Joel Brodie

Uclick and Overplay have released Avalon, described as the first fairy-themed real-time simulation game (now, that is a mouth-full).Our review is coming soon.  In the meantime, download a free trial of Avalon, write a review, and discuss the game in our forum.

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.

Youda Games has launched a new hidden object game, Youda Legend: The Curse of the Amsterdam Diamond, exclusively for now on Big Fish Games.Download a free trial here (note: if you purchase the game, you need to be a Big Fish Club member), write a review, and discuss in our forum.  Review and strategy guide are coming soon.

Escape Rosecliff Island is 50% off 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.

Founded in 1999, industry veteran WildTangent and seen and done it all in casual games. Its latest incarnation, however, is perhaps its most revolutionary. WildTangent's platform is bundled with most PCs sold in North America and its WildGames network attracts 1.5 million users monthly. Its patent-pending Wild Coins platform allows players to play for free, rent to own, and purchase casual games and enables advertisers to sponsor free game sessions seemingly. We spoke with Sean Vanderdasson, WildTangent's VP of Marketing, about the company's wild past, Wild coins, and the wild changes that are taking place in the casual games industry.

Viva Las Vegas, baby!  Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas, the latest hidden object adventure game in the Dream Day series has been released by I-Play.  We are diligently working on our review and walkthrough.In the meantime, download a free trial of Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas, review this game, and discuss in our forum.

It's June so you know what that means:  It's the season for wedding games and contests here at Gamezebo!iPlay has kindly offered us a free copy of the upcoming hidden object game, Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas to give away to one lucky Gamezebo member.To win, guess the sentence that the acronym stands for: P C J U I C O D D W A T E V L V C T TTo learn the rules and play to win a free copy, go to our contest forum.  Good luck!

This past Thursday, I moderated a panel "The World of Casual Games, Presented by Girls in Tech" in San Francisco.   Ironically, as moderator, I took horrible notes.  Fortunately, Girls in Tech organizer Tina Tran took great notes and she posted the actual video of the event on her web site (nice)!I can share with you some of my observations from the discussion.