Today we have added the following games to our casual online / downloadable shareware gaming section:

- Games courtesy of Big Fish Games

Alex Gordon Downloadable game. Alex Gordon is a fedora-wearing feline. Help this fabulous cat travel five dazzling game worlds as he collects coins and boxes the bad guys. Alex Gordon must explore every nook and cranny to save his sister from the cunning Monkey King. Will he find the scattered pieces of an ancient amulet before his nemesis releases his sibling? Grab your satchel and take a leap into the nocturnal wonderful world of Alex Gordon in this hissing Adventure.
Crosswords Cubed Online game. Do your daily crossword, not just once, but 6 times! Crosswords Cubed gives you 6 online crossword puzzles, one on each side of a cube. Use the clues to solve the puzzle on each side. Then, solve the master puzzle that wraps around the entire cube. You need all 6 sides plus the master puzzle to win the game. With a new game daily, Crosswords Cubed should keep your inner word puzzler pleased.
Burger Rush Downloadable game. Sink your teeth into a juicy flame broiled burger. Just like filet mignon, aspiring chef Heidi is convinced that burgers are fine cuisine too. Gather essential fixings like cheese and tomatoes to top your patties for perfection. Meet quirky customers like the Mime and the singing Diva. Fill their orders and visit the Burger Shop for new recipes, upgrades, and treats to keep your patrons patient in Burger Rush.
Hitori Online game. Sudoku lovers, meet Hitori, your new favorite online game! Knock out duplicate numbers from all rows and columns in this tricky logic puzzler from Japan. Rows and columns are correct when each number appears only once. All the remaining numbers should connect in one single path. No math skills required! With a new puzzle every day, youll always have a reason to play Hitori online.
Elf Bowling: Hawaiian Vacation Downloadable game. Hold on to your hulas. The elves are sick of The Man and Elliot`s in dire need of a vacation. Island hop into a hilarious bowling game and mow pins, posed as elves, with your athletic skills and verve. Roll your ball over coins for bonuses and use Dirty Tricks like large gutters and magnets to thwart your opponents. Tune out colorful commentary aimed at distracting you, and bowl like a champ in Elf Bowling: Hawaiian Vacation.
Word Grill Online game. Still using a pen for your crossword puzzles? Throw it out now and do your crosswords online for free with Word Grill. Word Grill gives you daily crossword puzzle action without wasted paper or ink. Read the clues, select the box, and enter your answers using the keyboard. Three difficulty settings let you choose how hard your puzzle is. Play World Grill and youll go down and across, but never into boredom!
Word Roundup: Hollywood Edition Online game. Transport yourself to the sunny streets of Hollywood as you play Word Roundup Hollywood Edition. Test your Hollywood trivia IQ and your word searching eye in this glamour-filled online game. Solve the clues and then find the answers in the puzzle. With a new puzzle daily, you can play Word Roundup Hollywood Edition online every day and always have your head in the stars.
Jenny's Fish Shop Downloadable game. Cats and dogs are one thing, but have you ever raised a hound shark? Jenny has big dreams of running her own aquarium. Can she move from managing a tumbledown shop to operating a major aquatic attraction? Help her construct gorgeous tank interiors and build a high score by casting tricky combos. Meet over a dozen sea creatures with striking marine beauty in 45 illuminated levels. Can you master this Time Management challenge in Jenny`s Fish Shop

- Games courtesy of Reflexive Entertainment

Hell's Kitchen Downloadable game. In Hells Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring chefs through a culinary boot camp! Experience the shows pressure-cooker atmosphere as you advance through kitchen and dining room challenges. Success depends on how well you cook and serve meals, so master each time management test on your way to becoming a 5-star chef! You can even unlock 35 amazing recipes from the show to try at home! See if you have what it takes to beat the heat of Hells Kitchen!- Developed by: Ludia
Crumb Downloadable game. Explore the secrets of the Enchanted Forest to discover what happened to the Forest Mother. Collect magical crumbs to read the pages of her journal, as you search for and learn the true identity of the Forest Mother. Crumb features over 50 beautifully detailed levels to explore, an exciting family-friendly story set in an enchanted forest, and hundreds of challenging puzzles!- Developed by: PiddlePup Games, LLC
Word Cross Downloadable game. Word Cross is a new word puzzler pitting you against the board as you try to either solve the Word Cross or guess the secret phrase for a free pass to the next level! Featuring two game modes, timed for fast action-paced play, and timeless for more relaxed play, Word Cross is always mixing things up. With two different ways to win, you can play Word Cross in the way that you enjoy the most, but no matter how you play it, its great vocabulary building, and bending, fun!- Developed by: TikGame.

