Casual News – May 22, 2009

Gaming portal GamersGate announces a new design and features; Gamasutra interviews Laura Shigihara, the musician behind the Plants vs. Zombie soundtrack; and the Brazilian-based video game console "Zeebo" prepares for launch. These headlines and more below:

News

• eGames releases Blood Ties at retail
• Gaming portal GamersGate announces new design and features
• Citeremis releases Aztaka
• Rockstar co-founders confirm new social gaming studio
  EA throws a party with Boom Blox Bash Party for Wii
  Majesco Entertainment announces My Hero brand of aspirational titles for Nintendo DS
• Natsume announces Harvest Moon: Animal Parade for the Nintendo Wii, and Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands for the Nintendo DS
• City Interactive announces I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover for the Nintendo DS
  Natsume to bring Adventures To Go onto PSP this summer
• Gaia Online throws the prom to end all proms: Promageddon
• Twofish unveils EasyElements, an application toolkit that simplifies analyzing and monetizing virtual economies
• Pangya online casual golf game officially relaunches in North America
• eGames announces preliminary third quarter fiscal 2009 financial results
• SPIL Games chooses MarkMonitor for global domain management

Features

• Will iPhone grab the lead in games?
• An endless choice of free games
• Interview: The terrifying true story of the Plants vs. Zombies soundtrack
• Interview: Making plans for Zeebo

Erin Bell