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The Jason Show -- HALO 3 Multiplayer Maps, Harbor Master, Facebook Gaming

Monday, August 17th, 2009 – running time 32:51
HALO may be famous for bringing the big guns (in terms of sales and in the more literal sense), but Facebook and the iPhone are 800 lb. gorillas all their own.

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HALO 3: ODST

The "Mythic Disc" for HALO 3: ODST was the topic of a Bungie hosted multiplayer event to which our beloved JayFresh and our slightly-less-beloved Rob got to attend, much to the jealous chagrin of the rest of the Area 5 team. They returned, however, with exclusive footage ('cause it's actually of Rob playing, not that other people don't have footage of them playing) of them having a pretty damned good time.

04:06

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Harbor Master

It's crazy to think of the iPhone is generating new genres in gaming, but that's exactly what's happening thanks to the nature of the device. "Line Drawing" games are now a "thing" and Harbor Master is that genre's latest and greatest incarnation. Rob, Jason, and Cesar each fret over the intricate strategies of getting their little virtual boats to and from port safely.

12:30

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The Jason Show!

Gears of War 2 & lunch time.

16:43

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Facebook Gaming

And perhaps not quite an emerging genre so much as a force of nature, Facebook's gaming scene is rapidly approaching mythical status if one looks at the numbers alone. We give a quick rundown of the biggest and best of Facebook's gaming offerings, and while we know we've barely scratched the surface of what there is to offer, we luckily had Gareth Davis, Facebook's Platform Manager on hand to chat with Matt about what makes Facebook such an attractive platform for game developers and publishers.

20:05

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" I booted up Halo 3 in anticipation for this multiplayer event that we are gonna play and I looked at my service record and can. Compared to halo one and halo two I think I've played halo three's multiplayer is the least from. Had a bit I don't --"

" Played a lot of the -- yeah actually wanted to I put a lot of -- three. But definitely one into Hermione goes to game. Your bread and butter a certain mind -- keep on -- and much of death but feel free you know I even though I've played a lot of you know is just. It wasn't -- some missing from halo two so I didn't play as much."

" Two things I thought when I was plant when I was re playing it one. Bill -- is really good multiplayer. Don't and and it's still really really fun to play and second. I couldn't really do anything because they've released a ton of DLC I haven't gotten any evidence when we went to bungee and we got to play the three multiplayer -- those kind of like a really cool. New thing the kind of getting real excited about the."

" Am definitely -- the new maps which tell you 11 -- yeah yeah that's true guns. It's. Heretic yes -- New remake of mid ship from embryos to."

" One of the things they said and I I really feel like I agree with them is a lot of the feedback they received was that. -- was lacking on sort of those are smaller. Open arena style maps that are really good for like quick team -- matches or rumble hit and so if they are you know I like they took that feedback and so let's make more. And you know mid -- is a great example for -- yeah."

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" I'm actually kind of on the fence about it and away because. You know in the first one was just so perfect and -- I mean this is night the remake but it's a perfect agreement it is all -- that in confirm this pixel perfect. But I mean it looks exactly same plays exactly the same and I and I was attacked Obama whereas on other third real map -- totally zone and it's Google Maps the."

" I will say though visually it's kind of nice to see the upgrades to it day in their court it really does and in the sky -- the back you could see a fleet of covenant ships that are flying -- the space in the background although. Particle effects in the the jump past that are in all the -- essential to the second level looks super cool now have and you write about I would agree with you on the game play and we were jumped into it felt like playing mention it was pretty much the same but the one addition they have. With the -- three's the equipment is an -- now right in such a tightly confined maps of Michael bubbles field it did."

" Is it totally changes so as you you know you know sort of going down and being in getting the shotgun right and being very vulnerable if you haven't you know you get the -- and hologram would jump right back up the -- Dozens and it's like you're saying about -- close quarters sort of some measurable Arenas style maps and citadel yes which is a real you know. Full blown new map of the budget -- with this perfect but I loved it just like a big grind it."

