In the Media

2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008

July 17, 2008 -  CasualGaming.biz , Chocs away, says PlatFirst with new game launch

July 16, 2008 -  Gamezebo, The Great Chocolate Chase: A Chocolatier Twist Review

July 14, 2008 -  InfoWorld, Chocolatier game spawns Chocolate Chase spin-off

July 14, 2008 -  PC World, Chocolatier Game Spawns Chocolate Chase Spin-off

July 14, 2008 -  Macworld, Chocolatier game spawns Chocolate Chase spin-off

July 1, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Countdown to the Zeebys: Dream Chronicles

June 26, 2008 -  Economist , Asian invasion

June 26, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Countdown to the Zeebys: Diner Dash: Hometown Hero

June 25, 2008 -  Gamasutra , Social Gaming Summit: What Makes Social Gaming Fun?

June 20, 2008 -  Mac News Network, PlayFirst launches Fashion Dash

June 19, 2008 -  CasualGaming.biz, New Fashionable casual game looks to widen audience

June 19, 2008 -  Diner Dash legacy continues with Fashion Dash game, MacWorld

June 9, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Fashion Dash Preview

June 4, 2008 -  GrrlGamer, Wedding Dash 2: Rings Around the World

May 22, 2008 -  Yahoo!, Women Say 'I Do' to Wedding Dash(R) on Mobile Phones

May 22, 2008 -  Lancaster Eagle Gazette, It's deja vu with 'Wedding Dash 2'

May 20, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Wedding Dash 2: Rings Around the World

May 15, 2008 -  Casual Gaming Biz , PlayFirst Launches Wedding Dash Sequel

May 14, 2008 -  Casual Gamer Chick , Wedding Dash 2 Arrives From PlayFirst

May 14, 2008 -  IGN, Fashion Mogul

May 14, 2008 -  News.com , NeoEdge launches widget system for linking to casual games

May 13, 2008 -  DevelopMag, NEW YORK MINUTIAE: Novice player

April 23, 2008 -  Macworld, Dairy Dash casual game released

April 22, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Dairy Dash Review

April 22, 2008 -  Pocket Gamer, Diner Dash 2

April 22, 2008 -  Gamasutra, Kat Games' Dream Chronicles

April 11, 2008 -  Digital Trends, Casual Gaming

April 4, 2008 -  globeandmail.com, Casual games embrace girl next door

April 3, 2008 -  Newsweek , Game On

March 24, 2008 -  Forbes, Free Games, Big Money

March 19, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Pet Shop Hop Review

March 19, 2008 -  AZCentral, 4Play 4Questions: Michael Thornton Wyman, Big Splash Games

March 19, 2008 -  PCWorld, Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

March 18, 2008 -  Frictionless Insight, Pet Shop Hop Available as a Download

March 17, 2008 -  Game Fairy, Pet Shop Hop!

March 17, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Just In: Pet Shop Hop

March 11, 2008 -  Gamasutra, SXSW: Panel Talks The Female Takedown of Casual Gaming

March 4, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Behind the Game: Diner Dash Hometown Hero

February 28, 2008 -  Eurogamer.net, Retail PC gaming in "dire straits" - Koster

February 27, 2008 -  VentureBeat, GDC roundup post: the overshadowed casual games

February 20, 2008 -  VH1 Game Break, GDC Highlight: Diner Dash = Shakespeare?

February 19, 2008 -  Play.tm, PlayFirst boss: Casual gaming the future

February 18, 2008 -  Gamasutra, Casual Summit Keynote: PlayFirst's Welch On A More Innovative Casual Future

February 18, 2008 -  San Jose Mercury News, Nintendo Wii leads video game industry revolution

February 18, 2008 -  Gamespot, GDC '08: Are casual games the future?

