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Tom Hume has published his notes and commentary on a presentation given by Jason Kapalka of Popcap Games at Casuality Europe, a conference for casual game developers, publishers and distributors. “10 ways to make a bad casual game” is a list of things developers should think about when creating …

Star Collapse is a new puzzle game that offers an interesting variation on the “Bust-A-Move” type of game, exemplified by titles such as Aqua Bubble, in which you’re in control of a stationary cannon that shoots colored bubbles into a multi-colored descending field of jumbled-up bubbles. Your task is to …

In early January, Big Fish Games) acquired the French-based casual game developer (FunPause), a leading European casual game developer. FunPause is known for the cinema-quality game production values, soothing music and addictive game play of best-selling games such as Atlantis, and Fairies.
Big Fish Games is a developer, publisher and distributor …

In an article on CNN’s Game Over column (Whither the gray gamer?), Chris Morris discusses how aging gamers are not being served by the video game market. “The gray gamer is a revenue stream that’s not being tapped”, the article reports, “leaving senior gamers to Web-based games, such as …

Professor Fizzwizzle is a fun, mind-expanding puzzle game, where you take control of the diminutive genius, Professor Fizzwizzle. You must help the professor use his brains and his gadgets to solve each exciting level. Do you have what it takes to get past the Rage-Bots and bring the prof back …

Here are the new games at Reflexive Arcade this week:

Jewel Of AtlantisMatch-3 mechanics plus breakout-style mayhem equals pure fun in this exciting new action puzzle set in the depths of Atlantis!

Around The WorldPrepare yourself for a trip Around the World, through 10 cities and 100 amazing levels with this inventive …

GameShark has a review of Bonnie’s Bookstore, a word puzzle game developed by Phil Steinmeyer of New Crayon Games, and published by PopCap Games.
In this whimsical new game, your goal is to help fulfill a writer’s dream. Bonnie has been running her bookstore for a while, and now she wants …

The Escapist, an online magazine covering gaming and gamer culture, published an article from Allen Varney titled Casual Fortunes, which discusses the economics of casual games, compared to “hardcore” games, such as popular console and PC video game titles.
The American casual game market was estimated to be worth $600 million …

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More information – Previously, this site was pretty much just a download site, little different than hundreds of other similar sites on the web. But now we hope …

Strap on your lab goggles and get your daily dose of science with Moleculous. In this one-of-a-kind action puzzle game, you’ll join forces with the world renowned Dr. Von Leakentube and work your way up the corporate ladder at Leakentube Elixir, Inc. Those messy fossil fuels that everyone depends on …