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In an exclusive interview with MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz, Square Enix president and CEO John Yamamoto has said that online distribution channels such as Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and WiiWare form a significant part of his company’s ongoing plans. There is a large audience for casual titles that is growing …
Read More »Casual sector to top $1bn by 2013
Research and analysis firm Parks Associates has predicted that the annual market value of the premium casual games business” will exceed $1bn by the year 2013. The boom will be fuelled by the fact that casual games and portals, the report claims, are increasingly seen as viable marketing and distribution …
Read More »New UK developer emerges with family focused range
Lightning Fish currently working on debut Wii title
Read More »PSP: Sony wants a piece of the casual market, too
Whereas Nintendo’s DS has traditionally been the casual gamer’s handheld of choice, Sony has made clear that it is serious about making inroads into the portable casual sector, too. As part of its shock triple-A lineup for PSP announced today, Sony has also confirmed some very casual-specific SKUs targeting the …
Read More »DICE: “We’re not a casual developer”
EAâ??s Swedish studio and developer of Battlefield seemingly dislikes association with casual market
Read More »Gamerizon opens doors
New Montreal-based dev studio to work on multiplatform casual titles leading with the upcoming QuantZ
Read More »Activision to join the Wii family revolution
Publisher Activision Blizzard has launched a new label of Wii family games dubbed Fun4All, with the drive kicking off next week with six Wii exclusives hitting retail. The range includes Pirates: Hunt for Blackbeard’s Booty, Monkey Mischief, Block Party, Pitfall: The Big Adventure, Little League World Series Baseball and World …
Read More »iPhone Gaming the story so far
As part of CasualGaming.biz ‘s ongoing iPhone month, MCV’s sister site brings you the essential history of the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the devices’ rise to power and the industry-changing impact they have had on the casual gaming market. Click here to take a look at the feature.
Read More »EA: Casual gaming to be big news in 2009
North American games publisher EA has pledged to make casual and family gaming a big part of its reinvention roadmap following some disappointing financial results for the firm’s last three months of 2008. It’s online games portal POGO is currently riding high with record subscribers of 1.7m, and EA Mobile …
Read More »CasualGaming.biz kicks off iPhone Month
Four weeks filled with iPhone interviews and features on Developâ??s sister site
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