What better way to start a week than to be greeted with shiny armor by your bedside, dragons in your garage and sacred scrolls at your desktop? Fantasy, after all, has been a theme in games since time immemorial, so let’s keep that tradition going with these lovely picks:

Some casual games really reward a full play-through, and Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, really has a lot to offer. Gripping story? Check. Addictive gameplay? Yup. Deep RPG (role-playing game) elements? Lots of them! Quality sound and graphics? That too.
Infinite Interactive found a winning balance between simple core gameplay and deep long-term gameplay elements, when it [...]

The lush live orchestral score for Hidden Expedition: Amazon was the latest creation of SomaTone Interactive Audio, one of the big names in the industry when it comes to game audio. Once again, we speak to Kane Minkus of SomaTone to learn more about the music of gaming.

The music of games is a delicate matter, and it takes special talent to compose for each and every game. Walz Music, the award-winning team behind the soundtracks of Aveyond, Aveyond 2 and now Yummy Drink Factory, shares a few secrets of game music design with us.

Lets get this out of the way right now – this is not a “casual game” in the sense of the word most of us have come to accept. No jewels are matched, no diners are dashed, no mysterious cases are… filed. Eschalon is a tile-built, turn-based RPG game in the classic sense of the [...]

Today’s Flash Friday focuses on the issue of violence in video games. To be clear, we’re for it. We’re not for violence, specifically, but we are for keeping it where it belongs, in video games. As opposed to schools, theme parks, petting zoos, etc. To that purpose, we have rounded up three of our favorite [...]

Let me get this out of the way right off the bat: This game is Cute. With a capital C. The locations are cute, the story is cute, the main character is cute, and the little critters you are making are cute. Even the evil prince who has usurped you is somewhat cute. This game [...]

All too often people make the mistake of assuming casual and indie games are all simple and showy and lacking in any depth. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard my “hardcore” gamer friends dismiss a title just for being casual. Well, Mitorah’s game, Battles of Norghan, is a swift kick to the teeth [...]

I’ve often wished that more casual developers would take the time and effort to put out a good, well-written, role-playing game. It’s a genre which doesn’t get nearly enough attention in the casual market, probably due in no small part to the enormous amount of time it takes to pen and program a full length [...]

If you enjoyed our previous feature on hidden object games, don’t hold your breath because we’ve got more coming your way! Last week’s list comprised mostly of forerunners in the hidden object game genre; which was more like a prep course. This week, we’ve managed to get our hands on newer games; such as the [...]