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Tiny Wings was a certifiable hit. A nice and simple swoop and glide mechanic with controls boiled down to a single touch made it easy for anyone to pick up and enjoy. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of that perfect dive-bomb, skimming the Earth and then sailing above the clouds in a beautiful arc. But simple and addicting iOS games means inevitable heir apparent, trying to capture lightning in a bottle for the 2nd (or 3rd or 10th) time. Can Woody Woodpecker do it?

We took a look at Hourblast Games' action/strategy social game Dueling Blades earlier today, but our conversation with developer Joseph Cooper was quite a bit longer. We talked about everything from the game's world to the state of social games in general, and even got an in-depth breakdown of just how the combat will work in the game. Thankfully you can still check out everything Cooper had to say about the game right here.

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Majesty: The Northern Expansion is a phenomenal game. If you're a strategy fan, you might as well save yourself a few minutes and just go get it now, because that's going to be the wrap-up at the end of this review: buy this game. And if you're not a strategy fan, this real-time strategy/kingdom-building hybrid might just make you one.

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From the mainstream hits of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, to the lesser known Unfinished Tales and The Silmarillion, I’ve delighted for years in the masterful scribblings of J.R.R. Tolkien. It was with great excitement, therefore, I set out upon the Facebook quest known as The One Ring. Does this latest offering from the vault of Saul Zaentz give fans a true fellowship worthy of Valinor, or has evil crept back into the world of men?

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Another Christmas recently came and went bringing with it the occasional reminder that when we want to be nice to each other, things can be pretty good. Of course, that warm and fuzzy feeling has to fight and claw its way through the ever-growing mountain of rampant over-spending and the stress of encouraged consumerism that you’ll find in most shopping malls. The 16 bit-styled wonderland of Pixel Mall gives you the chance to experience all this from afar in a free, Tiny Tower-esque management game.

Usually we use this space to talk about our thoughts on the latest issues in casual gaming. But today we’re doing something different: asking for help from you, Gamezebo’s readers.

Hero Academy is a tactical strategy game from Robot Entertainment for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Using your heroes, you’ll need to cast spells and upgrade your heroes to create a winning team! Making sure you have the best arsenal can be difficult however, so with Gamezebo’s quick start guide you’ll be able to create the winning team of your dreams in no time at all!

Animoca might not be the household name that Zynga is when it comes to free-to-play games, but if you own an iPhone, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve played (and loved) some of their work. Pretty Pet Salon, Hospital Story, Car City – the list goes on and on. Anything you’ve ever seen published under the Dream Cortex brand? That’s their work. In fact, they’re one of the most prevalent freemium developers working in mobile today – which is why it was so puzzling to see all of their games disappear from the App Store seemingly overnight.

The upcoming action game Dueling Blades boasts a number of features that aren't exactly common to social games. It has high-quality 3D visuals, a robust multiplayer combat system, and eventually will support cross-platform play across Facebook, Android, and iOS. The game isn't expected to launch until March, but Gamezebo caught up with developer Hourblast Games' Joseph Cooper to learn a little more about what players can expect.

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Yes, it’s time for yet another casino-style Facebook game, and the latest to join the fray is Jackpotjoy Casino. From the developer behind Jackpotjoy Slots, the game consists of the standard set of casino concepts. This well-crafted application gives you quite an array of choice, with everything from cards and slots to roulette. A solid single-player experience, the game can be fun in the right hands, but such does seem counter intuitive considering to social nature of Facebook and casinos in general. Other than some leaderboards, social features are distinctly lacking.

Fugazo is gearing up to launch Film Fatale: Lights, Camera, Madness, a hidden object game that explores the world of 1940s and 50s cinema and tells the story of one particularly eccentric (some would say insane) director, and a movie starlet who goes missing.