Games, Games, Games! So Many Games! (News)

The TGT at Big Fish is The Last Days, which is getting completely slammed by the reviewers.  Looks like the lack of instruction is the biggest complaint, at the moment.  Huh.  There is also a soft release of Jewel Venture, which is -- as you probably guessed -- a match-3 game.  Looks rather like Bejeweled, but this part of the description is different, "Experience a new kind of puzzle game."  I don't know what could be so "new" about it, but there you go~  The Daily Deal is Farm Fables, and it's another members-only 30% off sale using the code MEMBERS.

GameHouse now has Build-a-lot 8: Mysteries.


Find Steam's Daily Deals are HERE, and GamersGate's are these four:
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The TGT at Big Fish is the much-anticipated Mystery Trackers 5: Silent Hollow.  Judging by the reviews it's getting, it was worth waiting for (though it's been less than a year since the last one.)  The Daily Deal is Robin's Quest: A Legend Born (huh, I don't have a topic for that... oh well~! )  There's a dual special today:  The CE of Echoes of the Past 4: The Revenge of the Witch for $6.99 using the code REVENGE (today only), and a bundle deal on Mystery Trackers:  Buy today or tomorrow and get any or all of the previous games in the series for $2.99 each using the code HOLLOW.

Just a side note, but is it just me, or does the heroine in this pic look like Amy Farrah-Fowler (from Big Bang Theory)?
  Sure looks a lot like her (at a distance) to me!

GameHouse now has the Standard Edition of Namariel Legends: Iron Lord, and Alawar has finally gotten Age of Enigma: The Secret of the Sixth Ghost (it came out nearly two years ago! )

There's been a triple release at iWin since I checked yesterday:  Asian Riddles, Hoyle Club House Pack, and a Supreme Solitaire Bundle, which includes Jewel Quest III and Solitaire Mystery: Stolen Power.

Find Steam's Daily Deals HERE, and GamersGate's are these four:
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Feeling better today (but still running late on this update -- hohoho~ )

The TGT at Big Fish is the Standard Edition of Haunted Legends 4: The Curse of Vox, and the Daily Deal is Royal Detective: The Lord of Statues. 

GameHouse and iWin both now have the marble popper Sparkle 2, and iWin also has gotten the Collector's Edition of Time Mysteries 3: The Final Enigma.

Find Steam's Daily Deals HERE, and GamersGate's are these four:
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The TGT at Big Fish is the Collector's Edition of League of Light: Dark Omens, which is made by the same folks who did the Mystery of the Ancients series.  The Daily Deal is Sister's Secrecy: Arcanum Bloodlines, and it's a BOGO weekend:  For SE's use the code HEATWAVE and for CE's use the code SUMMER.

GameHouse has just released Storm in a Teacup, which looks just quirky enough to earn a topic here.  The physics-based puzzles should add some interest for those who would otherwise to blow it off as a kid's game, so I'm hoping it's what it seems -- a platformer for all ages~

iWin now has the Collector's Edition of Apothecarium: Renaissance of Evil.

Find Steam's Daily Deals HERE, and GamersGate's are these four:
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The TGT at Big Fish is the Standard Edition of Calavera: Day of the Dead, and the Daily Deal is Kingdom Chronicles.

GameHouse is running a sale on Alawar SE's -- $3.49 for members, and $4.99 for non-members.

iWin has a new one called Hidden Object Crosswords, but with only one screenshot, it's hard to get an idea of how that works.

Alawar now has Farm Frenzy 4.

It's "Encore Day" at Steam, so no specific Daily Deal, and GamersGate's are these four:
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The TGT at Big Fish is the marble popper Evy: Magic Spheres.  The Daily Deal is Titanic's Keys to the Past, and the Catch of the Week is Jewel Quest Mysteries: The Oracle of Ur.  The League of Light: Dark Omens deal is now on -- Buy today or tomorrow and get Kate Arrow: Deserted Wood, Mystery of the Ancients: Lockwood Manor, and/or Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water for $2.99 each using the code LEAGUE.

GameHouse has a weird-looking TM called Magic Cauldron Chaos, and iWin has yet another slots game -- this time IGT Slots Wild Wolf.

Steam's Daily Deal is Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams for $2.99, and GamersGate's are:
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This may be something you're going to post next, but Awem has Letters From Nowhere on sale for only $1.95, 80% off. I haven't given it much of a try, but I might for under $2.00!

http://www.awem.com/letters-from-nowhere.html?from_newsletter_387

Thanks, Twins!  On a side note, Steam's Daily Deal has been edited in, and what a good deal it is!

The TGT at Big Fish is Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger, which is getting surprisingly good reviews considering that it's a straight HOG!  The Daily Deal is World's Greatest Temples Mahjong.

GameHouse has all games site-wide on sale for 50% off using the code SALE13.

iWin now has the Collector's Edition of Otherworld 2: Omens of Summer, and Alawar has gotten the CE of Gardenscapes 2.

