Games Toddlers Play

One day, during a round of going between almost every Zynga game in existence, I realized that my toddler son (then about two and a half) kept tugging on my arms and climbing on my lap. At first, I was annoyed by the constant badgering, but then it occurred to me that he was bored, asking for my attention, and I was ignoring him for a fake farm. Not my proudest Mom Moment. I came close to just not playing any Facebook games at all because it was obviously causing issues in my relationship with my child. Not huge issues, I realize, but since I already worked 40 hours and went to school, my time at home was precious, and this was not how I really wanted to spend it. Then I thought, “Wait. He likes watching me play, and he asks a ton of questions. He recognizes all the

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Featured Facebook Game of the Week – Pig Up

When Pigs Fly… I got a surprise the other day when checking out one of the newer features of Facebook. While playing one game, I looked over at my games feed and saw someone who usually sticks to PopCap Facebook games had started playing a game called “Pig Up.” Intrigued, I searched it, and what I found was pretty awesome… Right now on Facebook, there is a preview available of a new PopCap creation called Pig Up. Finally, the long time dream of pigs to take to the skies is coming to reality. Launch your pig from the pickup truck cannon with his little makeshift wooden wings and flap to cover major distance and earn some pig pence. Of course it’s not a game without a challenge, so bring in the mean bees. Bees hover with their stingers out and then charge, taking away precious flaps. But, eat some apples

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This week in Gadgets

Hi everyone! Here is the first out of a weekly video series where we cover what happened in tech and gadgets over the week. I may do a gadget review or show you what I’m playing with this week. Either way it’s always going to be a fun look at the latest tech news and gadgets. Each week we also answer a question from our readers! This week RockItQueen on XBL wins a GamingAngels tshirt for submitting a question we used! To get your question in a future episode, email me at trina at GamingAngels dot com and put in the subject: GADGET ANGELS QUESTION. I hope you enjoy this. I’m going to get new editing software so I can hopefully include some footage of products over me talking. But I’m learning. ^_^ Enjoy

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PAX Preview: Dungeon Overlord

Dungeon Overlord is a web based, player vs. player, strategy game on Facebook.  WAIT! DONT GO AWAY JUST YET!  If you are anything like me, as soon as I see ‘Facebook’ my brain shuts down and all I can think of is “Great…one more game to block from my Facebook feed.”  But hold on for a sec and let me explain what Dungeon Overlord is about before you jump into that conclusion. First of all, Dungeon Overlord is set up more like a MMORPG, where you can see a full world and see all the other gamers that are currently playing the game.  Since it is a PVP, you’ll then be able to compete against them for territorial space.  If you like to just run around killing things, the game also has a Player vs. Environment part, allowing you to kill every stinking Elf in the land!  Side note: Elves

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Weekly Roundup Episode 21

This is the post-PAX-Prime episode. Try saying that ten times fast, yo. Elizabeth talks about being there, and being a part of the “Infinite Respawn” panel. Then the girls talk about the GameStop-related kerfluffle re: Deus Ex, Tiffany’s problems with The Sims Social (and all Facebook games, really), and Femshep’s official redheadedness. We also announce our RIFT winner and other contests coming up…well, right now. Download the mp3 here. Be sure to let us know what you think using iTunes’ review system! Subscribe to the show here.

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Featured Facebook Game of the Week – Words With Friends

Zynga has finally brought the crazy popular Scrabble-esque app, Words With Friends, to Facebook! I have been playing this since I got my iPod touch and am completely obsessed by it. It”s incredibly easy to get started, just go to the app, find some friends who play, and start a game. The thing I like best about this adaptation is that you CAN take it with you. Start playing a game on Facebook, and that same game carries over to your iPhone or Droid. It’s free (with ads) and truly social, with a chat built in. Enjoy!

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Eternity Warriors for iOS and Android

Eternity Warriors is a fourth offering from Glu games. They have released a few other skinned over games based on a similar engine and have had success. They could be some competition for Gameloft on iOS. Their games are free to play, and extra items and currencies are able to be purchased in game through the App Store. It is a fun ‘Freemium’ game. It’s a Diablo-esque hack-and-slash fantasy game. Eternity Warriors control set up has a stick and an attack button. An AI controlled companion follows your character around and gets in the way. The two burly icons bumble into each other like a pair of magnetized dwarves. Enemies come in waves monsters with swords and axes come at you on all sides. The character is difficult to move and the control stick does not work as fluidly as I am used to from other games with virtual joystick.

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Review: Little Cave Hero for Facebook

Little Cave Hero is a sort of throwback to pixellated games of my youth with a twist of sociality. Your town has been ravaged by monsters and it’s up to you to put it back together and build it back up to help make the mayor look good again. The games starts players out getting used to mining the caves for treasure, completing missions for the mayor, and rebuilding the necessary components to start the town running and pump up population. At first, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the exaggerated pixelation of the game, but before too long, it grew on me. Now when I play, I find it endearing and nostalgic. The beginning of the game feels good. The character of the mayor is humerous, and spouts some witty remarks. The missions come fast and are completable in a reasonable amount of time, which adds to a

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‘The Sims Social’ encourages playing with frenemies

Apparently, The Sims Social will let you turn friends into enemies for even the silliest things. This video explores the deep social consequences of…uh, stealing a sandwich. I just wonder if we’re going to have to buy sandwiches through microtransactions, cause, you know…normally, your Sim just pulls it out of the refrigerator and that’s that. Letting people eat your sandwiches is probably a bad idea anywhere, though.

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Develop “Hacking” Skill With Facebook Friends for Prototype 2 Content

Radical Entertainment has launched a Facebook application which allows players to uncover new Prototype 2 content such as gameplay videos, screenshots, wallpapers, exclusive interviews, and more by helping each other “hack” into the interface. There will be new content added each week to keep the Prototype fans coming back up to and after the projected 2012 launch of Prototype 2. Hack into blacknet today!

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