" Those are my favorites and one of the too much everything's about the design and open courtyard. That's in the middle with a platform has the rocket launcher there's of their liking your carried basically it's back there you go on to the opening minutes surrounded by these. -- court doors that wrap all the way around the map on two different levels. --"

" Mean they do a great job just in general budget does that. -- you know hold risk reward sort of dynamic you know like having a little rock and want to right in the center of this. Small map yeah everyone can see it you know everyone knows it's there and legislate. -- so powerful that everyone can't resist going for a you know so like they just. The masterfully. Pull out often used in this map. -- our favorite map the favored that -- so our -- beautiful."

" Yeah she got this is totally the exact opposite this they compared to more -- grounder Zanzibar those eight symmetrical maps where. I'm they're designed for sort of the ones like capture the flag of the bombing runs with a abominable. I had one problem on the -- and that was really cool -- on the outskirts of Mombasa tomorrow remember correctly that it's an abandoned Amish reminders etc. yeah something like that yeah so it has -- has -- one on the inside. On to defend and it's sort of a multiple ways to get inside sort of the main factory -- your. Different levels to. And also has like Zanzibar and interact development with the with the greatest --"

" Yeah yeah no -- really cool I don't know where it's like Zanzibar where you can open up the deep yes and drive war hawk right in and give let's go to the flag whenever. This is BC and drawbridge admitted that the pops out right over your enemies face and you didn't run in from the top you'll drop down a throw grenades -- Drop to an end to divide and just -- when it Grail is no real did you see right and backdoor visited all."

" The negative side out you know it's it's very open it's right there on the ceiling you know everybody can see and makes this really loud noise and it opens tonight. When that -- I think it's a great comparison is that the drawbridge that's exactly what is once extended legal guys start pouring out. But the risk decided that is for them very short period of time they are all bottlenecks Europe is very tight spot -- tunnel -- Regis I didn't admitted that things over and you see everybody deserves like the scene in the matrix and all the guys are coming into the holes averaged just concentrate in the fire on that want to write on yeah anybody -- I think it was strong as we did big team one flag have AFLAC. Taking turns taking turns defending and attacking and it's gonna make a good big team not team slayer. -- as -- just -- so every corner and areas to hunker down defendant you know. Disorder bottleneck your enemies it's something I think what he's done really well with so many of their halo maps is justice is always sort of really good balance and never play -- sort of across different mode types sonics really excited to spend just a lot more time -- those maps and sort of learn all the little tricks and things that people learned and all the other ones now one the mythic. Map pack comes out. When he won it's that it. 24 or quarter putting the new ones in the laps for someone like me who hasn't gotten any of the DLC and I'm pretty excited about getting ODS team plane firefight mode and that's. You know that's already purchased -- in fact that this disk is gonna come with that. And you pop it in and there it is you have all 24 maps real and I don't have to keep playing the same -- ones and I've been playing for the past two weeks else. Yeah that just makes it all the about it. -- refresher always marked up."

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" So. You know I've been around for awhile where he -- Jeff I don't know I shouldn't play Harder Faster you know like for the past. And the four weeks. Splintering. And yeah I am the harbor master now so again. Came flight controller so it was the first line -- on which we played. It was pretty cool you know you're flying those planes of the if the landing strips power message. -- any access to its master and the votes they would -- us and our --"

" Yeah like smaller boats that carry. One cargo. And then you have the mid sized boats that you know -- to cargo boats and I think you have like the bigger boats that have -- should -- members of the fact there's challenges anything. And once you've been challenged him lost and it's not -- first I thought it was really simple I was like knows one. Color for everything we knew we had to be what 25. Forty ships reach us on this like something it isn't for a Condo part of that and if you finish that you'll mock an attractive."

" That's the little progress you realize that they're not only do we like different colors. This -- like a cyclone."

" And indeed this school couldn't get pirate ships now it's trying to -- your -- cargo boats and so you have this can end. You pretty much draw a line where the Canon is to -- as hardships to. It takes that you hits to drown out the pirate --"

" Like local designers obviously work. -- more complex and need to get more tents faster -- what I needed. You know thirty it's already kind of tough. And let him hit fifty it's like you're in. You know rapid fire."

