I’m here in Seattle Washington awaiting tonight’s Bejeweled Twist launch party. It was a long trip considering Chicago’s the leading city for airport traffic and the wind didn’t allow for a speedy departure. Arriving at 2:00 a.m left me cold, hungry and in dire need of sleep. Today it’s bright and sunny, still cold as […]
Entries Tagged as 'Casual Games'
Preparing for Popcap Bejeweled Twist Launch Party
October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Casual Games · popcap
Bejeweled Cookies Arrive From Popcap: Twist?
October 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I arrived at home tonight to find the most peculiar yet creative marketing message from Popcap. Not knowing what it was, I tore it open to examine the contents. It’s a secret message made of pastry. Yes, it’s a box of cookies! Holiday treats made of bejeweled pieces. How cool, now this is marketing we […]
Tags: Casual Games · popcap
Little Big Planet – Release Date: October 21
September 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments
If there is one time this year to pickup a PlayStation 3, it’s going ot be on October 21st when Sackboy jumps onto the scene with Little Big Planet. You don’t have to be a casual gamer to have a desire to play Little Big Planet and we’re sure to see that in upcoming reviews. […]
Tags: Casual Games · Industry News · playstation 3 · Sony
Popcap’s Feeding Frenzy 2 on Xbox LIVE Arcade
September 17th, 2008 · No Comments
The place to be, this week, is Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) as Popcap’s now released Feeding Frenzy 2 on the 360 platform. Xbox Live Arcade has been the go to place for awesome new content brought in high definition on both shrink wrapped box games along with classic casual titles. Not into casual games? Perhaps […]
Tags: Casual Games · Industry News · popcap · Press Release
Peggle Nights Contest Update
September 14th, 2008 · No Comments
For those that haven’t posted on the forum or send us an e-mail about our Peggle Nights contest, it’s time to get in the action! The free Peggle Nights game giveaway will expire soon and we want as many contestants as possible. We’ve got many great entries, we’ll be reading off some of the e-mails […]
Tags: Casual Games · Contest · Podcast
Win A Free Copy of Peggle Nights
September 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Many folks know the name Peggle as an addictive casual game from PopCap Games. For those that have played the original Peggle game, you’re already up to speed on the addictive nature of the little peg bopping game with family fun and innovative game play. Gamingpodcast.net has a unique chance to give away eight electronic […]
Tags: Casual Games · Contest · Editorial · popcap
As Seen On TV – Casual Game Label (Wii and DS)
July 19th, 2008 · No Comments
A 3D version of Deal or No deal sound desirable to you? Perhaps you’re a game show fan and just can’t get enough Howie, if so, you’re in luck. Koch Media announced their new casual games label As Seen On TV which will bring popular TV brands to the console. At first we were thinking […]
Tags: Casual Games · DS · Press Release · Wii
Nintendo Wants More Wii and DS Sales
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
At E3 Reggie Fils-Aime let the world know he wasn’t satisfied with the sales progress of the Wii or DS in 2007 and hopes Nintendo can do better this year. Perhaps Nintendo is playing the humble card? No doubt they bragged about their 10 million sales of the Wii and 20 million sales of the […]
Tags: Casual Games · DS · E3 · GTA · Industry News · Nintendo · Wii
PopCap’s Peggle Hits Retail Shelves
July 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Since the release of Peggle on February 2007, gamers around the world have caught on to the addictive casual game. Now those that didn’t download Peggle on Steam, Popcap.com or other electronic download site can buy at packed boxed version in retail outlets! Peggle hits retail stores and the world will never be the same! […]
Tags: Casual Games · Industry News · Press Release
Scrabulous Out, Scrabble In
July 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
For those that are Facebook junkies, playing their hearts out of Scrabulous, you’re going to be hit with some reality: it’s not real scrabble. Hasbro has attempted to pull the Scrabulous game off of Facebook because they’re not licensing it from the owner, but it’s still there. Is Hasbro’s “real” Scrabble going to sway addicted […]
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