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Next Tuesday, we’ll be launching one of our most highly anticipated releases (well, highly anticipated internally since this is likely the first time you’ve heard of it!). It’s called BigTree Defense, from developer Burstyx, whose previous games include Time Goes By and Glow Cut, both of which are oddly addicting in their own right.

BigTree Defense takes its inspiration (as the name implies) from the tower defense genre that has become hugely popular in the Flash gaming community recently. Waves of enemies will come to attack, and you’ll need to purchase and upgrade weapons in order to fend them off.

That’s where similarities to other tower defense games end, though. BigTree Defense has multiple layers of complexity, starting with the fact that you’ll have to control the actual shape of the tree by growing branches and stems on which to place weapons.

The weapons themselves are inspired by plants — you’ll use fruit cannons, shine flowers, nut snails, rocket fruit and more in your quest to defend the Big Tree from insect attacks.

Before each round, you’ll be able to upgrade and equip up to seven different plants to use during the battle. Each weapon can be leveled up to 5 (which means you can use water points during the battle to upgrade the weapon).

Once the battle starts, an arrow will indicate which direction the first wave of insects will approach from — that’s when you’ll need to strategize plant/branch placement. If an insect reaches the main trunk of the tree, they’ll start draining HP — and since you won’t want your weapons to damage the tree itself, insects are invincible for this short amount of time. This means you’ll protect the tree most effectively by building branches outwards.

There are three ‘Acts’ to BigTree Defense, with three battles each. The trees you can build are unique to each Act, so you might find that a strategy that worked perfectly in the first few battles will fail you in the next.

And fail you probably will. BigTree Defense is one of the most challenging and punishing games we’ve put on Candystand in recent memory. Even after testing and replaying this game for weeks, we still run up against waves of enemies that overpower us sometimes. We’ll post a ton of tips and tricks for this game after it releases to point you in the right direction

BigTree Defense will launch on Candystand.com on Tuesday March 2nd. Check back to play the game!

Mushroom risotto, greek salad, spaghetti carbonara and more — is your mouth watering yet?

Well you’re in luck – our new virtual cooking game launching this week will let you serve up dozens of tasty dishes. What’s for Dinner is a game in the style of popular Wii/DS games Cooking Mama, where you’ll have to use your mouse to mimic the actions of cooking delicious meals.

Each dish is divided up into three stages. First you’ll need to gather and prepare each ingredient. Some ingredients need to be chopped up, others peeled, squeezed or grated.

Then you’ll have to fry, boil or bake the food to perfection, making sure you add each ingredient at the proper time and stirring, tossing or raising/lowering the heat depending on what’s needed.

And last but not least, you’ll have to plate the different parts of the recipe to serve it up.

There are seven different recipes in What’s For Dinner that you’ll be able to get high scores for. Look for the game on Candystand.com tomorrow!

In celebration of our super-cute robot puzzler RIFT’s viral version debut (now available on Kongregate and Newgrounds!), we’ve added three extra levels to the Candystand-hosted version of the game.

To play the new levels, go to the RIFT game page and click ‘Bonus Content’ — or in the level selection screen, click the last tab labeled ‘Candystand Bonus Pack’ (it’s not a Mochicoin-required pack, it’s totally free).

If you’ve played RIFT before, you might need to clear your cache to see the new version (if you see the ‘Bonus Content’ link in the menu of the game, you’re good to go!).

How do I clear my cache?

The secret’s out – we’re working on a brand-new mini golf game! Mini Golf Classic is still one of our most popular games (and for good reason – who doesn’t like mini golf?) and we’ll be bringing you an updated, sleeker version with 18 original holes by early 2010. Here’s a sneak peek of ten new mini-golf holes you’ll be playing.

Remember to Register!
Registered Candystand users will be able to play Mini-Golf 2 a full two weeks before anyone else. Registration also makes sure you earn all the trophies and tickets you deserve for playing games on Candystand! You can register for your free Candystand account here.

Yes, we just threw a ton of pop/video game references out there. But don’t let those inspirations fool you — R.I.F.T. is an imaginative, original puzzle-platformer we’re launching next Thursday. It features retro-inspired graphics, a sweet chip-tune soundtrack, and the cutest robot we’ve seen since Pixar’s 2008 creation.

Your goal as a R.I.F.T. (stands for Robotic somewhat Intelligent Food Transporter) is to fetch a piece of cake (what’s up, Portal?) in each level to feed your blubbery master, who might pass as Jabba the Hut’s pink-hued bespectacled cousin. We’re also pretty sure the blue and orange-tinted teleporters are an homage to Valve’s critically acclaimed first-person gravity game, too.

Check out the trailer above, then head over to our Facebook fan page to see more screens from the game — we’re excited to bring it exclusively to Candystand with Trophies and leaderboards next Thursday!