Be sure to check the on-line games if you are after a quick gaming round or wish to take a pause from a frag-fest or days-long Civilization game; Beware though as some of these small flash games may get addictive! For more quick gaming action, we have an archive of over 3600 games on our Casual Games area.

BoB Developers Group (BDG) has issued a new patch for Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory, updating this combat flight simulation to v2.08. The patch contains a significant upgrade to the AI (Artificial Intelligence) including enhancements of the existing AI Maneuvers and new tactics with expanded Fighters vs Bomber AI Maneuver operations. It also adds new 2dGauge System (with some continuing gauge work to follow), new Ground Objects for RAF and Luftwaffe airfields, general fixes and more.

A new unofficial patch for Arcanum has been released, bringing to v080708 the RPG developed by Troika_Games. The patch is designed to work with a vanilla English version of the game, patched to 1.0.7.4. No mods should be installed - the patch most likely won't be compatible with them. Thanks: ComputerGames.ro.

Changelog: Arcanum v080708 Final Unofficial Patch

SouthPeak Games today released a trailer with footage from some of their upcoming games, including Things on Wheels, Dream Pinball 3D, Monster Madness: Grave Danger, Rogoo, Ninjatown, X-Blades and Raven Squad. Enjoy!

Produced by EST Corp, Cabal Online is a 3rd person 3D role playing game which places you in a graphically vivid world of non-stop hack & slash action mixed with hundreds of quests. The game features more than 300 dungeons, in-game markets and in-game lottery. Visit the official website for details - the latest game client comes with X-Fire Chat client bundled.

Atlus U.S.A. sent us new screenshots from Zoids Assault, a gritty militaristic strategy RPG featuring enormous beasts of steel, developed exclusively for Xbox 360. In Zoids Assault, players will manage a team of elite war machines through a campaign of intense military conflicts. The game features advanced upgrade and customization options, as well as challenging objective-based gameplay. Zoids Assault will be available on September 9th.

Xilvan (Xylvan) Design has released an updated demo of Lights of Dreams: The Angelical Blade, a 3D online/solo game which can be purchased by visiting this page. In related news, Xilvan Design has also released a new demo for Candy World: The Golden Bones Tome II, the sequel to Candy World: The Golden Bones.

Akella today released some fresh screenshots of Heavy Duty, a game where you will pilot a huge and devastating battle robot through a non-linear story-driven campaign with hundreds of fierce battles against a host of enemies to final victory. Heavy Duty is set on a real spherical and fully interactive planet, where you can move every little rock, climb every mountain, and destroy any object. Your chief opponent is an evil dictator who has gathered a tremendous armada of villains from all over the Galaxy and is preparing to attack your home world. Your mission is to foil this evil scheme by crushing the scoundrel and his army. Developed by Primal Software, Heavy Duty is due to ship in Q4 2008 - click here for the latest details about the game.

Icarus Studios has announced that the official website of Fallen Earth has been updated with a description of what is new with the game, including several "before/after" screenshots showing the improved graphics quality, screenshots which can be also found in our gallery. Currently in Alpha stage, Fallen Earth will offer fully customizable characters (including different faces, hair, and skin color), thousands of items (clothing, body art, weapons, armor and objects of varying power and ability), storyline based missions, sniper view, night vision goggles and various sensor arrays, as well as Deathmatch arenas and Capture the Flag scenarios.

Square Enix Ltd. has released a new gameplay trailer from Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, showcasing this Wii game which will be available across Europe and PAL territories in Autumn 2008. The game willl offer intuitive Wii controls, adorable characters, as well as an intricate story and a versatile job system.