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Nintendo Europe Marketing Director: "There is no casual gaming"

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2008-05-15 12:26:02 by Enrico S. in Apple
...casual gaming " was coined, there has been a lot of talk regarding how it would be the evolution of gaming. Some even going so far as praising casual gaming as the method video games will be opened up to the masses The European senior marketing director of one of the perceived leaders in this movement, Nintendo, may have something to say...
 
Tags: casual, play flash games, play, core gamers, gamers, word casual, casual gamers, games, call casual
 
 
 
 
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Stressed out? Pick up a casual game, it's good for your health

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2008-04-29 13:32:02 by Isaac C. in Apple
Casual games aren't just fun, but they can be beneficial for your health as well . At least, this is according to a new study from East Carolina University According to the study, casual games have a bunch of therapeutic applications that address mood- and stress-related disorders The games that were used in the study were mainly from PopCap -...
 
Tags: popcap games, popcap, games, casual games, java games, casual game, game, study, east carolina university
 
 
 
 
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myYearbook Finds Success in Casual Gaming

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2008-10-02 20:24:06 by Leslie Poston in Mashable!
...casual gaming Partnering with casual games developer Arkadium , myYearbook recently added casual games to its site. myYearbook expected to get about a million game plays per month. Instead, they find themselves looking at heavy usage and a successful feature launch leading to as many as 1 million game plays per day in the first month The...
 
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Social media: casual user or addict?

2008-07-09 17:35:06 by Colin in Colin Walker
 
...Casual users can dip in and out as they see fit as has been suggested there is no pressure to be involved beyond chatting with your new found friends and even then there may not be the expectation for us to invest quality time in these online relationships Bloggers and early adopters, on the other hand, have more of a self inflicted need to...
 
Tags: social media, social media addicts, casual user, rss, rss feed, real time, time, subscribers, rss subscribers
 
 
 
 
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AddictingGames To Hold Awards Show For Casual Gaming

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2008-07-24 13:30:23 by Jason Kincaid in TechCrunch
...casual games. The show will take place in 2009, with a series of voting rounds conducted on the site that will allow AddictingGames users to decide the final outcome (though judges will have some say The show will be open to any casual game on the web, but the results will likely be heavily skewed towards games on AddictingGames, since thats...
 
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QQGames.com - Casual Gaming for AIMers

2008-01-25 13:37:00 by Lani in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...casual gaming. The service works with AOLs AIM. So far games include Treasure Hunter, Match Master, Pool, Black Jack, Crushathon and many more. Simply download the game of your choice and once youre in you can choose to join a game in progress or start a new one. Settings are customizable. Each member has a unique profile and users can...
 
Tags: games, service, games service, games forums, casual, aim, aols aim, massive, free online
 
 
 
 
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Mytopia: Yet another casual-gaming start-up goes live

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2008-03-24 13:46:00 by Caroline McCarthy in Webware.com
...casual-gaming social network called Mytopia entered its public-beta phase. Taking a conscious cue from massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), Mytopia players create custom avatars and win points in games that they can trade in for virtual goods and real-world prizes, like iTunes and Amazon gift certificates Membership is...
 
Tags: mytopia, mytopia players, games, mention standalone games, classic games, players, social, social network, 5-per-month premium membership
 
 
 
 
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Nickelodeon Adds Social Networking Features to its Casual Gaming Sites

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2008-07-17 17:08:03 by Kristen Nicole in Mashable!
...casual gamers Create and Share games can be created, personalized and shared with friends, giving users the opportunity to participate in game development, and form content around their interests. EA Games has moved in a similar direction, launching Sims Carnival , where users can create their own games as well. Its a natural evolution that...
 
Tags: social, features, casual, social network, game, game developers, games, share games, sites
 
 
 
 
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Moondo.com - Casual Gaming Gets a Little More Serious

2008-07-28 12:32:00 by HASH0x8b8e6b0 in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...casual gaming afforded by flash based games where once you exit the web, you're down with the game. Moondo, a new site is trying to fuse the two to reach a point both types of users can enjoy. It's an online gaming world that features a series of multiplayer minigames with slick 3D graphics and multiple levels. Games are intended for short...
 
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WildTangent turning laptops into casual gaming boxes for the living room

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