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Westward for Free!

joel — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:40:33 -0600

What's better than Westward for free? Nothing, if you ask me. Click here to download Westward for free from Sandlot Games

While you are out it, check out Westward IV, the latest in Sandlot's saga. Our review for WestWard IV is coming soon.

Friday the 13th Sale - Games for $13

joel — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:09:23 -0600

Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day, unless you go to a game site powered by Oberon/iPlay. All games are $13 for one day only (just November 13, 2009).

Here are a sample of the web sites with the Friday the 13th $13 Sale (Yahoo! Games, MSN Games, and Pogo).

Steals & Deals - Nov. 6, 2009

erin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:31:24 -0600

Telltale Games is offering Muzzled, the third episode in the Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventure series, for FREE until Nov. 9 (thanks to SandyG for the tip!) Strategy games Lords of the Realm: Royal Edition, Lords of the Realm 3, and Lords of Magic are 30% off at GOG.com. The gorgeous indie platforming game Aztaka is 25% off on Steam until Nov. 19.

Steals & Deals - Oct. 23, 2009

erin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:11:14 -0500

Check out Shockwave's Spooky Specials, a collection of games available for just $6.99 until the end of the month.
All PC games are 25% off on Sandlot Games until Oct. 25.
Dream Chronicles is 50% off at PlayFirst until Oct. 25 when you use the coupon DREAM50SPECIAL at checkout.

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Steals & Deals - Oct. 2, 2009

erin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:27:05 -0500

Tex Murphy adventure games are 30% off this weekend at GOG.com. YoudaGames.com has permanently dropped the prices on all its games to between $5.95 and $9.95. It has also introduced discounted Game Packs, such as the Build-a-Lot Pack (Build-a-lot 1 through 4 for $24.95). Zylom has dropped the prices of Can You See What I See, The Great Chocolate Chase, The Hidden Object Show, and Zeal until Oct. 14.

Wadjet Eye Games offers The Shivah for free

erin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:09:36 -0500

This weekend marks the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, and in acknowledgement of the event Wadjet Eye Games is giving away The Shivah - the very first adventure game that the company developed - for free. To learn more about The Shivah and get your free copy, head over to Wadjet Eye Games and using the coupon code FreeShivah at checkout from now until Tuesday.

Steals & Deals: Cake Mania: Main Street $9.99 at Sandlot Games

joel — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:02:41 -0500

Just in time for the weekend and your sweet-tooth, Cake Mania: Main Street is $9.99 on Sandlot Games (no club required).

Check our review out here and if you are really in the Cake Mania mood and are a Facebook member, check out the new Cake Mania Facebook App (it's free).

Steals & Deals: Cake Mania for free on Amazon.com

joel — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:36:10 -0500

What's better than Cake Mania for free? Well...nothing. What's the catch? There must be one, but none that I see. There is no date posted when this sale ends but you should assume it does soon (in other words, you should download it now if interested).

Download Cake Mania for free on Amazon.com. Thank you Mark Alan for the tip.

Steals & Deals - Sept. 18, 2009

erin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:18:49 -0500

To commemorate International Talk Like a Pirate day, Steam is offering The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition for just $4.99, and Telltale Games is giving away the first episode of Tales of Monkey Island for free on Saturday, Sept. 19. There's 1 day left to save 35% on Diaper Dash at PlayFirst - enter coupon code PF00069ER at checkout. Reflexive is giving away the original Cake Mania for free until Sept. 23.

Steals & Deals - Labor Day Edition!

erin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:39:03 -0500

Let the Labor Day sales begin! (Or "Labour" Day as we say in certain parts of the world.) Get Wandering Willows for 35% off until Sept. 6 at PlayFirst. Everything at the Wadjet Eye Games store (including the Blackwell Games, The Adventures of Fatman, and all game soundtracks), is 50% off until Sept. 7 (use coupon code "labor" at checkout).

Steals & Deals - Aug 28, 2009

erin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:08:48 -0500

Spintop Games is having a Back to School sale! From now until Sept. 3, every game on the site is 50% off. Big Fish Games' deal of the day is Laura Jones and the Gates of Good and Evil for $2.99 (use coupon code JONES299 at checkout).

