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The guys at Ninja Kiwi recently released a game called Bloons that has been taking the gaming community by storm. When I first saw the game I didn’t think much of it. But then once I started playing it was soon apparent that this game was going to be a hit. Who would have thought popping balloons as a monkey would be so much fun.

The game play is simple yet highly addictive. The graphics and sound quality all blend in to make the experience of the game quite enjoyable. You don’t have to take my word for it though. Bloons has been topping the MochiBot charts since its release and we don’t forsee a change anytime soon.

Enjoy the game and just be careful because you’ll quickly get sucked into some serious time wasting. I have yet to beat the game, but I’m on level 42 now and will soon achieve Bloons greatness! muahahaha

The gents at Weebl recently launched a MochiBot powered Pac-man style game with some beloved characters from their site such as Wee Bull, Weebl, and Bobs. The object of Ultimate Pie Theft is to guide Wee Bull around the stage to eat up all Weebl and Bobs’ pies. The art is really nice and the game retains the cuteness and humor found in all their other works (my personal favorite).

The new Apple announcements were interesting, but the new iPod Nano ad steals the show. Another interesting area is the iPod’s ability to play casual games. Now only if they could play Flash games.

I just ran across a sweet commecial over the weekend that Coke put together. It’s a play on GTA (Grand Theft Auto) and they pulled it off nicely. It leaves me feeling all warm and fuzzy… or could that be from the three Cokes I’ve had this morning. Launch video

TheSimpleAndy just released a brain twisting trilogy of his famed Click Drag Type series. This third game adds five new puzzles along with puzzles previously released in CDT and CDT2. Not only are the new puzzles more challenging, but there have also been many improvements to both the interface and puzzles.

Some of these puzzles can be quite challenging so we’ve created a forum that will allow you to discuss the game and get hints for the puzzles.

We don’t usually sponsor games, but we made an exception with Andy because we were impressed by his enthusiasm, smarts, and most of all passion for the creative process. We were even more impressed when he consistently made his milestones, was proactive about communicating with us, and most importantly making a great final product. If you’re looking to hire a top notch guy, then we’d recommend you start here: Email TheSimpleAndy

It seems like a new online video site is launched every day and many of them are all clones of one another. Then a star is born and it’s called Neave.tv. The site isn’t so much a video community, uploading, sharing, blah blah blah destination. Instead it’s a showcase of how smart design and great coding can produce awe inspiring results (even at my 1920×1200 resolution). Here’s my personal favorite.

**Note: The site is both processor and bandwidth intensive so it’s not for the meager and weak.

You all may know of Paul Neave from other great works such as Flash Earth, Neave Games, or simply Neave.com. He’s definitely one of the most talented and creative interactive developers in the community. A big shout out to Neave from the Mochi Team for inspiring all of us!

A new MochiBot member, Alan Rawkins, recently released a highly addicting game of sea life acrobatics called Dolphin Olympics. The controls are smooth, physics are highly realistic and there are some pleasant little surprises when you start pulling off the high flying acrobatics. Here’s a more detailed review from our friends at Jay is Games.

The crew at Pepere just released a new and exciting game called Jump Gear Random. The game combines some great art, death defying stunts and a challenging obstacle course to make for a time wasting Friday.

Our good friends at Jay is Games are holding a game design competition that’s open to everyone. The challenge is simple: just build one mind boggling puzzle in Flash similar to the ones in Click Drag Type. Execution may be a bit harder, but it could be well worth your while since prizes include a copy of Flash 8 Professional, a black Nintendo DS Lite, and more prizes to come. Try your puzzle master skills out and toss your hat in the ring. Contest details

I’ve been playing around with Meebo’s new widget feature today and wanted to test it out on our site. They’ve done a nice job of using Flash to implement the widget.

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