Casual News – Dec. 5, 2008

Cooking Mama will be getting a spin-off as Majesco announces Gardening Mama for the Nintendo DS, half a million people sign up for zOMG!’s open beta, and Big Fish Games posts record revenues in spite of the recession. These headlines and more below.

News

• Her Interactive and SEGA release Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek for the Nintendo Wii
• Majesco Entertainment announces Gardening Mama for Nintendo DS
• Best Buy and EA announce the national "Invent-A-Game Challenge" with $10,000 U.S. Saving Bond grand prize
• MindFuse taps the Simutronics HeroEngine to create the world of Gatheryn
• Gaia Online enlists 500,000 players in first week of zOMG! open beta
• EA announces next lineup of mobile games to keep you entertained this holiday season
• Shanda profits from more gaming

Features

• Recession? What Recession?
• Big Fish catches record revenues during recession

Erin Bell