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World of Goo Birthday Offer Brings in Mixed Results

When World of Goo celebrated its one-year anniversary, the developer decided to let gamers in on the fun by introducing a “Pay What You Want” scheme to the game. In essence, anyone could access the official site, download the game and pay any sum of money they thought it was worth. Ron Carmel, one of the ...

21 October 2009
13:21 GMT

Casanova’s Secret

When it comes to hidden object games, I’m sure that all of us are well aware of what these are all about. The general consensus is that, although there is not much to do, except use your keen sense of observation to find the right objects, there are times when the story is a lot more captivating than the game i...

20 October 2009
06:52 GMT

World of Goo Can Be Bought for 1 Cent

World of Goo was one of those games that proved just how successful a brain-tease could be. The game won at the Independent Games Festival a series of awards and received many other titles and praises from gaming critics. If you never got the chance to get your hands on the game, now is the best possible time. To cel...

14 October 2009
07:32 GMT

Little Big Planet Coming to the PSP

Release dates for this autumn were mostly set according to an accurate schedule, with games matching a decent proximity from one another, but some game publishers feel confident enough to make last-minute announcements and just go with the flow. One of these companies is Sony, which just posted through Mark Valledor ...

5 October 2009
02:44 GMT

Final Fantasy Marries Bejeweled, Gyromancer Is Born

Fans saw a mixture of Final Fantasy and Bejeweled when they dove inside Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords. And they liked what they saw. The game was developed by Infinite Interactive and published by D3 Publisher and was greatly rewarded by fans and critics. It even won MTV Networks' GameTrailers title of...

25 September 2009
11:01 GMT

A Dark Hidden Object World

Whenever we think about a hidden object game we associate it with lively colors and a cheerful environment that awaits our exploration. Most of the background stories for these games involve fairies, pixies, magical fantasy worlds and other lore elements that have been used for the sole purpose of stimulating your im...

25 September 2009
01:42 GMT

WiiWare Update, Puzzles for the Puzzled

Those who couldn't get enough of the “Incredible Machine” and have an addiction towards puzzles and any sort of mind games are in for a new treat. As long as they have a Wii. The latest member of the WiiWare, Nintendo's You, Me, and the Cubes, is a series of puzzle games in the casual market tha...

22 September 2009
05:11 GMT

Tetris Increases Brain Gray Matter

It seems that while a lot of the media is blaming videogames for all the evils of the modern society, from obesity to bad school results, some scientists are quietly working on showing the benefits that even the simplest of videogames can bestow upon the player.A recent study conducted by the Mind Research Network ha...

4 September 2009
16:26 GMT

Steal Princess Unlockables III (DS)

Steal Princess is a puzzle platformer game created by a partnership between Climax and Marvelous and that was published in North America by Atlus. The game was already released in Japan on July 28, 2008, and reached North American shores on May 19, 2009. It is scheduled to appear this September in all other territori...

28 August 2009
14:31 GMT

Steal Princess Unlockables II (DS)

Steal Princess is a puzzle platformer game created by a partnership between Climax and Marvelous and that was published in North America by Atlus. The game was already released in Japan on July 28, 2008, and reached North American shores on May 19, 2009. It is scheduled to appear this September in all other territori...

27 August 2009
16:01 GMT

Steal Princess Unlockables (DS)

Steal Princess is a puzzle platformer game created by a partnership between Climax and Marvelous and that was published in North America by Atlus. The game was already released in Japan on July 28, 2008, and reached North American shores on May 19, 2009. It is scheduled to appear this September in all other territori...

26 August 2009
16:01 GMT

Steal Princess Cheats III (DS)

Steal Princess is a puzzle platformer game created by a partnership between Climax and Marvelous and that was published in North America by Atlus. The game was already released in Japan on July 28, 2008, and reached North American shores on May 19, 2009. It is scheduled to appear this September in all other territori...

25 August 2009
16:01 GMT

Steal Princess Cheats II (DS)

Steal Princess is a puzzle platformer game created by a partnership between Climax and Marvelous and that was published in North America by Atlus. The game was already released in Japan on July 28, 2008, and reached North American shores on May 19, 2009. It is scheduled to appear this September in all other territori...