" It really makes excite I mean with the newest map that brought in the different -- over the multi colored chips writes -- really makes me aside from what. They're going to be bringing an -- they're releasing new content every two weeks and I could mean anything from your new level hazards to news just -- levels. It was one of the last updates they had these it's from this game pocket god -- A pig -- tribal character that he's turned into a vote like any match you play they'll switch the little one cargo boat. -- they -- tribal character it's -- it just keep coming out with new stuff all the time you know now and right now -- games 99 cents."

" C a religious and -- also where this genre goes you know I mean. Like central to get one direction where it was you know kind of cool kind of you know it was interesting expression you harbor master when outfit and then on -- like the next."

" Like Mitchell added you know they did at some multiplayer humorous. Memo -- players know -- I think they do you bring a social aspect you can Twitter you know your your high score which I think it's cool it's not quite the same inning double leader boards. I mean Alitalia recently and -- 6800 they brought and you know and win game only that it also adds. Look at cumulative -- back -- finally do we know what you're accounts everyone's. Cargo together CEO like kind of -- he -- singled. It's it's building and -- sounds like you've really. -- And it's like right now there's like five maps and who knows he how many more maps we'll be for -- and -- skewed but did he help you plan."

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" How does somebody get from conception to completion of the they wanted to -- the most popular technology right now is using flash very latest list of flash flash ten enables media as well. And so we're an open platform which means that we provide the tools for anybody to crede came on FaceBook and developers can go and use those tools to do whatever they choose."

" It was cold it's -- to -- from FaceBook there's they have their initiative there that they're really pushing for games on FaceBook because. People are actually making a lot of money doing it you know you have play fish which has a whole bunch of games there and Cigna which of course means it is a site. Yeah however -- but yet they they have of course mafia wars which is he -- famous face of the game."

" On the sort of the granddaddy. They hit this putt putt hit yes it surprised me like when it first loaded -- popular there of course had over four million people. I'm do you have any other games that are reaching those kinds of numbers because that's the kind of astounding it is incredible I think. There are so many people now on FaceBook we have over 250 million people actively using the site for thirty days. And we have tens of millions of people playing games and today. That's how big this is a lot I think those of us that are consummate isn't easy here is intended look at these FaceBook games especially the ones that are just -- page based. Light mafia wars is in my the other Sydney Games we just kind of like look at them as sort of this other market and not is a major new emerging market means games built."

" You basically have a built in did you have huge building community devils' lead -- your name out there you know. --"

" And stuff that's clearly supporting companies so so we've seen -- several game companies that emerged solely to create games on FaceBook. And they're all doing incredibly well by any metric can imagine that's driving -- making money hiring and growing in what is a tough market even for the leading game companies. So those companies doing incredibly well. And then we see and -- logic income and isn't it space he's in the NBA. We have -- and we have I just Ubisoft. Once the first game FaceBook last week I was it's called a tech topics that pretty little game we sending to the -- and the way you defuse the bomb is based on. Questions around what updates your friends create."

" Yeah. I mean personally I've played. I'm behind them off yours -- path and though it has a while back on me you know he's the player wow Ariza you know them. Thank you I've played a lively steered his mark in my viewers take you away from how they didn't. Take me away from finding my girlfriend's everywhere around there by. Mafia wars hits on a lot of the same triggers that wow didn't you know the right sort of -- constant. But very slow rewarding process right but what really makes it work is the fact that you can. You can interact with aggressive with all of your friends all of your FaceBook friends that are playing mafia wars and you can help each other out. And it helps you out at the same time does it it's -- my nausea and then I help you with your character than that makes my intake of money better that makes me more powerful and battles."

