Joel Brodie

Last week, PopCap released Bejeweled Twist.  Moments ago, MumboJumbo releases LUXOR: Quest for the Afterlife.  Is there any life left in this venerable casual game franchise.  We'll review it and tell you.In the meantime, click here to download the game, click here to talk about it on our forum, and click here to write a review.

Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace, a hidden object game, was released on Big Fish 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 is coming soon.

It's time for a contest here at Gamezebo!  Tell us why you deserve a FREE COPY of Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox.  Use your imagination give us the most outrageous stories, the saddest stories or the funniest stories you can think of. Or, be honest --- sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.Click here to our forum to learn the rules, find out more about your judges, and start playing.  Good luck! Joel's Tip:  Want to keep track on all replies to this contest?  Click the box to subscribe for updates when you post a reply and we'll automatically email you every couple hours with updates of responses to your posts!  You can unsubscribe from email updates anytime.

RealArcade has announced that all games are 50% off between Oct 29 - Nov 4.  Not to be left out, all games are 50% off over at iWin.  Big Fish Games is not celebrating Halloween yet, but they are celebrating Octoberfest, with over 50% off over 60 titles.PlayFirst has announced its new PlayPass service, with deep discounts on games on their site.  Call it a Halloween treat or an acknowledgment that game players deserve more games for less buck right now, but there are lots of steals & deals going on this week.  If you see one, tip the editor and we'll share with all.

The big guessing game in casual games of who would be in charge of Real's Casual Games Business is now over.  And the answer is. . . not Joel Brodie.No, it's John Barbour.  Mr. Barbour previously was President of Toys R Us' US operations, an executive at Hasbro, and founder of toy maker, Oddzon, which was acquired by, Hasbro.  I'm personally fascinated by the interaction of casual games and toys so this is a story to watch.  Click here to learn more.In other Real Games news, they announced 19% year-over-year growth and a delay in its spin-off plan.  Chalk that up to the slowing economy.  Click here to learn more.

Paprikari has shared with us an exclusive new Mortimer Beckett avatar from their upcoming game, Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox (previewed here).To check out all the new Mortimer Beckett and all our new avatars, you can follow the instructions by clicking here.  We also recently added new avatars from Peggle Nights and we have a lot more we'll be posting soon.Show off your avatar at Gamezebo!

Enlight Software has just launched Vanilla and Chocolate over at PlayFirst.  Bland title for a game that has tons of online buzz.  Personally, I like chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, but vanilla and chocolate are the two most popular flavors worldwide.Enough rambling!  Click here to download Vanilla and Chocolate, click here to write a review, and click here to talk about it in our forum.  Our review and tips are coming soon.

Marc Saltzman and I will be in Seattle at a launch party to annnounce the release of a very big casual game and we'll be twittering from the event.What's twittering, you ask?  Basically, it means we'll be reporting to you live from the event, telling you what we see at the exact moment we see it.  To join us, click here to Gamezebo's Twitter Page this evening at 6.30 PM US PAC and follow the conversation.  You can also be updated by all our twitters by joining and following us. The moment this big game is released, we'll tell you so you can play yourself.  Twitter with you later!