Why 400,000 players weren’t enough to save Street Racing

Filed under: Farmville With social game mega-publisher Zynga recently deciding that hundreds of thousands of players apparently aren’t enough to sustain games like Roller Coaster Kingdom, Ponzi Inc. and Street Racing , we’ve been wondering: How big does a game have to be, exactly, to justify its existence to Zynga. The answer, apparently, is pretty big, as industry expert Nicholas Lovell discusses over at Develop .

Roller Coaster Kingdom riders decline

Zynga’s theme park inspired social networking game, Roller Coaster Kingdom seems to be on a steady decline this month. In part, the game’s lack of a real fun factor, no fast option to add visitors to one’s park, a firm reliance on players recruiting friends and too many choices in the Facebook gaming world may all play roles in the decrease in players.

Poker Blitz: Is it the next Zynga game on the chopping block?

Filed under: Zynga Poker While Zynga has been launching hits on Facebook like FrontierVille, they’ve also been quietly shutting down games behind the scenes, most recently Roller Coaster Kingdom, a tycoon game that puts in charge of running an amusement park. Is Zynga’s Poker Blitz the next on the chopping block?

What Zynga’s game closures say about the social gaming market

The recent hard times for the social gaming market have been harder on some games than others.

Roller Coaster Kingdom attumpts to lure you back with free cash

“Baby come back!” says Roller Coaster Kingdom , as the theme park simulation game on Facebook tries to lure existing players back with a gift of 75 Coaster Cash, roughly the equivalent of $15. New players will start out with 10 Coaster Cash

Roller Coaster Kingdom attumpts to lure you back with free cash

“Baby come back!” says Roller Coaster Kingdom , as the theme park simulation game on Facebook tries to lure existing players back with a gift of 75 Coaster Cash, roughly the equivalent of $15. New players will start out with 10 Coaster Cash

SPP Ranch: Outer Space Item invasion

Like Restaurant City and Roller Coaster Kingdom , SPP Ranch has been blasted by a wave of space themed items. Blending the cuteness of SPP Ranch with alien technology, the new releases are definitely some of the more creative outer space items we’ve ever seen. In addition to the store items, lost goodies such as the Astrosheep Plushie (above), are turning up on ranches for players to share with their friends

Turkey Rides Invade Roller Coaster Kingdom

Americans will celebrate their most confusing of holidays next week with Thanksgiving. While nearly every aspect of the loosely historical day causes outrage by one or several groups, this year’s rebranding has been boiled down to two things: giving thanks for something special and turkeys. Last night, two new rides and two eateries appeared in Roller Coaster Kingdom that all feature turkeys

Mafia Wars Toolbar Gives Players Limited Edition Utility Belt

Wish that you could monitor your Mafia Wars mafia all day without ditching work or school? Well the makers of the game have just introduced a new toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox that lets players check out their Health Energy, Stamina and the time remaining until they can use an Energy Pack. It’s pretty simple but installers of the beta version of the toolbar will receive an in-game advantage, a Limited Edition Utility Belt that comes with 30 Attack/30 Defense.

Rollercoaster Kingdom receives substantial holiday update

Roller Coaster Kingdom is another of Zynga ’s wide array of management games, and even though it isn’t quite as popular as its peers, it is still deserving of a holiday update. Those playing Roller Coaster Kingdom have received an update today , and it’s a doozy. Along with an array of bugfixes, the update also includes many new attractions decorations, and vendors for players to place all over their park

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