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Read More »CASUAL CONNECT: PlayFirst unveils dog-based Diner Dash spin-off
Doggie Dash is a time management game set in a busy pet spa
Read More »Can James Patterson and Jane Jensen bridge the genre gap?
Oberon's pairing of bestselling author and Gabriel Knight creator plans to blend casual games with adventure titles
Read More »Rebel Monkey raises $1m
Financing round boosts casual games firm's plans for community-driven titles
Read More »Gimme5games and Mochi Media back Jayisgames’ casual games contest
Competition calls for Flash-based games built by developers and aspiring designers
Read More »UK publishers anxious to satisfy mass market in 2008
The UK industry’s biggest publishers have revealed the challenges that await them next year: and it appears the major worry is that ‘you can’t please all of the people, all of the time’. According to the likes of EA, Ubisoft and Activision, the trial of keeping the increasingly lucrative casual …
Read More »Lyon GDC: How to succeed in casual games
Casual Games Association head Jessica Tams reveals inner workings of fast-growing industry category
Read More »BeanBag Studios established
Casual game developer plans aggressive release schedule
Read More »Casual gaming worth $2.25 billion
A report by games body the Casual Games Association has stated that the blossoming sector is currently worth $2.25 billion, and that it is growing by 20 per cent year on year, Gamesindustry reports. As previous studies have suggested, women are more active casual games players, accounting for 74 per …
Read More »Industry follows Nintendo as gaming goes casual
Retail has this week hailed the rise of casual gaming as key to a lucrative peak period with ‘the Nintendo effect’ continuing to reverberate across the industry. The runaway sales success of Nintendo’s DS and Wii has spearheaded a seismic shift in the way people play games – and now …
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