The Build-a-lot games challenge players to build the houses of their dreams and earn tons of money along the way. Players build the houses and then flip them on the real estate market. The games will use the controls from the iOS and Android devices and only require players to tap or swipe to control the game.

“We’re pleased to be teaming up with HipSoft on such a popular franchise, and are excited to bring it to iOS and Android,” said Vlad Suglobov, CEO of G5 Entertainment. “HipSoft established the casual city builder genre with their Build-a-lot games, and we’re thrilled to bring these games to the larger mobile audience.”

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San Francisco, California – 10/19/2011 Your virtual world of real-estate empires is about to expand. G5 Entertainment has announced that it is teaming up with the well-known developers at HipSoft to bring the latest Build-a-lot games to both iOS and Android platforms.

Award winning Build-a-lot has become one of the most popular casual games on the market today, selling over one million copies on PC, and achieving tens of millions of downloads. It has spent more than 5,840 days (equaling more than 16 years) in the Top 10 Charts of leading portals.

The Build-a-lot games are based upon the idea of creating, upgrading, and selling the houses of your dreams all while turning ever higher profits. The game’s objectives are to meet a series of tasks on each level before advancing on to the next more complex one. The better you get, the more you can build with more options, resources, and ever more expansive houses, keeping players engaged and coming back to see what new mansion, castle, or homestead they can create.

The game will take advantage of the iOS and Android platforms, allowing the gameplay to be enjoyed by using simple on-screen touches and finger swipes – as well as their imagination. With dozens of levels, settings, and sizes of houses ranging from hovels to castles, this will no doubt set a new benchmark for creative gameplay, just as Build-a-lot has continued to do over the years on both PC and Mac.

“We’re pleased to be teaming up with HipSoft on such a popular franchise, and are excited to bring it to iOS and Android,” said Vlad Suglobov, CEO of G5 Entertainment. “HipSoft established the casual city builder genre with their Build-a-lot games, and we’re thrilled to bring these games to the larger mobile audience.”

“Our team is really proud of what the Build-a-lot franchise has done so far,” said Bryan Bouwman at HipSoft, “We look forward to working alongside G5 Entertainment on bringing our games to new platforms and audiences.”

G5 Entertainment specializes in bringing adventure and strategy games, including hidden object and time management games, to the mobile market. The company has garnered over 23 million installs across iOS and Android platforms and last month alone it has reached four million downloads.

Stand O’Food is a time management/puzzle game where players have to build the perfect sandwich. Customers come up and a bubble will appear over their head. The player has to build the sandwich they are asking for in as short a time as possible. Take too long and the customer will get mad and eventually leave the restaurant.

Stand O’Food is a fun game and if you would like to get it for free, share the above picture on Facebook.

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Who: G5 Entertainment
The leading publisher of hi-quality, addictive adventure and strategy games for iOS, Android, Mac and PC.

What: Stand O’Food for iPhone will go FREE for a limited time if one hundred people will share this picture on their Facebook wall. Click here to view the post to be shared.

About the game:

Stand O’Food is an original, fast-paced restaurant challenge with millions of players worldwide. Feed a host of hungry patrons before they leave in a huff! Slap together burgers and cook up some bacon as quickly as you can! But it’s not all about speed – you’ve also got to plan ahead. Put the sandwiches together in the correct sequence, and set yourself up so you can make the next sandwich without difficulty. Earn money to purchase condiments and upgrade your equipment to serve tastier food even faster than before. Stand O’ Food will satisfy all of your cravings!

Key Features:
Game Center Support
iPhone 4 Retina Display support
2 gameplay modes: Quest and Lunch Rush
More than 100 levels
80+ sandwiches to create
Close to 20 upgrades to purchase

When: Starting October 17

Players take on the role of Sheila Sullivan as she checks in guests, serves dinner, cleans rooms, and performs special tasks in an effort to keep her ghoulish guests happy. In the process of keeping the ghouls happy, players can unlock upgrades that help Sheila work faster or get her help from Igor the bellhop.

If you like time management type games, check out Haunted Domains on Oct. 11th. The iPhone/iPod Touch version will cost $1.99 and the iPad will cost $2.99.

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October is a very special month, especially for the creatures of the night and other evil spiritsJ  Get ready for Halloween with Haunted Domains, a fang-tastic game, which is to be released for iPhone, iTouch and iPad on Tuesday next week, October 11th!

What is Haunted Domains:
It’s a wickedly addictive time-management game, where you have to run a haunted hotel. You must tend to the needs of a comical assortment of “creatures of the night.” (Think Monster Mash meets Diner Dash.) Guide Sheila Sullivan as she checks in guests, serves dinner, cleans rooms, and performs special tasks in an effort to keep her ghoulish guests happy. Unlock magical upgrades that make Sheila work faster, decorate your hotels to suit your guests’ macabre tastes, and enlist the help of Igor the bellhop when things get out of hand. Finally, take your earnings and restore a rundown garden to its former glory!

Game Features:
·         50 levels across five locations
·         Over a dozen ghoulish guests with unique habits
·         Ton of upgrades
·         Hilarious visual gags
·         Amazing graphics and animation
·         FREE wallpapers and ringtones!

FEATURES TO EXPECT IN THE UPCOMING OCTOBER UPDATE:
·         iPhone 4 retina display graphic support
·         Game Center and OpenFeint leaderboards

Price:
$1.99 for iPhone/iTouch
$2.99 for iPad

The third game finds Stand O’Food has become one of the most popular and prosperous fast food chains in the country. After interviews, TV shows and accolades for his services by customers – fast food entrepreneur Ronnie is riding the wave of success in his hometown where he extends the operations of the Stand O’Food chain to Tinseltown. It is here where he meets Nikki and Mr. Clarence, disrupting the revenge plans of evil Mr. Torg.