Steam's Daily Deal is Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams for $2.99 (again?!), and GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is Natural Threat 2, and the Daily Deal is Curse at Twilight: Thief of Souls.  All games on the site are 20% off today using the code ONEDAY.

GameHouse now has the "casual edition" of Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon.  What does that mean, I wonder...?  Did they "dumb it down" for the casual crowd, or...?  Huh!  Well, I can tell you that they've categorized it in the hidden object section, though I see no sign of hidden object scenes in the screens. *shrugs*

iWin has two new games today:  Save the Furries, which looks like an arcade game, and Jigsaw Boom 3, which is a... wait for it... jigsaw puzzle-type game!   OK, sorry, couldn't resist~

Steam's Daily Deal is Kentucky Route Zero for $12.49 AND Buy Marvel Heroes Avengers Assemble Pack for $42.49.  The DD's at Steam are really messed up these past couple of days!  Not sure what's going on

GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren's Call.  Buy today or tomorrow and get the first Nightmares from the Deep and/or Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden for $2.99 each using the code NIGHTMARES.  There is a soft release of Farm Frenzy 4, and the Daily Deal is Enchanted Cavern 2.  They're running a second bonus deal today, with the CE of Sable Maze: Sullivan River on sale for $6.99 using the code MAZE.  I absolutely loved this game, so I recommend giving it a try~!

GameHouse and iWin both have Kingdom Tales today, and iWin also has the Collector's Edition of Amaranthine Voyage: The Tree of Life.

Alawar now has Doctor Who. Episode 3: TARDIS.

Steam's Daily Deal is the Puppygames ULTRA Bundle for $7.49, and GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is the Standard Edition of Witches' Legacy 2: Lair of the Witch Queen, and the Daily Deal is The Golden Years: Way Out West.

GameHouse now has Toy Defense 2, and iWin has gotten both Chronicles of Albian 2: The Wizbury School of Magic and Puzzle Bots (I don't have a topic for that??  I'll have to fix that~!)

Steam's Daily Deal is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl for $4.99, and GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is the Collector's Edition of Legends of the East: The Cobra's Eye, and the Daily Deal is Fallen: The Flowers of Evil.  It's a half-off retail sale at Big Fish.  See the Details HERE.

GameHouse has gotten Island of Death: Demons and Despair, and iWin now has Mysteries of the Undead: The Cursed Island.  If I'm remembering correctly, these games were released back-to-back at Big Fish, and they both feature zombies.  I also figured out who the developers were, so that info has been edited in, as well.

Steam's Daily Deal is Crusader Kings II for $9.99, and GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is the Standard Edition of Fierce Tales 2: Marcus' Memory , and the Daily Deal is Fierce Tales 1: The Dog's Heart.

iWin now has the Standard Edition of Maestro 3: Music from the Void.

Steam's Daily Deal is Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition for $20.09, and GamersGate's are
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Plants vs. Zombies fans rejoice, for the TGT at Big Fish is Skeleton Pirates, a tower defense game that (I hear) lives up to the precedent set by PVZ.  I read a really great review for the game over at Big Fish, and I'm just waiting to get permission to post it here, so keep an eye out!  The Daily Deal is Secrets of the Titanic 1912-2012, which has gotten terrible reviews, and would be the reason I don't have a topic for it here.  The Legends of the East: The Cobra's Eye bundle sale is now on -- buy today or tomorrow and get The Dark Hills of Cherai 2 and/or Zodiac Prophecies: The Serpent Bearer for $2.99 each using the code COBRA.

Nothing new really going on at GameHouse, except that their Farm Frenzy games are 50% to 70% off.  Check out the details HERE.

iWin now has Dynomite Deluxe, and bubble shooter-type match-3 that uses dinosaur eggs instead of bubbles (Go figure... )

Steam's Daily Deal is Expeditions: Conquistador for $9.99, and GamersGate's are
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Good morning, my friends

The TGT at Big Fish is Laruaville, a fun-looking match-3 where your goal is to rebuild a town (towns?) for ghosts.  There is a soft release of League of Mermaids, which is a marble-dropper, and the Daily Deal is Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts.

GameHouse now has 1 Moment of Time: Silentville.

There are two out at iWin today:  The Collector's Edition of Dark Tales 4: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug, and Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller Episode 3 - The Oracle.

Steam's Daily Deal is Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale for $4.99, and GamersGate's are
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PS - I got permission to post AvgSpock's review of Skeleton Pirates, so if you're a PvZ fan, check it out!

The TGT at Big Fish is Night Mysteries: The Amphora Prisoner, which is getting ho-hum reviews.  I won't be making a topic for this one (at least at the moment), simply because one of the reviewer gripes is terrible localization.  That can really kill a game, and most of us aren't willing to give a game with poor grammar and mislabeled objects a chance. *shrugs*  The Daily Deal is Supermarket Management 2, and all games are 25% off today using the code WEDNESDAY.

