Gamertell Review: bittos+ for Wii
Unconditional Studios and Machine created bittos+ to take familiar, block shapes from Tetris and other similar, block puzzle games and make players use then in a new, and somewhat unconventional way. While the goal, like in many block puzzle games, is to clear the screen and area, bittos+ does this… Continue Reading »
Casual Friday: Update for February 6 - 12, 2010
There’ve been quite a few lovey-dovey casual games released recently, if you combine last week’s release of The Flower Shop (PC, Mac, Linux) with the recent releases Matchmaker: Joining Hearts (PC, Mac) and Love Story: Letters from the Past (PC). Even Settlement: Colossus (PC) has minor love-story elements! Seems like… Continue Reading »
Many of Ubisoft’s Q1 2010 releases are shovelware
Ubisoft’s just released it’s Q3 fiscal year report for October-December, 2009. Sales are down for the company, and the Q3 figures were 2.7% lower than the October-December, 2008 sales period. It’s plans for the 2010-2011 include more releases for major series. Ubisoft is also working on online games and areas,… Continue Reading »
Celebrate The Sims 10th anniversary with free Sims 3 store items
Sims fans who happen to own The Sims 3 will be quite pleased to know that EA has decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Sims with freebies. If you’ve registered your copy of The Sims 3, log in to your account and head over to the Sims 3… Continue Reading »
Borderlands DLC headed to retail stores as Borderlands Double Game Add-On Pack
Don’t like the whole “download only” game buying model? Gearbox and 2K Games sympathize with you and want to make sure all Borderlands players, even those without internet access, can enjoy the game’s downloadable content. So on February 23, 2010, Borderlands Double Game Add-On Pack will be released for $19.99.… Continue Reading »
Get Sam & Max Season 1 for $4.95 until January 31
Who’s ready for some ridiculously cheap Sam & Max? The correct answer is, of course, “Me! Me me me me!” Telltale Games has just announced a drastic discount on Sam & Max Season 1, where you can get the PC version of the full six episode adventure for only $4.95.… Continue Reading »
Invade The Secret Armory of General Knoxx in Borderlands
Borderlands owners aren’t going to be getting bored with the game for a very long time, thanks to the forthcoming “The Secret Armory of General Knoxx” downloadable content expansion. Developer and publisher Gearbox and 2K Games have announced that that PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 DLC is in the works… Continue Reading »
Practice stealth jigsaw skills with Metal Gear Solid: Piece Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker won’t be released until May, 2010, but Metal Gear Solid: Piece Walker is available to play right now! And, it’s free! In order to help drum up interest in the upcoming PSP game, Konami has created an online, Metal Gear Solid-themed puzzle game. As is… Continue Reading »
GTA: Episodes from Liberty City no longer an Xbox 360 exclusive
Good news for PS3 and PC fans of Grand Theft Auto, as Rockstar has just announced that Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will be released on both platforms March 30, 2010. On the other hand, I guess this could be considered bad news for Xbox 360 owners who… Continue Reading »
Casual Friday: Update for January 23 - 29, 2010
Happy Friday everyone! There are five new casual games available this week, all falling into the hidden object or time management category. Also, there’s good news for Mac owners as there’s actually a new, casual, Mac game available right now. Our picks for this week are each from a different… Continue Reading »
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