In Real Life

On Anti-Socially Loving Social Games

I think I am a social game developer’s worst nightmare. It’s not that I don’t enjoy social platform games — rather, I do. I enjoy the hell out of them. Barely a day goes by without me playing a round or 10 of Bejeweled Blitz, and a quick afternoon level in Bubble Island gives me fond memories of hours spent procrastinating through Snood back in university.


August 12, 2011
PC

Google+ Adds Games, Minus The Social Games Annoyances

Google’s latest stab at building a social network, Google+, has (as expected) added games to its ever-growing list of services. And while it may have some many of the usual social games suspects, Google+ Games aims for more privacy and less pestering.


July 23, 2011
PC

Google Says Game ‘Stream’ Coming To Google+

We’ve heard rumblings that some form of, perhaps social, gaming was coming to Google+ but it hasn’t really been verified officially until today.


July 12, 2011
In Real Life

We’re Now On Google+

Kotaku AU

I can’t help but feel like Google+ is like some weird, exclusive club where people are afraid to start dancing and everyone’s sort of shuffling awkwardly – but still! We’re on there now, and if you guys happen to feel like adding us to your circle or whatever, that would be totally awesome.