebook and the Mac app store, Cmune's UberStrike is one of the most popular first-person shooters you may have never heard of. Today's free-to-play move to iPad and Tegra 3 tablets should make it a little harder to ignore.
KingsRoad is the Closest You Can Come to Playing Diablo on Facebook
Launched just this week, Rumble Entertainment's KingsRoad is about as far from a traditional Facebook game as you can get. It's a Diablo-style action role-playing game with all the bells and whistles — including multiplayer — and it's servers are running just fine.
Square Enix Producer Says It's Time To Say Goodbye to "Social Games"
There's nothing wrong with social games, m'kay? Social games are fine. But maybe it's time to ditch that moniker. According to Takehiro Ando, a mobile game producer at Square Enix, recently did a post on Famitsu titled "Sayonara Social Games", that might not be a bad idea.
ChefVille 'And the Date Goes On' Quests: Everything You Need to Know
While time may soon run out on the First Date event in ChefVille, Zynga just couldn't help itself. The ChefVille team has released another new quest series that needs to be completed within the event's remaining three days. While the quests are voluntary, you can earn some additional rewards by completing them, so…
ChefVille 'Jed-Thai Master' Quests: Everything you need to know
The Thailand event in ChefVille has expanded this week, with players asked to upgrade their Terrific Thai Station and Thai Gardens to unlock a new series of Thai dishes. There are three new quests to complete in Madeline's "Jed-Thai Master' series, and we're here with a look at how to finish them off, thanks to Zynga.
