For Phrase Frenzy Fans – An Update
Caught off guard? Yes. To say we were caught off guard by the response to our Phraze Frenzy portfolio page would be an understatement. We knew the game was extremely popular, but had no idea just how much the game community wanted it to return. You certainly made that very clear. 
So, we have decided to revive it under a new name, built on a completely new platform and we plan to launch it in Facebook. We added this to our production schedule just over two weeks ago and we’ve made significant progress, working it in among the other projects on our plate. We have made a ton of progress on the backend of the site, the stuff that is invisible to the user. We have a lobby, chat and some game functions working already. So, we’re well on our way.
Now, what should we call it?
We received some excellent suggestions in the comments and we want to get some of the ones we liked in front of you here.
Word War
Word Fury
Word Herd
Pop Phrase
WhirlWords
Frenetic Phrases
Frantic Phrase
Phrase Flow
Word Whirlwind
Phrase Craze
Super Phrase
Thanks for lighting our fire! We’d love to hear your thoughts.
So excited for this! Thanks so much for working to bring it back, guys! This could be the next big Facebook game for sure!
My favorite of those titles is PopPhrase!
Thanks, Kevin. We’re excited as well.
This is fantastic news! Thank you for bringing it back! My vote goes to: Phrase Craze
That’s our favorite internally as well.
I vote for Phrase Craze also. Rolls right off your tongue
And I think Facebook is a perfect place to launch it! An iPhone app would be great too….
Oh, there will be an iPhone app. You can count on that.
When do you guys think you will have it up and running?
DAX, we’re still early in development, focusing on server architecture. We’ll have a better idea on timing once we get into hard core game programming. Those of you following along will be certain to be part of the beta.
What’s a rough guestamate of a timeline??
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We are so excited can’t wait to play
Glad the suggestion of putting it on facebook got chosen with all the apps going on right now Phrase Frenzy would be 1 on the list for us
I am so excited for this. Keep us posted on the programming. I used to play this all the time with my friend. Even though I wasnt as fast at getting answers it was so addicting and I loved the game. Thanks for bringing it back.
You are bringing back phrase frenzy, but not lingo!!? WHAT IS THIS!? There were MANY more responses for lingo. I don’t understand guys? Why are you ignoring the pleas for lingo when that was on your table LLoong before phrase was. Phrase was a cool game and all, and, i was sorry to see it go also ,but, let’s be real. Lingo was a MUCH more popular game. What gives guys? I would just like to know.
Well, I can see you’re passionate. You used BIG letters for some of your words, which is always a giveaway.
To be clear: We never said we weren’t going to bring Lingo back. What we have said is that we’re building Phrase Frenzy first.
Ha Jedi! That’s only because you weren’t as good at Phrase Frenzy!
omg music How is it going. I have not seen you in ages and hello all phrase lovers I just found out that the game is being created. I hope that all is well with all you leaguers and non leaguers. I hope that if this game is created, we could possibly revive my league that we had running for a good two years with Jeff’s consent. I sure hope this succeeds. I hope that we have a return
Hey David! Nice to hear from you again!
As long as that Phresh Phreak doesn’t come back ’round, I’m cool and would love to see the game as a game not a yelling and name calling war.
ok, ty for the response jeff
i just thought you guys had forgot about us lingo refugees. i hope a new lingo will come close after. sorry for any misunderstanding. just PLEASE, keep us apprised.i feel i am stuck in “lingo limbo” 
I remember JEDIknight…
I think it is a great idea to bring back Phrase Frenzy, but honestly, I would rather have it be just a regular web game. I am not a Facebook user, but lol I would probably sign up just to play this.
I ditto this statement…I do not have a Facebook account but after following these threads and seeing that Phrase Frenzy is coming back, I will have to sign up. Facebook should hire you as promoters
Thank you for relieving my secret pain inside that has been aching since the loss of this fantastical little creation of a game.
Looking forward to the younger, prettier version that’s going to make old phrase frenzy cry alone in the dark.
Oh, and my vote is with Phrase Craze.
There are people out there that don’t have Facebook? I did not know this..
I think it is a great idea to bring back Phrase Frenzy, but honestly, I would rather have it be just a regular web game. I am not a Facebook user, but lol I would probably sign up just to play this.
i’ve been looking all over for phrase frenzy, and am so glad to hear it will be coming back. that game is the most addicting game i think i ever played
I wish it was a regular web game, too.
Is there a date for when it will be released?
I have the same question Derek has.
Wiliam and Derek, we’d love to be able to answer that question with some degree of certainty, but we can’t. We are building this during the cracks in our other production schedules. When we get closer, we’ll certainly let you know! Thank you for your continued interest.
ur welcome. I shall play it as soon as it is up there.
How about an app for Android phones? Afterall, if you do end up naming it Phrase Craze, I think you guys owe it to me since that was my suggestion! LOL…
Is it here yet..?
Is it here yet..?
definately think word herd. in honor of kevin =)
I, too, would love to see an update to the status of the new game? Any timeline yet?
I, too, would love for Mandy to see an update to the status of the new game
When will we get an update on the status of this game? I can’t wait!!!
YAY!! I got on GSN & couldn’t find this game, so I googled it & ended up here. I’m SO glad it’s coming back!!
Thanks to all who are working to get it done! 
I like “Phrase Craze” I’m big on rhymes. 
That is exactly how I found this! So excited to have it back, and yes, I think Phrase Craze is also the best decision.
