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Casual Friday: Update for June 27-July 3, 2009
It’s been something of a slow week in the casual game world. For example, most of the Big Fish Games and PlayFirst updates this week were titles that were either members only previously or already launched earlier on other sites. (Enlightenus, Wedding Dash: Ready, Aim Love, Holly 2: Magic Land, Pahelika: Secret Legends, Spiderz, etc…) Very few new casual games debuted. Of course this helps us appreciate the weeks where tons of games are released.…
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Important Importables: Angel Collection: Mezase! Gakuen no Fashion Leader review for GBA
Angel Collection is an endearing GBA fashion game that girls and women will enjoy playing. While very simple, there’s a wide variety of clothing and mini-games tossed in. It’s best played in short bursts.
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Opinion: Only certain kinds of video games can inspire great movies
A successful video game movie adaptation will either offer a streamlined look at an existing game’s storyline or a brand new adventure starring a game’s established characters and locations.
Gamertell Exclusive: Interview with composer Jeremy Soule about the music of zOMG!
This week Gaia Online celebrates the music of zOMG! during zOMG!fest featuring music composer and symphonist Jeremy Soule and music composer and songwriter Jeff Miyahara who has composed not only music for Gaia Online events such as the more recent Promageddon but have also worked with popular J-pop (Japanese pop… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Exclusive: Interview with senior producer, creative director Dave Georgeson about zOMG!
Since the free browser-based MMMORPG zOMG! started allowing players in 2008, it has been widely talked about in the forums. Guilds have formed to help others complete quests and meet other players who love the game. I had a chance to talk with zOMG! senior producer and creative director Dave… Continue Reading »
EA discouraging used Sims 3 game sales with registration
Thinking about purchasing The Sims 3? Good for you. Thinking about purchasing it used? Think again. Thanks to certain procedures set in place by EA regarding the game, you must register your copy in order to gain access to The Sims 3 community website and store. If you’ve purchased a… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament for PSP
Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament takes place in Orion City and the area surrounding it. The player is a new resident, a Trotmobile driver drawn to the area by the allure of tournaments, fame and fortune. When he (or she!) first arrives in Orion City, the player befriends a mechanic and… Continue Reading »
Gadgetell visits with TechVi to talk about the Pirate Bay sale
FROM GADGETELL - Gadgetell’s own JG Mason visited with Doug Aamoth from CrunchGear on Randall Bennett’s tech show, TechVi to talk about the latest Pirate Bay news. The company has been sold to a gaming company. Does this sale make any sense? What’s next from the Pirate Bay guys? Find out what JG… MORE »
Casual Friday: Update for June 20-26, 2009
It’s a good week for people who happen to be Big Fish Games and PlayFirst members. Whether you’re a PC or Mac owner, if you love Breakout and Alleyway style games it’s a good time to invest in a PlayFirst PlayPass. Two action games in this vein, Pirate’s Treasure and… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: Long live the Dreamcast
The Dreamcast is an example of a console that its fans refused to let die. When Sega discontinued it outside of Japan, people purchased Boot Disks that would let them play import video games and imported. When licensed games stopped coming, people started creating and selling their own independent games.… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: The Sims 3 for PC and Mac
I was going to resist The Sims 3. After all, I have a complete The Sims 2 running on my laptop, complete with every single expansion pack and a robust assortment of user-created original content. Besides, $49.99’s a lot of money and I’ve been cutting back. Then, when visiting a… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled for DS
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is the best DS surprise of 2009. I’d originally heard of the game back when it was called Project Exile. As the first, incredibly expansive RPG of new developer Studio Archcraft, I thought it had a lot of promise. It originally was designed for… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Wallace and Gromit Episode 3: Muzzled! for PC
The third installment of the Wallace and Gromit game Muzzled is now out a ready to play. In this one, Wallace invents a ice cream maker that turns anything into a flavor of ice cream which he intends on using to raise funds at the upcoming fair sponsored by Monty… Continue Reading »
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
