Marvel’s Super Hero Squad features kid-sized versions of iconic heroes including Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Though the property is aimed at kids, a lot of adults are following their cute little adventures as well. The Squad has appeared in their own Cartoon Network TV show and will soon be coming to your computer. Gazillion has created a free MMO based on the Squad’s adventures that is currently in beta testing. Gazillion and developer The Amazing Society have a 10-year license to do Marvel-based MMOs, so it looks like we’ll be hearing a lot from them.

The National Basketball Association playoffs are at hand and Playdom is taking full advantage with NBA Dynasty. This sim charges you with being the owner, general manager and head coach of your favorite NBA team. Unlike many games on Facebook, you have a level of interaction beyond clicking and waiting for things to happen. The first three quarters of the game are simulated but, during the fourth quarter of games, you have the option to coach the team. You’re trusted with three timeouts as well as first aid kits for injuries and sports drinks to get players back in the game fast.

The undead are everywhere in the world of gaming right now, including Facebook.

The undead are everywhere in the world of gaming right now, including Facebook. Joining the horde of games mining zombies for more cash is Zombie Lane, an effort from Digital Chocolate. You will, as the name suggests, fight off the oncoming zombie apocalypse. You’ll also clean up the neighborhood, harvest your own food and rescue your neighbors. It is a Facebook game after all.

Sega has already gotten its feet wet in the free-to-play sport sim category with Football Manager. Coming March 2011, Sega will launch MLB Manager, a free online baseball sim.

The MLB license gives Sega access to all 30 teams and 900 players that will appear in the game. It will launch in the US, Canada, Japan and South Korea.

EA and Playfish’s latest social gaming collaboration, Madden Superstars, is now live on Facebook.

It has a lot in common with the Madden Ultimate Team game in Madden NFL 11. You can purchase packs of cards to fill out your football team’s roster, which of course starts out pretty weak. I got a “Limited Edition” card out of a pack and was excited, until I saw it was journeyman Rex Grossman.

Mafia Wars, a game about showdowns between crime families, is now the subject of a real legal showdown.

Digital Chocolate, the social gaming company headed by Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins, is saying it created the name Mafia Wars. Venture Beat reports on the conflict, which is sure to get mob battle ugly.

In February 2010, EA Sports President Peter Moore announced Madden NFL would be coming to Facebook.

He didn’t give an exact release date but a glitch in EA’s popular FIFA Superstars soccer game shows Madden Superstars may be available rather soon.

Mafia Wars has opened Las Vegas to all you high rollers and now has unveiled a special slate of Vegas-themed items to celebrate.

Zynga has heard your cries, FrontierVille fans.

Wild West themed game FrontierVille has extended the time players will get to complete its Fourth of July challenges. Originally slated to end July 7, 2010, Zynga will now end the event July 12, 2010.

If you collect five Independence Day themed items, you will receive a free Liberty Bell for your trouble. Apparently it’s so hard to get, FrontierVille players have taken to openly wondering whether or not the item really exists.

It’s summertime and your Yoville character is buckling from the heat. Time to dip into the Pool Party House for the low, low price of 36 YoCash! YoVille is another social game hit from the minds over at Zynga, who also bring us Mafia Wars and FarmVille. In YoVille you will get a job, decorate your house and hopefully make lots of YoVille friends.