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Casual News - Nov. 14, 2008
By erin
Created 11/14/2008 - 14:13

Brazil is releasing a video game console called the Zeebo (we're flattered!); the Federation of American Scientists unveil the Virtual Worlds Almanac, a catalogue of 70+ virtual worlds; and Apple claims iPod gaming is better than the DS and PSP. These headlines and more behind the cut.

News

  • FAS unveils Virtual Worlds Almanac wiki
  • PopCap Donates First 500 Retail Copies of Bejeweled Twist To Overseas Military
  • Oberon licenses SwiftShader, offers I-play games on GameTree
  • Fuel Industries to create casual games for McDonald's in Europe
  • New publisher Red Eagle Games announces Wheel of Time games
  • Nintendo preps for room-to-room voice-chatting
  • SPIL grabs second spot
  • EA launches Sudoku for Dummies on Pogo.com
  • EA shakes, rolls, and connects with launch of Hasbro Family Game Night
  • MumboJumbo launches 7 Wonders: Treasures of Seven for PC
  • Saving the world one job at a time! Hudson Entertainment announces Help Wanted
  • Hudson Entertainment announces Pit Crew Panic! for Digital Download on Wii
  • Hudson Entertainment announces Pool Revolution: Cue Sports for digital download on Wii
  • Com2uS and Disney Interactive Studios launch Disney Puzzle Family

 

Features

  • Say It Ain't So, Flo
  • Apple boss: iPod gaming better than DS and PSP
  • Introduction to the Zeebo

Source URL: http://www.gamezebo.com/features/news/casual-news-nov-14-2008

Links:
[1] http://www.fas.org/press/news/2008/nov_wiki.html
[2] http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/PopCap-Donates-First-500-Retail/story.aspx?guid={4EA303A4-41BA-4178-B4B4-961D10DBE651}
[3] http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21042
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[5] http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/42104/New-Publisher-Red-Eagle-Games-Announces-Wheel-of-Time-Games
[6] http://gonintendo.com/?p=62195
[7] http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/27909/SPIL-grabs-global-second-spot
[8] http://www.ea.com/read/20081111-Sudoku.xml
[9] http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081113/20081113005283.html?.v=1
[10] http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081113/0452281.html
[11] http://hudsonentertainment.com/newsdetail.php?news_id=164
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[13] http://www.hudsonentertainment.com/pr.php?news_id=165
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[15] http://www.gamezebo.com/features/special-editorials/say-it-ain-039-t-so-flo
[16] http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple-boss-ipod-gaming-better-than-ds-483695
[17] http://texpine.com/2008/11/12/the-zeebo-console/
[18] http://www.gamezebo.com/admin/content/widgets_assigner/21737