" It's really have to develop what kind of experience that built the most successful games that we see -- FaceBook today -- ones really utilizing unique properties of platforms of there are inherently social. I get to play with your friends and we believe that playing the Francis from a fun playing alone. Planes if we don't very fancy seeing these these kind of following games such as its interest in the bombing of the new black. I think there has -- game now and the mechanics that are really interesting you following her. Not only kind of designing and growing crops but you wanna check back infrequently -- happening -- going to make your -- going well you know harvester crops."

" But an -- country story. Which is it's really simple as you grow your farm. And you can you don't buy better CG -- you can visit other people's arms to water their crops. And you get rewarded for that and even light kind of like an L -- has quest. Leave that people in the little town and anyplace else. Oslo yeah I extremist -- Alan I got my neighbors and about a guest is biased thing -- they do farm bill. And and it's you know you can visit your friends your neighbors here in the game and you can. You take -- weeds that are that are in their crops and take your pros that are -- And do things like that and you get rewarded you know monetary -- an experienced -- as awful again as a leveling system. There is a -- it's just like wow we're getting these games -- all have a leveling system all these games are free to play them buy stuff to increase your hearing tomorrow they all have fare better in game currency. Comply with real money. And you can use that hanging courtesy Z you'd like to give you an advantage the kind of way I see it is you know they're putting out these games they're for free on FaceBook. And this is a way to they can support of the people that wanna put in the extra money I'm not gonna do it but people will. And that was neat play for street right so the bully on them and I mean. I actually. I have bot godfather avoiding the Japanese mafia war is that it that are currency here -- zoning -- I didn't bite on I'm actually have won the darn thing and then I'm certainly I'm. Five million people would you know that he got a people who want to pursue those people I don't -- occasionally and you are making money."

" Yes we see three different main revenue models today we see appetizing we see the -- office where you can -- the -- Netflix and and get a free item in the game and market transactions. And different games -- those models in different places and different models and themselves different types of game play. And says they've also got the back in which is FaceBook connect. It enables game developers of all stripes to integrate FaceBook -- their games so they're really -- and they can branch out into other -- if you look at the history of gaming it's fundamentally social from. Gains we've played as kids through the only board games backgammon chess and monopoly and you if you look upon that city think it'll be adopted by a by third party developers. As. On on the individual consoles as -- that apple. Absolutely yes so. As as. FaceBook liberals on the Xbox we've already been talking to all the leading game developers -- super excited about this and doing it into the games is Sony is the works what about Nintendo so we believe that all devices -- all consoles will ultimately be connected to FaceBook. It's really just a question of time. And the videogame developers of really really excited about this so that same experience we see mapping to mobile devices going forward so we released next for the iPhone I'm actually seeing it."

" More in iPhone games right now you know Ryan just got this game called Spider-Man. This has it has FaceBook integration right into the game right there on -- And it did. It's pretty simple right now but I can see that kind of stuff being pretty complex because. As long as you allow an application to have permission DT taxation social network there's all kinds of they can do it that was we've seen with the games that are on these of the sounds."

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" With the closest thing tonight. It I've seen -- apart from you. Kind of hard courts reputed DC FaceBook gaming ever reaching for that market I certainly think we will see those kind of games that the units of expert so -- now. That it you can succeed with you go for proponents are these market and I think you'll also stuck to see. Normal kind of core -- games. On the platform and I think Tracy -- this kind of one example of that."

" It reminded me a lot of wars you that's very excited to finance -- hard it. You can go back to different climates in different stages -- you can level up so that you can get more cash to research better weapons and again so that the harder today. Part of -- becomes easier but where the FaceBook integration content. Is anybody gave your friends even if they're not a player of the game. You can assign them. Me as an extra characters and really cool thing about this particular app is it actually uses. Their profile -- in your profile picture. -- a little thing where you can tilt and zoom in or whatever so it's like your little character dances like the little Mac head wondering -- do you have any personal favorites as far as business."

" I do so so we looked at 3 this morning I think Tracy finances a lot of fund -- playing typing maniac right now. And this is it's kind of a mixed in with game missile command and you -- cells themselves -- often playing a lot of that. And then I think pesticides -- societies kind of the first game that's truly designed around social interaction and -- you can play that game progressed through it. It's by hanging -- with your friends and and it's kind of analogous to a board game what you play with friends like poker game or family game night where. The the enjoyment to the game is is just enough to enable you have. Finally -- it's almost less important what game you're playing with your friends that we'll that you're playing with them and you had a great time."

