Gamezebo Archives - June 2009

GOG.com, a digital distribution portal that specializes in classic PC games, has just announced a deal to revive the Tex Murphy series of adventure games as digital downloads. Read more »

Hey there vampire lovers (and haters)! eGames Product Manager Greg Zesinger here checking in to give you the latest scoop on the ongoing development of The Dracula Files! Read more »

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst is on sale at Big Fish Games for $2.99! From today until June 23 you can take advantage of the discount by using the coupon RETURNSALE at checkout. Read more »

It's amazing what a little look back at gaming history can do for perspective. I have been hankering for a realistic pinball game with decent physics, table design and control for a while now. Imagine my surprise when I played Pro Pinball Fantastic Journey. This game managed to fulfill my needs for a good pinball game. But here's the kicker: They accomplished it ten years ago. Thanks to download site Good Old Games, this historical oversight can be rectified.

Released back in 1999, Pro Pinball Fantastic Journey is the fourth title in the series. Each part of the name plays a key role in the gameplay experience.

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Comcast's game portal rolls out new features; Sony's free online role-playing game Free Realms hits 3 million users in 7 weeks; and according to a study, playing games at work might actually make you a better worker. These headlines and more behind the cut. Read more »

Reflexive Entertainment's Sprouts Adventure has just launched. Click here to download the strategy game, write a review, or talk about it in our forum.
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The movie-themed strategy game, Hollywood Tycoon, has just launched! Download the game, write a review, or talk about it in our forums.

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Welcome to Part 1 of Gamezebo's strategy guide for Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring from Frogwares Games. In this large file point and click adventure game, Holmes and Watson investigate a series of murders.  Part 1 covers day 1, 2, and 3 of the adventure. Part 2 will cover day 4 and 5. This guide is divided into sections:General TipsDay 1 Walkthroughs.....Day 1 Quiz SolutionDay 2 Walkthroughs.....Number Board Puzzle Solution.....Automaton Puzzle Solution.....Noah's Ark Puzzle Soluti... Read more »

GoBit Games has announced the long-awaited sequel to Burger Shop, the hectic time management game where players ran a burger joint assembly line with the help of the mysterious BurgerTron 2000 machine.

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The year is 1903. A London professor receives a mysterious letter. It is night. Strange artifacts have arrived at the Museum of History. Can you help Professor Hunt unravel the mystery of the Black King before morning? This is the challenge posed by AGON: The London Scene, the first in a series of point-and-click adventure games that place you in the shoes of a turn of the century British professor and adventurer.
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Welcome to our walkthrough for Aveyond: Lord of Twilight. Aveyond: Lord of Twilight is the first chapter in the Orbs of Magic series. After you complete the main quest, you'll be given the opportunity to save your game so you can continue your journey where you left off in the next Aveyond chapter, Gates of Night. GENERAL TIPS Please note:You'll be finding an occasional locked chest in this game, usually a blue chest. They cannot be opened. A key or pick lock will only be available in G... Read more »

Some modern solitaire experiences ruin the basic pleasure of the game - which comes from organizing cards into groups based on a simple set of rules - by adding too many complicated power-ups and contrived game-changing variables. Happily, that's not the case with Faerie Solitaire, a dead simple solitaire experience that sprinkles just the right amount of fun twists and tweaks to keep the game interesting without making it too convoluted.

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Rangy Lil is a tough-as-nails cowgirl who's not afraid of anything - not even her ex-husband Bob, who conks her on the head one night and disappears into the hills with their two children. You don't have to be a mother to know what comes next. She'll need help from a few friends along the way, but nothing's going to stop Lil from getting her kids back.

Rangy Lil's Wild West Adventure is a hidden object game that puts you in Lil's boots as she tracks her sleazo ex across the desert. The game does its best to remain authentic to the time period, which unfortunately winds up working against it. Read more »

Comcast.net Games, the gaming portal of U.S. telecommunications giant Comcast, might not be as well-known as major players like RealArcade, Big Fish Games, iWin and Shockwave, but the company has big plans to evolve the portal into a top destination for casual games. Read more »

Welcome to our strategy guide for Jessica's Cupcake Cafe.

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iWin's upcoming game-based-on-a-game-show will take on one of life's most complicated subjects: love. In Family Feud: Battle of the Sexes, contestants will compete to find the most popular answers to questions like "Why doesn't he call when he says he will?" and "What move did 37% of people say ruins a passionate moment?" The game is launching later this month, so stay tuned to Gamezebo and we'll let you know the instant it comes out. In the meantime, check out some screenshots or chat about the game in our forum.
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The Sims 3 sells 1.4 million copies within the first week of launch; Gamezebo interviews Playrix Entertainment's Igor Bukhman; and an MTV Networks study concludes that casual games offer advertisers "more opportunities than ever." These headlines and more behind the cut. Read more »

All games are 40% off at iWin until June 16. (Use coupon code HOT at checkout.) Get all four Magic Ball games for just $19.99 with Sandlot Games' Magic Ball Value Pack. Over at GoG.com, the retro strategy games Castles + Castles II and Conquest of the New World are 25% off. Read more »

In the first of a series of developer blogs leading up to the launch of the hidden object game DinerTown Detective Agency, PlayFirst Game Producer Ryan Sindledecker kicks things off with a look at the inspiration behind the game's satirical theme. Read more »

A good game is like a cake. There is a delicate balance, an alchemy, an art. Mix just the right ingredients together, bake it just right, and it tastes delicious. Hidden Island is like an underbaked cake: it's got all the right ingredients, but hasn't been in the oven long enough.

Resembling PlayFirst's Zenerchi at first glance - indeed, one could argue "heavily borrowed" - Hidden Island is a match-three using concentric circles made up of colored segments. They stack five around, and five deep, looking like a well. The goal is to make matches of three like-colors, either vertically towards the middle of the well, or in a ring horizontally.

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