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Casual News – Sept. 9, 2008

Several companies announce new casual games for the Nintendo DS, WiiWare World interviews RiverMan Media about their new WiiWare game MadStone, and EA Games’ Frank Gibeau talks about reinventing Electronic Arts as a more progressive game company. These headlines and more behind the cut.

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January 2, 2008
2007: The Year that Was . . . And Wasn’t
By Joel Brodie
2007 was a banner year for casual games. Traditional video game companies finally woke up to the phenomenon that is casual games and announced they're joining the bandwagon. More casual games were released on more platforms than ever before. And, according to the Casual Games Association's (CGA) 2007 Report, casual games is now a $2.25 billion a year business! But, don't you go trading in your Nissan Altima for a Mercedes CLK just yet, my casual game industry friends. 2007 was indeed a year of great promise, but for the most part, of it was a year of promise unfulfilled. And we only have ourselves to blame.
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May 6, 2009
Interview with Kirill Plotnikov, Alawar Entertainment
By Joel Brodie
Alawar Entertainment is a company on a roll - especially in its native country, Russia, where it owns more than 80 percent of the casual gaming marketshare. After absorbing five studios over the past two years, the company boasted during Casual Connect in Hamburg that it planned to release 50 titles in 2009. Gamezebo spoke with Kirill Plotnikov, Alawar's VP of Publishing, to get the scoop on what kind of impact the company is having on casual games in Russia, Eastern Europe and beyond.