This Week Inside Social Games for November 30, 2008

By Justin Smith

Check out the latest news & insights this week from Inside Social Games:

How Social Games Need to Take Cues from MMOs and Offer a Compelling Finish to the Social Experience – ISG takes a look at the different ways social games can improve their end game experiences by learning from games of years past.
Geo Challenge Cheats, Tips, & Tricks – Learn all the latest cheats, tips, and tricks for Geo Challenge, the popular geogrpahy-based game from Playfish.
Xbox Live – The Shift to Social Networks – Microsoft wants to make Xbox Live a social networked experience. See how Xbox execs think about the future of social gaming on the Xbox platform.
Aurora Feint II: The Arena – A New Social iPhone Game – This new social game bring asynchronous and synchronous game play dynamics to the iPhone.
Social Arcade Puts Users in Control – Check out a new hub for user-generated social games on the web.
Casual Collective: The Bane of Productivity – Jeremy Liew of Lightspeed Venture Partners has invested in a new game development shop called Casual Collective. Learn all about it here.