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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

Answer Survey and Get 10% Off

Got this from PopCap’s email newsletter. Answer their survey and you’ll get 10% off on any purchase at their site. Six measly questions for a discount? How cool can that be? Offer valid until July 11 only.
Image taken from Popcap’s email newsletter.
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June 30th, 2008

Europeans Prefer Casual Games

Would you believe this? Crytek CEO, Cevat Yerli, said that most Europeans perfer short games as opposed to action and shooter games that are popular in North America and in some other parts of the world. They perceive these kinds of titles as “evil” which comes with all the guns and the gore.
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June 30th, 2008

Boogie Superstar - For Girls Only?

EA (Electronic Arts) has jumped in the bandwagon of developing casual games targeted for girls or women-who-are-young-at-heart, if you prefer. Superstar, the sequel of the multi-platform title is aiming to “promote self-expression, creativity and empowerment for girls worldwide”.
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June 29th, 2008

Be Pampered with Games

When the figures from all those studies about how casual games should target women for more profit came out, a barrage of women-centric titles are suddenly being released. Two of these are Sally’s Spa and Fashion Dash.
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June 29th, 2008

Ultimate Band for Wii, Guitars Not Needed

A band game without the use of instrumental peripherals? That’s new.
Yep, the upcoming Ultimate Band for Wii, developed by the kiddie powerhouse, Disney (well, its Interactive Studios), is going to be more casual than the other music game, according to this site.  Its not even going to be in the lines of a music performance […]

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June 29th, 2008

So What’s It Going to be, Mr. Spector, Casual or Core?

Mr. Warren Spector is the man who helped establish Ion Storm and created the Deus Ex and Theif franchises. He’s currently with Junction Point Studios and was a keynote speaker at the recently concluded Game Education Summit.
According to this post, Mr. Spector believes that 100 hour games aren’t the way to go. He […]

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June 28th, 2008

Consoles or Computers? Which Do You Prefer?

Who says’ PC games are dead? Well, I’m sorry to say that it isn’t and it’s here to stay. So says this article from the Boston Globe.
We’re trying to debunk the great myth - that consoles are reigning supreme over computer games. See the latest release, Age of Conan, which sold 400,000 […]

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June 28th, 2008

Awards for Casual Games - People’s Choice

Gamezebo and the Casual Games Association just opened a site where people can vote for their favorite casual games. They call it the Zeebys awards, which is now running on its second year! Hurry, you have until July 5 to vote.
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June 24th, 2008

Want to Kick a Bad Habit? Play Casual Games!

First Popcap, now RealGames , the games division of RealNetworks. They’re all commissioning studies about the health benefits of casual gaming. PRNewswire reported that the survey done by Information Solutions Group by the media network came out with positive effects to those burdened with vices.
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June 24th, 2008

Nickelodeon Expands to Gaming

Seems like TV Network, Nickelodeon, is following the footsteps of its long time competitor, Disney, according to this article. Viacom, Nick’s mother company, is doing a lot of movement with its people to head up the new divisions that will cover gaming.
The network is going to invest on this new venture and develop […]

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