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" I booted up Halo 3 in anticipation for this multiplayer event that we are gonna play and I looked at my service record and can. Compared to halo one and halo two I think I've played halo three's multiplayer is the least from. Had a bit I don't --"

" Played a lot of the -- yeah actually wanted to I put a lot of -- three. But definitely one into Hermione goes to game. Your bread and butter a certain mind -- keep on -- and much of death but feel free you know I even though I've played a lot of you know is just. It wasn't -- some missing from halo two so I didn't play as much."

" Two things I thought when I was plant when I was re playing it one. Bill -- is really good multiplayer. Don't and and it's still really really fun to play and second. I couldn't really do anything because they've released a ton of DLC I haven't gotten any evidence when we went to bungee and we got to play the three multiplayer -- those kind of like a really cool. New thing the kind of getting real excited about the."

" Am definitely -- the new maps which tell you 11 -- yeah yeah that's true guns. It's. Heretic yes -- New remake of mid ship from embryos to."

" One of the things they said and I I really feel like I agree with them is a lot of the feedback they received was that. -- was lacking on sort of those are smaller. Open arena style maps that are really good for like quick team -- matches or rumble hit and so if they are you know I like they took that feedback and so let's make more. And you know mid -- is a great example for -- yeah."

" Leg recovers."

" I'm actually kind of on the fence about it and away because. You know in the first one was just so perfect and -- I mean this is night the remake but it's a perfect agreement it is all -- that in confirm this pixel perfect. But I mean it looks exactly same plays exactly the same and I and I was attacked Obama whereas on other third real map -- totally zone and it's Google Maps the."

" I will say though visually it's kind of nice to see the upgrades to it day in their court it really does and in the sky -- the back you could see a fleet of covenant ships that are flying -- the space in the background although. Particle effects in the the jump past that are in all the -- essential to the second level looks super cool now have and you write about I would agree with you on the game play and we were jumped into it felt like playing mention it was pretty much the same but the one addition they have. With the -- three's the equipment is an -- now right in such a tightly confined maps of Michael bubbles field it did."

" Is it totally changes so as you you know you know sort of going down and being in getting the shotgun right and being very vulnerable if you haven't you know you get the -- and hologram would jump right back up the -- Dozens and it's like you're saying about -- close quarters sort of some measurable Arenas style maps and citadel yes which is a real you know. Full blown new map of the budget -- with this perfect but I loved it just like a big grind it."

" Those are my favorites and one of the too much everything's about the design and open courtyard. That's in the middle with a platform has the rocket launcher there's of their liking your carried basically it's back there you go on to the opening minutes surrounded by these. -- court doors that wrap all the way around the map on two different levels. --"

" Mean they do a great job just in general budget does that. -- you know hold risk reward sort of dynamic you know like having a little rock and want to right in the center of this. Small map yeah everyone can see it you know everyone knows it's there and legislate. -- so powerful that everyone can't resist going for a you know so like they just. The masterfully. Pull out often used in this map. -- our favorite map the favored that -- so our -- beautiful."

" Yeah she got this is totally the exact opposite this they compared to more -- grounder Zanzibar those eight symmetrical maps where. I'm they're designed for sort of the ones like capture the flag of the bombing runs with a abominable. I had one problem on the -- and that was really cool -- on the outskirts of Mombasa tomorrow remember correctly that it's an abandoned Amish reminders etc. yeah something like that yeah so it has -- has -- one on the inside. On to defend and it's sort of a multiple ways to get inside sort of the main factory -- your. Different levels to. And also has like Zanzibar and interact development with the with the greatest --"

" Yeah yeah no -- really cool I don't know where it's like Zanzibar where you can open up the deep yes and drive war hawk right in and give let's go to the flag whenever. This is BC and drawbridge admitted that the pops out right over your enemies face and you didn't run in from the top you'll drop down a throw grenades -- Drop to an end to divide and just -- when it Grail is no real did you see right and backdoor visited all."

