Facebook Games
Several games are trending on Facebook, and several are also available on mobile platforms like Android and iOS.
On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it was expanding its mobile empire with Facebook Mobile Games Publishing. The company's new pilot program intends to help small developers promote games for Facebook, as well as grow the social media network's huge mobile portfolio.
A Song of Ice and Fire, also known as A Game of Thrones on HBO, is quickly becoming a pop culture phenomenon. There's the books, of course, and the TV show, as well as the comics, board games, trading cards, action figures, and just about every manner of tie-in product you can imagine. It's surprising then that there really hasn't been a proper video game yet.
Facebook plans to attract hardcore gamers by launching new action and shooting games this year. While Zynga-style games like Farmville attracts a lot of non-gamers, hardcore gamers who like first-person shooters and other high-end action games tend to invest a lot more money and time into their gaming.