Steals & Deals - July 31, 2009

erin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:00:22 -0500

Today (July 31) only, Big Fish toolbar users can get Azada: Ancient Magic for $2.99 with the coupon code AZADA299. There's a new deal every day, so keep checking the toolbar. Mortimer Beckett 1 and 2 are half price on SpinTop Games until Aug. 5.

Steals & Deals - 50% Family Games Sale on Steam

joel — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:38:02 -0500

Steam has launched an expanded Family Games section.

To celebrate, Steam is having a 50% off (or more) sale on a bunch of casual games, including games from Sandlot Games, Her Interactive (Nancy Drew), PopCap Games, MumboJumbo, and more.

PopCap launches new free Peggle levels and discounts

erin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:43:31 -0500

PopCap has released 10 new World of Warcraft-themed Peggle levels, which are available for free here. This new WoW-themed Peggle mash-up is a stand-alone version of Peggle that combines the sights, sounds and storyline of World of Warcraft with Peggle's rainbows and unicorns. Peggle masters Bjorn the Unicorn and Splork with his Space Blast face off against denizens of Azeroth in scenes with names like "Too Soon, Executus" and "The Traitor King" - as well as ten new challenges with titles such as "Phat Lewtz" and "Pwnyxia."

Steals & Deals - 4th of July Edition 2009!

erin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:22:39 -0500

Happy 4th of July Weekend! To celebrate, casual games are on sale on such patriotic sites as iWin, Sandlot Games, and PlayFirst.

Steals & Deals: June 26, 2009

joel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:58:00 -0500

It's the weekend so it's time to play some casual games and save money while you are at it.

Steals & Deals: Jessica's Cupcake Cafe 50% (only for 3 hours)

joel — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:12:40 -0500

It's 3 PM, and this week, that means yet another game is half off over at iWin.com. Between 3 and 6 PM US-Pacific Time, Jessica's Cupcake Cafe is 50% off at iWin. Yumm....cupcakes.

It's not technically on sale, but it's a hidden object game and is free. The free web version of Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey is up exclusively on Comcast Games right now.

Steals & Deals: 50% off between 3 - 6 PM this week on iWin

joel — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:04:36 -0500

Every day this week between 3 and 6 PM PST, iWin is offering a game at 50% off. The catch is (if you call it a catch) is that the sale is only 3 hours long, so if you click to download and buy the game at 6:01, you pay full price. It's like a sale that is a game (how exciting).

Today's game on sale between 3 - 6 PM PST is 3 Days: Zoo Mystery.

Steals & Deals: Escape Rosecliff Island is 50% Off

joel — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:29:14 -0500

Escape Rosecliff Island is 50% of f at SpinTop Games until June 24?

What's the occasion, you ask? Father's Day? A sequel coming out soon? We don't know. We just know it's a sale! Thanks Duncan for the heads up.

MCF: Return to Ravenhearst $2.99 at Big Fish Games

erin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:21:42 -0500

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.

Steals & Deals - June 12, 2009

erin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:20:08 -0500

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.

Steals & Deals - Two for the price of one

erin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:26:39 -0500

Get 2 games for the price of 1 in these "Double Play" deals:

Family Feud and Family Feud II for $19.99 (offer ends June 30).
Jewel Quest II and Jewel Quest III for $19.99 (offer ends June 30).
Jewel Quest Mysteries and Mysterious City Cairo for $19.99 (offer ends Aug. 20).
The Hidden Object Show and The Hidden Object Show Season II for $19.99.

Steals & Deals - June 10, 2009

erin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:44:28 -0500

Shockwave is celebrating Father's Day by offering 50% off a dozen titles including Fairway Solitaire, Build-a-lot 2, Tradewinds 2, Ancient Quest of Saqqarah and Puzzle Quest. These are some great games, so check out the sale here!

