Torn is one of the longest-running crime RPGs ever made. Known for its gritty text-based gameplay, players build their criminal empires from the ground up. Buying properties, trading weapons, and running illegal businesses. Back in the early 2010s, games like Mafia Wars and iMobsters dominated social platforms and mobile stores. Mafia Wars, created by Zynga,…
In the ever-evolving landscape of online gaming, even the most beloved titles sometimes see their suns set. Legacy of a Thousand Suns, a popular sci-fi themed social MMO, was no exception. Launched with much fanfare, it offered players an expansive universe of galaxies to explore, packed with intricate quests, alien battles, and a strong community-driven…
For many years, Vampires Live captivated the hearts and minds of countless players, immersing them in a dark and thrilling world of supernatural creatures and blood-soaked battles. Developed by Storm8, this free-to-play mobile game allowed players to embrace their vampiric nature and rise to power in a competitive and enthralling environment. Unfortunately, all good things…
(Image Credit: iMobsters Guide) iMobsters was a massive multiplayer online game that was launched in 2009 by a gaming studio called Storm8. iMobsters was one of their nine games. The game was only available in English and it had the classic mafia story built into it. You were a character working for the New York…
Dawn of the Dragons was a F2P RPG game. The game was developed by 5th Planet Games and it had the classic zero to hero story built into it. You’ve found yourself in the shoes of a young hero. It was up to you to overcome challenges and save your homeland from disaster. (Image Credit:…
Mafia Wars was a text-based multiplayer mafia game created by Zynga. The game was available on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, and Yahoo. It was also released as an iOS app on April 8, 2009. On April 5, 2016, Zynga announced on their forums that Mafia Wars was going to be shut down on June 6, 2016….
In this article, we will explore what happened to Zynga’s Vampire Wars and why it was shut down. Vampire Wars was a game developed and released by Zynga. It was one of the first games launched by them and was originally released for Facebook in 2008. The game allowed players to create a vampire and…
Original Gangstaz was the first mobile game Machine Zone, Inc. created in 2010, and it had been successful for a number of years until its recent shutdown. In January 2017, the Original Gangtaz app was removed from both Apple and Google’s App Stores. As reported by Engadget, “it appears the app didn’t meet App Store…
The history of mafia browser games is a story of how an idea that was born in a small town in the Czech Republic became one of the most popular games in the world. The first mafia browser game was created by a Czech student as a side project. He wanted to create something that…
What are persistent browser-based games? Persistent browser-based games (PBBG) are those which use the standard HTML/CSS/Javascript technology stack and usually run in a web browser. They can resemble traditional games such as chess or minesweeper, but they typically contain additional meta components such as levels, quests, social features, and user accounts – this is what…