Gamezebo recently had a chat with Andrew Lum, CEO of Fugazo, to learn more about the studio that made Fashion Fits, Cooking Academy, Fishco and Kitchen Brigade.

Tell us about yourself and what you do at Fugazo.

My official title is CEO but if you asked me three weeks ago I would have told you that what mostly did was game design. I was the game designer for our first eight games: Fashion Fits, Cooking Academy, World Mosaics, Fishco, Cooking Academy 2, Flower Paradise, World Mosaics 2, and Kitchen Brigade.

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Most games in the building sim genre offer players a variety of different maps and scenarios to play, but cerasus.media's upcoming Build It! Miami Beach Resort is trying something a little different: In it, players continue to work on the same map for more than 60 years as the city becomes bigger and bigger.

The goal, as the title implies, is to build a thriving resort on Miami Beach while completing the challenges that are assigned within each level. You'll begin in the year 1920 with simple bungalows, and advance year by year (each level is a new year) to the 1970s. Through the decades you'll add things like art deco hotels, cinemas, the first fast-food diner, and even giant hotels right on the beach. 

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Welcome to Gamezebo's walkthrough for Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood.

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Hostile Makeover is a hidden object game based off Ellen Byerrum's chick-lit mystery novel and the Lifetime television movie by the same name. While the twisty plot is heavily inspired by both, the game's storyline takes off in a few new directions of its own.

Like the book and movie, the game's protagonist is sassy Lacey Smithsonian, a fashion reporter and writer for the Eye Street Observer. When someone starts shooting bullets instead of photos, Lacey becomes a witness to murder. The victim, Amanda Manville, was a popular model and fashion designer with her fair share of enemies.

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Telltale Games is offering Muzzled, the third episode in the Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventure series, for FREE until Nov. 9 (thanks to SandyG for the tip!) Strategy games Lords of the Realm: Royal Edition, Lords of the Realm 3, and Lords of Magic are 30% off at GOG.com. The gorgeous indie platforming game Aztaka is 25% off on Steam until Nov. 19.

Wicked stepmothers have been a part of fairy tales for as long as anybody can remember, but none were as wicked as Hansel and Gretel's. Convincing her husband to abandon their young children in the woods was a dastardly deed, and now you can fill the shoes of young Gretel and try to set things right!  Gretel & Hansel is a free browser-based point-and-click adventure that embraces charming visuals and simple gameplay, and even throws in a few twists for gamers with a bit of a mean streak.

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RealArcade and GameHouse are merging into one online game portal; MumboJumbo responds to the StoneLoops vs. Luxor iPhone controversy; and TechCrunch exposes a dark side of social gaming: offers scams. These headlines and more below.

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The hidden object game The Return of Monte Cristo has launched. Download the game, write a review, or chat about it in our forum.

• Perform a multitude of Yoga poses and get immediate feedback through the Balance Board and/or the Wii Remote.
• Follow specially targeted training schedules or get to know the Yoga philosophy with a stroll through the temple.
• Practice in four beautiful levels each with an amazing variety of exercises in varying difficulties.