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Short casual games, even though repetitive and utterly frustrating at some point, usually manage to offer some really fun first few hours to the players. Recent tycoon games, especially those developed by independent companies, succeed in giving us the same thing minus the "utterly frustrating" part - and it's s... |
11 August 2008
13:06 GMT |
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City building sim titles don't seem to be one of the most sought after types of games over on the Xbox 360 systems, but NinjaBee plans to change things a bit with A Kingdom for Keflings, a special and unique city building game that will be released exclusively for the Xbox Live Arcade later this fall and that pr... |
5 August 2008
03:08 GMT |
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Electronic Arts plans to turn you into a doctor with the release of its newest casual title, Operation Mania, a game which will challenge you to treat and cure the strangest patients suffering from the zaniest diseases (such as butterflies in the stomach or frog in the throat). The game will be available to be purcha... |
24 July 2008
15:06 GMT |
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I must admit I totally dig games which allow you to be something no other release has permitted you to be - a water drop, for example. It doesn't sound very exciting, I know, neither turning yourself into a ghost-eating button, and we all know how much everybody loves Pac-Man!The game, entitled I-Fluid, is devel... |
23 July 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Pi Eye Games has decided to offer fans of the casual genre an alternative to the classic "serve a cake, sell an ice cream" type of games we have been getting ever since the online portals were launched, and we're glad they made such a decision. System Mania is the result of their development process and it is al... |
22 July 2008
17:06 GMT |
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505 Games managed to hit the jackpot with the release of Cooking Mama, since the casual masterpiece soon climbed the rankings and became one of the best selling games of its kind. As it usually happens in such circumstances, lots of spin-offs and sequels are expected to be released and we're pretty sure this sec... |
22 July 2008
02:45 GMT |
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Usually, when a company announces another casual game, the project doesn't manage to impress me too much, because I know I've already seen it at least a dozen times before. However, when Codeminion presented Ancient Quest of Saqqarah, they did get my attention and I can say about the title that it was the o... |
21 July 2008
17:06 GMT |
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If you somehow consider that the Nintendo Wii console doesn't have enough sport-related games, there is no need to worry anymore, since during the E3 media summit, cdv announced plans to release a brand new casual title exclusively for the motion sensing console. The title will be brought to you under the name o... |
17 July 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Everybody is preparing for the biggest game related event of the year, the E3, but when a major company has a different agenda, nothing will stand in its way - Activision, for example, has plans to create a brand focused on Wii titles only and they called it, pardon the expression, Wee 1ST. However, the brand's ... |
10 July 2008
02:51 GMT |
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When asked about their dream job, a lot of the kids out there want to become doctors. Most of them, though, change their plans along the way because of various reasons. However, most of us still have the feeling that we could've been "excellent doctors" and we would've saved lots of lives and so on. Well, i... |
9 July 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Cradle of Rome is one of the best selling PC casual titles of 2007 and it only seems natural to learn that a Nintendo DS version will be released by Rising Star Games. Developed by German company carasus.media, the game is expected to be launched in October this year and promises to be at least as addictive as its PC... |
9 July 2008
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I was starting to get worried that we'll stop receiving brain training games as it has been a while since such a title was announced. However, Got Game Entertainment decided to save the day and announced MindHabits, another of those brain trainers which promise to keep yours fit with just five minutes of practic... |
3 July 2008
03:46 GMT |
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Freeverse has just made available two new Mac titles based on the popular TV shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Both have their free trial versions up for grabs as well, while the full games cost $19.95 each. More details on the two new titles below.Wheel of Fortune Deluxe offers players 2,000 puzzles (created by ... |
25 June 2008
07:03 GMT |
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Reflexive Entertainment has announced the release of Build in Time on the Mac. The casual title has players constructing homes, swimming pools, jungle gyms and more, fulfilling their virtual customers' requests.Build in Time for Mac hit the market less than a week after its release on PC, featuring 23 "blast fro... |
20 June 2008
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If you had any doubts that the Nintendo DS is pure heaven for all the cutesy little games in the world, Empire Interactive comes to prove you wrong by announcing Animal Paradise 2 following the success the first title had. The game is scheduled to hit the stores sometime during the second fiscal quarter of 2009, so y... |
20 June 2008
03:18 GMT |
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When you hear something like "The Interpol is coming to the Xbox 360", you start wondering what have those "way too talkative kids" done now? However, the answer is completely different from what you might be expecting: they did nothing bad and this Interpol that's coming to the console is only a casual game wit... |
18 June 2008
17:06 GMT |
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The first thing that crosses your mind when you say Six Flags is "fun" because North America's Six Flags Inc. is one of the largest theme park companies. Thinking about it, you must agree that it was only a matter of time until a game developer decided to pop the question - and it has just happened. Brash Entert... |
