Get Diner Dash 5 Boom for PC or for Mac. Both games are now available through slippergames.com.  If you love the Playfirst Diner Dash games then Diner Dash 5 Boom is for you! If you have never played a Dash game this is also a great way to start! You may also try before you buy! Just download the free trial versions from the game pages:

Diner Dash 5 Boom for PC

Diner Dash 5 Boom Mac

Sorry, this offer has expired! Please check our blog daily for more great offers in the future!

This might be the best Daily Twitter Special yet! Get the complete full version of the wildly popular time management farm sim game Ranch Rush for Macintosh for only $2.95. This price is good for today only! Follow us on Twitter and you won’t miss any of our PC or Mac Daily Specials!

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It seems that there will be only three media companies left in the years to come Google, Amazon and Apple . You will only have the choice to purchase your media be it news, music, movies or games from one of these three companies. You will also only be able to view, listen or play the content you purchase on the proprietary platform from that vendor. Your choices for hardware will be Google’s ChromeOS, , Amazon’s Kindle or Apple’s Tablet. The marketplace is forcing these device to evolve into full fledged video and gaming devices. Who will provide the gaming content for them? Will Apple announce a new partner this week with the unveiling of it’s tablet? We think it will be casual game studio and distributor Big Fish Games.

Google, Amazon and Apple are grabbing the remaining slices of the media pie. Google for instance has been avidly grabbing content be it news, print or video. Google first raided the libraries and grabbed as many of the books as it could. All that has been or will be printed resides or will reside on a Google Books server. For video Google has Youtube as well, but never has found a way to monetize it. Google every once in a while states it intends to bring movie rental onto YouTube. Recently they have again made such a statement. These statements come and go, but the potential to provide content that people would pay for is there. Google also recently attempted to provide music through online provider Lala. Unfortunately, before the relationship could develop Apple swept in and purchased the company right under Google’s nose. Google has never really made a move into gaming yet. That most likely will change .

Amazon also has been moving to grab the pieces of the pie before they disappear. They have always been a vendor of hard copy books. Their purchasing might has allowed them to muscle publishers into the digital distribution of their print media on Amazon’s own Kindle platform. Amazon also has a Video on Demand service and a music download service AmazonMP3.

Amazon has aggressively moved into gaming. Recently they purchased the casual game studio and distributor Reflexive. Reflexive now powers Amazon’s PC Game Download site which distributes both casual and hardcore download and play pc games. We believe the purchase of Reflexive was to bring gaming to a future color version of Kindle. Reflexive brings the distribution system, industry experience and know how to bring gaming to Kindle, not forgetting to mention a full blown gaming studio as well! Soon after purchasing Reflexive, Amazon cut casual pc game pricing to barebones to a level more competitive with Apple’s existing iPhone games. The first shot in a coming gaming war with Apple.

Apple has the most extensive collection of music and video in iTunes. In music they are the undisputed leader. Apple also produces beautiful hardware be it iphone, Mac or the coming tablet. What they really bring together is a whole package video, music, hardware all tied into a simple and elegant iTunes/Appstore distribution system. But what they lack on their larger computers is games.

With all the rumors and hype about Apple finally making it’s big move into gaming with the launch of it’s tablet on Wednesday we are going out on a limb with our own prediction. As Amazon did with Reflexive, Apple will do with casual game leader Bigfish Games. We are guessing Apple will acquire the gaming studio and distributor to provide and create content for Apple’s yet to be announced device. Bigfish will bring the casual gaming content, industry knowledge and the international distribution system for casual games that will augment the existing iTunes/Appstore. The acquisition will also give Apple the leg up over Kindle in gaming.

The next move is left to Google……….

Buy goods as you sail to various cities. Trade goods and combat pirates! Expand your fleet, complete missions, and rule the waves! This is the kind of action you will find in this 5 game Tradewinds Bundle on sale until 02/01/2010.

This Bundle Includes:

Tradewinds Classic for PC
Tradewinds 2 for PC
Tradewinds Caravans for PC
Tradewinds Odyssey for PC
Tradewinds Legends for PC

Click on the Links Above for Game Descriptions and Free Trials or Buy the Bundle Now!

You might want to check out gamegiantsworld.net today! Five great new games were posted on our casual game store in the last 24 hours! Included in the five new titles is the sequel to one of the most popular series of download and play farming games Farm Frenzy 3!

In the sequel Farm Frenzy 3 has the new farm set in the United States, featuring local animals, produce and finished goods! In this fast action farm management game your goal is to reach the desired goals on each level while protecting your farm from hazards.  Goals include raising animals, building machinery and turning raw farm products into finished goods. You also must deliver your goods to market to sell the items for the best price. You then use the money from selling your goods at market to buy more machinery and animals to expand your farm. Great for kids and adults alike!

We have the game available for a great low price! Only $6.99! As usual No Game Club Membership or Account is Needed to Purchase the Game at our Lowest Price. Game Giants World also never spams our customers with commercial emails! See the Game Giants No Spam Pledge for details. Enjoy the game! Try Farm Frenzy 3  for free or buy it now from the links below:

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Another great bundle deal has been released! Get the first four Build-a-lot building strategy games on  gamegiantsworld.net for only $14.95! This special sale price is only good until Jan. 18 2010 so make sure you take advantage of the offer. The bundle includes the following games:

Build-a-lot for PC
Build-a-lot 2: Town of the Year for PC
Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe for PC
Build-a-lot 4: Power Source for PC

Free trial version of the games are available at the links above for those who want to try before you buy! If you do not want to wait go directly to the bundles product page to purchase the game now!

It has been awhile since we posted a free flash game here on the Game Giants Blog. The lack of free flash games does not signal an end to our goal of providing a guide to finding the “Best Free Flash and Casual Games” on the net, nor have we stopped scouring the net playing free flash games. The reason we have not posted many flash games recently, as we discussed in a previous post, is simple: The quality of free flash games has taken a turn for the worse. We do not expect this trend to change anytime soon, but we will continue to evaluate the free flash games. When we find a gem of a game we will surely post it!

An example of one of these rare gems is the free flash puzzle game Trains. In Trains your goal is fairly simple, assemble a train of various engines and cars and direct it to a station. Although the concept is simple on each level you are faced with a number of variables and obstacles that create the puzzles.

Each level of Trains presents a unique set of engines, cars, switches and track layouts all with different attributes. In some levels engines can move in two directions, in other levels the engines can only proceed in one direction. In some levels you must repair broken track before your train may pass the damaged area. In this case you must use the track repair car to do this. In some levels you need to use switching stations to rearrange car order, defense cars to fight rebels, reversing platforms to turn engines around….  You get the idea. The variety is the greatest thing about this game and every level is truly unique. There seems to be a limitless number of new cars, switches, buildings and hazards in the puzzle.

Although the solutions are complex, the game is also very forgiving. You may find yourself failing several times trying to solve a given level, but eventually you will arrive at a solution. There is no real time limit on levels so you can use your full mental powers to derive solutions as well. The game provides buttons to speed up the game, slow it down or reset a level. All of these tools really enhance game play by reducing the chance of getting stuck on a level or at least minimizing the pain when you do get stuck.

We are glad to see a new, quality free flash game! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

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