24 August 2009
16:01 GMT

Steal Princess Cheats (DS)

Steal Princess is a puzzle platformer game created by a partnership between Climax and Marvelous and that was published in North America by Atlus. The game was already released in Japan on July 28, 2008, and reached North American shores on May 19, 2009. It is scheduled to appear this September in all other territori...

21 August 2009
15:21 GMT

Zuma’s Revenge Available for Mac OS X on Sept. 15

Zuma's Revenge, the latest incarnation of the popular puzzle series from PopCap Games, has been confirmed to arrive on Mac next month. Zuma's Revenge is said to reinvent the immensely addictive game with high-resolution graphics, new game mechanics, new game modes and power-ups. “The original Zuma ha...

19 August 2009
13:11 GMT

QuantZ - Mac Puzzler with Emotion-Building Audio

Gamerizon, a Montreal-based video game development studio, has released QuantZ, a new action puzzle game for Mac and PC. Merging elements from different genres, the game challenges players to move around a cube in order to land colorful marbles in strategic places for the creation of chain reactions. Roughly 50 hours...

14 August 2009
10:26 GMT

The Moonstone Mystery

Each hidden object game begins with a small story that throws you in the middle of an adventure where you will barely have time to think about anything but the list of objects that you need to find. Mystery Masterpiece: The Moonstone begins with a British incursion in one of the colonies and that is where the Moonsto...

8 August 2009
01:47 GMT

A DinerTown Mystery

DinerTown is a quiet and peaceful community where people go around living their everyday lives without any major events or having to worry about not trusting their fellow townspeople. But every game has a story behind it and this one, DinerTown Detective Agency, is about Bernie, who decides that he has spent too much...

16 July 2009
11:41 GMT

CubeTwister - Your Rubik's Cube Will Never Be the Same

Invented in 1974 by professor Erno Rubik and initially called “The Magic Cube,” the 3D mechanical puzzle currently known as the Rubik's Cube became in less than half of a century one of the most popular and best-selling toys worldwide. The traditional model features a six-faced cube with nine sticker...

13 July 2009
12:21 GMT

Download Sorty Now - Free for a Limited Time

Development studio syncRage has released a cool, new puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch owners. Recently approved in the iTunes App Store, Sorty is a match-em style puzzle game that requires an iPhone or iPod touch and version 2.2.1 Software Update. “Do you love puzzle games or have you got fast fingers? The...

9 July 2009
08:09 GMT

A Philosophers’ Stone Hidden Object Game

Artogon Games has decided to go forth with a new Treasure Seekers hidden object game that has the same main character, Nelly. Unlike the previous title, where you had to retrieve a lost treasure, in Treasure Seekers: The Enchanted Canvases you have to save your brother who went searching for the Philosophers’ S...

7 July 2009
02:10 GMT

Find Out Your True Origins

What makes us who we are is where we come from. This being said, each of us has his or her unique personality, shaped according to various events that he or she has been exposed to in life. There are also cases where the social rank plays an important role in establishing who we are both to the world and to ourselves...

27 May 2009
02:04 GMT

Manipulate Time in Braid for Mac OS X

Developer greenhouse has blessed the Macintosh platform with what is probably the best puzzle game out there. Titled Braid, greenhouse's game was awarded the "Casual Game of the Year" at the 12th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards, and was nominated for five Xbox Live Arcade 2008 awards, winnin...

21 May 2009
09:31 GMT

The Lost Treasure of Alexander the Great

Just like any other Alawar Entertainment release, the new Samantha Swift and the Golden Tough hidden-object game has proven to be a fun-to-play title that comes with its own unique twists. There is no doubt about it that the story behind the game is what drives your adventure and motivates you in your quest. Still, I...

18 May 2009
12:21 GMT

Download Peggle for iPhone, iPod touch Now

PopCap Games has released Peggle for iPhone and iPod touch, a title nabbing the Action & Arcade Game of the Year award (Zeeby Awards 2008). The highly addictive puzzle game is already available on Mac, PC, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. The iPhone version introduces revolutionary controls and even extra features. Read on ...

