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Broken Sword: The Shadow of Templars Palm Game Review
July 24th, 2007 | Tags: Broken Sword Sword of Templars, game, Palm, pda, Windows Mobile

While the review focuses on the PalmOS version of the game, some of its elements can apply to the PC version, Gameboy version, and Windows Mobile version. Broken Sword: The Shadow of Templars is an epic adventure that begins in Paris where American tourist George Stobbart witnesses a murder in a (what else?) cafe. The murdered [...]
More Harry Potter Talk
July 24th, 2007 |

Spoilers in this one, but I’ve attempted to write a benign paragraph so no one accidentally sees anything. I can’t help but write another post about Harry Potter as the story takes up much of my thoughts since finishing the book. The Leaky Cauldron’s Leaky Lounge has a absorbing discussion going on around the finale. Jim [...]
Alice Greenfingers PC Game Review
July 23rd, 2007 |

Alice Greenfingers is an original and creative game that mixes the strategic with the simulation, and the diner and tycoon genres. It most reminds me of the lemonade stand game I played years ago in black and white. Some report the game resembles Harvest Moon and SimFarm, which I haven’t played. “Greenfingers” indeed refers to the [...]
Harry Potter: Discussion
July 23rd, 2007 |

First — Spoilers are in invisible ink. So you can’t accidentally see anything unless you try. I want to thank Amazon a thousand times for delivering the book around 10:00 am, Saturday, July 21. We were prepared for it to arrive between July 24 and July 26 because of the embargo figuring the publishers put online [...]
Pirate Island PC Game Released
July 20th, 2007 | Tags: casual games, PC Games, Pirate Island

Help Redrum Bilgewater navigate buccaneer-infested waters in Pirate Island, the latest from Sandlot Games. The Dread Captain Weevil, Scourge of the Seven Seas, has vowed revenge on the Twelve Islands if his golden peg-leg is not returned. Collect enough gold to satisfy his demands before he unleashes his, and his skeleton army’s, wrath. Unravel a story [...]
Shoes for Rainy Weather
July 20th, 2007 |

The Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex had a rainy June that it came within one-half inch of breaking the record that has stood since 1928. A friend of mine sent me this picture from FunPic and I just had to share. So a gal wearing High Tide Heels doesn’t have to worry about falling into an unexpected [...]
Business Taglines: Useful or not?
July 19th, 2007 |

Past entry, Taglines, Marketing and Branding Haikus, touches upon taglines and what they are. But today’s discussion looks at whether a business needs a tagline. Ilise Benun of Marketing Mentor believes not every company needs a tagline, but they’re helpful when a company’s name doesn’t give prospects an idea of what the business does. That’s [...]
Dream Chronicles PC Game Review
July 19th, 2007 |

Have you ever had a dream that crashed into reality? I have. I ran into my dad in the hallway while half asleep and it scared the bejeebies out of me. You can stay that I was wide awake after that. In the beautifully designed Dream Chronicles, the story begins with Lilith, the Fairy Queen [...]
Bubble Shooter Premium Edition PC Game Review
July 18th, 2007 | Tags: Bubble Shooter Premium Edition, casual games, PC Games

Amazing how a simple game reels in players. All you do is shoot bubbles and when you match three of the same color, they pop. That’s about all there is to the game. However, the Bubble Shooter Premium comes with a variety of themes so you can change the scenery for a change of pace. [...]
Harry Potter: The End
July 18th, 2007 |

Who will benefit from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) and the series in the short term and long term? This previous post discusses how killing Harry could potentially hurt future sales once the current popularity dies down. People still buy The Lord of the Rings though the series is old by today’s standards. [...]