This Week’s Headlines on Inside Social Games
New numbers, social massive multi-player online games from Japan, and holiday virtual goods: these are only some social gaming news items from the past week. Here are our headlines from Inside Social Games.
Monday, December 14th, 2009
- Taking a Look at Social MMO TinierMe
- ‘Tis the Season for… Games on This Week’s Top 20 Monthly Gainers List
- FarmVille: The Biggest Social Game of 2009, By the Numbers
- Chinese Social Game Developer Rekoo Gets $1.5 Million in Funding
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
- Holiday-Themed Virtual Goods Expand Social Gaming Revenues
- Offerpal Hires RockYou Executive to Be Its New Chief Revenue Officer
- CrowdStar Launches Social Tourism Game Happy Island, Using Only Facebook Credits
- Rumor: Zynga to Introduce Employee Stock Sale Plan as It Waits On IPO [Confirmed]
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
- Frosmo Brings Tournament Gaming to the Web, Facebook
- Social Offers Come to Adknowledge’s Advertising Bidding Service
- As Facebook Prepares Credits Rollout, Here’s a Look at the Firtual Currency in Social Games
- Christmas Facebook Games Finally in Our Top 20 Gaining Daily Active Users List
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
- Claw Up the Hollywood Social Ladder in Avastar
- Kongregate Launches Konduit Application Platform
- Hollywood Tycoons Are Made in Canada
Friday, December 18th, 2009
- A Look at Challenge Games’ Facebook Fantasy Card App, Warstorm
- Big Developers See New Growth on This Week’s Top 20 Emerging Facebook Games List
- Despite User Complaints, Battlefield Heroes Reaches 3 Million Users
- Another New Playdom Game Surfaces: Wild Ones, a Social Take on Worms
- With Hit Social Game Happy Farm, Chinese Developer 5 Minutes Raises $3.5 Million from DFJ
- Social Gaming Roundup: Charitable Wizards, Smule, PlayStation Home, and More
