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Lauren Luke is a make-up artist that has made a name for herself by posting videos on YouTube. The videos have caught on and Lauren has become known for her great make-up tutorials. She is now bringing those great tutorials to the Nintendo DS. The game is entitled Supermodel Makeover by Lauren Luke.

Players are challenged to become the best make-up artist that they can be. Players have to master the three key elements of fashion, which are clothing, accessories and make-up. Players try and tackle each element of fashion in a contest. Players have to bring their best beauty creations to the contests and try and score a good score from the judges, which include Lauren Luke herself.

If you are into beauty and fashion, check out Supermodel Makeover by Lauren Luke for the Nintendo DS.

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Factory Games has announced the release of Valet Hustle for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Valet Hustle is a puzzle game where players have to park cars for the rich and famous, but one feature that makes this game stand out among other puzzle games are the characters that can be played. The characters are lesbian or gay.

“With Valet Hustle, we set out to not only create a game that is an absolute blast to play with incredible visuals and top notch audio, but we also wanted to make a social statement that gays and lesbians should have the same marital rights as heterosexuals,” comments Andrew Littlefield, Co-Founder and CEO of Factory Games.  “Our inspiration for the backstory came from my good friend, Lulu Magdangal, a successful salon owner in San Francisco who surprisingly just happens to be a lesbian. With Lulu’s help, we developed our unique, rags-to-riches backstory for Valet Hustle with a vastly different perspective from traditional videogames.”

Video games have dealt with all types of social issues, so why not deal with gay and lesbian issues? For the most part I think video game manufacturers stay away from touchy topics in fear that the game won’t sell well.

If you like puzzle games, check out Valet Hustle in the Apple App Store.

Jane’s Hotel is a time management game for the iPhone/iPod Touch. The goal of the game is to build up the hotel and make it THE place to stay. Players have to cater to the customers every need.

Players take on the role of Jane as she tries to make a great hotel. Jane has to give the keys to the customers as they walk in and then the customer will go to their rooms. While in their rooms, the customers will want them cleaned, want coffee or a newspaper and Jane has to fulfill all those needs. Jane has to kick off all of the tasks by touching the screen.

Jane’s Hotel is very similar to the PC version of the game. If you liked the PC version you will like the iPhone/iPod Touch version of the game as well. The game ramps up in difficulty pretty quickly. The beginning levels serve as an introduction to the game and the tasks the player will have to perform. After the first few levels, the game starts getting fairly tough. There are so many tasks to manage.

Every time a level is complete the player earns money. The money can be spent on items to make the hotel more appealing. Every item that is bought makes more work for the player. The player can buy plants to make the hotel look nice, but they have to make sure to water the plants or the plants will die and take points away from the player. There is an option to add a television to the hotel and adding the the television means one more task for Jane. Jane has to turn on the TV any time a guest wants to watch the TV.

The touch controls on the game work well and there was never a time that the screen was touched and it did not register. Handing out the keys does get complicated if there is money on the desk to pick up. There was a few times I clicked the desk to get keys, but instead picked up money. I didn’t notice the money was on the desk and was a bit confused on why I didn’t pick up the keys. Not a big deal, though.

Over all, the game play is fun and challenging and Jane’s Hotel is a great way to pass the time. As mentioned previously, if you liked the version for the PC you will enjoy this version as well. The games are very similar and the main difference is the touch screen features and the fact that you can play the game anywhere you are. If you are looking for a good time management game for the iPhone/iPod Touch, check out Jane’s Hotel in the App Store.

Neowiz has announced the release of Circus Marcus for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Players guide Marcus, their character, through the first days at the circus. The “gotcha” is the character joined the circus as a janitor to get closer to the love of his life Ruby, who is the ring master of the circus.

Marcus is in love with Ruby and will do absolutely anything that she asks him to do. His job starts out as a janitor, but ends up as one of the acts in the circus. Anything Ruby asks Marcus to do he does, which means he will be performing handstands (both one- and two-handed), walking the tightrope, soaring high above the crowd on the flying trapeze, become a human cannon bowling ball, and even master the ancient art of elephant stacking.

Each circus act contains levels within the act. Each level within the act gets more and more difficult as the levels progress. If players are good at the game, they can unlock three more challenge modes.

If you want to experience the circus, virtually, check out Circus Marcus in the app store.

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Playfirst has announced Diner Dash 5: Boom is the first downloadable PC game with a Facebook Connect power-up feature. This feature allows players to gift Flo’s SuperSneakers to their friends on Facebook. The SuperSneakers give players an advantage in Diner Dash 5: Boom.

“Diner Dash 5: BOOM! marks the first new Diner Dash title in over two years, during which time social gaming has exploded,” said Mari Baker, president and chief executive officer of PlayFirst. “Integrating Facebook Connect enables customers to share their passion for Diner Dash with their friends and to get a cool power-up – Flo is practically a blur on the screen she is moving so fast!”

Besides the sneakers, players can also share high scores and trophies they earn on Facebook. This adds a new way for friends to compete against each other and keep players addicted to the game. If you are great at time management games, you can now show it via your Facebook account.

Diner Dash 5: Boom is available now in two different versions. Only special commemorative edition is available now and the standard edition will be available two weeks from now. Both versions of the game will have the Facebook Connect feature.

If you like the Diner Dash series, check out the latest version at PlayFirst’s web site.

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