Memorial Day sale at Big Fish Games

erin — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:37:14 -0500

In celebration of Memorial Day in the U.S., Hidden Mysteries: Civil War and Megaplex Madness: Now Playing are both on sale for 99 cents each. (See each individual game page for information on how to enter the coupon code.)

Steals & Deals - May 22, 2009

erin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:45:33 -0500

Amazon Deal of the Day: 5 Download Games for $.98

joel — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:25:05 -0500

People often ask me, why do you Twitter? First of all, everyone else is doing it. In the words of Bono and U2, I will follow. Two, only by following friendly tweets, would I have found out that Amazon is selling five casual games for $.98.

Steals & Deals - May 7, 2009

erin — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:09:21 -0500

DreamCatcher - 25% off all games on the site (including retail versions of many point-and-click adventure games). Use coupon MAY25 at checkout.
iWin - 40% off all games until May 12. Use coupon code MOTHER at checkout.
Namco Games - 25%-50% off everything on the site, including Everything Nice and Pac-Man, until May 10.

Casebook, Episode 0: The Missing Urn

erin — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:57:37 -0500

Clocktower Games has released a free Casebook mini-episode designed to compliment Casebook, Episode I - Kidnapped and Episode II - The Watcher. The free download is a standalone case to solve that comes complete with a crime scene, multiple mini-games and more than 10 minutes of cinematics. Download Casebook, Episode 0: The Missing Urn here.

SomaTone 20% off Spring Discount

erin — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:00:58 -0500

This special deal isn't for the people who buy games, but for the people who make them. Attention developers: SomaTone (the audio studio who creates the music and sound effects for Diner Dash, Virtual Villagers and Mystery Case Files and other hit casual games) are offering a spring promo where you can save 20% off on the audio for your next game. The discount is open to new clients, or existing SomaTone clients who refer a new client. More details here.

Shockwave Mother's Day Sale

erin — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:27:39 -0500

Shockwave is having a Mother's Day sale! From now until May 12 get 50% off games including Party Down, Dream Day Wedding: Married in Manhattan and Home Sweet Home 2: Kitchens and Baths.

Steals & Deals - Everything half price at SpinTop

erin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:22:00 -0500

SpinTop Games is having a big sale this weekend! From now until May 4, every single game on the site is 50% off.

Steals & Deals - April 28, 2009

erin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:34:06 -0500

Get Nanny Mania 2 and Babysitting Mania together for $19.99 in iWin's Mother's Day game bundle. Legacy: World Adventure is 50% off at BBBArcade until June 1 (use coupon CPN0084358568 at checkout).

Steals & Deals - Winemaker mag promo and Earth Day discounts

erin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:58:07 -0500

We have two deals to tell you about today: Receive a magazine subscription to either Bon Appetit, Allure, Glamour or Lucky! when you purchase Winemaker Extraordinaire, and get the retail (boxed) versions of Alice Greenfingers and Jungo for $4.99 each as part of MumboJumbo's Earth Day promotion.

Steals & Deals - April 21, 2009

erin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:06:06 -0500

Save 50% on assorted PC and Mac games at PopCap until April 30. (Just click on the Easter Eggs and see what deals are inside! Get The Count of Monte Cristo for 99 cents at Big Fish Games from April 21 through April 27 (use coupon code COUNT99 at checkout).

Steals & Deals - April 15, 2009

erin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:35:25 -0500

MumboJumbo is selling Money tree for $4.15 to "celebrate" tax day (thanks to Gamezebo reader hicham for the tip). Over at Alawar, Magic Ball 3 is $4.99. RealArcade is offering Bunny Bounce for half price ($9.99).

Super Granny and Amazing Adventures bundles

erin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:50:19 -0500

Right now at Sandlot Games you can get Super Granny Bundle Pack (which contains Granny in Paradise, Super Granny Winter Wonderland, Super Granny 3, and Super Granny 4) for just $14.99! Click here to check out this amazing deal. Speaking of Amazing, for a limited time at SpinTop Games you can get Amazing Adventures: The Lost Tomb and Amazing Adventures Around the World) for the price of one game. Click here to download the Amazing Adventures Special Edition Bundle - and thanks to Gamezebo user hicham for the tip.

