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Casual News - April 24, 2009
By erin
Created 04/24/2009 - 08:27

VentureBeat profiles Last Day of Work's new game Virtual Families; Gamasutra's Emily Short looks at real estate-themed games (like Build-a-lot and Be Rich!) in the context of the recession; and PopCap hints that Plants vs. Zombies could be coming to the iPhone. These headlines and more below.

News

  • Merscom and National Geographic launch Plan It Green
  • I-play launches Paradise Quest for the PC
  • GamersGate announces the 1000th addition to its game library, Braid
  • Plants vs. Zombies could be coming to iPhone and consoles
  • Amazon selling WiiWare games
  • EA goes undercover in MySims Agents for the Wii and Nintendo DS
  • GSN and WorldWinner kick off second W3Games Championship in Bejeweled 2

Features

  • Can casual game Virtual Families take a chunk out of The Sims?
  • Analysis: Storytelling and House Building Games... In a Recession
  • Flight Control: Interview with Firemint developer Robert Murray
  • Interview: Harvey Smith talks thinking big, getting small on the iPhone
  • How Nintendo killed hardcore gaming

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Links:
[1] http://www.developmag.com/press-releases/46585/Merscom-and-National-Geographic-Launch-Plan-It-Green
[2] http://www.developmag.com/press-releases/46603/I-play-Brings-Revolutionary-New-Puzzle-Adventure-Game-To-The-PC
[3] http://www.verticalwire.com/releases/1258-gamersgate-announces-the-1000th-addition-to-its-game-library-i-braid-i-
[4] http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/28502/Plants-vs-Zombies-could-be-coming-to-iPhone-and-consoles
[5] http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/694936/Amazon-Selling-WiiWare-Game.html
[6] http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20090422005470&newsLang=en
[7] http://www.pitchengine.com/free-release.php?id=8659
[8] http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/22/can-casual-game-virtual-families-take-a-chunk-out-of-the-sims/
[9] http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23152
[10] http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/shane_richmond/blog/2009/04/23/flight_control_interview_with_firemint_developer_robert_murray
[11] http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23282
[12] http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/300491/how_nintendo_killed_hardcore_gaming?fp=2&fpid=2
[13] http://www.gamezebo.com/admin/content/widgets_assigner/42780