While the Touch Revolution brought forth by iPhones, iTouches, and iPads creates high expectations from consumers for the organic ease of tactile interfaces, hardware development in the mobile field has lagged behind. This is especially true for console gamers used to the comfort and accuracy of a controller in their hand, who are now left… read more
Our next player of the week, Ozan Santemiz, comes from the city of Fürth in southern Germany where he lives with his partner. He’s a sales representative for a Japanese eye care firm. Ozan is currently one of the highest ranked players in lolapps’ Ravenwood Fair. When he’s not playing social games, Ozan is a… read more
Just in time for football season, WILD CARD FANTASY FOOTBALL 2011 for Facebook simplifies and computizes all of the complex math of fantasy football so you can concentrate directly on The Fun. Developed by 6waves and Bat Bridge Interactive, the game uses some novel approaches and entertaining graphics to elevate gameplay.
Right off the bat, players… read more
Though Tagged was started in 2004 – the same year Facebook launched – the San Francisco-based social network differentiates itself in one key manner: while Facebook is about keeping up with people you know, Tagged encourages social discovery, and finding new friends. When Tagged launched the Tagged Games Studios this summer – hiring casual… read more
Looking into a dystopian future, Earth is at war. There are no national governments. It lawlessness at it’s finest, baby. This is the world Kixeye drops you into for it’s newest game – War Commander. You collect resources, build buildings, train troops, and take out your opponents. You can also build… read more
Some of you might be old enough (like me) to remember going to the local video store to rent VHS copies of the earliest UFC fights when the sport was still somewhat “underground” in the 90’s. How much has changed. Now Mixed Martial Arts have multiple leagues and are shown regularly on cable TV. The… read more
SGT’s YouTube Channel rounds out our coverage of CASUAL CONNECT 2011 with two final interviews. First, we speak with former Dreamworks Animation exec George Zaloom on his latest social gaming venture, GoPlay. George brings a fair amount of experience from the film and TV industry to his new enterprise, which will be unveiled this fall…. read more
