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Simplz: Zoo Preview

erin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:28:55 -0600

Reflexive Entertainment has announced its next game, Simplz: Zoo, a time management game that will put players in charge of their own zoo and give them a chance to control nearly every aspect of it, from which animals they exhibit to where to put the drinking fountains.

Created by the same team that developed Airport Mania, Simplz: Zoo was created with a similar focus: having fun and putting smiles on players' faces. The game will feature a soundtrack from composer Isaac Shepard, whose music you might remember from the zen-like hit Web game Music Catch.

Jane's Realty 2 Preview

erin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:38:49 -0600

Realore sent us some screenshots and information for Jane's Realty 2, the upcoming sequel to Jane's Realty. Like the first game, Jane's Realty 2 appears to be a building sim in the style of Be Rich, where you not only get to build up a town from the outside, but decorate the interiors of the houses with furniture and other items. Check out some screenshots, or chat about the game in our forum

Farm Mania 2 Preview

erin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:49:33 -0600

If you didn't get enough of Realore's lively farming sim Farm Mania then stay tuned because Farm Mania 2 is right around the corner. The upcoming sequel (which once again stars Anna and her grandpa) will feature new animals, shops and markets, and new locations to try out skills like fishing, mushroom gathering, and bee-keeping as well as raising animals and growing fruits and veggies. Check out screenshots of Farm Mania 2 and chat about the game in our forum.

Westward IV: All Aboard Preview

erin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:38:21 -0600

We're pleased to present a sneak peek at Sandlot's upcoming strategy game Westward IV: All Aboard. The game boasts a new storyline and characters, 36 buildings (including new upgrades and features), secret items and characters to unlock, and the ability to train skilled workers to add building bonuses and produce town goods to sell at the train station. Westward IV is launching very soon, and in the meantime you can check out some screenshots, watch a video trailer, or chat about the game in our forum.

Build it! Miami Beach Resort Preview

erin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:35:00 -0600

Most games in the building sim genre offer players a variety of different maps and scenarios to play, but cerasus.media's upcoming Build It! Miami Beach Resort is trying something a little different: In it, players continue to work on the same map for more than 60 years as the city becomes bigger and bigger.

The goal, as the title implies, is to build a thriving resort on Miami Beach while completing the challenges that are assigned within each level. You'll begin in the year 1920 with simple bungalows, and advance year by year (each level is a new year) to the 1970s. Through the decades you'll add things like art deco hotels, cinemas, the first fast-food diner, and even giant hotels right on the beach.

Wildhollow Preview

erin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:37:44 -0600

Swedish game company KarjaSoft (the maker of Sheeplings and Spandex Force) has shared a few details with us of their upcoming adventure/simulation game Wildhollow, a mixture of dialogue-driven adventure gameplay and raising animals set in a fantasy world.

In Wildhollow you'll follow the story of a young boy or girl (you can choose which you'd like to be at the beginning of the game) who returns home to find the family ranch destroyed and his or her parents missing under mysterious circumstances. You'll search the hero's hometown and the surrounding countryside for clues to your parents' whereabouts by taking to people and completing quests for them.

Captain Space Bunny Preview

erin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:26:00 -0500

Captain Space Bunny is an upcoming time management/tycoon game from Vast Studios where you'll play an intergalactic adventure hired by the spacefaring Bunny civilization to discover the location of their mother planet, "Corrotin Beta." Yes, you heard that right: bunnies in space!

Playing as Captain Space Bunny, players have to travel to eight different planets and build futuristic cities for the inhabitants in exchange for clues about which planet to travel to next, in order to find the planet where all bunnies originated from.

Cute Knight Kingdom Preview

erin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:43:20 -0500

Fans of casual role-playing games might remember a little indie gem from Hanako Games called Cute Knight. In the game, you had three years to guide a young orphan girl from the ages of 18 to 21 to decide what path her life would ultimately take. Would she become a hero and marry a handsome prince, or spend her days as a dumpy assistant cook getting bossed around in the kitchen? These were just two out of dozens of possible outcomes.

Hanako Games is working on a sequel called Cute Knight Kingdom that stays true to the original format while greatly expanding what you get to see and do.

Here's what Georgina Bensley of Hanako Games had to say about the sequel to Cute Knight:

Empire Builder: Ancient Egypt Preview

erin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:40:24 -0500

Merscom (Plan It Green, Winemaker Extraordinaire), gave Gamezebo the exclusive scoop on the company's upcoming building simulation game, Empire Builder: Ancient Egypt, which was developed by Iguana Entertainment.

Coconut Queen Preview

erin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:09:09 -0500

The premise for iWin's upcoming building sim, Coconut Queen, is interesting indeed! You find arrive on the tropical island of Lui Lui to find that not are there no other females on the island (leaving the brawny native gents to compete for your attention exclusively), but the natives also hail you as the island's much-awaited queen.

That's not all, either: the island is in trouble unless you can transform its natural beauty into a popular tourist destination. You'll attempt to do so over 55 levels, where you'll build and customize your resort with more than 30 buildings and landscaping elements while visiting seven beautiful locations around the island of Lui Lui.