GameHouse now has Rush for Gold: Alaska, and iWin now has Hoyle Parlor Games.

Steam's Daily Deal is Frozen Synapse for $4.99, and GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is the Collector's Edition of Grim Tales 5: Bloody Mary.  Buy today or tomorrow and get any or all of the previous SE's in the series for $2.99 each using the code GRIMTALES.  The Daily Deal is 4 Elements II.  I just realized that I was remiss, and forgot to mention the Catch of the Week!  It's Dark Alleys: Penumbra Motel.

Farm Frenzy 4 is now out at GameHouse and iWin, and iWin has also gotten the Collector's Edition of PuppetShow 5: Destiny Undone. 

Alawar has just released Finders, a new Builder.  Looks a little different than the usual fare, should be interesting~!

Steam's Daily Deal is PaPo & Yo for $3.74, and GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is Sparkling Amber, a shopping TM that is getting some mixed reviews.  The Daily Deal is Infected: The Twin Vaccine.  I'm playing this one now (when I'm not reading ,) and I highly recommend checking it out if you don't already have it.

GameHouse now has Family Tales: The Sisters, and iWin has a new bundle deal, the Hidden Object Family Mysteries Bundle includes House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets & Jewel Quest Mysteries: The Seventh Gate.

Alawar now has Isla Dorada - Episode 1: The Sands of Ephranis.  It's been a LONG time since ep. 1 came out... maybe ep. 2 is coming soon?

Steam's Daily Deal is Telltale Games' Poker Night for $2.49, and GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is the Collector's Edition of Forest Legends: The Call of Love.  The Daily Deal is Grim Facade 2: Sinister Obsession.  It's a members-only sale this weekend:  Get 58% off retail price using the code GAMECLUB.

Nothing new at GameHouse at the moment, but they are having a 48-hour sale, too.  Get 50% off all games using the code SUMMER13.

iWin now has Rush for Gold: Alaska, as well as a game called Admiral Nemo.  As best I can tell, it's a strategy-arcade game... or maybe just a plain arcade game.

Steam's Daily Deal is Age of Empires II HD for $9.99, and GamersGate's are
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The TGT at Big Fish is the Standard Edition of 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.  There is a CE available from the official site, but I don't know how different it is from the what BF is offereing. The Daily Deal is The Agency of Anomalies 1: Mystic Hospital.

iWin now has the Standard Edition of Chimeras: Tune of Revenge, as well as Medieval Defenders, which is a tower defense game.

Alawar has gotten the Collector's Edition of Living Legends: Ice Rose.

Steam's Daily Deal is Super Meat Boy for $2.99, and GamersGate's are
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Is it a CE on the site? It is 25% off, but it says SE. Where is their CE?
I would love anything as a CE from Artifex Mundi!

(Talking about 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek)

Artifex Mundi's site mentions 19 Achievements, something I did not see in the description at Big Fish.  I haven't looked at the comments to see if there ARE actually achievements in the BF version, though, so it may be exactly the same.  Looking more closely, I see now that AM's site says specifically that it's an SE, so I'm thinking I messed up assuming it was a CE!

I went through all the comments, reviews, etc. on BFG trying to find any mention of achievements someone would have mentioned them if they existed), and one of the star reviews mentions how the lack of achievements was disappointing, as the beta version had hard ones.  So, I'll be buying the AM version after all!

ETA: Oops! Did you ever buy a game twice? I just did! I already bought this July 20. Oh well... I'll be more careful next time and check my lists. One is "My Games not BFG" and it was right there if only I'd looked.

I remember when you bought it!  You pointed out a great bundle sale, even   Just contact AM and let them know that you accidentally bought it a second time -- I'm sure they'll refund your money.

Speaking of bundles, both iWin and GameHouse have one out today!  I'll get to that in a minute

The TGT at Big Fish is Times of Vikings, which looks to be a Royal Envoy-type builder.  It's by a company I've never heard of before (offhand,) but I'll be adding them to the Developed by / Published by list as soon as I finish this post, and maybe we'll recognize some other game titles.  The Daily Deal is Jo's Dream: Organic Coffee, and the Catch of the Week is Fabled Legends: The Dark Piper.

The bundle deal for Forest Legends: The Call of Love is now on -- buy today or tomorrow and get Cruel Games: Red Riding Hood (great game!) and/or Eternal Journey: New Atlantis (I hear good things!) for $2.99 each using the code FOREST.

GameHouse now has the Time Management Adventure Bundle.  It includes New Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Golden Years - Way Out West, and The Promised Land, but you'll pay out two fun tickets to get it.

iWin has two releases today.  The first is Breakout Invaders, which is a combination of brick-breaker and the classic Space Invaders game, mixed together in a 3D-type environment.  The other is Island Adventure Duo Bundle, which includes Paradise Quest and Galapago, both M3's.

Steam's Daily Deal is The Darkness II for $7.49, and GamersGate's is DiRT 3 for $7.49.

Happy gaming!