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New York Times Posts Sharp 1Q Profit Decline
on a conference call with analysts. "Based on this experience and market indicators —which point to healthy growth of casual gaming users, especially in mobile— we believe there is an opportunity to expand our footprint in this market," Thompson said
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Wii U Review: New Nintendo is Filled With Dual-Screen Potentialsystem. "Wii Sports" was big on simplicity, utilizing just a few buttons and bit of stick waving, making it the ultimate casual gaming experience. Today's Wii U's launch is complimented by "Nintendo Land," a world that contains 12 mini-games in one
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'Temple Run' creators find strength in small size
Run. "Out of our biggest failure we created our biggest success," Luckyanova says. Temple Run is easy to use for the casual gamer . Players use simple controls to navigate a treasure-stealing character through an Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom-like
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Two big releases next week may break video game sales slump
compared to last." Other factors in the slump: growth in sales of downloadable games and add-on content, as well as a casual gamer shift to mobile and Web games. Some developers have turned design efforts to the next generation of video game consoles
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Parlez Vous Gamer? A Gaming Dictionary for Parentsusually one possessing much greater power than other foes in the game. A boss is typically found at the end of a game level. Casual gamer – Someone who plays casual games and/or someone who plays games only occasionally. Console – Typically refers to a home
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4 apps to play with while you wait in line
with Friends: This Scrabble-like game lets you challenge your friends to vocabulary supremacy. It's the epitome of casual gaming that is perfect for the line. When you play your turn, your opponent gets a ping that they can play a word, which they
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Review: Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play is a phone with gamepad
fetch games in Android Market, though only a fraction take advantage of the PlayStation game controls. I'm generally a casual gamer who has gotten accustomed to accelerometer-driven games on the iPhone. Manipulating the PlayStation controls on various
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Could Digital Downloads Threaten Blockbuster Games?The holidays are always cause for celebration, but especially so for video game fans , as software manufacturers wrestle to cram shelves full of increasingly huge and jaw-dropping titles. But even as game sizes and budgets continue to balloon , for many shoppers, spare time and disposable income
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Company Statements
to serve an audience not only of kids, but also teens, young adults and families. Addicting Games is the number-one casual gaming site on the web, and is linked to Nick.com because it is part of our brand. There is a notification on Nick.com to
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TechBytes: Facebook FaceliftGames One of the most popular games on Facebook is branching out. The smash hit Farmville is now featured on Microsoft's casual gaming site MSN Games . The game's creator is hoping to expand its audience beyond the more than 75 million people that already
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Console vs. PC: The PC Gaming Alliance Interview, Part Four
which reportedly sold much better on consoles than the PC. And then there's Molyneux arguing that even innovations in casual gaming have become a skipping record, saying "They're doing the same game over and over again with a different wrapper
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OnLive: Will it Beat Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii at Their Own Game?
not have to be online to play ‘em. Now if I were running this show, I'd scramble to hook up with the indie / casual gaming community and tap that braintrust to lock down some of the really cool, unique games that you usually see pop up on the
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Strange New World: Tech Picks of the Weekwith one this week and it is going to be a hit with the kids. It is aimed at the same niche that the Wii is, the more casual gamer who doesn't need all the power of a PSP and just wants to have a little fun on the school bus or subway.
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Facebook Gets a Face LiftOne of the most popular games on FaceBook is branching out the smash hit farm bill is now featured on MS and Microsoft's casual gaming site. The game's is hoping to expand its audience beyond more than 75 million people that late bill on FaceBook every
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