GIN writes: "I am desperately behind on writing reviews, but I have a good excuse: I'm too busy playing games. Haha ... . Really - except the editor is not so much with the laughing.
Lately I seem to be spending a lot of time playing Facebook minigames. I'm not sure why, exactly. I have a veritable smorgasbord of full-size games all calling for my attention. I won't even begin to admit how many MMORPGs I'm currently subscribing to while I play free games on Facebook."
GamaSutra - DeNA's Ben Cousins has been fascinated by digital games and their business model ever since he left Electronic Arts for Ngmoco -- and to start the Stockholm studio that would become Scattered Entertainment, staffed up with AAA talent from studios like Crytek and DICE. After four years heading up EA's free-to-play initiatives, Cousins was eager to pursue the model at a company that focused on digital 100 percent, not just as a strategy component.
AR: Bejeweled is an icon in gaming. It’s the definition of cross-platform fun, and since I played it on my Palm ages ago, it dates me. It’s the perfect time killer, and has the benefit of appealing to folks from all generations.
With so many people getting involved in games like Farmville 2 and SimCity Social and higher quality titles like PixelJunk Monsters, Outernauts and You Don't Know Jack showing up, the stigma that used to surround Facebook gamers is starting to face.
