Joel Brodie

When it rains, it pours hidden object games.  Not that we object to a flood of hidden object games coming out at the same time.   We like it.Playrix Entertainment has released Call of Atlantis, which boasts an unique combination of match-3 puzzle, hidden object, and adventure games.   Click here to download the game, click here to write a review, and click here to talk about it in our forum. Stay tuned for Gamezebo's review and strategy guide.

SpinTop Games has released Mystery PI - The New York Fortune, a hidden object game that features 2100 objects hidden in the the cityscape of one of my favorite towns in the world, New York City.Click here to download the game, click here to write a review, and click here to talk about it in our forum. Stay tuned for Gamezebo's review and strategy guide.

Another day, another contest to win Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox.  And this is a quick one since time is of the essenceGuess the sentence that the acronym "O L C T W A G C O M B A T T P" stands for.  Whoever guesses correctly first, wins!Click here to play and for your change to win a copy of Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox.Thank you Paprikari and RealArcade for the free copy.  And congrats to Sillyfeet and Scooter46 for winning our MCF5 contest yesterday!

Halloween is over and so are all those great 40 - 50% off sales, except for one.  Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor is on sale for 50% off at RealArcade until November 12, 2008.

Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii is a new hidden object game that has launched on Alawar Games.  Click here to download the game, click here to talk about it on our forum, and click here to write a review. Our review and strategy guide are coming soon.

Valusoft just released Hot Dish 2: Cross Country Cook-Off.  Click here to download Hot Dish 2: Cross Country Cook-Off, click here to write a review, and click here to discuss the game in our forum. Review is coming soon.

It has been reported that Kathy Vrabeck, the President of EA Casual, has resigned.   Electronic Arts has confirmed that the Casual Games group will be merged under the new Sims and Casual Label.  Basically, the Sims is taking over Casual Games over at EA.  More details, EA's official statement, and Gamezebo's opinion under the fold.

Last week, I visited the office of Big Fish Games and I returned home with two special items:  (1) 5 free copies of Mystery Case Files 5: Return to Ravenhearst to give away to our users when the game is released and (2) a picture of yours truly with Paul Thelen, AKA Picman050907, the founder of Big Fish Games, chilling on the world's biggest bean bags.So, let me announce the first contest (in a series of 5) to win a copy of MCF 5: Return to Ravenhearst.  It's a  Name that Caption Contest!  Click here view here the picture and click here to read the rules and participate in our Name that Caption Contest.  Good luck!