What’s It Like Being a Male Gamer in 2012?

Our friends over at AskMen have launched the 2012 edition of the Great Male Survey. The survey takes a look at what it means to be a man in 2012, analyzing categories including dating, sex, lifestyle and more.

More importantly, the survey gives you a chance to answer burning questions about games, including which entertainment options you use on consoles, how much time you spend playing video games and even which of the presidential nominees you feel you could beat in a game of Mass Effect multiplayer.

This is the fifth annual Great Male Survey and is the largest survey of its kind, including more than 150,000 respondents worldwide.

So are you ready to define what it takes to be a man? Head over to AskMen and take the survey now!

Andrew Goldfarb is IGN’s associate news editor. Keep up with pictures of the latest food he’s been eating by following him on Twitter or IGN.

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Zynga Reveals Matching With Friends

During its Zynga Unleashed event today, Zynga announced Matching With Friends, the fifth game in its popular With Friends series. Available now on iOS, Matching With Friends consists of matching colored tiles. Each game lasts 11 turns as players try to match three or more tiles to clear the board and reset their opponent’s opportunity to score. Players can work with tiles that their opponents have already placed to build matches cooperatively, or use different colored tiles to block their opponents’ progress.

Each game board will contain special multipliers that allow for twice or three times the amount of normal points for each match. Players can also place bombs to eliminate opponents’ pieces and will earn extra points for making matches using a bonus color assigned at the beginning of each game. Matching With Friends will also include unique social features, including in-game chat and Facebook connect.

Meanwhile, Zynga also announced the Zynga With Friends network, which will allow players across multiple devices (iOS, Facebook, Android or Zynga.com) to interact via live chat and view live social streams. Look out for more coverage of Zynga’s new social platforms in our full coverage of Zynga Unleashed later today.

Matching With Friends is available for free from the App Store and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. An ad-free version is also available for $2.99.



Source : ign[dot]com