February 12, 2008 -  Beauty and Lace, doggie dash game

February 7, 2008 -  Macworld, Cakemania Review

February 6, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Doggie Dash Review

February 6, 2008 -  Develop Mag, CASUAL CONNECT: PlayFirst unveils dog-based Diner Dash spin-off

February 6, 2008 -  Casual Gamer Chick, Doggie Dash

February 5, 2008 -  Macworld, PlayFirst releases Doggie Dash casual game

February 5, 2008 -  Frictionless Insight, Doggie Dash Available Online

January 31, 2008 -  Casual Gamer Chick, Encore and PlayFirst Sign Exclusive Three Year Deal

January 31, 2008 -  GameDaily , PlayFirst Goes For Encore

January 30, 2008 -  MacNN, Encore and PlayFirst team up for Mac games

January 28, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Dream Chronicles 2 Preview

January 14, 2008 -  Mayfield.com, Online Games for the Rest of Us.

January 14, 2008 -  GameSetWatch, GameSetLinks: The Chocolatier Says... Yes!

January 2, 2008 -  The Clarion Ledger, Crack the 'Nightshift' code for fun with puzzles

January 2, 2008 -  Houston Chronicle, Breezy games to while away spare time over the holidays

January 2, 2008 -  MyDesert.com, Crack 'Nightshift Code' for fun with puzzles

January 2, 2008 -  Wired, Susan's Top Ten Favorite Games of 2007

January 2, 2008 -  USAToday.com, Crack 'Nightshift Code' for fun with puzzles

January 2, 2008 -  Gamezebo, Gamezebo's Best Casual Games of 2007 & Zeebys 2008 Update

December 21, 2007 -  MacWorld , PlayFirst offers The Nightshift Code, Dress Shop Hop

December 19, 2007 -  Face Reviews, PlayFirst Announces RockYou Deal

December 19, 2007 -  Playfirst, $16.5m and a mouth full of corks, Playfirst, $16.5m and a mouth full of corks

December 19, 2007 -  NextGenBiz, Big Funding for Diner Dash Pub

December 19, 2007 -  Worlds in Motion, PlayFirst Raises $16.5 Million, Adds Wedding Dash To Facebook

December 19, 2007 -  GameDaily, PlayFirst Brings Wedding Dash to Facebook, Raises $16.5 Million

December 19, 2007 -  Digital Media Wire, Casual Games Publisher PlayFirst Raises $16.5 Million

December 19, 2007 -  Gamasutra, PlayFirst Raises $16.5 Million, Adds Wedding Dash To Facebook

December 19, 2007 -  The Social Times, PlayFirst Raises $16.5 Million in Series C Round

December 18, 2007 -  San Jose Mercury News, PlayFirst raises $16.5 million in venture capital for casual games

December 18, 2007 -  TechCrunch, PlayFirst Takes $16.5 Million Series C, Inks Deal With RockYou

December 18, 2007 -  VentureBeat, PlayFirst, popular online gaming company, raises $16.5mm

December 11, 2007 -  GigaOM, Attack of the Casual Game Sites, Part II

November 27, 2007 -  Gamezebo , Chocolatier 2 Review

November 27, 2007 -  Macworld, PlayFirst releases Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

November 22, 2007 -  Mercury News, Thankful for tech bubbles

November 21, 2007 -  Wired , Chocolatier 2: Civilization With Sugar

November 21, 2007 -  VH1 Game Break, Incoming: Chocolatier 2

November 17, 2007 -  Contra Costa Times, Game On: Casual game makers focus on fun for all

November 2, 2007 -  San Francisco Business Times, PlayFirst looks for spare change

October 31, 2007 -  GameDaily, PlayFirst Sees Success with Microtransaction Model

October 31, 2007 -  San Jose Mercury News, 'Diner Dash': Free game download won't expire

October 31, 2007 -  Gamasutra, PlayFirst Reveals Microtransaction-Based Diner Dash Results

October 30, 2007 -  Macworld, Chocolatier

October 25, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Women in Gaming: Angel Inokon, PlayFirst

October 11, 2007 -  Inside Mac Games, Mystery of Shark Island

October 9, 2007 -  IGN, Diner Dash 2 Review

October 2, 2007 -  Fortune, Move over Halo 3: Online games offer free play

October 2, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Diner Dash: Hometown Hero Tips & Tricks

October 2, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Diner Dash: Hometown Hero Walkthrough

October 2, 2007 -  Financial Times' Tech Blog , The Dash to Make Casual More Compelling

September 28, 2007 -  VentureBeat.com, PlayFirst brings microtransactions to popular casual game