" The negative side out you know it's it's very open it's right there on the ceiling you know everybody can see and makes this really loud noise and it opens tonight. When that -- I think it's a great comparison is that the drawbridge that's exactly what is once extended legal guys start pouring out. But the risk decided that is for them very short period of time they are all bottlenecks Europe is very tight spot -- tunnel -- Regis I didn't admitted that things over and you see everybody deserves like the scene in the matrix and all the guys are coming into the holes averaged just concentrate in the fire on that want to write on yeah anybody -- I think it was strong as we did big team one flag have AFLAC. Taking turns taking turns defending and attacking and it's gonna make a good big team not team slayer. -- as -- just -- so every corner and areas to hunker down defendant you know. Disorder bottleneck your enemies it's something I think what he's done really well with so many of their halo maps is justice is always sort of really good balance and never play -- sort of across different mode types sonics really excited to spend just a lot more time -- those maps and sort of learn all the little tricks and things that people learned and all the other ones now one the mythic. Map pack comes out. When he won it's that it. 24 or quarter putting the new ones in the laps for someone like me who hasn't gotten any of the DLC and I'm pretty excited about getting ODS team plane firefight mode and that's. You know that's already purchased -- in fact that this disk is gonna come with that. And you pop it in and there it is you have all 24 maps real and I don't have to keep playing the same -- ones and I've been playing for the past two weeks else. Yeah that just makes it all the about it. -- refresher always marked up."

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" So. You know I've been around for awhile where he -- Jeff I don't know I shouldn't play Harder Faster you know like for the past. And the four weeks. Splintering. And yeah I am the harbor master now so again. Came flight controller so it was the first line -- on which we played. It was pretty cool you know you're flying those planes of the if the landing strips power message. -- any access to its master and the votes they would -- us and our --"

" Yeah like smaller boats that carry. One cargo. And then you have the mid sized boats that you know -- to cargo boats and I think you have like the bigger boats that have -- should -- members of the fact there's challenges anything. And once you've been challenged him lost and it's not -- first I thought it was really simple I was like knows one. Color for everything we knew we had to be what 25. Forty ships reach us on this like something it isn't for a Condo part of that and if you finish that you'll mock an attractive."

" That's the little progress you realize that they're not only do we like different colors. This -- like a cyclone."

" And indeed this school couldn't get pirate ships now it's trying to -- your -- cargo boats and so you have this can end. You pretty much draw a line where the Canon is to -- as hardships to. It takes that you hits to drown out the pirate --"

" Like local designers obviously work. -- more complex and need to get more tents faster -- what I needed. You know thirty it's already kind of tough. And let him hit fifty it's like you're in. You know rapid fire."

" It really makes excite I mean with the newest map that brought in the different -- over the multi colored chips writes -- really makes me aside from what. They're going to be bringing an -- they're releasing new content every two weeks and I could mean anything from your new level hazards to news just -- levels. It was one of the last updates they had these it's from this game pocket god -- A pig -- tribal character that he's turned into a vote like any match you play they'll switch the little one cargo boat. -- they -- tribal character it's -- it just keep coming out with new stuff all the time you know now and right now -- games 99 cents."

" C a religious and -- also where this genre goes you know I mean. Like central to get one direction where it was you know kind of cool kind of you know it was interesting expression you harbor master when outfit and then on -- like the next."

" Like Mitchell added you know they did at some multiplayer humorous. Memo -- players know -- I think they do you bring a social aspect you can Twitter you know your your high score which I think it's cool it's not quite the same inning double leader boards. I mean Alitalia recently and -- 6800 they brought and you know and win game only that it also adds. Look at cumulative -- back -- finally do we know what you're accounts everyone's. Cargo together CEO like kind of -- he -- singled. It's it's building and -- sounds like you've really. -- And it's like right now there's like five maps and who knows he how many more maps we'll be for -- and -- skewed but did he help you plan."

