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Day 1 of the Casual Connect conference in Seattle is drawing to a
close, and there are already a ton of new games, partnerships and
industry reports to announce. Read all of the headlines below,
and check back tomorrow for Day 2 of our coverage.
Industry news
- New study challenges assumptions about casual gamers
- I-play sees explosive growth in publishing results across all casual games platforms
- RealNetworks continues leadership in casual games with new partners, new content and innovation
- Zynga buys virutal world Facebook app YoVille and raises $29 million
- FlowPlay incorporates top casual game brands into ourWorld.com
- Mochi Media announces flash game contest: MochiAds Super Flash Game Friday
- Paramount Digital Entertainment and Legacy Interactive team up to develop videogames based on Paramount Pictures' films
- Fe Fi Fo FUm! Beanstalk Games is family fun!
- Stealth start-up unveils casual social game arcade
- PlayJam creates world's first multimedia games network with Web launch
- Robosoft to showcase its iPhone game development services at Casual Connect, Seattle
- Chaywo Games expands with opening of new state-of-the-art game development center in India
Game announcements - PC downloads
- EA injects zany medical mayhem with Operation Mania
- Arkadium launches diverse new casual games titles
- Merscom and Starz Media to co-publish Righteous Kill game
- Merscom to create new hidden object game franchise, Coyote's Tale
- Merscom to publish GAMEINVEST's Sarah's Emergency Room for digital distribution on PC and online console
- Realore announces summer fun
- Freeze Tag announces stunning sequels
- Casual gameplay grows up, a little
- 7Seas Technologies releases seven educational games
Game announcements - retail PC, console and mobile
- Glu partners with HipSoft to bring Build-a-lot to mobile phones
- RealNetworks and Topics Entertainment announce casual games distribution partnership
- Jungo pounces into retailers nationwide
- Reflexive brings multiplayer Big Kahuna Party to WiiWare
- Konami announces Time Hollow for the Nintendo DS
- Crave lets cat out of the bag with Purr Pals for Wii
- Game Show Network's CATCH 21 goes mobile with Cellufun
- 7Seas Technologies launches seven "3D Mobile Games"