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Casual Gaming EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag EA buys Playfish for HUGE MONEY 24 A little factoid that usually cruises under "hardcore" gamers' radar is that casual games make money. Make a lot of money. So much money that casual game company execs regularly regularly take mo... Deca Sports coming to the DS 2 Deca Sports has wildly been popular on the Wii for some time now. The first one sold over a million copies in North America and the sequel was released just two months ago. Now, Deca Sports is he... Fast Food Panic brings back some tough memories 4 Prior to my illustrious career as a games blogger, in my younger years,  I had the pleasure of working in the food service industry. Wait, "food service industry" is how I'm putting it? More... Iron Chef Wii is frightening, totally insane 41 I know what you expected from an Iron Chef videogame, but that's not what this is. Instead of shoehorning the Food Network television show into a Wii Waggle, Cooking Mama-style formula game -- w... Madasgascar gets a kart racer 13 Kart racing. It's pretty much the genre equivalent of the village bicycle. Not everyone has had a ride quite yet, but we're getting there and there's only a few franchises that are still waiting ... Wii Fit Plus jumps the shark... and then weighs it 22 Get ready to add crazy cat ladies and people with one too many dogs in their homes to the long list of Wii owners. For many people keeping their pets healthy is almost as important as keeping the... Wii Sports Resort bundle with second Wii M+ coming soon 7 Starting October 12 and continuing until supplies run out, Nintendo will be offering a Wii Sports Resort bundle that includes an extra Wii MotionPlus accessory for $59.99. Ordinarily, the two wou... Tetris Friends has instant six person multiplayer...sort of 17 We at Destructoid have recently spent an alarming amount of our free time dicking around with Tetris Friends, a free, online collection of Tetris modes with Mario Kart Wii-esque skill level syste... 1 vs. 100 opening up for XBL Silver members this weekend 8 The oddly beloved trivia game 1 vs. 100 Live is going to be available to those with an Xbox LIVE Silver subscription once again starting this Friday and continuing through Sunday. However, this t... PopCap announces Bookworm Adventures 2 is on the way 12 After Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap had me pretty much signed on for life. Since then, I've spent a considerable amount of time paddling around in their backcatalogue, and I'm not ashamed to admit t... 'Casual' game developer hates the word 'casual' 36 The term "casual" has been thrown around entirely too much ever since the meaningless buzzword was invented and subsequently used as a byword for "crap." Gladly, I'm not the o... Walk It Out is so terribly exciting it hurts 36 Are you ready for the most over enthusiastic trailer you've ever seen? No, I mean are you really ready? You're about to be blown over by enthusiasm for a game no one should be that enthusiastic a... PopCap introduces WoW themed Peggle .... for free! 12 While I'm not big World of Warcraft fan, I do love me some Peggle, so I'll pretty much take any opportunity to play new levels. Hot on the heels of the announcement that you can now play Peggle w... 'Demo Play' feature coming to DS titles as well 39 Last month, Nintendo's new "Demo Play" feature was announced. You know, the one where players can skip past a particularly challenging section of a game? A Nikkei newspaper story says t... Suda 51: 'Middle audience' crucial to Japan game biz 24 The Japanese games industry is suffering from a bit of a slump at the moment, but one man has the answer. Eccentric creator of weird games, Suda 51, believe that there is a "middle audience&... Nintendo ditches challenge in their games -- if you want 104 This one is directly from SephirothX's Cblog and I say that early on instead of at the end because I mostly disagree with him about this. See the new New Super Mario Bros. has a feature that was ... SouthPeak is publishing Sushi Go Round for the Wi, DS 3 Sushi Go Round is one of those types of games, like Diner Dash, that has you hustling top speed to serve customers in a restaurant setting before they get pissed at you and leave. This scares me ... Diner Dash: Flo On The Go coming to Nintendo DS 8 Before I did the recent preview of Diner Dash for the Xbox 360, the series was one of those things I was aware was out there, but probably wouldn't have been attracted to to play. After all, the ... Move over, Mama: Activision announces Science Papa 33 I knew it. I knew someone was listening. Right after Majesco trademarked Babysitting Mama, I joked around and said that someone should make a male version of the game. And then Activision announc... Destructoid review: Trixel 5 I've come to really love my iPhone for the bouts of quick and easy gaming it can provide, which comes in especially handy for impatient moments such as waiting in line at the bank. I have a modes... The Dracula Files coming to PC, DS and Wii, also Blackula 4 Ever since that moment of sinous thrill when I thought that Gamecock was