Neowin News Feed for: Casual

Microsoft wants you to decide which casual games it should make next

Usama Jawad — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 07:40:01 +0000

Microsoft wants user feedback on which casual games it should develop next. People are required to vote for three of their favorite games from a selection of five, which includes Chess and Hearts. Read more...

Zynga sues PyramidVille developer

Tyler Holman — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:46:39 +0000

Zynga, the developer of titles like FarmVille, which has been accused of 'borrowing' elements from other developers in the past, is suing Kobojo, a French studio, over their 'PyramidVille' game. Read more...

Microsoft releases an MMORPG, names it after Neowin

Tzvi Friedman — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:01:25 +0000

Microsoft, in a surprisingly stealthy move, has launched a free to play, browser based MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role playing Game) called Neosaurs. While we can’t guarantee that Microsoft didn’t use Neowin as an inspiration... Read more...

Is Nintendo killing core gaming?

Garrett Dodd — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:27:19 +0000

I know this may seem a little bit overzealous, and maybe the title is a little misleading, but am I the only one who is tired of watching Nintendo's Wii and DS whore out games... Read more...

New Battlefield turns to casual masses

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:41:47 +0000

EA has announced it will be releasing a free Battlefield Heroes game in the summer. Developed by series veteran DICE, it will be a cartoon-inspired war game powered by advertising and micro transactions. This is... Read more...

Real targets casual gamers with Game Trust buy

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:47:34 +0000

RealNetworks has entered into an agreement to acquire Game Trust, a casual-gaming company based in New York, with plans to add Game Trust's community and commerce capabilities to the technology platform currently on offer to... Read more...

Casual Gaming is Most Popular Online Entertainment Activity

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:30:25 +0000

The Internet has quickly grown to become a very popular, if not the most popular, source of entertainment. A study by Parks Associates has concluded that the most popular online activity for entertainment is playing... Read more...

Skype busts into casual gaming market

Thu, 17 May 2007 23:41:21 +0000

Skype's Paul Amery has announced a partnership with Easybits Software to create the Skype Game Channel and the Game Developer Program, pointing out that users are already increasingly using Skype for purposes other than just... Read more...

Microsoft to Split Ad Money With Casual Developers

Joe Cashman — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:44:54 +0000

Microsoft Casual Games today announced a new plan to split revenue from in-game advertising on its Web-based games with developers. Simply referred to as Ad-Share Program, the initiative allows developers to reap up to 20... Read more...

Study: Casual gamers are "old and grey" gamers

Todd Tanner — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:14:32 +0000

Perhaps Nintendo is actually on to something with its Brain Training games. According to a new study from casual games developer PopCap Games, a large percentage of casual players are actually over the age of... Read more...