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" How does somebody get from conception to completion of the they wanted to -- the most popular technology right now is using flash very latest list of flash flash ten enables media as well. And so we're an open platform which means that we provide the tools for anybody to crede came on FaceBook and developers can go and use those tools to do whatever they choose."

" It was cold it's -- to -- from FaceBook there's they have their initiative there that they're really pushing for games on FaceBook because. People are actually making a lot of money doing it you know you have play fish which has a whole bunch of games there and Cigna which of course means it is a site. Yeah however -- but yet they they have of course mafia wars which is he -- famous face of the game."

" On the sort of the granddaddy. They hit this putt putt hit yes it surprised me like when it first loaded -- popular there of course had over four million people. I'm do you have any other games that are reaching those kinds of numbers because that's the kind of astounding it is incredible I think. There are so many people now on FaceBook we have over 250 million people actively using the site for thirty days. And we have tens of millions of people playing games and today. That's how big this is a lot I think those of us that are consummate isn't easy here is intended look at these FaceBook games especially the ones that are just -- page based. Light mafia wars is in my the other Sydney Games we just kind of like look at them as sort of this other market and not is a major new emerging market means games built."

" You basically have a built in did you have huge building community devils' lead -- your name out there you know. --"

" And stuff that's clearly supporting companies so so we've seen -- several game companies that emerged solely to create games on FaceBook. And they're all doing incredibly well by any metric can imagine that's driving -- making money hiring and growing in what is a tough market even for the leading game companies. So those companies doing incredibly well. And then we see and -- logic income and isn't it space he's in the NBA. We have -- and we have I just Ubisoft. Once the first game FaceBook last week I was it's called a tech topics that pretty little game we sending to the -- and the way you defuse the bomb is based on. Questions around what updates your friends create."

" Yeah. I mean personally I've played. I'm behind them off yours -- path and though it has a while back on me you know he's the player wow Ariza you know them. Thank you I've played a lively steered his mark in my viewers take you away from how they didn't. Take me away from finding my girlfriend's everywhere around there by. Mafia wars hits on a lot of the same triggers that wow didn't you know the right sort of -- constant. But very slow rewarding process right but what really makes it work is the fact that you can. You can interact with aggressive with all of your friends all of your FaceBook friends that are playing mafia wars and you can help each other out. And it helps you out at the same time does it it's -- my nausea and then I help you with your character than that makes my intake of money better that makes me more powerful and battles."

" It's really have to develop what kind of experience that built the most successful games that we see -- FaceBook today -- ones really utilizing unique properties of platforms of there are inherently social. I get to play with your friends and we believe that playing the Francis from a fun playing alone. Planes if we don't very fancy seeing these these kind of following games such as its interest in the bombing of the new black. I think there has -- game now and the mechanics that are really interesting you following her. Not only kind of designing and growing crops but you wanna check back infrequently -- happening -- going to make your -- going well you know harvester crops."

" But an -- country story. Which is it's really simple as you grow your farm. And you can you don't buy better CG -- you can visit other people's arms to water their crops. And you get rewarded for that and even light kind of like an L -- has quest. Leave that people in the little town and anyplace else. Oslo yeah I extremist -- Alan I got my neighbors and about a guest is biased thing -- they do farm bill. And and it's you know you can visit your friends your neighbors here in the game and you can. You take -- weeds that are that are in their crops and take your pros that are -- And do things like that and you get rewarded you know monetary -- an experienced -- as awful again as a leveling system. There is a -- it's just like wow we're getting these games -- all have a leveling system all these games are free to play them buy stuff to increase your hearing tomorrow they all have fare better in game currency. Comply with real money. And you can use that hanging courtesy Z you'd like to give you an advantage the kind of way I see it is you know they're putting out these games they're for free on FaceBook. And this is a way to they can support of the people that wanna put in the extra money I'm not gonna do it but people will. And that was neat play for street right so the bully on them and I mean. I actually. I have bot godfather avoiding the Japanese mafia war is that it that are currency here -- zoning -- I didn't bite on I'm actually have won the darn thing and then I'm certainly I'm. Five million people would you know that he got a people who want to pursue those people I don't -- occasionally and you are making money."

