June 23rd, 2008
Happy news to all Sims gamers who are also into casual gaming. Sims Carnival, the portal with a plethora of casual games, is now in public beta! Game developer, EA, saw this great opportunity to expand the sims gamer network by bringing the carnival games online. Just like its predecessors Sims On Stage.
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June 23rd, 2008
Controversial online ad company, Zango, just recently lost 70 employees - 68 of which are from layoffs while 2 execs tendered their resignation. This happened a month after Washington CEO magazine announced them as one of the best companies to work for in the state. Sad news.
Tags: 180solutions, advertising, adware, casual gaming, layoff, pop-up […]
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June 22nd, 2008
As spotted at the new Level Up Games site, GM Tristan took the Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology, to determine what kind of gamer he is. So if you’re not sure if you’re leaning towards being hardcore or casual or a little of both, try out the quiz and see for yourself.
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June 22nd, 2008
The guy who wrote the article doesn’t really think so, at least not all of them. He said, its the publishers and the game developers who certainly believes that casual gamers are imbecilic.
Well he’s got a good point. The author, Mr. Chapman, gave a lot of examples. For starters, he mentioned why […]
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June 19th, 2008
After I got my closed beta account for Crazy Kart, I didn’t waste time to give it a spin. So far, after close to a hundred races , 17 levels up and a cutie avatar, I’d like to claim I’m reigning the tracks! Not! Ahaha.
Just wanted to brag about being champion just this […]
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June 16th, 2008
Move over, Alienware! CNET’s gadget blog, Crave, reported that the CNET editor’s choice winning laptop brand will be re-released as a gaming machine. This will definitely give the more popular brand a run for its money.
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June 16th, 2008
Exer-gaming is a new term for an age-old gaming practice. One writer even traced its roots 25 years ago, during the time of the Atari Joyboard.
Its definition is simple - its when you sweat it out while playing the game by shifting controls to other parts of the body other than your fingers. A […]
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June 12th, 2008
After the study that developer Pop Cap Games did previously on how casual gaming beats stress, comes another study about the benefits of gaming for the disabled.
According to a survey done in the U.S., one of five players of casual games are disabled, whether it be a mental, physical or development disability. Information Solutions […]
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June 11th, 2008
Encore Software Inc., just emailed me a press release for their newest offering, Beebo Deluxe, a game for the whole family. Help Beebo, the lovable lead character, fill up as many honeycombs as possible, under time pressure. Kinda reminds me of Bee Movie.
That’s not all, the publisher partnered with a beneficiary organization where a […]
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June 5th, 2008
Legacy Interactive sent me an email, announcing that today, their top selling downloadable PC game is now available for retail sale as a hybrid CD-Rom installer for both the PC and the Mac.
The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes offers 16 individual mystery cases with a plethora of genres including sudoku (wee), hidden objects, find the […]
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