12 May 2009
08:54 GMT

Pyramid Bloxx Now Available on Apple App Store

Digital Chocolate has released Pyramid Bloxx in the App Store. The puzzle game resembling Tower Bloxx has won several awards from reviewers and can be immediately downloaded, either in full or limited, free version. “Pyramid Bloxx is simple, innovative and fun to play,” Trip Hawkins, CEO of Digital Choco...

7 May 2009
08:43 GMT

Exploring the Sea Depths

The latest release from Playrix Entertainment seems to be yet another hidden object game that continues the tradition of its first Fishdom success. With the fresh Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey, it wants to expand the experience of the first game to a whole new level.The game begins with a young woman named Jennifer, wh...

21 April 2009
12:21 GMT

Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary Unlockables (DS)

Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for a wide variety of platforms, including the PlayStation 2, PSP or Nintendo Wii. It was released for Nintendo's handheld device, the DS, on December 14, 2006 in Japan but wasn't launched in any other countries since...

8 April 2009
14:01 GMT

Puyo Puyo Fever 2 Unlockables (DS)

Puyo Puyo Fever 2 is the direct sequel to Puyo Pop Fever. The title is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for a wide variety of platforms, including the Nintendo GameCube, the DS, the PlayStation 2 and the PSP. It was released for Nintendo's handheld device, the DS, on December 24, 2005 ...

6 April 2009
16:01 GMT

Puyo Pop Fever Unlockables II (DS)

Puyo Pop Fever, or Puyo Puyo Fever, as it is known in Japan, is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for a wide variety of platforms, including the Nintendo GameCube, the DS, the PlayStation 2 or PSP. It was released for Nintendo's handheld device, the DS, on December 24, 2004 in Japan, on...

6 April 2009
14:21 GMT

Puyo Pop Fever Unlockables (DS)

Puyo Pop Fever, or Puyo Puyo Fever, as it is known in Japan, is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for a wide variety of platforms, including the Nintendo GameCube, the DS, the PlayStation 2 or PSP. It was released for Nintendo's handheld device, the DS, on December 24, 2004 in Japan, on...

3 April 2009
13:31 GMT

Puyo Pop Fever Cheats II (DS)

Puyo Pop Fever, or Puyo Puyo Fever, as it is known in Japan, is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for a wide variety of platforms, including the Nintendo GameCube, the DS, the PlayStation 2 or PSP. It was released for Nintendo's handheld device, the DS, on December 24, 2004 in Japan, on...

2 April 2009
16:01 GMT

Puyo Pop Fever Cheats (DS)

Puyo Pop Fever, or Puyo Puyo Fever, as it is known in Japan, is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for a wide variety of platforms, including the Nintendo GameCube, the DS, the PlayStation 2 or PSP. It was released for Nintendo's handheld device, the DS, on December 24, 2004 in Japan, on...

1 April 2009
16:01 GMT

The New Sequel to Curse of the Pharaoh

Recently, a new a sequel to the Curse of the Pharaoh game has been released under the name of Napoleon's Secret. If you have already tried the first game, The Quest for Nefertiti, you will be surprised to find that the gameplay remains the same, though the scenery has been changed. The storyline behind Napoleon...

23 March 2009
12:11 GMT

Polarium Unlockables II (DS)

Polarium is a puzzle game created by Mitchell Corporation and published by Nintendo for its hugely successful DS handheld console. It was launched in Japan on December 2004, and reached territories like Europe on March 11, or North America on April 18, the next year. It uses a very simple premise, as players need to ...

18 March 2009
17:01 GMT

Polarium Unlockables (DS)

Polarium is a puzzle game created by Mitchell Corporation and published by Nintendo for its hugely successful DS handheld console. It was launched in Japan on December 2004, and reached territories like Europe on March 11, or North America on April 18, the next year. It uses a very simple premise, as players need to ...

17 March 2009
17:01 GMT

Escape Rosecliff Island: A New SpinTop Games Production

Spintop Games has released yet another hidden-object game, Escape Rosecliff Island, which has already caused quite a stir around fans. Just like other titles from the same category, Escape Rosecliff Island brings its own twists that set it apart from its competitors. The storyline is both simple and at the same time...

13 March 2009
13:01 GMT

New Pac-Man Game Slated for 2010 from Namco Bandai

The video game industry has had its fair share of iconic characters and franchises over the years. We've seen Mario, Link, or Master Chief capture the hearts and minds of players across the years, but no character has sparked such a big fan movement as Pac-Man. The small yellow ball figure with an insatiable ap...

