Coffee franchise stores are all over the world these days, from London to Beijing to Singapore, and now there’s the Yummy Drink Factory in the land of fairies! It all started when you forgot to tip the strange old lady in the coffee shop in the woods, and she zapped you into a magical realm, [...]

Some of us are very critical of games coming from well-known films or television programs. Some things appear best through stylized camera angles and cinematic storylines, observed from a third-person’s view. However, plenty of this is lost in the crossover to interactive media, largely because being “interactive”, it requires you to participate actively in the [...]

Now here’s something that’s a bit of a departure from the usual fare: it’s an honest-to-gosh cooking casual game, kind of like Cooking Mama on the Nintendo Wii – except that you don’t usually get a lot of cooking games in the casual game arena that aren’t just task-juggling service games like Burger Island. This [...]

Amanda at Amaranth Games has been so kind to give us a sneak preview of an upcoming game, Yummy Drink Factory.
The game is about a typical city girl named Alex who finds herself zapped into a magical wonderland called Fairytale Island. In order to find her way home, she must work as a barista to [...]

Many of us enjoy food, either simply eating it or for the more adventurous of us (and you know who you are) going so far as to prepare the food. The focus of this game is the latter, although it is entertaining for anyone to play. The premise of the game is simple enough; you [...]

Burger Island is one of those games with an odd “push and pull” effect. Like the best arcade action games, it tests your reflexes as well as your memory in rapidly assembling increasingly complicated recipes. A really addictive game would usually have you glued to your screen, reluctant to pull yourself away. But Burger Island [...]

It’s about that time again: sunny days, blooming flowers, and budding trees. Well, in theory it is - unless you’re living in the Midwest, where instead of April showers, we’re getting April snowstorms. I’m itching to get outside and read a book on the warm grass or play Frisbee in the park, but I won’t [...]

If Mystic Inn has taught us anything, it’s that if a sign on the door of a tavern encourages you to come inside and help out because it might be “more fun than you think,” you should resist. Don’t let the mere suggestion of a treasure woo you, no sir. Because you know what happens [...]

So you’ve sampled the food, greeted the host and chatted with the three people at the party you’ve actually met before. Now with drink in hand you’re for the dreaded small-talk. Which reliable topic is it going to be tonight? The weather, last week’s Grey’s Anatomy, the Yankees? Not this time. You can retire them [...]

Who needs Mardi Gras when you’ve got a non-stop party all across Japan? Before you can join in the parties though, you have to help by setting up the most integral part of any proper party: colorful lanterns. And I wouldn’t want you to be that guy who conveniently forgets to bring something to share [...]