Mobile

Rant: Questionable Words With Friends

I sometimes play Words With Friends, and I play it the way I play Scrabble: using words that a) I know and that b) I’m sure are words normal people would use. I don’t use wacky words (which isn’t to say any word I don’t know is “wacky” — in some cases I’m the ignorant problem).


February 15, 2012
In Real Life

Survey: 1 In 10 Chance Words With Friends Will Get You Some Action

We all know that the “social” space has changed the dating scene. Facebook has thrown all sorts of new tools and little wrinkles our way.


January 17, 2012
News

Words With Friends Saved A Man From Death

The ever-addictive word game cherished by word fiends and Alec Baldwins everywhere has a new star on its sleeve: it prevented a heart attack, sort of!


January 4, 2012
In Real Life

Words With Friends Ends With Marriage Between Friends

Megan Lawless and Jasper Jasperse didn’t meet at a party, or through friends, or via a dating service. They met as random opponents over social game Words With Friends.


December 9, 2011
News

The Video Game That Made Alec Baldwin Quit Twitter

Ultimately it was an iPhone game, not political grousing, hackers or public tweets of affection that led actor and Twitteratti Alec Baldwin to quit the social networking service.


December 7, 2011
In Real Life

Oh Come On American, Let The Actor Have His Words With Friends

Accompanied by the hash tag #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt, 30 Rock star and certified Baldwin Alec voiced his displeasure with American Airlines’ strict no fun policy. [Twitter]


August 2, 2011
PC

Words With Friends Takes On Your Facebook Friends

Zynga’s scrabble-style word game, Words With Friends is coming to Facebook. Words With Friends will carry over all of the features and functionality from the Android and iOS versions while adding social features. This is the first time Zynga has moved one of their mobile games to Facebook, not the other way around.


July 8, 2011
Mobile

There Are No Words To Describe Cross-Platform Mobile Scrabble

Scrabble fans might want to sit down before reading this news. During EA’s live summer preview event, EA Mobile demonstrated a live round of Scrabble played across four different platforms: iPad, iPhone, Android and Facebook. You’re probably floored right now. Catch your breath and read on.


June 8, 2011
Mobile

Zynga Releases Their Take On Hangman, Hanging With Friends

Zynga announced that their next With Friends game, Hanging with Friends will begin going live today on iOS. The game, the follow-up Zynga’s social Scrabble look-alike Words with Friends, Hanging with Friends is Zynga’s take on another classic game, hangman.


December 3, 2010
News

How FarmVille Can Ruin Words With Friends

Zynga, the social games powerhouse behind games like FarmVille, made a significant purchase today, scooping up Newtoy, the developers of super-popular iPhone game Words With Friends.