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August 31, 2010
The Seawise Chronicles: Untamed Legacy Walkthrough
By Joel Brodie
Welcome to the walkthrough for The Seawise Chronicles: Untamed Legacy on Gamezebo. The Seawise Chronicles: Untamed Legacy is a hidden object game for the PC created by Maximize Games. This walkthrough includes tips and tricks, helpful hints, and a strategy guide to complete The Seawise Chronicles: Untamed Legacy.
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August 26, 2010
Big Fish Games changes its prices: Our Interview with Paul Thelen
By Joel Brodie
It's a big day when Big Fish Games, a leading distributor of download games, announces changes to their pricing. In a nutshell, the price for Collector's Editions is going down for Club Members and the price of Standard Games is going up for Non-Club Members (the details as reported in our news article from last night). We had the opportunity to interview Paul Thelen, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Strategy Officer of Big Fish Games to get the full scoop on the changes in pricing, to discuss the logic behind such changes, and to even get a bit philosophical about game pricing.
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August 25, 2010
Google’s gaming advocate leaves a week after announcing 5% cut for Chrome Web Store sales. Coincidence? Not!
By Joel Brodie
Google's "game developer advocate" Mark Deloura has announced on his web blog that he has officially left Google this past Monday, August 23. He announces this less than a week after he announced the details surrounding Google Web Chrome Store, just a week before at GDC-Europe. Coincidence? I think not.
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August 25, 2010
The Price is Right and MTV’s I WOO YOU released on Facebook in big day for TV inspired social game shows
By Joel Brodie
Big day for TV game shows on Facebook. Ludia has officially released the beta version of The Price is Right and they are advertising it online as we speak. MTV and Stone Creek Entertainment releases I WOO YOU, a new game on Facebook in promotion MTV's "The Real World."
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August 25, 2010
Digital Chocolate sues Zynga for Something (which is, over Mafia Wars trademark name)
By Joel Brodie
No, it's not an old Seinfeld episode but a real social games lawsuit. Techcrunch has discovered that Digital Chocolate has filed suit against Zynga.Update: Digital Chocolate is suing Zynga over the "Mafia Wars" name (Inside Social Games).
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August 24, 2010
Social Gamers are Casual Gamers (and other less obvious observations)
By Joel Brodie
According to a new report by the NPD Group, the majority of social gamers in the US are females over the age of 40. Apparently, this is shocking news on other web sites but it is old hat here at Gamezebo. More interesting findings are that 56 million Americans admit to playing a social game (that's 1 out of 5!), 10% have purchased an item, 35% of social gamers have never played a game before, and 84% have played a social game on Facebook.
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August 18, 2010
Playdom launches City of Wonder, new civilization building game
By Joel Brodie
Playdom may now be owned by Disney, but that does not stop them from continuing to release new social games. Playdom has released a new strategy simulation game, City of Wonder, clearly influenced by the PC game franchise Civilization.
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August 18, 2010
Google Chrome Web Store: The 5 Percent Heard around the Casual Games World
By Joel Brodie
Google released details for its upcoming Google Chrome Web Store at GDC Europe in Germany. There are few surprises in what was quietly announced except for one: Google will only take a 5% revenue share from the sales on any games through its store. This bold decision may finally make Google a big player in casual games and could perhaps change the world of casual games, including downloads, forever.

Joel Brodie

The Seawise Chronicles: Untamed Legacy Walkthrough

Big Fish Games changes its prices: Our Interview with Paul Thelen

Google’s gaming advocate leaves a week after announcing 5% cut for Chrome Web Store sales. Coincidence? Not!

The Price is Right and MTV’s I WOO YOU released on Facebook in big day for TV inspired social game shows

Digital Chocolate sues Zynga for Something (which is, over Mafia Wars trademark name)

Social Gamers are Casual Gamers (and other less obvious observations)

Playdom launches City of Wonder, new civilization building game

Google Chrome Web Store: The 5 Percent Heard around the Casual Games World

New Genre-defining Action-Healer, 3 Healers Fables The History of Three Influential Figureheads Without Combat

Racc & Roll Is an Upcoming Co-Op Metal Detecting Hangout Game on Steam

Schrödinger’s Call Is a Heartfelt Visual Novel About Moments Before Death

Resident Evil Survival Unit And Monster Hunter Team Up For July