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To celebrate Halloween, enjoy the Atari 2600 game Halloween, from way back in 1983. Michael Myers was never so blocky.

PlayFirst has announced the release of Hotel Dash for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game has been optimized for touch screen mechanics and the graphics have been enhanced for iOS4 devices.

Quinn and Flo are at it again and this time they are tending to all the needs of hotel guests. They are trying to turn their hotel business into the greatest hotel chain. As always, the hotels start out plain and simple and as the game progresses the player can make the hotel extravagant. Quinn and Flo have to do this all by elevator. They tend to every need via going up and down the elevator.

“We’ve had amazing success on Apple devices with the DASH franchise,” said Chris Williams, General Manager of Mobile for PlayFirst. “Our first game for iPhone and iPod touch, Diner Dash, has resided among the top 100 paid apps for more than 700 consecutive days – and counting. The success of DASH on these devices is a testament to our approach of designing games specifically for these platforms, as well as the strength of the DASH brand.”

Hotel Dash is available now in the iTunes store for $2.99.

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One of the best trivia games ever released, You Don’t Know Jack, finally returns, and will be released this holiday season on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare, as well as the Nintendo DS.

The pioneer of the interactive game show format, YOU DON’T KNOW JACK combines the social dynamics of classic board games with the entertaining story arcs of great television game shows. Returning with all-new questions and classic features such as Screw Your NeighborTM and commercial parodies, the homecoming of YOU DON’T KNOW JACK is sure to thrill excited fans as well as launch a new generation of devoted players.

You Don’t Know Jack was best known for taking a dry game genre – trivia – and infusing with off-the-wall attitude and television production values. Let us know how amped you are for the return of this classic.

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PlayFirst has announced the addition of Grand Voyages for their Facebook game Chocolatier: Sweet Society. Grand Voyages adds a new play mode to the Chocolatier game. Players now have the option to travel the world to find the best ingredients available for their chocolate.

Originally, Chocolatier: Sweet Society contained two areas of game play, the factory where chocolates are made, and the shoppe where the chocolates were sold to hungry customers. Now players an travel internationally looking for ingredients. Each international city has a central market where players can purchase special ingredients, allowing them to upgrade their recipe books and earn more coins for their confections.

“Grand Voyages opens up Chocolatier: Sweet Society to take Facebook players outside the shoppe so they can gather scrumptious ingredients from around the world,” said Kenny Shea Dinkin, Chief Creative Officer of PlayFirst. “We’re giving players their ticket to discover sweet new chocolate concoctions and imported items that will truly set their shoppe apart, adding a new dimension to the game.”

If you like the Chocolatier games, check out the Facebook version.

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Big Head Games and Power Snooker Limited announce the upcoming release of Power Snooker for the iPad and the iPhone/iPod Touch. Power Snooker is a bit different than Snooker. For players to win Power Snooker, they have to score the most points in the 30 minute time limit.

There are only 9 red balls on the table and the ball in the middle is the power ball. Players that sink the power ball will score double the points for two minutes. This is known as a PowerPlay. Along with a PowerPlay there is a PowerZone, which gives players the ability to score quadruple points when combined with the PowerPlay.

Power Snooker contains all of the rules and game play from the real game of Power Snooker, which guarantees a realistic game. The game contains online leader boards for players to see who is the best Snooker player in the world. Do you have what it takes to be the best?

Power Snooker is available in the Apple App Store on Oct 28th.