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I-play and Nikitova are on the verge of releasing an innovative new casual simulation game, Artist Colony.  Artist Colony is basically what would happen if you the world of The Sims or Virtual Villagers was inhabited by Picasso, Pollack, and Warhol.  

Your task in the game is to restore a formally pioneering artist colony to its former glory by renovating the buildings, inspiring the artists, and selling their works (or helping them perform in the case of the musicians and dancers).

As seasons change, you uncover clues of the past that you can use to exploit the artists' passions and guide them through relationships, jealousy, and rejection.   It's quite a deep game.  We'll tell you the moment the game is released but for now, you can view the screen shots and chat about the game in our forum. Read more»

HipSoft is working hard on the next Build-a-lot game, and gave Gamezebo the lowdown on some of the brand new features that will be debuting in Build-a-lot 4: Power Source. Read more»

In Create A Mall, you're Kelly, a rising star in a mall development company. Your goal is to become a world class mall developer by creating exciting malls with interesting stores, upgrading them to attract more customers and earn more money. You'll also be able to use the money to buy jewelry, clothing and office decorations. The game is a co-production from Merscom and Lifetime, developed by Techfront. The game is launching later this month, check out some screenshots or chat about the game in our forum.

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Gogii Games sent us some screenshots for Escape from Paradise 2, the sequel to its tribal simulation game Escape from Paradise. Like the first game, you'll collect food and wood, and build shelters to survive, adding more members to your tribe as the village grows. This time around, you'll also help your customizable hero marry and become chief of the tribe.

Escape from Paradise 2's launch is just around the corner. In the meantime, chat about the game in our forum, and check out the screenshots here.

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Reflexive Entertainment has shared the first screenshots and details about its upcmoing strategy game Sprouts Adventure. Sprouts are adorable creatures that have fallen on hard times, and they summon you, "The Great One," to help them by using your powers to restore peace and prosperity to the community. Read more»

Spring is in the air and the sights and sounds of the country await in Kelly Green: Garden Queen, an upcoming farming sim from iWin. You'll help city gal Kelly escape her hectic life to make a go of Grandpa's family farm. With limited resources and only the help of friends, Kelly is determined to revive the farm that once employed locals, but was brought to ruin by corporate interests.

If you can finagle your way through a line of customers and still keep the rosebushes thriving, the cows happy, and the floral arrangements looking fresh, your hard work just might save the day. Check back to Gamezebo and we'll let you know the instant the game launches.

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Sandlot Games has shared a preview of Tradewinds Odyssey, the next game in the Tradewinds strategy series and follow-up to Tradewinds Caravans. Read more»

The run-down town of Greenville has seen better days, but as its newly-elected mayor you have the opportunity to reverse the environmental damage of the past and make the town more beautiful than ever by building eco-homes, applying "green" upgrades, and ushering in new environmentally-friendly jobs and industries. Plan it Green is an upcoming Build-a-lot-style building strategy game created by Gunnar Games and Merscom through a partnership with National Geographic. Read more»

We recently checked in with the folks at Last Day of Work (Virtual Villagers, Plant Tycoon, Fish Tycoon) to learn more about their upcoming project, Virtual Families. It's a real-time casual family sim that should appeal to fans of both Virtual Villagers and The Sims, where you get to adopt a needy person and help them meet a mate, grow a family, and pass the house on to the next generation. Read more»

Usually the biggest threat to a healthy lawn come in the form of bugs, or maybe a cat who's decided to use it as her personal litter box. Plants vs. Zombies ups the ante, though, as you'll have to don your gardening gloves to repel dozens of shuffling undead on a quest for brains. PopCap's upcoming tower defense game is scheduled to launch on May 5, but in the meantime continue reading for a sneak peek. Read more»