16 June 2008
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Whenever we see that games are being developed especially for targets basically ignored in the past (young female gamers, in this case), we are absolutely happy: this is the right way to keep the industry growing and our girlfriends sympathetic of our obsessive gaming habits! One of the most recent companies that pla... |
13 June 2008
03:35 GMT |
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If you feel there are no more genres to be invented, you couldn't be further from the truth. Schizoid is possibly the ultimate co-op game where teamwork is essential for survival and players really have to cooperate to protect each other from the never ending stream of enemies. Schizoid is the first-ever Xbox LI... |
10 June 2008
09:31 GMT |
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You probably know the original, addictive Tower Bloxx if you have ever used your mobile phone to play games. I also believe that you never thought it could be ported to other more powerful systems, but the developers had other plans. This means that, starting now, you can purchase the game Digital Chocolate developed... |
6 June 2008
02:38 GMT |
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If you were one of the people concerned about the fact that casual games are way too short, you should be delighted now, since Reflexive Entertainment has announced a game that spans over six decades of American history! If that's not enough, I don't know what is! Dubbed build in Time, this new casual game ... |
4 June 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Vivity Labs say that one of the most pleasant ways of keeping your brain fit is playing computer or video games. Of course, not any games - their games, which are developed in collaboration with brain health experts. And you can check all of them (just nine at the moment) by visiting their website.Don't expect, ... |
4 June 2008
02:58 GMT |
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Macgamestore has announced the availability of Cooking Academy for Mac. The game puts players in the kitchens of a prestigious culinary school, having them prepare over 50 different recipes. A free trial version of Cooking Academy is available.Grab your oven mitts and don your Chef's Hat! Cooking Academy is the ... |
2 June 2008
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Analysts have been saying that games sell better than music, facts have proved so, thus it was only a matter of time until something like Music Video Games was going to happen. And it did sooner than expected, but I'm sure that's no problem for anybody: MvG is a music-based company that plans to focus on de... |
28 May 2008
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With the release of the WiiWare service, it is only a matter of time until we get to see tons of great games available for download, but for now, we have no other option than to accept some mediocre updates. Some might still say that it is much better than nothing and they might have a point. Even more, one of the ne... |
27 May 2008
13:06 GMT |
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It's always sweet and, at the same time, absolutely funny to know that beloved Disney characters can make it to videogames, even though not exactly as we'd like to see them (a bloody FPS called "Sleeping Beauty and the Flames from Hell" would be great, for example). One of the animated characters that will ... |
23 May 2008
15:11 GMT |
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We all know that casual games go hand in hand with the Nintendo Wii console; from this perspective, it is only a matter of time until all casual game developers head to the beloved console, leaving PC systems only with hardcore games for the real players. To prove that, Majesco Entertainment and Sandlot Games have de... |
13 May 2008
03:54 GMT |
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We were talking a while ago about a project from a company that's called Codeminion - and that project was named Saqqarah. Back then, we had no idea what the game was going to be about, but we knew that the developers promised to bring a whole new meaning to the concept of casual gaming. Although I personally ha... |
6 May 2008
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MumboJumbo has decided it's time to bring back the polar bears to the Polar Games, so they have created two new games to cheer us up while at work (have I just said that?). The wild, zany bears created by casual games developer have already been met by over 13 million players worldwide according to the statistic... |
30 April 2008
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Unlike your usual casual game development company, Codeminion has a different approach, since it tries to create games that are fun to play both for people in their mid-thirties, as well as their hardcore children. And this is great, since I was getting kind of tired to consider casual games repetitive, boring, child... |
17 April 2008
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With Nintendo's WiiWare ready to give every company the chance to promote, publish and fill the small hard disk drives with all sorts of Wii games, it seems natural that most of them will just come and pass by unnoticed. Probably it's not the case for Home Sweet Home, the Nintendo Wii port of the game that&... |
15 April 2008
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Brighter Media Minds and PlayFirst have decided to build on the success had by Dinner Dash and release another title that is very similar, yet different enough in order to sell millions. Wedding Dash is its name and promises to be an "engaging wedding simulation game" - and that is definitely its strongest feature, s... |
15 April 2008
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The MI6 Marketing Conference, that takes place in San Francisco and concentrates on the business side of games development, featured a lengthy panel discussion about the MMO business modes and the potential for growth that free-to-play games could have in the near future.The most important speakers were Daniel James ... |
