Slingo, Inc. and Funkitron have announced the release of Slingo Quest Egypt, an arcade game for the PC. The goal of the game is to beat the slingo boards. The quest this time brings players through Egypt, as the title of the game implies.

Slingo Quest Egypt adds all new power ups to the game, such as the “Lucky” powerup to get more matches, “Adders” – that add extra points, and “Shuffle” – that gives new numbers. The new version has new features as well as a new setting. The new features are Picture Mode, Spreading Slingo, and mini-games like Memory games and Odd Man Out.

“With Slingo Quest Egypt, we set out on a quest ourselves to not only take Slingo to Egypt, but also to level up the Slingo Quest experience with even more game play and adventure and packed it with never-before-seen Slingo-riffic fun!” said Dave Walls, President of Funkitron, Inc.

If you like arcade style games, check out Slingo Quest Egypt.

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PlayFirst has announced the release date for the Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air, the next game in Dream Chronicles series. The game’s release date will be on June 24th, but only the collectors edition will be available at that time.

Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air will pick up with the cliff hanger ending of the last Dream Chronicle game. Players will be able to find out what happens and will experience new elements of game play. Players take on the role of Lyra, Faye’s (the central character of the original trilogy) daughter. Lyra is half human and half fairy, which means she has special powers that her human mother did not have.

Players will get the chance to navigate the land using a flying air ship.

If you are a fan of the Dream Chronicle series, check out Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air on June 24th.

Just when you thought you have seen every game possible end up on Facebook, Frima Studio proves you wrong. They have announced their new game Rock Paper Sumo for Facebook. Players engage in a rock, paper, scissors game as a sumo wrestler.

Instead of just battling your friends in a rock, paper, scissors game, players are a sumo wrestler. The sumo wrestlers have to train hard and perform chores around the dojo. Players can use their hard earned Bento Bucks and Dojo Dollars on make overs for their sumo wrestlers. Players can choose from cowboy hats, pink Mohawk, fu manchu, assorted tattoos, or even a chest fro.

“Rock Paper Sumo is a brilliant twist on the classic hand game ‘rock-paper-scissors’ and a great way to challenge and taunt your friends for ultimate dojo supremacy,” said Steve Couture, CEO of Frima Studio. “The game has a fun and unique art style and tons of customizable options for your sumo wrestler…plus who doesn’t like laying the smack down on friends with one of the most simple yet tried-and-true games of all time?”

If you want to challenge your friends to a game of rock, paper, scissors, check out Rock Paper Sumo on Facebook.

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Success Story HD is a fast paced time management game for the iPad. The goal is to build the customer’s orders for them. The difference between this time management game and other time management games is the ingredients pop up and disappear after a few seconds. Players have to click the ingredients before they disappear. The ingredients will reappear in another area, but if you don’t pay attention you could click on the wrong ingredient and waste time.

The other feature that sets Success Story HD apart from other time management games, is that once the customer’s order is fulfilled they may order desert and the desert order can be just as big as the original order. The desert order does not need to be built, though, the player can just tap on the desert and it will land on the tray.

Players build the customer’s order by tapping on the ingredients. The customer will have a bubble over their head and the bubble will contain their order. Players build the customer’s order by tapping the ingredients, but if they wait too long, the ingredients will disappear into the hole they came from and pop up in a different hole.

The orders start out simple and get more and more complicate as the game progresses. Some of the sandwiches need to be looked at well before building the order. Some have multiple ingredients and on a quick look one of the ingredients can be over looked. If the sandwich is built wrong, the player can simply click the wrong ingredient to take it off the sandwich.

The graphics in Success Story HD are very crisp and clear. There are different settings, and each setting is a nice background and has different ingredients. All of the ingredients are clear and two ingredients don’t look similar so players aren’t confused.

Over all, Success Story HD is entertaining and fun. The game keeps you coming back for more. The levels can be played quickly, but the game offers enough levels and challenge that the player doesn’t feel ripped off. Players get their money worth in Success Story HD. If you are looking for a time management game that stands out from the rest, check out Success Story HD in the Apple App Store.

Abstract Differences is a spot the difference game, but the pictures are all abstract pictures. Players have to compare the two abstract pictures and find the differences between them. The abstract pictures make it a bit more challenging to find the differences in the pictures.

The differences start our fairly easy to spot, but get difficult after the first few. The abstract art gets more and more detailed, which makes it harder to spot the differences. There is a nice feature that highlights the area you are pointing to on one picture on the other picture, which makes it easy to know if that piece is in the other pitcture. The difference get tricky too. If you do not look close enough, you can miss the differences.

The boards are each timed by a moving clock. The more moving parts the clock has the less time you have to solve the puzzle. The time limit is generous and there are two hints to each level. Players hit the h button on the keyboard for a hint and one of the differences will be highlighted on the board.

The abstract art is neat and each picture is clearly done. Players have no problem identifying the picture and the picture does not hinder the spotting game in anyway.

Over all, Abstract Differences is a fun, but challenging game. The levels build up in difficulty to get players use to the game and then progressively get harder from there. Each new level brings a new picture to solve. If you like spot the difference games, check out Abstract Differences.