September 27, 2007 -  VH1 Game Break, Incoming: Diner Dash Hometown Heroes

September 26, 2007 -  Macworld, Diner Dash: Hometown Hero game debuts

September 26, 2007 -  Futuristic Play, New Diner Dash: Entrenched casual game companies versus new casual MMOs

September 24, 2007 -  WIRED, Casual Game Publisher Treats Games Like Sitcoms

September 21, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Diner Dash: Hometown Hero Preview

September 7, 2007 -  WIRED, A Labor Day Salute to Hard-Working Videogame Characters

September 5, 2007 -  Modojo, Diner Dash 2 Preview

August 20, 2007 -  Literary Illusions, There's something Mythic about those Marbles

August 9, 2007 -  Legacy Games Blog, The Perfect Ticket to Escape Reality... Dream Chronicles!

August 9, 2007 -  AP, Wedding Dash gameplay video segment

August 9, 2007 -  The Daily Advertiser, Have fun as a planner in 'Wedding Dash'

August 9, 2007 -  KillerBetties.com, Casual Game of the Week: 'Wedding Dash' Review (PC)

August 8, 2007 -  USA Today, Have fun as a planner in 'Wedding Dash'

July 26, 2007 -  IGN, Diner Dash and Friends Go Online

July 26, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Gamezebo Podcast: Kenny Dinkin from PlayFirst

July 25, 2007 -  GamersInfo.net, Casual Games Conference, Part 2

July 8, 2007 -  Sympatico MSN, Think you could be a wedding planner?

June 28, 2007 -  Inside Mac Games, A Taste Of Chocolatier

June 21, 2007 -  Macworld, Tasty Planet

June 14, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Dream Chronicles Review

June 12, 2007 -  IGN, Poker Pop Review

May 23, 2007 -  mocoNews, Quotes From The Games And Mobile Forum

May 23, 2007 -  Literary Illusions, PC game review: "Chocolatier" by Play First

May 22, 2007 -  Digital Media Wire, Games and Mobile Forum: Who will Create a YouTube for Games?

May 22, 2007 -  RCR Wireless News, Gaming Evolves

May 17, 2007 -  Zeebys, Best Arcade and Action Game of 2006

May 15, 2007 -  Macworld, PlayFirst releases Tasty Planet game

May 15, 2007 -  Houston Chronicle , Chocolate, jewels: Games tap into a few favorite things

May 15, 2007 -  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Game On: 'Chocolatier'

May 2, 2007 -  KQED, Chocolatier

May 1, 2007 -  Game Set Watch, Playfirst's Chocolatier Woos Us With Chocs

May 1, 2007 -  Macworld, PlayFirst offers new Chocolatier casual game

May 1, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Chocolatier Review

May 1, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Dream Chronicles Screen Shots & Contest

April 27, 2007 -  Diamond Games, Chocolatier Game

April 23, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Chocolatier Preview

April 23, 2007 -  Killer Betties, Casual Game of the Week: Chocolatier (PC) - Review

April 13, 2007 -  Red Herring, PlayFirst Gets Social

March 30, 2007 -  IGN, RPG Vault Soapbox - The Evolving Face of Gaming

March 29, 2007 -  GamersInfo.net, GDC Coverage: Playfirst's Playground SDK Released

March 29, 2007 -  Killer Betties, Mystery of Shark Island Review (PC)

March 29, 2007 -  Gamezebo, Mystery of Shark Island Review

October 19, 2006 -  Gamezebo, Diner Dash: Flo on the Go Review

September 5, 2006 -  Grrlgamer, Connect Four Cities Review

September 5, 2006 -  Grrlgamer, Sweetopia Review

August 22, 2006 -  GameDaily, Connect Four Cities Review

August 14, 2006 -  Blue Stub, Sweetopia Review - Zuma in a Candy Factory

August 7, 2006 -  Gamezebo, Sweetopia Review

August 2, 2006 -  Next Generation, TRENDS: Casual Games, Sophisticated Market

July 21, 2006 -  Gamezebo, Interview with Kenny Dinkin of PlayFirst

June 28, 2006 -  GameSpot, Eidos orders Diner Dash for handhelds

June 13, 2006 -  Macworld, Casual game maker Playfirst expands Mac offerings

June 8, 2006 -  IGN, Konami Increases Casual

June 8, 2006 -  Pocket Gamer, Konami brings more casual games to mobile phones

May 21, 2006 -  Gamezebo, Pirate Poppers Review

May 12, 2006 -  Gamezebo, Poker Pop Review

May 11, 2006 -  The Mercury News, PC games poised to surge

May 9, 2006 -  Animation Magazine, SpongeBob, Diner Dash Mash

April 27, 2006 -  USAToday.com, Flo returns in 'Diner Dash 2'

