It’s Friday, so you know what that means. Time to check out what newsworthy events happened in casual games this week.
The answer: No major big deals signed (when oh when will that rumor I heard a month ago be announced if ever)? But, there are a lot of great articles about casual game trends, such as gaming on the Apple, in India, and by Moms around the world. The biggest scoop of the week came from us — that Virtual Villagers 2 is coming out this winter along with exclusive screen art and teasers. Read On.
Gamezebo
Arthur Humphrey’s Developer Diary: Last Day Of Work & Virtual Villagers 2. Virtual Villagers 2 is coming this Winter and we got the inside scoop . . .and the art and teasers. More is coming soon 🙂
Reuters
Business Week
Could Apple Become Games Console King?. Great article of how Apple can leverage its announced iTV product to take on Sony and Microsoft in consoles. If this happens — will be huge for casual games.
eMarketer
Express Computer – India
The new face of Indian gaming. Good story on about game development in India, which includes a focus on casual games.
Gamasutra
Road To The IGF: Klei Entertainment’s Eets. Good interview with Jamie Cheng, Klei Entertainment, creator of Eets, one of the more innovative casual games released this year.
Yahoo!
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