50% off all games on PlayFirst!

erin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:24:00 -0500

PlayFirst is celebrating the long weekend by making all games on PlayFirst.com half price. From April 9 to April 12, get 50% off on all PlayFirst games (excluding Wandering Willows and Diaper Dash) by using the coupon code APRILFRIENDS at checkout.

Shockwave and Zylom Sales and Pogo Token Giveaway

erin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:50:36 -0500

Hot on the heels of its spring sale, Shockwave is offering a new set of games for as low as $4.95. Over at Zylom, PopCap games are on sale for $9.95 until the end of April for American and U.K., and the rest of Europe.

Steals & Deals: 50% off at iWin for Easter Sale

joel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:49:27 -0500

It seems like there is a 50% off sale on iWin (New Years, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, etc) all the time. But do we complain? Of course, not! We love our 50% off sales for any occasion, in this case, Easter.

Between now and Tuesday April 14th, iWin is having an Easter Sale. Enter coupon code BUNNY upon checkout on iWin.com to receive a 50% discount.

Steals & Deals: Where's my Big Fish Games Snuggie?

joel — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:35:21 -0500

Shockwave Spring Sale

erin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:12:37 -0500

Shockwave's Spring Sale starts today! Save 50% on two dozen titles includig Alice Greenfingers, Farm Frenzy, Plant Tycoon, Delicious - Emily's Tea Garden, and Tumblebugs.

Steals & Deals: March 28, 2009

joel — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:18:19 -0500

Here is a list of of sales and discounts on casual games for March 28, 2009:

Steals & Deals - Spring Fever!

erin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:36:41 -0500

Do you have Spring Fever? I certainly do! (Seriously, my allergies are
killing me.) To celebrate the first day of spring, Big Fish Games is
offering 50% off all games this weekend only - just use the coupon code SPRINGFEVER at checkout.

Steals & Deals: March 14, 2009

joel — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:23:40 -0500

Are you feeling lucky this St. Patrick's Day Weekend? You should with these 50% off sales on casual games at iWin and Big Fish Games.

Get 50% off all games on iWin until March 18 when you enter coupon code POTOGOLD upon checkout.Get 50% off everything at Big Fish Games until March 17 when you use coupon code LUCKOFTHEIRISH.

Steals & Deals - March 7, 2009

erin — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:29:56 -0600

Steals & Deals - March 4, 2009

erin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:00:20 -0600

Clocktower Games - Save 33% off Casebook, Episode I.
PopCap - 50% off Bejeweled Twist until March 8. 50% off Mystery P.I. - The New York Fortune. 75% off Peggle until March 31.

Steals & Deals: Mardis Gras Sale at Comcast Games

joel — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:04:23 -0600

It's Fat Tuesday and Comcast Games is celebrating with a one-day Games Gluttony Sales where all games are 50% off. Type Coupon Code ‘Mardigras09’ at Check Out. This sale is only for Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

Go NOLA!

Steals & Deals: 50% off Fashion Week at Zylom

joel — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:44:53 -0600

Fashion Week is almost over in New York City, but not at Zylom. All fashion-related games on Zylom are 50% off until February 22. This being Zylom, I must impress you now with my foreign language skills: 50% outre des jeux de mode, 50% weg von den Art und Weisespielen, and el 50% de juegos de la manera.

Steals & Deals - Floating Kingdoms for $1

joel — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:41:04 -0600

It's not Virtual Villagers, but it's the is the same price as any item you can find at your local dollar store.

That's right, resource-management game Floating Kingdoms is only $1 on Big Fish Games until February 17, 2009. Download Floating Kingdoms and enter coupon code ONEBUCK when purchasing the game. Thank you Susan for the tip!

Steals & Deals - Feb. 13, 2009

erin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:42:00 -0600

You can learn a lot about a casual games company if they are celebrating Valentine's Day or President's Day this weekend. Love is in the air at Shockwave and RealArcade. iWin and PlayFirst are more patriotic. And at PopCap, Peggle is $5.