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Moonbase Alpha

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Meg

A few days ago, I was invited to check out NASA’s new game, Moonbase Alpha. Fortunately for you, it was still under wraps so you all were spared my clever, clever puns about a Moonbase Alpha beta. Moonbase Alpha is … Continue reading →

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Fantasy University Preview

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Meg

Fantasy University is an upcoming Facebook game from Simutronics Corp. (If you’re asking yourself why that name sounds familiar, it may be because you’re old enough to have played DragonRealms on AOL.) I’ve been playing the current alpha build —  … Continue reading →

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Tiger Eye: Curse Of The Riddle Box

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Meg

Passionfruit Games‘ first title, Tiger Eye Curse Of The Riddle Box> is out this week. This new game blends casual adventure gameplay with the paranormal romance novel Tiger Eye by Majorie M. Liu. I was in the beta last month, … Continue reading →

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Passionfruit Hutong

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Meg

New development studio Passionfruit Games contacted me the other day about beta testing their new puzzle/adventure game Tiger Eye Curse Of The Riddle Box. Passionfruit is made up of many HER Interactive veterans — the team who worked on Nancy Drew … Continue reading →

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Lights, Camera, Curses!

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Meg

When Stick and I are shopping, we like to look at the PC games for sale and see how we’re connected to each one. Stick will point out games that he worked on, or that his friends and former Cyberlore … Continue reading →

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Fashion Solitaire On The Shelf

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Meg

I was so excited to see this in Target the other day! I beta-tested Fashion Solitaire in February 2008, but I was in China when the game came out so I’d never seen a hard copy on a store shelf … Continue reading →

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Stamps

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Meg

I went to the post office this morning to send Eric and Allison some extremely overdue gifts from China, and do my first Akoha missions. (Thanks to CT at Gypsy Bandito for sending me the deck!) Akoha’s a beta blend … Continue reading →

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Pretty, Pretty FusionFall

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Meg

FusionFall is gorgeous. Wait, that’s not how to start a review. Let me try again. FusionFall, the new MMO from Cartoon Network, takes place a few years in the future. Players must help the Cartoon Network crowd, including older versions … Continue reading →

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Tropical Nightmare

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Meg

I recently got the chance to beta Tropical Dream: Underwater Odyssey by Digital Chocolate. I usually love betatesting new games, I get a sneak preview and the chance to run my mouth to the developers. Before I say anything else, … Continue reading →

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Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera, Curses

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Meg

What makes Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera, Curses! a girls’ game is the female protagonist. It’s not pink, it’s not cutesy, there are no magic animal friends, there is no shopping. Let me repeat that in case you were skimming. This … Continue reading →

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