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Bejeweled Rules the Market: 25 Million Sold

You probably know that Grand Theft Auto is the best selling game, with its 8 million units sold in the first month. What you don't know, however, is that there is one little game that sells much, much better than Rockstar's masterpiece, and it's not Halo, nor World of Warcraft. It is Bejeweled, the cas...

20 August 2008
06:20 GMT

New Hidden Object Franchise Is Born with Coyote's Tale

With WildTangent's Chief Executive Alex St. John declaring over and over again that consoles will die and PCs will rule (according to him, that will happen by 2020), it only seems natural to hear about brand new PC projects. Merscom is the company which took advantage of the Casual Connect conference in Seattle ...

24 July 2008
17:06 GMT

De Niro and Pacino Get a Casual Game

We doubt that the legendary actors, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are gamers but, either way, hearing that a movie they will both star in will be released at the same time with a casual title sounds at least a bit odd. We have played Scarface, we know that the world is ours and the two actors should star in more hardc...

24 July 2008
12:06 GMT

Home Sweet Home Casual Game Released for Mac

Home Sweet Home is a home design game where the player must listen to and learn about their client's tastes. You create designs for your clients and then direct your team to assemble it all. The game was launched for Mac just recently, with a free trial version also being available.Big Blue Bubble claims that ov...

10 July 2008
16:11 GMT

The New Phenomenon on the Nintendo DS Comes to Europe

You have probably heard, back in March, about Eidos' promise to bring us the most addictive title ever released on the Nintendo DS. If you haven't heard anything about it, check our previous coverage of the game, named Soul Bubbles and get ready to join the action because, by the end of the week, you will g...

11 June 2008
06:43 GMT

Go Higher and Higher with Tower Bloxx Deluxe

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

Summer Is Coming, Check the Ice Cream Dee-Lites

One of the great things regarding casual games is the fact that the developers are starting to turn them into seasonal ones - and the experience of playing them can often prove to be very refreshing, even though you get the same concept, the same gameplay and exactly the same mission. That's the story for Cerebr...

29 May 2008
03:42 GMT

A New Virtual Villagers Chapter Available

In the booming casual games industry, there are only a few titles that really deserve all the praise received by indie developers: those who manage to bring new experiences. And one of the developers who want more than just bringing the same games with different names is Last Day of Work, the company that produced th...

26 May 2008
02:44 GMT

ScribBall Availble for Mac. Download Here

Need something to relieve yourself from stress after a long week? Why don't you try ScribBall? The only limitation for this playable demo is 200,000 points max score. So who cares?! Let's start popping some balloons! (or balls).Howling Moon Software's ScribBall is a pick-up and play puzzle game that pr...

23 May 2008
09:11 GMT

Create Your Own Penguin Colony in Penguins Mania

The booming casual games industry has just got a new family member following Total Gameplay Studio's announcement of Penguins Mania, a simulation of penguin life based on figure-clicking action. Not related with the even more popular Club Penguin, the social game, Total Gameplay Studio focuses in a Spore-like ma...

22 April 2008
03:23 GMT

Australia Zoo Animal Links Announced

With the beloved Steve Irwin on the cover, this game has to be good - an homage to the great crocodile hunter, a guy that brought happiness, joy and a lot of brave deeds to our homes. Australia Zoo Animal Links will be released on the 14th of March by JoWood Productions and has a recommended retail price of £9.99 (ab...

13 March 2008
04:05 GMT

Feel Like Blowing up the Universe?

There are two types of casual games: little games that are addictive as hell and make you waste all your free time and little games that, together with that, come with an incredibly well written and catchy story. This one we're talking about right now, called Planet Busters, is, fortunately, one of the latter. A...

23 January 2008
08:37 GMT

Pet Adoption Game Launches for the Pet Lovers

Purrfect Pet Shop, a casual game developed by eGames, was exclusively launched on the BigFishGames portal, so millions of casual and pet loving gamers can enjoy the thrill of animal care. The game can be purchased for $19.99 or, if you would like to play it online, you should wait a little longer, since an online ver...

22 January 2008
10:06 GMT

Deep Blue Sea Comes from Former Hitman Developers

What happens when people working on top-rated shooters decide to call it quits and to start their own company? Well, The Game Equation arises with the desire to take all there is to be taken from the casual gaming world. Hopefully not everybody will now turn to produce casual games, so we, those who like more than ju...

3 January 2008
02:51 GMT


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