" Yes we see three different main revenue models today we see appetizing we see the -- office where you can -- the -- Netflix and and get a free item in the game and market transactions. And different games -- those models in different places and different models and themselves different types of game play. And says they've also got the back in which is FaceBook connect. It enables game developers of all stripes to integrate FaceBook -- their games so they're really -- and they can branch out into other -- if you look at the history of gaming it's fundamentally social from. Gains we've played as kids through the only board games backgammon chess and monopoly and you if you look upon that city think it'll be adopted by a by third party developers. As. On on the individual consoles as -- that apple. Absolutely yes so. As as. FaceBook liberals on the Xbox we've already been talking to all the leading game developers -- super excited about this and doing it into the games is Sony is the works what about Nintendo so we believe that all devices -- all consoles will ultimately be connected to FaceBook. It's really just a question of time. And the videogame developers of really really excited about this so that same experience we see mapping to mobile devices going forward so we released next for the iPhone I'm actually seeing it."

" More in iPhone games right now you know Ryan just got this game called Spider-Man. This has it has FaceBook integration right into the game right there on -- And it did. It's pretty simple right now but I can see that kind of stuff being pretty complex because. As long as you allow an application to have permission DT taxation social network there's all kinds of they can do it that was we've seen with the games that are on these of the sounds."

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" It reminded me a lot of wars you that's very excited to finance -- hard it. You can go back to different climates in different stages -- you can level up so that you can get more cash to research better weapons and again so that the harder today. Part of -- becomes easier but where the FaceBook integration content. Is anybody gave your friends even if they're not a player of the game. You can assign them. Me as an extra characters and really cool thing about this particular app is it actually uses. Their profile -- in your profile picture. -- a little thing where you can tilt and zoom in or whatever so it's like your little character dances like the little Mac head wondering -- do you have any personal favorites as far as business."

" I do so so we looked at 3 this morning I think Tracy finances a lot of fund -- playing typing maniac right now. And this is it's kind of a mixed in with game missile command and you -- cells themselves -- often playing a lot of that. And then I think pesticides -- societies kind of the first game that's truly designed around social interaction and -- you can play that game progressed through it. It's by hanging -- with your friends and and it's kind of analogous to a board game what you play with friends like poker game or family game night where. The the enjoyment to the game is is just enough to enable you have. Finally -- it's almost less important what game you're playing with your friends that we'll that you're playing with them and you had a great time."

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Started discussion: August 18, 2009 @ 10:32am GMT

Episode 209 - The Jason Show -- HALO 3 Multiplayer Maps, Harbor Master, Facebook Gaming [Discussion]

HALO may be famous for bringing the big guns (in terms of sales and in
the more literal sense), but Facebook and the iPhone are 800 lb.
gorillas all their own.

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unhap
3 months ago
rob was in a game discussion!? holy cow, that was kind of trippy. he totally dropped character. i didnt even realize it was him at first.

he went from the crazy ass rob character to chilled out, good posture, soft spoken rob.
shanmac
3 months ago

Facebook gaming

I've tried some Facebook games like Mafia Wars, Special Forces, and Farm Town. I find I am playing more and more of them as the developers get on board. Maybe they will set up something similar to Xbox Live in the distant future.

Looking forward to picking up Halo 3: ODST. Seems like a lot of content for a good price considering I don't have any of the DLC.
gta_bmx
3 months ago
In reply to shanmac:
I've tried some Facebook games like Mafia Wars, Special Forces, and Farm Town. I find I am playing more and more of them as the developers get on board. Maybe they will set up something similar to Xbox Live in the distant future.


They'd have to essentially become Steam to do that. They should partner with Steam and offer an interface for friends/family to go into a game and start playing in online mode. This would be a great marketing system to get people to buy games after they see their buddies are online playing Team Fortress 2.
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