9 March 2009
10:11 GMT

WordFu Makes the App Store

Developer and publisher of iPhone games ngmoco has seen the approval of its WordFu puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch on Apple’s App Store. Created by Demiurge Studios, WordFu is touted as “the ultimate word puzzler” featuring crisp 3D graphics, and endless wordplay.An excerpt from the iTunes App...

2 March 2009
06:19 GMT

Picross DS Unlockables IV (DS)

Picross DS is a puzzle video game developed by Jupiter studios and published by Nintendo for its hugely popular DS handheld console. The title isn't the first one to be released by Nintendo outside Japan, in Europe and North America, as Mario's Picross also appeared a long time ago, but wasn't met with...

20 February 2009
08:36 GMT

Picross DS Unlockables III (DS)

Picross DS is a puzzle video game developed by Jupiter studios and published by Nintendo for its hugely popular DS handheld console. The title isn't the first one to be released by Nintendo outside Japan, in Europe and North America, as Mario's Picross also appeared a long time ago, but wasn't met with...

19 February 2009
09:21 GMT

Picross DS Unlockables II (DS)

Picross DS is a puzzle video game developed by Jupiter studios and published by Nintendo for its hugely popular DS handheld console. The title isn't the first one to be released by Nintendo outside Japan, in Europe and North America, as Mario's Picross also appeared a long time ago, but wasn't met with...

18 February 2009
09:41 GMT

Picross DS Unlockables (DS)

Picross DS is a puzzle video game developed by Jupiter studios and published by Nintendo for its hugely popular DS handheld console. The title isn't the first one to be released by Nintendo outside Japan, in Europe and North America, as Mario's Picross also appeared a long time ago, but wasn't met with...

17 February 2009
09:41 GMT

World of Goo for Linux Is Here

It's time for the oppressed Linux gaming community to start hoping again as there is a new awesome game available for their platform. The 2D Boy team (which consists of Ron Carmel and Kyle Gabler) officially announced the immediate availability of the Linux client for their popular "World of Goo" physics-based p...

13 February 2009
12:01 GMT

Planet Puzzle League Unlockables (DS)

Planet Puzzle League, otherwise known as Puzzle League in Europe or even Panel de Pon DS, under which name it was launched in Japan, is a video game made exclusively for the Nintendo DS, and part of the popular Puzzle League or Panel de Pon visual matching puzzle game series. It was published by Nintendo after a stud...

11 February 2009
16:01 GMT

Searching for Clues Is Never Easy

For those of you that enjoy racking their brains with different puzzle games and other mind-challenging titles, I would like to recommend the new Coyote`s Tale: Fire and Water. What makes this title special is that it really captivates you with the gameplay story.Even from the beginning, you get to choose the type of...

10 February 2009
12:01 GMT

Get 5 iPhone Games in One Crypto Game Mix

Cryptocybernetics LLC has announced a special holiday offering for iPhone and iPod touch owners. The Crypto Game Mix 1 is a package containing 5 games that can be acquired from the App Store for the price of three applications ($7.99). From the iTunes App Store, Cryptocybernetics' summary of the Crypto Game Mix...

29 December 2008
08:26 GMT

Get Junior Brain Trainer for Your Kids

Avanquest Software Publishing is announcing the release of Junior Brain Trainer for the Nintendo DS. The game is put together having little kids in mind and will offer them a chance to test and develop their mental capabilities at an age when stimulating logic and creativity is crucial for their future.The game will ...

8 December 2008
07:09 GMT

Rake In Grass Launching Archibald's Adventures

The latest Rake In Grass development, which is set for release on the 23rd of December, is represented by an action puzzle game, like many others, but with some catches and innovative features to make it more interesting. The game doesn't really represent anything we haven't seen before, nonetheless it...

5 December 2008
10:59 GMT

World of Goo Piracy Is Sky High

World of Goo is a charming game, not too long but good enough to attract those players interested in a puzzle game which uses living goo, with different properties, to tackle different challenges, like crossing a ravine or reaching far away ledges. The problem is that charming indie efforts, that are created without ...

18 November 2008
06:39 GMT


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