April 24, 2006 -  Detroit Free Press, Diner Dash 2

April 3, 2006 -  Houston Chronicle, There's no better time-waster than Diner Dash

March 27, 2006 -  San Francisco Chronicle, A dash of reality in online game/ Female players attracted to offerings that provide break from daily routine

March 24, 2006 -  Next Generation, GDC: Fund-Raising Needs More than Passion

March 21, 2006 -  Gamezebo, Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue Preview

March 21, 2006 -  San Francisco Business Times, PlayFirst inks deal with Foundation 9

March 14, 2006 -  Gamezebo, Plantasia Review

March 13, 2006 -  Modojo, Diner Dash (Mobile)

March 8, 2006 -  Playboy, Pirate Poppers (Review)

February 24, 2006 -  Detroit Free Press, Diner Dash is a hit on cell phones

February 22, 2006 -  Grrlgamer, Plantasia (Review)

February 16, 2006 -  Gamecloud, Casual Games Interview: PlayFirst

February 7, 2006 -  Gamezebo, Pirate Poppers Preview

January 30, 2006 -  Gamespot, Diner Dash (Mobile)

January 19, 2006 -  Wireless Gaming World, Diner Dash (Mobile)

January 17, 2006 -  Miami Herald, Diner Dash

January 11, 2006 -  Reuters, Video Game Co. PlayFirst Gets $5 Mln Investment

January 11, 2006 -  Red Herring, PlayFirst Gets $5M in Funds

January 11, 2006 -  San Jose Mercury News, PlayFirst raises $5 million in venture funding

January 11, 2006 -  Gamasutra, PlayFirst Gets $5 Million In Second-Round Funding

January 4, 2006 -  IGN, Diner Dash: The first great mobile game of 2006

December 24, 2005 -  Red Herring, Top 5 Game Trends in 2006

December 20, 2005 -  Game Set Watch, Egg Vs. Chicken Hatches

November 30, 2005 -  GameXtasy, Trijinx Review

November 8, 2005 -  Gamers.com, Diner Dash in Stores

October 6, 2005 -  The Game Chair, TGC Interview: Kenny Dinkin, VP and Executive Producer of PlayFirst

October 5, 2005 -  GameDAILY, PlayFirst Signs Four Developers; Launches New SDK

October 3, 2005 -  Business Week, Making A Play For All Those Non-Players

September 21, 2005 -  GameDaily, Glu Stuck on PlayFirst Titles

September 21, 2005 -  IGN.com, Glu Dashes for Diners

September 20, 2005 -  WGWorld.com, Glu Mobile to Bring Diner Dash

September 20, 2005 -  Gamasutra, Round-Up: ...Glu/PlayFirst...

September 20, 2005 -  Next Generation, Glu Grabs Diner Dash

September 5, 2005 -  Houston Chronicle, Watch out, Nancy Drew: Kristine Kross is on the trail

August 28, 2005 -  San Francisco Business Times, "Gamers Gulch"

August 24, 2005 -  Buzzscope.com, Oasis, A successful attempt at bridging the gap between the casual gaming and RTS genres

August 17, 2005 -  GrrlGamer.com, TriJinx Review

August 17, 2005 -  Gameinatrix, Quickie Preview-TriJinx

August 16, 2005 -  Gamasutra, PlayFirst Signs Distribution Deal with WildTangent

August 5, 2005 -  CNN.com, "Diner Dash" dishes out offbeat fun

August 4, 2005 -  Grrlgamer.com, Review: Chessmaster Challenge

August 2, 2005 -  USAToday.com, Cyberspeak: Diner Dash dishes out offbeat fun, adventure

August 2, 2005 -  Chicago Tribune, Are you a player?

