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Casual Connect Seattle 2008 - Day 1
By erin
Created 07/23/2008 - 17:20

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"

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