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  • Interview: Clipwire on the importance of narrative in Wild West Town
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    Interview: Clipwire on the importance of narrative in Wild West Town

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    Despite the large number of popular Western-themed games on Facebook, including Zynga's FrontierVille, the team at ClipWire games still decided to put its own spin on the genre with Wild West Town. And it worked. Thanks to a strong focus on characters and storytelling the game managed to set itself apart from the pack and earn a 4.5 star rating from us. Gamezebo recently talked with Clipwire CEO Ritesh Khanna about why a good story is so important and what fans can expect from the game in the future.
  • Zynga launches community-focused Fan Army
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    Zynga launches community-focused Fan Army

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    With well over 200 million players worldwide, Zynga clearly has quite a few fans. And now they're militarized. The developer has launched what it's calling the Zynga Fan Army, where players can find out the latest news, download lots of goodies, and even win prizes.
  • Zynga considering going down the sequel path
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    Zynga considering going down the sequel path

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    Much of Zynga's unparalelled success has been thanks to the "ville" line of games: FarmVille, FrontierVille, CityVille. But while those games share many common characteristics, up until this point Zynga hasn't released a direct sequel to any of it's games. According to chief game designer Brian Reynolds, though, that may change.
  • 9 influential PC game developers now making Facebook games
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    9 influential PC game developers now making Facebook games

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    People often complain about the quality of games on Facebook. And it's true, there's a lot of junk out there. But there's also a lot of great games, and things are only getting better. With the rise in prominence of Facebook as a game platform some of the most influential developers of our time have decided to test the waters and create new and innovative social experiences. They've already created some of the biggest games on the platform, and it doesn't look like they're about to stop anytime soon. Here are nine of the most prominent PC game developers who are now crafting games for Facebook.
  • How does CityVille compare to Call of Duty: Black Ops?
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    How does CityVille compare to Call of Duty: Black Ops?

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    We all know that CityVille is big (100 million users big). But, how do Facebook games stack up against the heavyweights in the core game space, such as Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops? I've often pondered this question, as have the fine folks at IGN who put together a chart comparing the top games on Facebook and in the retail video game space in 2010 by revenues and users.