The Sims Social explodes, the third most played Facebook game daily

Wait, so this is where my mom was during this weekend's mess? The Sims Social, the ambitious social version of EA's massive franchise by Playfish London, has grown into the third most played social game on Facebook. Better yet, that measure is through daily players, which is far more telling of a game's success early on than monthly players. As of now, according to AppData, The Sims Social enjoys over 7.2 million daily players.

More importantly, that beats out two more of Zynga's most popular games, Empires & Allies and Zynga Poker. The game already surpassed Pioneer Trail last week, and now EA as a little over a million daily players to go to become the first Facebook game to trump FarmVille in a very, very long time, if ever. (The game begins to flinch a bit at 8.4 million daily players.)

Of course, The Sims Social is a far cry from the behemoth that is CityVille, but hot diggity is it gaining fast. Yes, use of the word "diggity" is deemed appropriate in such impressive circumstances. Remember, this is especially significant considering the game got off to a rocky start, with outages and performance issues aplenty upon its release. If anything, it speaks volumes to the fact that this brand may have found new life on Facebook, and everyone else better watch out.

Do you think The Sims Social could surpass FarmVille in daily players? How's about ... CityVille? Sound off in the comments. 2 Comments

The Sims Social: Grab free fan gifts with our links roundup

After a botched attempt at granting free fan freebies for The Sims Social last month, Playfish and EA have begun rolling out free fan gifts again so players can get a second chance.

Also, if you were one of the lucky players who did manage to grab those free gifts the first time around, you're still eligible to grab more! (Hey, you can always sell them to make some Simoleons.)

Anyway, these gifts were released one at a time, spaced over several consecutive days, so to make it easier for you guys, we've rounded up the links in one post.

Here's what you need to do:

Step 1: Log into Facebook.

Step 2: You still have to 'Like' the official fan page in order for these to work.

Step 3: Click on the item you want in the chart below. (Note: Each link will open a New Window.)

       
       
       

Below is a list of what's been given out so far, and when they did it. This page will be updated as the freebies continue.

    * Liebefunkenmann SS-10 Keyboard (Sept. 6)
    * CharKoohl Black BBQ (Sept. 7)
    * Still Life Easel (Sept. 8)
    * Basix Bookshelves (Sept. 9)
    * Neukum Classic Guitar (Sept. 10)
    * Llamark Chillblast Fall (Sept. 11)
    * PerpetuLux-Sable (Sept. 12)
    * Rub-A-Dub-Tub (Sept. 13)
    * Pompeii Fireplace (Sept. 14)


Which is your favorite free gift? Did you know that aside from looking pretty, some of these are important to completing certain missions in the game? Sound off in the comments. Add Comment