Today’s five

Gamasutra has a report on how Seattle-based Pop Cap has launched a new web-based Bejeweled that iPhone users will be able to play on their devices. Beginning today, iPhone users will be able to play the game for free by simply visiting PopCap’s web site from their mobiles.

Pacific Crest Securities analyst forecasts that the US online casual market will nearly double in the next two years, hitting US$725 million in 2008. Gamespot has the report. Sony’s President and CEO Jack Tretton begs to differ.

GameDailyBiz reports that veteran developers at MumboJumbo have set out on their own to form a new company called Slapdash Games.

Shigeru Miyamoto: We don’t look at casual versus the hardcore. Words of wisdom from this Nintendo legend. More at The Mercury News.

Mobile Entertainment churns out a “20 hot trends in mobile gaming” piece. Gotta love Item 20: We love journalists.