Based on the extremely popular mobile version, Jetpack Joyride for Facebook stars the loveable Halfbrick hero Barry Steakfries on his latest adventure. Down on his luck, Barry discovers the ultimate opportunity to turn his boring life into one of adventure. Inside a “secret” evil laboratory filled with jetpacks and mysterious obstacles, he commandeers the fun-fueled technology to escape atop a shower of bullets, rainbows, bubbles and more in an addictive endless runner style action game.

“With Jetpack Joyride‘s success on the iOS platform, it only made sense for us to bring Barry and his mischievousness to the entire Facebook community,” said Phil Larsen, chief marketing officer at Halfbrick. “The active and casual nature of Facebook gaming allows us to do even more with the beloved franchise and focus on the game’s addictive competitive elements and endless replayability.”

This new version of Jetpack Joyride will allow players to compete with friends on Facebook by dodging obstacles, collecting coins and piloting vehicles in pursuit of the high score. Through microtransactions and achievements, joyriders looking to take the top spot can customize Barry and upgrade his gear with the craziest technology, like coin magnets, x-ray specs, score boosting bombs and even a Golden Piggy jetpack. In addition, players will also be able to save in-game screenshots directly on to their Facebook pages.

Already a breakout success on the mobile platform, Jetpack Joyride has eclipsed 25 million downloads and has earned a 90% aggregated score on Metacritic - higher than any other mobile title. The game was also a Spike Video Game Award nominee for Best Handheld/Mobile Game in 2011.

Jetpack Joyride is currently available on Facebook through the public beta. To check out Jetpack Joyride on Facebook, visit: apps.facebook.com/jetpackjoyride

To download Jetpack Joyride on iOS devices, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/app/jetpack-joyride/id457446957?mt=8

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By streaming their games through Gaikai video game publishers can now easily reach hundreds of millions of potential new players in North America and Europe.  The beta will allow gamers to try out a selection of games for free.

“People don’t want to leave Facebook to play games – Zynga’s phenomenal success is proof of that,” said David Perry, CEO of Gaikai, “Cloud Gaming means that the game doesn’t need to be downloaded and run on your computer, it literally means the game runs out on the internet, in the cloud, with the experience being streamed to the players. Most video game publishers are now seeking to grow their digital customer base and unlike movie and music services like Netflix and Spotify, Gaikai gives the game publishers relationships with the customers.”

Perry continues, “The power of Facebook is not only in the vast size of the connected audience, but also in the quality of the social ties and interactions that occur within the network. The Facebook social graph fuels our mantra ‘Try it for free’, ’Share it if you like it’, ‘Buy it if you love it’.”

The first games to try in the Beta v1.0 Launch are:

Saints Row – The Third  (USA)

Dead Rising 2 – Off the Record  (USA)

Magicka (USA & Europe)

Sniper – Ghost Warrior  (USA & Europe)

The Witcher 2 – Assassins of Kings  (USA & Europe)

Orcs Must Die! (USA & Europe)

Farming Simulator 2011 (USA & Europe)

“Gaikai’s technology allows us to deliver our games to a wider audience,” stated Kevin Kraff, Vice President of Global Brand Management at THQ. “As content creators it’s not only paramount that we give our players great entertainment but also that we give them a choice in how they access it. Streaming inside Facebook is not only revolutionary, but is something that both new and existing players will benefit from.”

Gaikai’s streaming technology allows players to sample games before they buy them and gives publishers a new way to build anticipation, increase sales reach and significantly reduce player acquisition costs.

What you need to play:

The Gaikai Facebook app is currently available in North America & Europe.  To play you will need to be in a Gaikai coverage area with a broadband internet connection and Java installed. Gaikai works on any PC or Mac using Windows, Mac OS or Linux. Gaikai works in all major browsers including Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

Use this link to experience Gaikai’s Facebook app https://apps.facebook.com/gaikai-games/

Visit http://www.gaikai.com/games to try even more games at Gaikai.com.

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The game can be accesed via its website http://sw.poppace.com/ or via Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/steelwar

Crystals in SteelWar Online can be used to train characters, upgrade buildings, enhance equipment, research and even promote players’ rank in a guild. In a way, players’ crystal reserve decides their progress of development. That’s why Crystal Campaign has become players’ hot concern since SteelWar was available.

Crystal Campaign starts at fixed time each day. All players are welcome to enter mining areas to collect crystals. More players in the same mining area, less crystals players may obtain. People say that the wages of avarice is death. It is not surprising that such abundant crystals can lead to very considerable conflict among players.

During the event, participating players can use their Honor or Gold to inspire their pilots if they conflict with others. Don’t hate to part with your Gold. Details determine success or failure. Compared with loads of crystals you may obtain after the event ends, the in-game Gold you consume to inspire your team is only a mite on an elephant. In addition, players also need to pay attention to the required cooldown time of performance, faction’s bonus and their Attack/Defense bonus.

Players need to personally experience the game and participate in more battles so that they may be able to discover more details and figure out more strategies to win the final victory. PopPace will also reveal more tips in days ahead to help players more.

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Compelling narrative –
Relive the events of The Lord of the Rings ™ Trilogy. Join all of your favourite characters in the quest to defeat Sauron.

Elegant visuals –
Enjoy an all-new view of Middle-earth.

Original soundtrack –
Enjoy music which evokes the wonder of Middle-earth.

Fight with your friends –
You are not alone in your adventure! Form a fellowship and work together to save Middle-earth.