Ahhh!! i just signed into my gsn account for the first time in a couple of years. and this game popped into my head and i totally wanted to play right away! sadly i found out it wasn’t there anymore. i want this game now! hahah
I. WANT. THIS. GAME. RIGHT. NOW.
I want this game so badly right now I might even think about paying for it. Thanks for putting it back up!
I have been going through withdraw for so long- totally stopped logging in to GSN as soon as this game got pulled because it was the only game that I played… I am not so patiently awaiting the game on Facebook. To be honest I don’t care what you call it, I’m just so excited you’re bringing it back to us!
so what happened with the game?? What happened to Jeff Turner?? Lets hope he didn’t up and quit his job or get canned before they brought back our game…i’m just sayin’……
LOL… I’m still here. Hard to get rid of me.
The game is still on the back burner. We work on it when we can find spare time in the cracks of our other projects. I wish I could give you a good timeline, but I can’t. Sorry.
Its been on the backburners for over half a year…just saying
Yep. Wish we could stop all of our other paying projects and just get it out the door, but we can’t. Sorry.
good to know you’re still with us, Jeff! at least we still have an ally on the inside – LOL! Keep fighting for us and phraze phrenzy (in your spare time, of course:-D)
so how close are you to releasing it
I was wondering the exact same thing frankie
I was wondering the exact same thing as andrew
Dear Jeff,
I was elated, when I read in March of this year that you had put Phrase Frenzy on your production schedule & had already “made significant progress” and were “…well on your way.”
However, now 6-1/2 months later, there has been no real news about the progress on this. We hope that there is some kind of financial benefit you can gain from this (from advertisers or whatever on Facebook) since you alluded the fact that your paying projects need to be taken care of first (which anyone could understand).
I hope you are able to take the time to read this and respond. I’m sure everyone here, all your Phrase Frenzy fans, would love to hear some more specifics about any further progress that’s been made.
Thank you for your efforts to bring back this game!
Dear Jeff,
Sorry, I incorrectly input my return email address in my original post. Please not the new one.
Thank you.
POOPY
STEVE and JEFFY
If y’all help us find a WordPress coder, we might have more time to work on Phraze Frenzy.
Dear Jeff,
What is a WordPress coder? If there truly is some way people could help, I bet they would.
Your response to my post sounds like you’re frustrated, or maybe annoyed, by people’s eagerness for an update. We are all simply devout fans of your game & we all got excited last March when we heard that a great deal of progress has been made. We are just looking for a status update.
Thank you Jeff for listening to your Phrase Frenzy Fanatics!
Lisa, I’m not frustrated by your comments or any others in the least bit. We would LOVE to be able to find more time to devote to this, but since we’re not out looking for funding to support the development, it simply has to fit in the cracks. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for the fans, we’re so busy we can’t even update our website to a new design we’ve had planned for over a month.
We hear you.
Jeff – What on earth is a WordPress Coder? Is it really a “thing” that we might be able to find somewhere? or is it an “intangible”?
what if we were to secure advertising for our game instead? or better yet, maybe Zeek Interactive could help ease the high unemployment rate and hire a few of these fans to work with y’all on all of your projects…?!?!? it kinda sounds like some of us have a bit too much time on our hands right now……I’m just sayin’………..
hear…you do not
Do too.
respond..only you do
Correct you are.
When is Lingo Plus going to be up and running???????????????
so Jeff, is there a projected date when the game will be up and running?
Andrew, I hope you can tell that we’re not trying to string anyone along here. We don’t have a projected date. We had hoped a “seasonal lull” might give us an opportunity to spend some significant time on this during December, but the pace of paying work coming in does not look as if it’s going to slow.
I absolutely loved this game! Can’t wait for it to come back.
Phrase Craze is my favorite.
I hate to bother you Jeff but is this game actually going to happen? Because I believe I speak for everyone when I say that we have been waiting a very long time for this awesome game to be brought back.
Andrew, we would like it to happen. We think it SHOULD come back. Unfortunately, we don’t have enough bandwidth to make it a priority. We appreciate the energy around this, we really do. But there’s a reason we haven’t published a completion date… we have no idea when it might be.
Any way we could donate to help make it more of a priority? I know you guys have a lot of other projects, but as you can see, a lot of people are passionate about this game. I’m sure everyone would be willing to help!
Agreed
zeek is not interested…its a “dont call us, we’ll call you” kinda deal. RIGHT ZEEKY
This forum came up when I googled Phrase Frenzy…OMG – I’m sooooooo excited about the return of my all time absolute favorite game. I appreciate you guys working w/o funding and your dedication….Ok now…chop chop hurry hurry
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Don’t get too excited, Adrian. We’ve been waiting for this to happen for months and months..
i like Phrase Craze..
i think you guys need to make it a priority ;P i miss this game!!!!
PHRASE CRAZE
PHRAZE CRAZE!
Huge fan of Phrase Frezy. Cant wait for its new debut on the web. Title suggestion: Phrase Mania, Phrase Mayhem, Phrase Fury. Can it be put on another website rather than than just facebook?
I vote Phrase Craze! so excited!
I wouldn’t be too excited, if I were you. Look at the date this article came out.. nearly a freakin’ year ago! They probably forgot about it
Haven’t forgotten. We have one game ahead of this we’re currently working on.
Glad to hear it Jeff. I can’t wait for this game. It’s gonna be awesome!!! Do you know if it’s just going to be released on Facebook though or will it be just a general online game as well?
I don’t understand why it was so suddenly dropped or why the name can’t remain the same?? But if it has to change Phraze Craze would be the closest to the original title. I just hope it’s the same game!