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Mystery-thriller author James Patterson has hit out at poorly made casual games – whilst praising the efforts he is creating with I-Play based on his Women’s Murder Club books. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Patterson detailed the collaboration, and explained how he and Jensen are trying to merge his storytelling smarts …
Read More »Thriller writer James Patterson brands casual game design ‘sloppy’
But of course thinks the titles he is making with I-Play are well made
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Read More »Epic Games looks to comic books for building new IP
President Capps says studioâ??s future â??must be a mix of our start-up past and blockbuster presentâ?
Read More »GameJacket offers ‘huge audience reach’ through casual games ads
A new company looking to revolutionise the way free online games are monetised is offering core games publishers the chance to promote their products to a huge games-savvy audience. GameJacket is an advanced advertising solution for online games – developers using the system can sign up to the service and …
Read More »GameJacket offers ‘instant $1,000’ to Flash game developers
Casual games ad network proving so popular studios promised cash from day one, claims MD
Read More »UK gets its own casual games industry event
The UK is to host a new, high-profile event dedicated to the business of casual games in October. The Casual Games Forum will debut during London Games Festival on Thursday, October 30th in the centre of the Capital. The event – organised by Tandem Events – will be a one-day …
Read More »Casual games rule New York
A recent report by New York’s Centre for an Urban Future has said the core games industry is badly represented in the Big Apple – but adds that the city it is one of the leading clusters in North America when it comes to casual games. The report, called Getting …
Read More »RealNetworks separates casual team
CasualGaming.biz reports that RealNetworks is planning to spin its casual games business into a separate company in a bid to maintain leadership in the space – and may even consider an IPO for the new venture. The news was announced last night as part of Real’s Q1 financials, in which …
Read More »Want to know the history of casual games?
Do you know where the casual games phenomenon has come from? Does it seem a little like it’s arrived out of nowhere? MCV’s sister site Casualgaming.biz has handily published a full history of the genre – all the way back to 2200 BC – when the ancient Chinese Emperor Tang …
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