Entries in ‘Casual’ (79)
PopCap secures $22.5 million investment
Peggle company previously 'resisted' taking outside capital
CHINA: Shanda in $725m IPO
Web giant to sell off stake in online gaming arm next week
Ubisoft shoots for football genre
Publisher pledges to become a ‘serious player’ in competitive sports sector with upcoming Academy of Champions
Revenues climb 14% at EA Mobile
Publisher sees success thanks to slew of iPhone releases
The Sims 3 sales hit 3.7m
Popular casual life sim proves the most lucrative title in EA’s last quarter
EA dates first Sims 3 expansion
World Adventures sees player’s avatars going on holiday to France, Egypt and China
Pagano lands Euro hotseat at EA Mobile
Buongiorno's Luca Pagano will join EA Mobile as its European chief from September
'Large female presence' in Sims 3 dev team
Game’s associate producer Grant Rodiek refuses to rule out Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of upcoming title
New Lips takes to the mic
Lips: Number One Hits to include contents of original title as well as new track selection
Nintendo insists casual is not taking over the market
“For every Carnival Games there is a BioShock and for every Wii Fit there is a Resident Evil 5”
Plants vs Zombies bridges the hardcore-casual divide
Strong sales see new game outpacing Bejeweled and Peggle to become PopCap’s best selling title
Bilbo and Sauron getting casual makeover
Warner’s The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest aims to bring Middle Earth to kids and families
Sony to give PSP casual sector marketing boost
Targeted campaign to focus on 8-15 year old and online communities
Endemol announces Ready Steady Cook
Wii and DS title to be released in the UK on July 3rd
Carol Vorderman makes handheld return on DS
Active Health with Carol Vorderman includes pedometer and Wii Fit synchronisation
Game Boy Advance far from dead
Nintendo’s ‘obsolete’ machine sold 420,000 units in 2008 in developing markets
PopCap launches PS3 and PSP offensive
Bejeweled 2, Zuma, Heavy Weapon, peggle and Feeding Frenzy coming to Sony’s PSN courtesy of SOE
Fluffy Logic: Gaming went mainstream when it became useful
CEO Ana Kronschnabl writes exclusively for CasualGaming.biz
Petz series sells 3m in EMEA
Ubisoft’s casual brand goes from strength to strength as ‘girl gaming’ gains momentum
Naughty Dog founders form Monkey Gods
New casual studio to focus on iPhone, console and online social networking titles
EA spills the beans on Spore for Wii and DS
Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena to arrive later this year
Blizzard taps casual game maestro from PopCap
XBLA’s first General Manager and PopCap VP Greg Canessa is set to join the World of Warcraft studio
EA banks on Wii MotionPlus success
Publisher excited by Wii peripheral ahead of Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods launch
Peggle for iPhone dated
PopCap’s blockbuster casual franchise hitting App Store on May 12th
PopCap's Plants vs Zombies rises into view
Casual giant lifts the lid on its next big games franchise, due out in May
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