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Friday Casual Games Weekly News Roundup
By admin
Created 10/19/2007 - 10:10

It's Friday, which means it's time for us to round up all of the interesting casual gaming headlines throughout the week and bring them to you.

News

  • EA's Pogo.com launches ``Take 5 to Play''

  • Nearly 19 million UK women play casual games online

  • PopCap to release best casual games at retail

  • Mochi Media launches MochiAds to public - finally a way to help indie game developers make money

  • Oberon Does Some Layoffs; Streamlines Operations; Raises A Big Round; Buys Two Studios

  • Oberon Media Ramps Up Eastern European Presence

  • Cake Mania 2 to hit retail shelves in time for the holidays

  • Majesco ships Fish Tycoon for the Nintendo DS

  • WildTangent powers HP game console

  • Alawar Entertainment and New Edge launch Alawar New Edge Mobile

  • Hardcore gamers go casual to win big on PrizeMatchGame.com

  • New Nintendo Wii Flash Games from Novel Games

  • Top Hudson game titles available soon to smartphone and BlackBerry users

    Features

  • The money behind the fun and games

  • The Flash Games Business: Making a Living Online?

    • Source URL: http://www.gamezebo.com/features/news/friday-casual-games-weekly-news-roundup-12

    Links:
    [1] http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071015/20071015005828.html?.v=2
    [2] http://www.gamesdog.co.uk/news/news.phtml/7200/8224/19-million-women-game-online.phtml
    [3] http://www.developmag.com/news/28601/PopCap-to-release-best-casual-games-at-retail
    [4] http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29669
    [5] http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-oberon-does-some-layoffs-streamlines-operations-raises-a-big-round-buys/
    [6] http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071017005586&newsLang=en
    [7] http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071018/20071018005019.html?.v=1
    [8] http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071016005086&newsLang=en
    [9] http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=782427
    [10] http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/32575/Alawar-Entertainment-and-New-Edge-launch-Alawar-New-Edge-Mobile
    [11] http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071015006290&newsLang=en
    [12] http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/10/emw561963.htm
    [13] http://www.mobileindustry.biz/article.php?article_id=3007
    [14] http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20071012-9999-1b12tech.html
    [15] http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1978/the_flash_game_business_making_a_.php
    [16] http://www.gamezebo.com/admin/content/widgets_assigner/6649