Virtual Villagers, Travelogue 360: Paris goes Mac

MacWorld reports that Aspyr Media, a game publisher based in Austin, Texas that ports PC games to the Mac, will be bringing two casual games by Big Fish to stores: Virtual Villagers and Travelogue 360: Paris. The games are coming in August for a whopping $29.99 each (the PC version is $19.99). Full report here.

F&F: Women make up 74% of paying casual gamers

Seattlepi.com’s Todd Bishop’s recent coverage of Casual Connect reveals that women make up 74 per cent of the paying audience for casual games, whereas men make up only 50 per cent of the non-paying casual-gaming audience, i.e. people who stick to trials and advertising-supported games. Full report here.

Wii are the world

The London Free Press has an interesting story about how Nintendo is changing the faces of gaming. Excerpting: A pastime that was once the domain of young, nimble-fingered, tech-savvy males is being invaded by soccer moms, secretaries and senior citizens. They’re drawn to the Nintendo DS handheld and the Nintendo Wii console, two game machines [...]

Namco and Big Fish strike mobile phone games deal

Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer of wireless games and network content, and Big Fish Games, Inc., a leading developer, publisher, and distributor of casual, family-friendly games, today announced a partnership to bring Big Fish’s popular online games to mobile phones in North America for the first time. The partnership kicks off with the [...]

Casual Connect 2008: Save a seat for me!

I’m so sad I missed the recent Casual Connect conference since I’d just decided to give my gaming blog a little more attention. Well, maybe next year, and by then I hope to have built enough content to earn a press pass. After so many years writing about mainstream video games, why have I decided [...]