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18Jan/130

Check out these adorable PlayFirst pets!

If you’ve played DinerTown Zoo, you’ll know how much we love cute little animals here at PlayFirst.

It’s been awhile since we showcased the pets our team owns and with so many new team members, we thought it might be time for an updated look!

Which pet photo do you like best? Do you have any cats that look similar? Let us know below in the comments!

Written by Chris

2Aug/121

Happy Ice Cream Sandwich Day!

It’s International Ice Cream Sandwich Day and the visitors at DinerTown Zoo are looking a little hungry. Check out this awesome ice cream cart, available now!

Click here to download DinerTown Zoo today.

Leave a comment with your favorite ice cream flavor!

Written by Chris
Game in this post: DinerTown Zoo

20Jul/120

DinerTown Zoo Dragon Update!

It seems DinerTown Zoo has some dangerously adorable new creatures; a family of dragons for you to collect!

Meet Roy, Grace and Violet!

Pictured above is only three of the five dragons available to collect. To meet Ilana and Bernard, the other two dragons, you’ll need to pick up the FREE dragon habitat available in the store.

DinerTown Zoo: Dragons

Check out the biographies of each dragon below!

  • Grace, the orange dragon, likes gardening and aerial acrobatics!
  • Roy, the red dragon, loves to play golf and fly through the forest!
  • Violet, the violet dragon, is the baby of the family and always gets what she wants!
  • Ilana, the turquoise dragon, is captain of the DinerTown Dragons; the most awesome softball team in DinerTown! Go Dragons!
  • Bernard, the green dragon, won first place in a fire breathing contest and likes to show off his skills!

If you haven’t downloaded DinerTown Zoo yet, what are you waiting for? It’s FREE.
Click here to claim your FREE habitat and start collecting today!

Written by Chris
Games in this post: DinerTown Zoo

28May/121

DinerTown Zoo – Memorial Day Content (Day 3)

Calling all DinerTown Zoo players! It's time for day 3, the final day of the DinerTown Zoo Memorial Day Content Giveaway!

Get this lovably large whale for FREE today!

We hope you have enjoyed our weekend of DinerTown Zoo animal and decor freebies!

We appreciate any feedback here in the comments or on one of our other social networking sites.

Written by Chris
Games in this post: DinerTown Zoo

27May/120

DinerTown Zoo – Memorial Day Content (Day 2)

Calling all DinerTown Zoo players! It's time for day 2 of the DinerTown Zoo Memorial Day Content Giveaway!

Today you will be receiving a Zebra. Give this stripy fella a loving home!

Tomorrow you can look forward to another animal that usually costs hearts. We will be giving him to you for FREE!

Written by Chris
Games in this post: DinerTown Zoo

26May/121

DinerTown Zoo – Memorial Day Content (Day 1)

The first free piece of content up for grabs this Memorial Day Weekend is the lion statue. He will appear in game throughout the day, once the update goes through.


Tomorrow and Monday we will be offering up animals that usually cost hearts, completely FREE!

Make sure you check back to claim your animal!

Written by Chris
Games in this post: DinerTown Zoo

17May/120

DinerTown Zoo Circus Habitat + Land Expansion!

We've heard your cries for more DinerTown Zoo content and more space to work with, so today we are glad to present to you the DinerTown Zoo Circus Habitat.

Collect heaps of cute new creatures today with your new FREE habitat!


Hurry, the circus won't stay in town forever!

Written by Chris
Games in this post: DinerTown Zoo (Circus Habitat Upgrade)

11May/120

DinerTown Zoo Butterfly Wallpapers

Thank to our fantastic designers, we have two fantastic new wallpapers for you today, compatible with your iPad and iPhone.

How to customize your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad

  • Click on the image to get the full-size version.
  • Right-click on the image you want and download it to your computer.
  • Email the image(s) you want to yourself and open them on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.
  • Click on the image in your email and save it to your camera roll.
  • Exit your email and go to settings -> wallpaper -> camera roll.
  • Scroll through your camera roll and find the wallpaper that you want.
  • Click on “set” and then “set lock screen” or “set home screen.”
  • That’s it! Enjoy your new wallpaper

Which one did you grab? What goodies would you like to see in the future? Let us know!

Written by Chris
Games in this post: DinerTown Zoo

18Apr/120

Meet the Team: Steven Chen, Associate Product Manager

Do you love Diner Dash? Cooking Dash? What about Wedding Dash? These games wouldn't be the well loved classics they are today without the awesome staff we have here at PlayFirst.

Beginning today we are going to introduce a new staff member each week and get the low down on who they are and what makes them awesome. The first team member for you to meet is Steven Chen, Associate Product Manager of the much loved DinerTown Zoo game.

Steven, can you briefly explain what you do here at PlayFirst?
I am currently working on improving DinerTown Zoo. My goal is to continuously make the game more exciting and engaging for all the zookeepers out there.

What's your favorite part about your job here at PlayFirst?
My favorite part of the job is the cross team interactions where you learn and discuss ideas. It's exciting to see features based on a different perspective.

What do you do when you are not at work?
When I'm not at work, I'm watching sports or discovering delicious local restaurants that tourists don't know about. ;) I'm a foodie at heart and I appreciate great food.

What types of games are you into? Any examples?
I am a huge fan of sports games such as NCAA Football or Madden. What makes it exciting is how they put so much emphasis on getting the details and design correctly.

If you could design a dream game and publish it, what would it be?
I would create a social fantasy football/basketball game. Not sure how it would work... but it would be cool if it existed.

Finally, what is your favorite DinerTown Zoo animal?
The monkey of course!

We hope you have enjoyed the first in a series of weekly blog posts that will introduce you to the various members of the PlayFirst team. Next week, you will meet the product manager of our DASH classic games.

Written by Chris

7Mar/121

Sneak peek: new DinerTown Zoo St. Patrick’s Day animals

Take a sneak peek at these upcoming St. Patrick's Day animals for DinerTown Zoo! This update we went with a forest animals theme. You can get these animals and a FREE habitat in our next update (coming in the next few days... hint hint!)

DinerTown Zoo - Bantry the Bear

Bantry the Bear

Who could resist this adorable bear?

DinerTown Zoo - Walter the Wolf

Walter the Wolf

Looks like this pup wants to play!

DinerTown Zoo - Harry the Hare

Harry the Hare

He's no Easter bunny - he's a woodland resident!

DinerTown Zoo - Steven the Squirrel

Steven the Squirrel

All squirrels must have nuts, right?

DinerTown Zoo - Barry the Boar

Barry the Boar

He may have tusks, but he's not afraid to smile.

DinerTown Zoo - Frances the Fox

Frances the Fox

My personal favorite - a red fox!

What did you think? Which is your favorite animal?

Posted by: Applesun
Games in this post: DinerTown Zoo for iPhone and iPad