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One of the most popular varieties of Facebook game applications at the moment is the farming simulation. What started innocently enough with Slashkey’s Farm Town exploded the second that game found fame. Now, there’s a wide variety of other farm game spin-offs. They tend to fall into two groups, ones… Continue Reading »

Paleo Entertainment shot itself the foot with the original version of Drug Wars, Merchants Of Brooklyn (MOB), by releasing it uncompleted. After changing the name to Drug Wars and implementing several fixes, the company hoped to have a worthwhile final product. The story’s the same, a multiplayer component has been… Continue Reading »

I’m going to start by being brutally honest - when I first saw the John Wizard Games site for Dawn’s Light, with the initial screenshots and trailer, I wasn’t all that impressed. Indie RPGs can tend to look the same after a while, and the way everything was presented, I… Continue Reading »

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Time management games where construction and property management are the goal are typically very straightforward. Players are given certain goals for each level to complete and asked to organize a given area of a certain city and make it profitable and successful. At its core, Empire Builder: Ancient Egypt proceeds… Continue Reading »

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There’s a lot of variety in this week’s casual game lineup. We have puzzles, hidden objects, board games, simulations, time management and match-3 all lined up in a massive update that includes a huge assortment of games. History buffs may be pleased as well, as we’ve got games with ancient… Continue Reading »

With so many hidden object games available on the market, companies have to make sure that there is something special about their title, a hook that will lure in casual gamers. The Mystery of the Mary Celeste, Merscom and MediaArt’s latest entry, does just that. It takes a real mysterious… Continue Reading »

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One of Positech Games’ most popular series is Kudos, a life simulation that is primarily text-based and allows players to create and maintain a virtual life. The sequel, Kudos 2, refines the experience. While it still is a challenge, it does make certain aspects of the game easier, features art… Continue Reading »

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After the runaway success of Cake Mania, time management became a major casual game genre. Many developers set out to create their own customer service games in the hopes of achieving the same success. PlayFirst and Mean Hamster Software’s latest game, Passport to Perfume, offers a slight variation. Instead of… Continue Reading »

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It’s been a bit of a slow week in the casual game world. A nice selection of games have been released, but there wasn’t a downpour of titles like there was last week. Still, with the variety available, there should be something to catch your eye. This week also heralded… Continue Reading »

There’s a reason people anticipate PopCap games, because they know that the casual games produced by the company are among the best and most original creations available. They’re also incredibly addicting and well executed. PopCap’s most recent release is Bookworm Adventures Volume 2, a word puzzle game with RPG elements… Continue Reading »

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