9 April 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Disney Interactive Studios is creating its sixth internal game production studios after it has recently acquired a Chinese-based developer called Gamestar, that has studios in both the Wuhan province and in Shanghai. The move is part of a wider Disney Interactive plan to create a strong internal division that can pro... |
8 April 2008
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THQ has announced a new partnership designed to make it one of the most important players on the rapid growing casual games market. As the owner of a diverse portfolio of games, ranging from fantasy RTS games like the Warhammer franchise to wrestling simulators created in partnership with Jacks, THQ sees a clear oppo... |
2 April 2008
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Aaa Friday, everyone's favorite. Although I still have a good couple of thousand words to write to end this week, I'm already thinking of the weekend. Chances are, I'll pick up on a nice casual game to get the weekend started and SilkWood Spring sounds and looks like a good choice. Why don't we ch... |
28 March 2008
10:34 GMT |
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You'll go like: "Blam! Make that nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine billion, nine hundred and ninety-nine million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine zombies..." and you will soon lose count and just press the damned trigger (or, mouse button, if ... |
26 March 2008
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We all love July 4, June 14, other national holidays or New Year's Eve. One of the reasons for this shared love are the fireworks displays that light up the night sky on these days. Even if old by the standards of the entertainment industry and somewhat low-tech in its approach (mix chemicals, add gunpowder, wat... |
20 March 2008
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More players are developing their presence in the on-line and casual games markets. And more and more companies that hold original media-based intellectual property, like television networks and animation companies, are trying to use the licenses they hold as a base for success in the world of videogames. Success gea... |
19 March 2008
11:06 GMT |
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After the January NPD sales figures, which put the Nintendo DS firmly in the top spot as far as hardware sales go, it seems that more and more publishers are preparing DS titles for launch. After last week's Dragon Hunters, a new game was announced today.Eidos wants to revolutionize the way you play on the DS wi... |
18 March 2008
10:03 GMT |
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Not tired of physics-based games? OK, here's another one for you, this time brought by Frozax Games, who specializes in both Mac and Windows games. By looking at the screens we've posted here, many of you will probably say this is a game for babies. Sure enough, there isn't any explosive action involve... |
17 March 2008
11:07 GMT |
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You probably know already everything about Brain Challenge, Gameloft's game that's already available for PC, Nintendo DS, mobile phones and iPod. What you probably don't know is that, starting today, the game is also available for purchase on Xbox Live Arcade and it promises to keep your brain healthy,... |
13 March 2008
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In video games only it's really great to hear that a city is filled with sick criminals, because this gives you two thrilling options: fight against them and clean the entire city or join them and do whatever you want. Games only, I repeat. Crime City is one of those games that allows you to be the good guy, the... |
6 March 2008
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If you had a game released and that game was downloaded no less than 25 million times, wouldn't you consider releasing a sequel? Well, Wildfire Studios sure did and this means that you'll have the n-th game that looks, feels and IS Zuma (or Luxor, I have no idea which one was the first and I really don'... |
4 March 2008
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What's good about casual games is that they tend to look for intellectual property in the most unlikely places. And that they take well known characters and familiar situations and turn them into interactive games.Happy Tree Friends is one of the wonders sparked by the Internet. It debuted in 2000 and the websit... |
29 February 2008
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RuneScape developer Jagex is willing to bring everybody more browser-based fun and they called their new project FunOrb Games. Unlike the successful MMORPG, this site wants to give you a better alternative to spend your free time or, rather - waste your time, since it is a casual gaming site to the bone.FunOrb has be... |
28 February 2008
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Chris Taylor is somewhat of a gaming legend. His best work is an old rival of Starcraft, called Total Annihilation, where various robotic machineries do battle over planets across the galaxy. Low on backstory and big on tactics, the tittle was one of the earliest RTS games to make a significant impact. Nowadays, Tay... |
25 February 2008
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This casual game or, as they call them recently, "time management games", is the perfect choice for girls who like all the glamor of the fashion world, as well as for younger lands who develop tents "there" when they see some semi-naked, virtual, cartoonish teens. For everybody else, it could be an interesting way of... |
19 February 2008
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Probably for those who live their second lives on MySpace, this gaming site launch is not such a big surprise, but for me it is. Everybody knows that MySpace is the most popular social network site that allows you to do almost anything that it is possible in a virtual world: friends make friends, people gain populari... |
12 February 2008
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Electronic Arts really wants the title of best publisher in the US back, so it starts to do everything it can to get the achievement back. Part of the plan seems to be the signing of a bunch of (actually, most of) Hasbro properties that are going to be developed especially for the ever growing casual market . EA will... |
12 February 2008
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