Casual News – Dec. 16, 2008

Mochi Media announces Flash Gaming Summit 2009, the first game conference dedicated to Flash games; The Hardvard Crimson argues in favor of video games being recessino proof; and Iminlikewithyou launches a new "MMOPG" (massively-multiplayer online puzzle game). These headlines and more below.

News

• Flash Gaming Summit 2009 announced
• I-play announces Women’s Murder Club sequel
• KingIsle Entertainment to launch enhanced player vs. spell dueling arena in Wizard101
• Iminlikewithyou announces Jigsawce, new MMOPG (massively-multiplayer online puzzle game)
• paidContent.org – Gaming community DotBlu gets $2 million first round
• Com2uS announces winter line-up for iPhone and iPod
• N-Gage chart confirms swing to casual

Features

• No recession in this castle
• Casual gaming’s year in review: 2008
• Mochi Network: 10 most popular flash games of 2008
• One boom market remains in China
• Did Windows Vista damange the PC gaming platform?

Erin Bell