bringing a Blackula game to gamers worldwide, I find I react more strongly than before when a game even mentions vampires.... PopCap brings Bejeweled Twist to mobile phones 6 We've played the original Bejeweled Twist and liked it, although it's to be noted that the game is harder than the original Bejeweled and definitely presents a steeper level of challenge. Fans of... The Tudors being made into a casual 'family-friendly' game 6 Oh, this is rich. Even if you have never seen a single episode, surely you've heard of The Tudors, the historical Showtime series about Henry VIII? The one with all the lush, sexually suggestive ... Preview: Diner Dash (Xbox 360) 7 Anyone with a general awareness of casual games has likely heard of or seen Diner Dash, Playfirst's popular restaurant management title that's spawned everything from Wedding Dash to Cooking Dash... We Cheer 2 is a game in which you cheer 17 Yeah, so I really played We Cheer 2 at Namco Bandai’s event yesterday. Listen, I’m about to move out of my parents’ house for the first time in my life and I need the money. So ... Gardening Mama DS demo comes to the Wii 10 Wondering if Mama will be able to skillfully make the transition from the kitchen to the garden? Fire up your Wii and you can grab a a demo of the upcoming DS game, which comes out this May.After... Plants vs Zombies: Coming to your iPhone soon? 7 The new trailer for Plants vs Zombies, which you can see after the jump, confirmed for me that this game is going to rank as one of my most wanted summer titles -- it just looks too funny. It was... Buy Peggle and Peggle Nights together from Steam, save $10 10 As many of you know by now, we here at Destructoid love Peggle, probably in ways that aren't exactly legal in most states. Chances are you've played and loved the addictive puzzle game yourself, ... New Plants vs Zombies trailer jams out with music video 11 I'm convinced that the people at PopCap games are a bunch of geniuses, otherwise how could I somehow be madly in love with a game hosted by a goddamn unicorn? I've been fascinated with their newe... Wii Fit MURDERS innocent man 48 The Telegraph, Britain's most passive-aggressive newspaper, is today reporting that a 25-year-old man has died playing Wii Fit, proving that "casual games" are a bad idea. Tim Eves, who... Brooker: Games must 'exploit our humblest fantasies' 18 British satirist and columnist Charlie Brooker has written a typically eloquent and reasonable piece about videogames for The Guardian, where he discusses the popularity of gaming when compared t... Miyamoto claims the GameCube made him 'sad' 44 If there's one thing I sense from Nintendo this generation, it's that they love to sit back and preen themselves, pretending the Wii wasn't an accidental success story, that they planned it all a... PopCap's first screen from Plants vs Zombies shambles on in 6 One look at PopCap's shiny, blatantly colorful homepage and I still wince out of habit, for it all seems so CASUAL. Yes, I know, I cast it around like a dirty word, but you'll forgive me if I adm... Square Enix chats bollocks about 'casual' games 12 The farcical "casual games" conversation has come up once again, with RPG publisher Square Enix looking to fully exploit the market. Not put off by the fact that a large amount of its n... PopCap acquires Small Arms developer Gastronaut Studios 5 Casual gaming king PopCap Games sent out word earlier today that it has acquired indie developer Gastronaut Studios. If that name doesn't ring any bells, chances are you've heard of some of the t... Amazon.com launches its own casual games store 2 Amazon.com kicks off a new feature today with their Casual Games Store, which offers a large selection of downloadable games all priced at $9.99 or less. Gamasutra chatted with Greg Hart, Amazon'... PopCap hits up PSN with five titles 8 I'm sure many of you will look at this post and think, "Bleah, what do I care about that casual crap?" You know what? You are totally missing out. Admit it: there is always a time when ... PSP version of PixelJunk Monsters to have '50 percent more content' 12 PixelJunk Monsters came along at an opportune time for me: just having maxed out my character in Puzzle Quest and finished the adventure, I was feeling a little lost after having that perfect cas... The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity gets an action trailer 5 The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity is one of those games for me where every time I watch the trailer, I find myself caught somewhere between thinking that it's too casual/cutesy for my tastes and th... Magic Ball hits the PS3 today 12  I have to admit brick-breaking gameplay isn't really something I'm that into, but at the very least Creat Studios has created a clean and handsome looking game. Hitting the PSN store today ... Ubisoft says the Wii is for girls 44 Because dividing people by gender is lots of fun for everyone, Ubisoft is claiming that the Wii is a "girl-driven" system, something which the publisher's senior brand manager, Ann Hami... Amazon reveals the worst 'best of' list ever 51 In this time of 'best of' lists, Amazon has trumped all others by revealing what is perhaps the most depressing one I've ever seen. In its list of top gaming products, everything is Wii-related, ... Wii Music, Summer Sports and other rubbish get dumped on by the Associated Press 28 As 2008 enters its final few days, the upstanding journalistic folks of the Associated Press have decided to take a huge ceremonial dump on what it believes are five of the very worst games of th... Pool Revolution: Cue Sports is cheaper than a billiards table 5 I have an asshole of a brother-in-law that has a huge mini-mansion with too many rooms.  