Niko Partners keeps a close eye on the Asian games market and its growing library of webgames, casual online games and social networking service games.
News sources also mention smartphones and casual games, and I think those have a much bigger impact on the industry than most core gamers want to admit.
Casual games and webgames comprise the hottest games market segment in China today.
Back then the company was known as iSwifter, offering a flash-based iOS app focused predominately on cloud-based delivery of casual and social games.
Another opportunity Sony is interested in, Suzuki said, is bringing casual and social games to its game consoles like the PlayStation 3 and PSP.
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As free-to-play, casual and social games up their profile in the industry every year, the focus should be on making games easier to access, not harder.
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The percentage of online games revenue derived from MMORPGs has declined in the past several years, but the combined massively multiplayer online games segment of MMORPGs and advanced casual games will remain critically important throughout our 5-year forecast period.
Roku is the leading streaming platform for delivering video, music and casual games to the TV.
Roku is a leading streaming platform for delivering video, music and casual games to the TV.
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Bubble Witch Saga is one of the top casual social games and the largest non-Zynga game on the platform.
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There could also be casual games and more apps, anything that keeps young viewers connected to the Smosh brand.
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Tencent is a minority investor in VinaGame and has struck a deal to bring its QQ chat and casual games to VinaGame.
From its line-up of casual games and demonstrations, Microsoft clearly intends to expand beyond its hardcore segment of gamers into a broader audience that includes families.
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Casual games played through portals and social games played through SNS sites will continue to broaden the gaming population across the spectrum of age, geography and income.
Casual games and mobile apps provide a new route for small firms - or even bedroom coders - to reach a global audience at high speed with a smaller outlay.
While Zynga relies on Facebook and casual online games for its business model, Rovio has embarked on a global merchandising blitzkrieg that has never been done by a small independent game developer.
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Big companies Electronic Arts and Lycos acquired startups years ago that specialized in casual games such as Pogo and Gamesville.
Big companies Electronic Arts (nasdaq: ERTS - news - people ) and Lycos acquired startups years ago that specialized in casual games such as Pogo and Gamesville.
So it is to women that brands seek to woo and engage on Facebook with casual social games, contests, how to videos and of course, coupons and more coupons.
They can then spend the electronic currency on multiplayer games, casual games, and virtual worlds.
So, no direct, casual link between violence and games like Call of Duty, but video games can ill afford a tie to a vilified industry like guns.
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Culturally, at least, casual games--and the women who pay for them--aren't just part of the mainstream.
Ratings climb dramatically when series reach six and seven games as the drama builds and brings in casual viewers.
These companies harnessed the reach and viral nature of social networking platforms and the massive appeal of casual gaming to rapidly grow the usage and monetization of online games.
He adds that though many consider the Nintendo DS handheld line mainly for casual games, the upcoming 3DS will have the power and potential to support core games.
And its games have become popular among the casual gamers market, a market that companies like Microsoft and Sony are trying to reach with new motion-sensing devices like Kinect and PlayStation Move.
At Casual Connect Seattle, a three-day meeting of casual game developers that kicks off Wednesday, Ada Chen, Mochi Media's director of marketing, will show off her company's suite of advertising and analytics tools to monetize casual games.
And in addition to PPO3, Fong says that the company will release more of its own online casual games this year, including a Pac-Man and Ms. PacMan game on UniteSDK coming out this month.
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