Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[EA's Playfish VP finds another social group in Accel Partners]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/eas-playfish-vp-finds-another-social-group-in-accel-partners/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/eas-playfish-vp-finds-another-social-group-in-accel-partners/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/eas-playfish-vp-finds-another-social-group-in-accel-partners/#comments John Earner, general manager of the London branch of social-games subsidary Playfish, has left to join venture capital Accel Partners. Playfish runs EA's Facebook offerings, including The Sims Social, FIFA Superstars and Restaurant City, which Earner oversaw development of in England. Earner will serve as an entrepreneur in residence at Accel, one of Playfish's investors.

Playfish lost two of its co-founders in March 2011 -- although both still serve as consultants to EA -- and EA Interactive's Barry Cottle was picked up by Zynga earlier this month.

JoystiqEA's Playfish VP finds another social group in Accel Partners originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>John-EarnerpcPlayfishthe-sims-socialSun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Facebook's most popular games list topped by Playdom (which isn't Zynga)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/23/facebooks-most-popular-games-list-topped-by-playdom-which-isn/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/23/facebooks-most-popular-games-list-topped-by-playdom-which-isn/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/23/facebooks-most-popular-games-list-topped-by-playdom-which-isn/#comments You'll excuse our baffled aghast, but we just saw Facebook's most played games of 2011 list and were mesmerized by this list of stuff we've never heard of. Also, we're surprised that Disney-owned Playdom sits at the top of the list with Gardens of Time, while Zynga's myriad "Ville" offerings, "... with Friends" games, Empires & Allies, and Adventure World are instead scattered throughout the bottom nine.

EA's The Sims Social edges out Zynga as well for the number two spot, though neither Playdom nor EA can compare to Zynga's four entires on the top 10. According to Facebook, the list is put together by "looking at the top games on Facebook with more than 100,000 monthly active users and giving priority to those games with the highest user satisfaction scores."

JoystiqFacebook's most popular games list topped by Playdom (which isn't Zynga) originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2011cityvilleeaelectronic-artsfacebookgardens-of-timepcplaydomthe-sims-socialzyngaFri, 23 Dec 2011 06:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Sims Social more active than Farmville on Facebook, Zynga still top dog]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/10/the-sims-social-more-active-than-farmville-on-facebook-zynga-st/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/10/the-sims-social-more-active-than-farmville-on-facebook-zynga-st/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/10/the-sims-social-more-active-than-farmville-on-facebook-zynga-st/#comments EA's social-interaction-simulator-within-a-social-interaction-simulator The Sims Social has surpassed casual-gaming monolith Farmville in daily active users, according to Gamasutra. So far this month, The Sims Social has seen an average of 9.3 million active users per day, which play three-ish times a day in 15 to 20 minute increments.

Farmville's figures hover slightly lower at a still-bewildering 8.1 million, but Zynga's Cityville still holds the top slot with 13.9 million active users per day. The only Facebook app that sees more traffic than Cityville is Windows Messanger Live, which was a surprisingly explicit text-based role-playing game, last time we checked. What? Oh... oh.

JoystiqThe Sims Social more active than Farmville on Facebook, Zynga still top dog originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>EAfacebookmacpcthe-sims-socialzyngaSat, 10 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Sims Social officially launches on Facebook]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/the-sims-social-officially-launches-on-facebook/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/the-sims-social-officially-launches-on-facebook/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/the-sims-social-officially-launches-on-facebook/#comments EA "officially" launched The Sims Social on Facebook yesterday, but it's been in open beta since August 9. That enabled EA to achieve the seemingly impossible task of having almost 5 million "monthly active users" listed on the game's release date. Nice trick!

In addition to that achievement, EA is launching its creepy, creepy game bolstered by a Gamescom award. The shadowy cabal of "independent experts" awarded The Sims Social with its "best browser game" award. We suppose there wasn't a "best browser game with which to proposition your Facebook friends" award.

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JoystiqThe Sims Social officially launches on Facebook originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>electronic-artsfacebookgamescom-2011pcthe-simsthe-sims-socialFri, 19 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Come, relive the creepy with The Sims Social announcement trailer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/come-relive-the-creepy-with-the-sims-social-announcement-traile/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/come-relive-the-creepy-with-the-sims-social-announcement-traile/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/come-relive-the-creepy-with-the-sims-social-announcement-traile/#comments Few E3 moments provided bone-chilling waves of creepiness quite like the announcement trailer for The Sims Social during EA's press conference. You can now watch the Facebook title's first look after the jump -- just get ready to get really, really uncomfortable.

Continue reading Come, relive the creepy with The Sims Social announcement trailer

JoystiqCome, relive the creepy with The Sims Social announcement trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eafacebookmaxispcthe-simsthe-sims-socialWed, 15 Jun 2011 21:31:00 EST<![CDATA[The Sims Social brings awkward video game hook-ups to Facebook]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/the-sims-social-brings-awkward-video-game-hook-ups-to-facebook/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/the-sims-social-brings-awkward-video-game-hook-ups-to-facebook/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/the-sims-social-brings-awkward-video-game-hook-ups-to-facebook/#comments At EA's E3 2011 press conference, CEO John Riccitiello was excited to announce The Sims Social, which is ... The Sims on Facebook. That's basically it. You'll be able to "play" a lower-res version of The Sims on Facebook.

There wasn't much talk in the way of features, but the announcement trailer was pretty hilarious and ultra creepy. We'll try to track that down for you guys so you can share in our misery right now.

JoystiqThe Sims Social brings awkward video game hook-ups to Facebook originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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