The "front" room is massive -- like two stories high -- and would be my dream billiards roo... Casual gaming site PlaySEGA.com officially launched 3 Earlier this year, Sega put up a beta casual gaming site, but it has just now officially went live.PlaySEGA.com is packed with web games for you to waste your day with. It's free to sign up for a... The new Japanese Let's Tap commercials are so happy 7 [video]113674:827[/video] I truly love my job here at Destructoid. I thank the robot gods daily for my role here. But, wow, am I having a sh*tty morning here. Nothing is going right.Luckily, this... PopCap Games teases gore-less 'zombie apocalypse' game 15 I have a confession to make: on a recent trip to the West Coast, I spent the entirety of my flight playing PopCap's Bejewled Twist. We're talking somewhere in the vicinity of five hours. Oh, and ... Casual gaming will make consoles extinct? 43 That's the claim coming from a digital marketing company which insists that there is no innovation on consoles and as such, they are working on borrowed time. The company, known as Clickz, is cla... Gimme Golf open beta now, uh, open 7 Early on in my blogging career at Destructoid, I told you about an online golf game called Gimme Golf. At the time, its developers, Skill Technology, were taking sign-ups for a closed beta. Accor... The new Bejeweled is hard! Hands-on with Bejeweled Twist 10 After unveiling Bejeweled Twist at a recent event in Seattle, PopCap presented press and industry people with the chance to get their hands on the follow-up to the immensely popular puzzle game. ... Bejeweled Twist announced, released, twisted 10 Dozens of game journalists, bloggers, and industry types came together at an event in Seattle last night. Drinks flowed freely, hors d'oeuvres were devoured, and sexy hostesses served guests as s... New Scene It game on the horizon, first game to use Avatars 11 Here's good news for movie trivia buffs like me who enjoy shamelessly humiliating their friends and loved ones. A second Scene It? title has been announced by Microsoft today. Subtitled, Box Offi... Forbes asks if hardcore gamers still matter 23 How important are we as hardcore gamers to the videogame industry now? We're definitely the most outspoken, and we definitely buy the most games, but it seems like the industry has moved their f... Peggle to go mobile, batteries to die mid-call 7 I just came back from an industry event where we seemed to talk more about casual game Peggle than the games we were there to see. Sorry about that, event holders. We liked your games! There's ju... Unholy unity: Bejeweled added to World of Warcraft 13 One of the first signs of the end times is now official as two of the most popular games ever are working in tandem with each other to erase your existence from this planet.If you're a World of W... Peggle 2: Peggle Nights is out! 22 I know what you're thinking. Why is Destructoid, which is known for its "hardcore gaming community," talking about a casual game like Peggle? Well, it seems that there is a quiet follow... James Patterson calls casual games 'sloppy' 5 James Patterson thinks his videogames based on the Women’s Murder Club series are a better experience than what is typically offered on the casual market. Develop is reporting that in an En... Canadian dev Big Blue Bubble to bring Hockey Allstar Shootout to WiiWare 6 This September, NHL 2K9 is going to be the first simulation hockey game on the Wii. But if you’re looking for some non-simulation hockey action on the family-friendly console, boy, have I g... Carnival Games: Mini-Golf will include more skin types 6 Carnival Games is the butt of a lot of jokes here at Destructoid. If we ever need to draw a funny metaphor for a game that possesses zero personality or design initiative, Carnival Games is a pre... Casually Hardcore: Extending the olive branch to "casual gamers" 16 A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to take in a panel at one of the less reported gaming events, Casual Connect. The thing to understand about this kind of event is that it's more of a con in ... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Dive in! meetup+play for a chance to win a PC Win this! Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com Reviews & Previews Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles review Left 4 Dead 2 review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review EyePet review more reviews Online Lessons 101 Monster Slaying in Monster Hunter Tri Hooking onto, under and above Just Cause 2 PS3's 256-player MAG Rooms The Main Building Skate 3 more previews - The Dtoid Army is 50636 strong -