The week ends with a smash hit: Chocolatier 2! Remember the deal is good on Game du Jour for one day only. 21 January: Crossword Compiler 50% off 22 January: Age of Emerald 50% off 23 January: Puzzle Mania: Chronicles of Unicorn 50% off 24 January: Auto Cross Racing 60% off 25 January: 3D Pool Pro 60% off 26 January: [...]
Game du Jour offers “one deal a day” for indie and casual PC games. For 24 hours, a game is available for a much lower price than its regular price. The nice thing is that you can first try the game for free to see if you like it. Remember to play and buy it [...]
Considering the numerous releases of casual games this year, it’s tough to put together a list of the best ones. I shared my top 10 and others share their thoughts. Also, Joel of Gamezebo does an excellent job of capturing the life of the casual game industry in 2007 and what the future holds. Sites with best [...]
One of my favorite gigs is doing game reviews for here, The Diamond Games, and Gamezebo. It means playing games without feeling any guilt. Plus, when I can’t focus or complete work tasks — I go to the games knowing that I’m working on a review since it doesn’t require focus (well, most don’t). The casual [...]
I don’t plan to play the full version of Mystery in London. The hidden object game has a 360-degree views where players explore around the room, up and down. I’m sensitive to this kind of movement. But other than this problem, Mystery in London is worth a try. The story ties in with Jack the Ripper. [...]
Alawar Entertainment, publisher of casual games like Snowy the Bear series, Magic Shop, and Magic Ball to name a few, announces the creation of Alawar NewEdge Mobile. This company specializes in publishing games for smartphones and mobile devices. The new company will launch over 1000 games for mobile devices including Magic Ball 2, Treasures of [...]
Years ago, I had Backgammon on my Palm Pilot and it hooked me. Then more original games came along and I forgot about it. Astraware knows these games are a mainstay for a reason… they’re good games. Astraware Boardgames comes with eight games: Chess Checkers Snakes [...]
Diner Dash Flo receives her own Web site complete with extras, forums, blogs, comic strips, featured diners and waiters, tips and tricks, high scores ,and more. Her latest game also comes with extra helpings for PCs only. Diner Dash Hometown Hero Gourmet Edition includes over 500 clothing and diner decor items as well as the [...]
Get 25% off on over 90 games for the handheld at Astraware from October 3 through October 18. Games range from brain teasers, word games, puzzles, adventures, card games and action games. Club Astraware members can also earn points on any games they buy in the sale - 1 point for every cent they spend!
Flo returns to her hometown to find it needs rescuing. She ventures around the town helping revive the restaurants. The game also introduces a multi-player component and the ability to build your own diner. It’ll be interesting to see how fans like the ability to compete or team with other gamers. After all, the market [...]