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Marvel: Avengers Alliance takes place in the wake of a galaxy-wide disaster, known as “the Pulse,” exposing Manhattan to attack from Marvel’s most formidable villains.  Players are recruited as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., the secret espionage and peace-keeping organization of the Marvel Universe, to assemble and lead teams of superheroes with a mission to keep New York City safe from the clutches of villains.

Marvel: Avengers Alliance will be live on Facebook at some stage in the first few months of this year.  More details and additional character reveals to come, so be sure to stay tuned! In the meantime here is an OFFICIAL TRAILER!

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The Facebook fan page can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/avengersalliance

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Thomas Watson, Public Relations Manager for Barbily:

“Facebook is the platform for many social game publishers.  It serves as the venue where millions of users login to play games on a daily basis. Launching Star Supremacy as a facebook game will allow us to not only expose our brand and product to the facebook community but to also help us with improving our game and driving traffic.  We are very excited to make our debut into the facebook community.  We anticipate much success.  We encourage users to take a break from other RTS games and come play our game.  What makes us different from CityVille, FarmVille, CastleVille, or even Empires & Allies is that we are a sci-fi RTS game. ”

“We’ve read a lot of feedback from players both inside and outside our forums.  Players expect a lot from a browser-based RTS.  I am proud to say that our developers are working very fast and very hard to bring out new features and big fixes on a weekly basis.”

The Star Supremacy team has prepared some events for players to celebrate the launch.

There will be three GMs in the game.  Each of them has two non-initial colonies on the non-initial planets (3 GMs x 2 colonies each = 6 colonies in total).  Their colonies are filled with massive resources.  You can assault these colonies.  Please do not set up trade route on these colonies or obliterate these colonies. Doing so will cause GMs to revenge! The coordinates of the six colonies will be announced on Star Supremacy’s official Facebook Page. After the announcement, the GMs will refill their colonies every 24 hours as well as every week and re-announce them. The first two attackers of each colony will get three rare resource cards (three different types). Each player can only get the rare resource cards once after one announcement.  It does not matter how many colonies a player attacks.  Each player will be rewarded once after that has attacked a GM colony.  12 winners per week will be rewarded.

Also when the “Likes” on Star Supremacy Facebook page reaches 500, 1000, everyone of Star Supremacy will receive gifts. What is more, when the page reaches 30,000 likes, 3 randomly selected players will win a gaming headset–Ear Force X11 Amplified Stereo Headset with Chat!

More events are still to come.  If you think you have an idea for an event in the game or community, give Barbily your thoughts here.   Vote for Star Supremacy as the best browser-based strategy MMORTS on BBGsite.com’s BEST browser-based MMO contest and be rewarded when the game reaches a certain number of votes.  More information can be found here.

For players who are new to the game and want a novice gift pack, there are still codes left to give out.  Check out the giveaway page here for sites giving out any available codes.

For more information, please visit our official website at http://www.ssupremacy.com
Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Star_Supremacy
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Supremacy.

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Playdom wants to entertain everyone, everywhere, through the world’s best social games. With more than 15 games available for free on Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks around the globe, they claim that they have something for everyone – and even more is on the way.

For example there is the cute, fluffy carnage of Wild Ones to the hidden object title Gardens of Time, Playdom produces a diverse portfolio of casual games. As part of the Walt Disney Company, Playdom is bringing the tradition of high-quality entertainment, to the rapidly growing world of social games. For more details on the games and iOS apps they make please check out http://playdom.com

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The Sims Social is the culmination of a close collaboration between many talented people from The Sims and Playfish studios, leveraging over 10 years of The Sims success in creating hugely popular and engaging experiences with a deep expertise in social gaming.

“Dexter Slice of Life shows how social play online is evolving – this is a deep transmedia experience that both gamers and fans of the show will love,” said Marc Fernandez, EVP of Development at Ecko|Code. “People can play anytime as Dexter or their own custom made ‘Dark Passenger.’ Dexter is a brilliant, complex show that asks as many questions as it answers, and this game is an extension of that.”

Developed internally at Ecko|Code, the “real-time stealth” gameplay in Dexter Slice of Life perfectly captures the precision and cautious nature of Dexter’s methodical stalking. This “asynchronous” multiplayer experience will allow players to control their “Dark Passenger” avatar to silence their friends’ sometimes evil in-game personas – even when they are not online – and become the vigilant watchman of the weak and downtrodden. Series star and executive producer Michael C. Hall has provided voiceover work, and has been personally involved in development of the game to guarantee its authenticity.

“Dexter Slice of Life provides a tremendous opportunity for a Showtime property to find a new audience, connect with our current dedicated fan base and extend the brand into bold new mediums,” said Laura Palmer, Senior Vice President, Distributor Marketing, Showtime Networks Inc. “Ecko|Code has crafted a fascinating, fun game and we look forward to watching our fans interact with it!”
For additional information on the game and current season of the series, please visit www.sho.com/site/dexter orhttp://apps.facebook.com/dextersliceoflife.

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CLOSED ON 07/10/2011

Good morning/afternoon/evening GhostStorm readers. Would you like to WIN something?
I have some great news. I have a Gears of War 3 Vault by Calibur 11 and one copy of the game to giveaway to one lucky person who comments on this Facebook post. Unlike other competitions I have ran where it has been Twitter based or site based this is entirely to those who “like” the Facebook page and who comment on that thread. I do have some additional guidelines which are set below so please read them thoroughly.

First off and what is the most important fact is that the game is rated 18 so even though anyone of any age may enter the competition I will more than likely choose someone who is over the age of 18. Secondly the Gears of War 3 Vault is for the Xbox 360 Slim. There will be no cash alternative is point number 3 and the final point is that this competition is only open to UK residents.

The competition will close on Saturday 8th October 2011.