Proof that The Sims is the major dominant force in PC gaming has been reinforced as Gamasutra is reporting that The Sims Social has overtaken megalithic social networking game Farmville as the most active Facebook game app, at least in daily active users (DAUs).

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.

THQ has announced a new time management game set in the Las Vegas strip, Casino Chaos. In Casino Chaos, players run the floor of a Las Vegas Casino and take on the role of the boss who specializes in turning around hotels and businesses. Your goal is to get customers gambling to make cash to bankroll bigger and better casinos.

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.

GameHouse has announced that Jessica’s BowWow Bistro, the sequel to Jessica’s Cupcake Café, is now available on their site exclusively for two weeks. The time-management game is basically Diner Dash aimed at kids.

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.

TeamLava has announced the upcoming release of Zoo Story for the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Zoo Story is the next hit Story game. Players get a chance to manage their own Zoo. The animals are from the jungle, the ocean and beyond.

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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Tap Tap Bar is a time management type game for the iPhone or iPod Touch. The game has an alcohol theme and requires players to serve drinks to the customers. Customers come in and want certain drinks. The drinks are displayed as little pictures next to the customer’s picture. Players have to select the drinks the customer wants and deliver them to the customer.

The drinks are on the side of the screen and the player has to select the drink from the side of the screen by touching the drink. The customer could want three drinks at once, which means the player has to touch all three drinks and then touch the customer to deliver the drinks. The customers have money by their pictures to indicate how happy they are with the service.

The drinks are randomly placed on the screen so it is possible to have a customer asking for a drink that is not on the screen. If this happens, the player has to shake the phone or iPod to place new drinks on the side of the screen. Each time a drink is used a new drink will fill its place.

The game is free to play, but if the player wants more than one level, they must purchase the full version from within the game.

Over all, Tap Tap Bar is fun and entertaining. The levels can be challenging to deliver all of the drinks without losing customers. The drink selection is random, which makes some levels easier than others. If you happen to get a good drink mix, the player can breeze through the level. If you are looking for an entertaining time management/puzzle game for your iDevice, check out Tap Tap Bar in the Apple App Store.