August 1, 2005 -  PC Gamer UK, Review: Oasis

July 21, 2005 -  IGN.com, Casual Games Conference: Mobile games make an impact at the first annual Seattle games expo

July 21, 2005 -  GameDaily, Boonty Signs with PlayFirst

July 19, 2005 -  IGDA Online Games Quarterly, Behind the Screens: The Technology of Casual Game Development

July 18, 2005 -  Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Software Notebook: Microsoft reports financial success in casual division

July 1, 2005 -  Computer Games Magazine, Oasis review

July 1, 2005 -  GrrlGamer.com, Subway Scramble Review

July 1, 2005 -  GrrlGamer.com, Spellagories Review

June 28, 2005 -  International Herald Tribune, Games for casual player find a lucrative niche

June 28, 2005 -  PC Magazine, Oasis Review

June 27, 2005 -  GrrlGamer.com, Diner Dash Tips and Walkthrough

June 27, 2005 -  New York Times, On Screens, but Not Store Shelves: Casual Games (requires registration)

June 23, 2005 -  GameXtazy.com, Oasis

June 21, 2005 -  United Press International, Analysis: New aspects change online games

June 21, 2005 -  Financial Times, A digital distribution revolution gathers pace

June 15, 2005 -  GrrlGamer.com, Oasis Review

June 10, 2005 -  MacWorld Online, WWDC: "Diner Dash" game comes to Mac

June 9, 2005 -  The Mac Observer, WWDC: PlayFirst's Diner Dash Comes to the Mac

June 9, 2005 -  Inside Mac Games, PlayFirst Releases Diner Dash

June 8, 2005 -  Mac News Network, PlayFirst launches Diner Dash for Mac OS X

June 8, 2005 -  MacMinute, PlayFirst Brings Diner Dash game to the Mac

June 8, 2005 -  Macsimum News, WWDC: Diner Dash game comes to the Mac

June 7, 2005 -  About.com: Humor Guide, Diner Dash

June 1, 2005 -  GrrlGamer.com, Diner Dash Review

May 20, 2005 -  GameSpot, E3 Strategy: Understanding the VC money machine

April 25, 2005 -  Universal Press Syndicate, ON COMPUTERS: The Ultimate Fix

April 25, 2005 -  GameDAILY, INDUSTRY MOVERS: PlayFirst, Codemasters and Ubisoft Make Additions

April 22, 2005 -  VentureWire People, PlayFirst Names Rich Roberts VP Of Sales And Business Development

April 17, 2005 -  ExtremeTech, Small Games, Big Fun

April 13, 2005 -  Gameinatrix.com, Oasis Gets a B+

April 12, 2005 -  Computer Games Magazine, Oasis Launches On Shockwave.com

April 12, 2005 -  DigitalBackSpin.com, Playfirst Readies Oasis

April 12, 2005 -  Game Tunnel, Oasis limited release through Shockwave.com

April 12, 2005 -  Gamespot.com, Oasis emerges from development: PlayFirst's Independent Games Festival award-winning PC game now available for purchase.

April 12, 2005 -  ExperienceGaming.com, Oasis Strategy Title Announced

April 12, 2005 -  Buzzscope.com, PlayFirst Launches Award-Winning Strategy Game, Oasis

April 4, 2005 -  Daily Candy Everywhere, Mad Dash

March 20, 2005 -  New York Daily News, Good news for pawn biz

March 11, 2005 -  Gamasutra, PlayFirst To Publish Oasis, Extend gameLab Relationship

March 2, 2005 -  Experience Gaming, Chessmaster Goes Online

March 1, 2005 -  GameSpot, PlayFirst and Ubisoft Play Chess

March 1, 2005 -  GameDAILY, Chessmaster Challenge Now Available: a chess game outside the box

February 1, 2005 -  GameSpot, PlayFirst signs deals with Internet distributors

February 1, 2005 -  GameDAILYBiz, PlayFirst Announces Initial Titles, Distribution Deals

September 27, 2004 -  San Jose Mercury News, PlayFirst to create online games (requires registration)

September 27, 2004 -  GameSpot, PlayFirst gets funding; joins online game fray

September 27, 2004 -  GameDAILYBiz, Industry Vets Betting Online