May 6th, 2008
Casualgaming.biz just published a cool article on the history of Casual Gaming. It has a complete time line from 2200BC up to the present. Well at least, until last year.
See? I told you, this type of gaming has been here since time in memorial.
I even think that casual gaming is the mother of gaming altogether. I mean, games must have started from something simple, right? But yeah, this theory still needs some more research and a couple more debates before it can be accepted as a fact.
What do you think?
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May 3rd, 2008
Don’t you just hate it when someone disses the thing that you have so much passion for?
As sited in the New York Times, Entertainment Section, Rockstar Games’ VP and GTA IV co-writer Dan Houser dismissed casual games, believing people still want games that are groundbreaking. Yeah sure, its like comparing apples and oranges.
Wait, dismissed is too light a term to describe it. In verbatim, he said “f*ck casual gaming”.
So what if the world is not full of hardcore gamers like us? So what if casual games are not as radical nor technologically challenging? So what if some (like me) can’t afford to buy those pricey consoles, gizmos and titles? (well at least not now, hehe) F*ck those who think casual gamers are not gamers at all.
Casual games has been here for years since time in memorial and I’m telling you all it will be here to stay.
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May 2nd, 2008
As spotted on PCRetailMag.com, the industry just got its own .biz site. CasualGaming.biz is now online. PC Retail’s Publisher, IntentMedia, launched this site to cater to those who are included in the Casual Games sector. So that must include the lowly game journalists like me, heehee.
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April 30th, 2008
Believe it or not, East Carolina University revealed the results of a study they did and its health benefits, as sited in AusGamers.com. They used 3 family-friendly, casual titles from PopCap games which can soon be used to address serious mental and physical disorders. Study data can be found here.
Studies proved a significant decrease in mood categories namely psychological tension, anger, depression, fatigue and confusion. While gaming increased vigor to players.
I’m convinced. Heehee.
The 6 month study started in October 2007 and was conducted on 134 subjects.
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April 27th, 2008
Family Feud III - Dream Home (Publisher: iWin)
The Third installment of the Family Feud franchise will make every trivia maniac happy. Not only did it stay true to the original TV gameshow, the title boasts of almost 3,000 questions to make sure that these won’t repeat as often.
This time, though, the game has a twist. Use your winnings to decorate your dream home. Play some more to unlock more items.
You have the option to play in 2 modes. As a single player, you need to beat the average score and play head to head with their expert players. Or play as a group or with another human player.
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April 26th, 2008
You know what I’m really here for? Well, I’m tasked to test drive all those wonderful (or nasty) games, write about it for everybody to see and get paid for it, too. Ain’t that just grand? It must be every gamer’s dream (at least it’s mine, haha).
Don’t worry, its really not for the money, believe me. Its more for the excuse of having to play games for a bit of moolah. Heehee.
As much as I want to be all nice and sweet, I’d also like to be informative and honest. But most of all, I will be very, very fair.
Here’s the Gamerlite rating factors, measured in Gamerlite lites. (ahaha, how original!)
Gameplay
Pertains to the overall gaming experience for the reviewer, erm, me. If its fun, immersive and it lets you play for hours at a time, then it must be worth anybody’s while.
Music/Ambient Sounds
For me is very important since it helps set the mood of the game. No music? No life.
Eyecandy
This must be the heart and soul of most, if not, all games. If it don’t look good, then maybe it’s just not worth playing (or your money) at all.
Replayability
One hit wonder is such a no-no for games, especially for casual games. If the title gave an overall positive experience for the layer and it also offers continuity or other modes of play, then
Controls/Layout
Is the game easy to control? The layout/look-feel right for the game?
I’ll also add on the pros and cons that might not be covered by the factors above. And if there are pluses, I’ll make sure to mention them too.
If you guys have thoughts about the game that’s being critiqued, please feel free to voice out your opinions.
Let the reviews begin!
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April 26th, 2008
Look what I’ve stumbled upon Yahoo’s video games channel. Its the preview video for Mario Kart on the Wii! Wee, indeed!
The title was already released in Japan last April 10, the day after that in Europe. The 24th was Australia’s day and this coming sunday, the 27th for Northern America. Every copy of the game is bundled with the Wii wheel accessory. Just attach the Wii remote on it to allow players the some steering capability.
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April 25th, 2008
But yeah, it did let me stay home for 3 days (albeit bedridden for the first 2 days) download a few game demos and play to my heart’s content. Yey! So expect a couple of game reviews in a short while.
I just hope my gastritis won’t stop me from playing more. I just hate getting bed-ridden.
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April 23rd, 2008
Yep, you guessed it right! Playing casual games. I don’t blame them, I myself spend most of my unproductive time playing online.
According to the DevelopMag site, a research by Advergame Network claims that a whopping 34% of US households spend their time playing on a weekly basis. And that’s versus 29% who watches short online videos and another 19% on social networking site.
Wee, more and more people playing like us! Scrabulous, anyone?
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April 15th, 2008
I know, I know, I should be doing some reviews game by now. Somehow I feel like I haven’t played that much, yet. And after signing up at Google Alert’s on casual gaming, there’s just so much info out there that I’d love to share to you about the industry.
One is a new Internet video show named “Players Only” by Digital Trends. And when I say heavyweights, we’re talking about bigwigs like Sid Meier of Civilization, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and more.
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