In Stand O’Food 3, Ronnie now can prepare all kinds of tasty lasagnas and cakes, along with delicious snacks. Players can refine recipes with different flavored sauces like curry, chocolate, spice or blueberry. Customers now have different food preferences, so players will have to plan their moves in advance. As the player earns cash, they’re able to purchase various items, like new and better French fry machines, soda fountains, jukeboxes and extra plates.

The game features 75 levels, with over 33 purchasable upgrades to make customers happy and the restaurant chain prosperous. The game now includes 31 ingredients, 18 sauces and 90 tasty recipes to feed customers in 25 cafes around the city.

Check out G5′s trailer for Stand O’Food 3 in the video below.

According to current statistics from tracking site AppData, The Sims Social now claims 9.3M DAUs, replacing FarmVille in the number two slot. However, CityVille still reigns supreme at 14M DAUs.

According to Electronic Arts chief financial officer Eric Brown,

“What has made (The Sims Social) a success so far is the Playfish expertise… combined with the creative excellence of the core Sims team. Those teams work together exceptionally well.”

He went on to say users play The Sims Social in 20 minute sessions.

The Sims Social currently claims just over 34M monthly active users, just shy of FarmVille‘s 35.6M.

Casino Chaos includes high rolling features such as:

* 10 challenging levels of addictive, skill-based game play;
* 10 different types of customers to deal with;
* Five themed hotels to choose from: Egyptian, Medieval, Caribbean, Rock & Roll and Roman;
* Five mini games: Roulette, Slots, Red Dog, Black Jack & Craps.
* Bonus: Double down with a game of Black Jack at the end of each level and earn even more money to purchase upgrades!

Check out Casino Chaos at Big Fish Games here. Right now, there’s a sale on the unlimited version for $6.99 (normal price is $9.99), or try the game out for an hour before buying.

In Fix-It-Up: Kate’s Adventure, gamers play as auto repair workshop owner Kate, who is tasked to run a profitable business. Part of that job is cleverly balancing resources while making the right business decisions at the right time.

When Kate returns home after the college, she finds her father’s auto repair workshop in financial trouble. Kate decides to revive family enterprise but she needs your help – so roll up your sleeves and get to work! Apply your business skills to make this work: fix broken cars, construct and operate a tuning shop, a bodyshop, a disassemble pit, and more! Explore six exciting locations as you expand the franchise from arid Nevada to glamorous Hollywood.

The game features 70 achievements which can be shared on Facebook and Apple Game Center friends. When the player completes the game and achieves expert’s status throughout, two additional modes become unlocked: “money challenge” and “time challenge”. In addition, players are rewarded with a bonus level. These additional levels will task players with fixing up a harvester, police trucks, buggies, taxi cabs and even a helicopter.

The series is interesting in being aimed at female users with a woman in the non-traditional industry of auto repair. It’ll be interesting to see how the game scores on iOS towards the younger female market.

The game will be released on iTunes for iPhone and iPad in two weeks, check out the official page here.

In Jessica’s BowWow Bistro, Jessica expands her restaurant biz by founding a series of bakeries that cater to doggie pets. The game has the player placing and fulfilingl kitchen orders, baking doggie delicacies made from real life organic recipes, creating menus, and earning cash to get upgrades and expand the bistro before time runs out. As is the staple of the time-management genre, the player has to do this within an allotted amount of time. The game features over 50 levels.

System Requirements

* Windows 7/Windows XP/Windows Vista
* 1 GHz Pentium 3 or equivalent
* 1024MB RAM
* DirectX 9.0

Jessica’s BowWow Bistro is currently available at GameHouse here, and will go into wide release on July 13, 2011.

Players will need to attract animal loving people to their zoo. They will have to build attractions to lore the people in and let them have fun while they are there. Not only will players need to attract customers, they will have to grow crops to help feed the animals in there zoo. As players play through the levels, they will be able to unlock different types of animals for there zoo including mythical animals such as unicorns.

If you like animals and time management style games, check out Zoo Story in the Apple App Store.

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DESCRIPTION
Create and grow the zoo of your dreams in Zoo StoryTM, the latest installment of TeamLava’s hit “Story” series! Manage your own zoo and discover countless wild animals from the jungle, the ocean and beyond. Breed cute infant creatures and care for exotic animals of all kinds! Attract animal-loving visitors to your zoo, build theme park attractions, grow crops for your animals and complete special quests to ensure you have the best zoo around! Please your guests and make sure your animals are comfortable to earn rewards and unlock fun mystical creatures. If you love cute animals, Zoo Story is not a game to be missed!
KEY FEATURES •    Raise Exotic Animals – Choose and take care of exotic animals including snow
leopards, tigers, koalas, zebras, crocodiles, ostriches and pandas in your zoo. •    Discover New Species – Unlock and add special magical animals such as unicorns to
your zoo! •    Cuteness Galore – Breed and raise baby animals so cute they’ll make your heart melt. •    Design Your Zoo – Build a unique layout and choose decorations as well as exciting
theme park attractions for your zoo. •    Grow Crops and Feed Creatures – Plant and harvest crops to feed your animals. Well-
fed and happy animals earn more money from excited visitors. •    Invite Your Friends – Neighbors can visit your zoo and look around, touring your
animals and attractions so you receive cool free bonuses! •    Continuous Content Updates – Look forward to free updates with new animals,
attractions, quests and items, which are added regularly. •    Freemium Fun – Zoo Story is a 100% free download and can be played for free!

Players will experience thirty nine different levels through three different settings. As with most time management games, players can earn cash to upgrade their zoo and make things easier on themselves.

If you are a time management game fan, check out Jane’s Zoo in the Apple App Store.