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Casual News - July 3, 2009
By erin
Created 07/03/2009 - 08:56

AOL and Pogo end their 10-year partnership; Her Interactive announces the next Nancy Drew Dossier game, and Last Day of Work's Virtual Families hits the iPhone. These headlines and more below.

News

  • AOL drops Pogo, consolidates game portals
  • New Nancy Drew Dossier game launching in August
  • Fairy Godmother Tycoon sequel shelved?
  • Last Day of Work launches Virtual Families on the Apple App Store
  • Majesco Entertainment and Sandlot Games announce Cake Mania 3 for Nintendo DS
  • Alawar Entertainment releases Hotel Mogul
  • Alawar Entertainment releases Magic Encyclopedia: Moon Light
  • Nickelodeon's AddictingGames Showdown announces top online games as voted by the public
  • GamersGate to distribute key titles from Iceberg Interactive
  • Iceberg Interactive acquires publishing rights for Dark Fall: Lost Souls
  • 2009 Game Developers Conference in Austin to host inaugural iPhone Games Summit and Independent Games Summit
  • Largest Wizard101 expansion introduces crafts, bazaar, and more
  • Game publisher THQ reorganizes into three business units
  • For games, no big rush to speedy iPhone 3GS
  • Metaboli to launch Chill-Out family gaming service
  • National Geographic's mobile games coming this year

Features

  • Report: Games will see strong growth over next three years

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[2] http://www.gamezebo.com/features/news/new-nancy-drew-dossier-game-launching-august
[3] http://www.gamezebo.com/features/news/fairy-godmother-tycoon-sequel-shelved
[4] http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/day-work-launches-virtual-families-apple-app-store/
[5] http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/07-01-2009/0005053612&EDATE=
[6] http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1329995
[7] http://gamezplay.org/2009/07/alawar-entertainment-releases-magic.html
[8] http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-28-2009/0005051414&EDATE=
[9] http://www.verticalwire.com/releases/1353-gamersgate-to-distribute-key-titles-from-iceberg-interactive
[10] http://www.gamershell.com/companies/iceberg_interactive/620176.html
[11] http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/cnw/article.jsp?content=20090701_082502_0_cnw_cnw
[12] http://pc.ign.com/articles/100/1000717p1.html
[13] http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/24/game-publisher-thq-reorganizes-three-business-units
[14] http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10274079-37.html
[15] http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/28821/Metaboli-to-launch-Chill-Out-Pack-family-gaming-service
[16] http://www.intomobile.com/2009/06/27/national-geographics-mobile-games-coming-this-year.html
[17] http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/06/29/report-games-will-see-strong-growth-over-next-three-years/
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