by Lura on November 11, 2009
Pogo has decided to add 50 more ranks to MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition. There will be a total of 100 ranks and you’ll be earning new badges at ranks 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100. Here are the badges and requirements:
Monopoly – Become a Supervillain!
Pass GO 4,148 times to achieve Rank 60 and earn this badge
Monopoly – Clone Yourself!
Pass GO 4,748 times to achieve Rank 70 and earn this badge
Monopoly – Build a Private Zoo!
Pass GO 5,498 times to achieve Rank 80 and earn this badge
Monopoly – Get Extra Cheese on a Burrito!
Pass GO 6,488 times to achieve Rank 90 and earn this badge
Monopoly – Enjoy the Simple Life!
Pass GO 7,613 times to achieve Rank 100 and earn this badge
Of all of the games that Pogo has promised will get new ranks (cough, KenoPop, cough) and older games that surely could use new ranks (cough, Hog Heaven Slots, cough), we’re surprised to see Monopoly come up as the next one to get them. We guess Monopoly money really does talk! We’ll keep you posted if we hear when these new ranks will be added.
by Lura on November 11, 2009
Pogo’s got yet another Premium Badge Album in development. This one, which will probably be released next month, is called “Take a Trip”. When it’s released, it’ll cost you $5.99 or 86 gems. It includes the following 10 challenges:
Click to view animated badges and challenges
by Lura on October 29, 2009
The “Clue hidden object game” that Dan F. mentioned in his interview looks like it’ll be Pogo’s very own version of Clue: Secrets and Spies, a board game that Hasbro is currently marketing. In this spy-themed version of Clue, you are one of a team of international spies hired to travel to various locations around the world to stop Agent Black. It appears the game-play of this board game may be similar to the original clue, just with a spy theme and worldwide setting. If you’re interested, check out the Clue: Secrets and Spies board game from Hasbro, which implements text messaging (Pogo’s version probably won’t do this, but who knows). It’ll be interesting to see how Pogo turns all of this into a hidden object game for their site.
Can you prove yourself as the world’s ultimate spy? Agent Black – CLUE’s most notorious spy – is plotting, and it’s up to you to stop him! Go undercover as an international agent to foil his schemes by completing missions and attending secret meetings. Scan with your spy light to uncover a secret, or check your cell phone for a Spy Text that could help or hinder your game. Your assignments will take you all over the world, so stay ahead of the other agents and earn the title of Ultimate Spy!
We’re working to get more details on this game, so keep an eye on BadgeHungry for the latest news.
by Lura on October 27, 2009
Puck’s Peak is currently in the testing phase and we are starting to receive tons and tons of information on this unique, new game!
Puck’s Peak is a tower-building game with unlockable characters and levels where your goal is to stack blocks of different shapes and sizes to certain heights (500m, 1000m, et cetera). Each time a block falls, you earn a strike — so many strikes and you have to start over! Once you build a pile of blocks to the required height, it must stay standing for 3 seconds.
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by Lura on October 15, 2009
Check out this cool new Premium Badge Album that Pogo is creating for us! It’s got ten badges and challenges — all in solitaire games — with an album completion badge, as usual. When it’s released, it will cost $5.99 or 86 gems.
Click to view animated badges and challenges
by Lura on October 12, 2009
We weren’t kidding when we said Pogo’s graphic artists have been busy busy busy making items for our minis! Here’s a gigantic sneak peek of some upcoming mini awards we’ll be able to earn in-game.
Mini Award Backgrounds for: Stellar Sweeper, Squelchies, Harvest Mania, Word Search Daily, Casino Island Blackjack, Pinochle, Dice Derby, Wonderland Memories, Word Jong, and Phlinx(?).
And here are some items of clothing (there are both male and female versions of these, but the female versions are shown below):
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by Lura on October 12, 2009
The graphic artists at Pogo have been busy creating a lot of artwork for our minis. Recently, the following images were created.
Please note: while sometimes game-related mini items may mean a game is going to be deluxe, this is not a deluxe game. In addition, these are not mini awards that will be awarded in game. Right now, they appear to be mini items that will be released either in coordination or shortly after the release of the game. (Pogo did this with Trivial Pursuit last year.)
Puck’s Peak-related Mini items: background, goodie, and costume:
These images may give us a hint to gameplay as well. What do you think?
by Lura on October 12, 2009
Here is a sneak peek at the five rank badges and two in-game achievement badges (aka “secret badges”) for Battleship.
Rank 10 – Excellent Ensign Badge
Rank 20 – Loyal Lieutenant Badge
Rank 30 – Clever Commander Badge
Rank 40 – Capable Captain Badge
Rank 50 – Astounding Admiral Badge
Battleship Bomber Badge
Sink 2500 Battleships to earn this badge.
Terrifically Tenacious Badge
Miss 50000 times to earn this badge.
PS: there’s a possible spoiler in the comments here. Good things come to those who read the comments. *laugh*
by Lura on October 9, 2009
We’re still waiting on the actual badge graphics, but we can tell you that Battleship will have 50 ranks, 5 rank badges, and 2 “secret” in-game achievement badges. There’s also been a little bit of information leaked about how we’ll be earning those badges, ranks, and powerups. This, from the Ranks section of the How to Play:
BATTLESHIP has 50 ranks that you can earn as you progress through the game. For Club Pogo players, your rank is shown on the upper left. Also, at ranks 5, 15, 25, and 35, you unlock access to a new powerup, which are only available to Club Pogo players. You earn rank progress by firing shots. You can play in any game mode, win or lose, and make rank progress at approximately the same speed, so play using whatever mode you like best.
There are 5 rank badges you can win in BATTLESHIP. The badges are given out when you achieve ranks 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50. There are also two secret badges, which we won’t write about here, because then they wouldn’t be secret!
Note: To make rank progress, you do not need to win the game. You simply need fire shots.
There’s also some information on a marketing page at Pogo: Battleship is Coming Soon!
Big thanks to the little birdies who whispered in our ear about this news! We’ll be sure to show you as soon as we get our hands on Battleship’s seven badges and their requirements.
by Lura on October 8, 2009
Earlier this week, Pogo launched the latest redesign of their free home page. (If you’re a Club Pogo member and want to check it out, just sign out for a little bit and browse around. It’s pretty spiffy.) They’ve also posted an overview to explain the basics of the new site and a detailed look at some of the new tabs and features.
This doesn’t affect most of you, as the majority of BadgeHungry readers are Club Pogo members, but there is something you should be aware of. From this week’s UK Letters to the Editor:
our new Free Pogo homepage is the first stage of an enormous project to give the free site – and, eventually, Club Pogo – a serious make-over. Club Pogo is probably the most important to get absolutely perfect, so comes in the latter stages of the project, which runs well into next year. The emphasis is really on making Pogo as user-friendly and visually pleasing as possible, so we’ve spent a lot of time collecting feedback and ideas from Pogo players.
Sometime next year Club Pogo will be getting a makeover too. Most likely it’ll coordinate and fall in line with the free Pogo homepage and accompanying pages. (Think: similar colors and layout, no ads, and more focus on badges.)
What do you think of the redesigned free homepage? Do you think Club Pogo will benefit from a similar organization scheme?
Whether or not you’re a free or Club Pogo member, feel free to chime in on these changes in a comment below.
