Amazon.com Game Downloads Store launched

Amazon enters the casual games distribution market
Amazon.com has announced the launch of their new service which delivers casual games online.
The company is currently offering more than 600 casual titles which can be downloaded online without requiring any physical media.
Amazon said that the games are priced at either $6.99 or $9.99 depending upon [...]

Hero on the Hudson web game launched

Hero on the Hudson web game launched
tastyplay.com has a new web based game on its site.
This new game is named Hero on the Hudson.
The game is designed to cash in on the popularity of the recent US Airways jet that crash landed in water in New York.
The pilot did a good job and [...]

Casual Games a Winner for Both Consumers and Advertisers

Technology II, Electronic Games
Americans watched more than 10 billion videos online in February 2008 according to a report from comScore Video Metrix. Fifty million of those were advertisements on the AdverGame Network. This group of online casual game sites is selling product and helping at least one woman not to cook.
“My daughter was walking [...]

THQ acquires Elephant Entertainment

THQ acquires Elephant Entertainment
Videogame Company THQ has announced that they are now acquiring casual game maker Elephant Entertainment.
The two companies did not disclose the financial aspects of this acquisition deal.
THQ added that they are now working on plans to launch as many as 20 casual games this year under this new brand they acquired.
The videogame [...]

Indyarocks.com Introduces Free and Endless Casual Games

Indyarocks.com community offers over 800 Action, Adventure, Sports, Racing, word, Indian, Puzzles and Strategy games for never ending excitement.
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Thursday, February 28, 2008 – India’s premier Mobile and Online social networking portal Indyarocks.com today announced the launch of its online gaming community with more than 800 free casual games. The games are [...]

”The Office” Interactive Game Arrives at a Cubicle Near You

MumboJumbo and Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group Launch Fun-Filled Casual Game for PCs Everywhere
Casual game players and fans of The Office can now play a new interactive game based on the Emmy Award-winning NBC television series. Developed and published exclusively by premium casual games publisher MumboJumbo, in collaboration with the Universal Pictures Digital Platforms [...]

Microsoft Xbox 360 to get parental time control feature

Microsoft Xbox 360 to get parental time control feature
Microsoft wants to make their Xbox 360 more appealing to families with kids. The company going to provide a new feature to the console owners which would allow parents to set time control features.
This would enable them to limit the amount of time kids can play and [...]

MySpace Games coming up next

MySpace Games coming up next
Social networking service MySpace.com has announced that they are now collaborating with Oberon Media to create a new gaming channel on the site.
This new section would be called MySpace Games and the service would enable their members to play games online.
Members would also be able to embed some games on their [...]

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