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Friday Casual Games Weekly News Roundup - May 2, 2008
By erin
Created 05/02/2008 - 13:04

Post-Bulletin has an interview with Nancy Smith, president of The Sims,
and a study released by the East Carolina University's Department of
Recreation and Leisure Studies highlights the "mood-lifting effects" of
casual games. These headlines and more in our end-of-the-week casual
news roundup.

News

  • Study: Casual video games demonstrate ability to relieve stress, improve mood
  • GreenScreen acquires Destination Software and ZOO Digital Publishing
  • PopCap launches Mother's Day promotion benefiting leading breast cancer organization
  • Kongregate gets $3 million From Bezos: Growing fast and about to unleash its games on Facebook
  • Booming casual games business gets own trade title
  • Marvel pushes into casual games
  • NEXON, Musicshake open 'Audition' mixer contest
  • Noofangle Media introduces TVPuzzles Casual Gaming Platform
  • Chumby Industries and Albino Blacksheep team up to combine motion sensors and casual
    gaming
  • March of Dimes Georgia launches online game for charity tournament
  • Digital Chocolate takes mobile games to PC
  • Play Hard aims at casual games and sports fans
  • Woogi World upgrades security for children through partnership with eGuardian
  • MumboJumbo launches Polar Games 2 at retail
  • GamerDNA Inc. selects Intergi as online advertising representation partner

Features

  • Sims' chief marks a virtual victory
  • The Wright Stuff: Rethinking mobile's casual games

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