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  • Different, but not better: David Edery explains how Spry Fox sees freemium, monetization, and the future of mobile.
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    Different, but not better: David Edery explains how Spry Fox sees freemium, monetization, and the future of mobile.

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    As a journalist, you often hear that industry events are epicentres for networking, meeting developers, and hearing interesting stories. Never more has this proven true for me than during the day before this year's Casual Connect, at a summit put on by the International Game Developer's Association. I went into the morning's first lecture - a unique one about learning from early failure - thinking I'd be covering the panel. Instead, I ended up digging deep with someone on it. 
  • Childs play: 5 ingredients for successful mobile apps for kids (Casual Connect)
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    Childs play: 5 ingredients for successful mobile apps for kids (Casual Connect)

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    If mobile is a whole new world for gaming, kids gaming is a whole new universe for mobile. You're dealing with an audience who's less limited by their pocketbooks and preferences, and more by attention spans and nap times. As designers, parents, or caretakers, we may think we know what's fun, connecting at a child's level? That's a whole different cup of tea... or warm milk, whichever.
  • The Game Graph: GREE’s Ethan Fassett on their publishing platform, our mobile future, and the real problem with app discovery
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    The Game Graph: GREE’s Ethan Fassett on their publishing platform, our mobile future, and the real problem with app discovery

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    When Gamezebo founder Joel Brodie and I went to meet with GREE's VP of Product Ethan Fassett at Casual Connect, I was under the impression that we'd be there to talk about the obvious: the "GREE Platform." The mega-dev's publishing platform has just entered open beta, and without sounding too jaded, events like Casual Connect often serve as soapboxes from which to chat about their latest initiatives, per the party line.
  • Spry Fox’s next original game, tentatively titled Hoppington, will be played over 7 real-time days (Exclusive)
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    Spry Fox’s next original game, tentatively titled Hoppington, will be played over 7 real-time days (Exclusive)

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    One of my favourite talks at this year's Casual Connect was given by Spry Fox (Triple Town) Chief Creative Officer, Dan Cook, about designing completely original games. He feels a great place to start is at the root, with the core assumptions of how we play. Mario runs and jumps, and we control that. What if we didn't control the running part? Canabalt is what. A fitting chat, it seems, considering what this indie duo has up its sleeve.
  • Lee-Lee’s Quest 2 Review
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    Lee-Lee’s Quest 2 Review

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    For so many of today's gamers, Mario is an indelible, irreplaceable part of their nostalgia. He is unashamedly the reason I fell in love the medium, and his many adventures have defined the way we play, and - in many cases - redefined it... all without talking down to or patronizing the gamer. Don't worry, though: Lee-Lee's Quest 2 is here to help with that last part.
  • Flying on bullets: Halfbrick dishes on new content for Jetpack Joyride, and the future of Barry Steakfries (Casual Connect)
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    Flying on bullets: Halfbrick dishes on new content for Jetpack Joyride, and the future of Barry Steakfries (Casual Connect)

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    Since its release, Halfbrick's Jetpack Joyride has done what the casual observer would call "well." But let's be honest: the casual observer doesn't know what he's talking about. This game has been downloaded over 35 million times, won a design award from Apple themselves, and captured the hearts and jetpack-loving minds of mobile gamers everywhere. That's a lot more than just "well." So take that, casual observer! Whoever you are. 
  • Fieldrunners 2 Review
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    Fieldrunners 2 Review

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    Some people argue that it isn't enough for a sequel to do what made the original great. That in order to stand out, it has to veer of the beaten path and introduce new features, and in some cases, an entirely new play style. You know the ones. The people who who get their hands on a sequel on release day, play it for a little while, and immediately start complaining that it's "just like the first one!"  These people haven't played Fieldrunners 2.