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July 29th, 2008

Nintendo Backs Up Casual Gaming, Ignores Hardcore

For the guys down at Nintendo, the E3 was a big opportunity to introduce all their new and upcoming offerings. And guess what? All of them concerns casual gaming, aimed for a wider audience.
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July 27th, 2008

Term “Casual” Too Broad, Says PopCap Exec

Vice president of videogame platforms at PopCap Games, Greg Canessa, finds that the term “casual” can have too many meanings, according to an interview with Edge-Online. Escapist Magazine reported that the exec said that “casual” may refer to a genre, a style of gameplay or a gamer’s attitude toward a particular game. It might […]

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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.
Tags: casual gaming, health benefits, information solutions group, realgames, […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Losing Jobs for Casual Games

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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