Playfish: Social game developers 'must act responsibly'
Speaking at today's Casual Games Forum, Playfish CEO Kristian Segestrale said that social gaming has the potential to revolutionise the casual games industry - but only if developers act responsibly.
'Flash market is almost double the size of console business'
CGF: Speaking in a session at the Casual Games Forum this afternoon, in-game ad company GameJacket's Simon Jones has revealed figures suggesting the casual games market outshines the traditional console market: with almost twice as many active players.
iPhone devs say Apple beats Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft as a format-holder
UK iPhone developers speaking at today's Casual Games Forum in London took the chance to praise Apple's work as a newly-established format holder, saying the firm often beats established console vendors in its dealings with studios.
'Flash will become casual platform of choice,' says Boonty boss
CGF: In his opening keynote of today's Casual Games Forum, Boonty and cafe.com CEO Mathieu Nouzareth predicted that Flash will soon become the main platform for the delivery of online casual games.
EVENT GUIDE: Casual Games Forum
In just a week's time, London will play host to the inaugural Casual Games Forum - a one-day event dedicated to the business of casual games. Here, we provide a complete guide to the event, including details on each session, speakers and how to take part.
Cafe.com and Boonty boss keynoting Casual Games Forum
Mathieu Nouzareth, CEO, cafe.com and Boonty, has signed up to keynote next week’s Casual Games Forum.
FEATURE: Games studios reveal first secrets of iPhone development
London will play host to one of the first public gatherings of iPhone games developers later this month, during the Casual Games Forum held on October 30th as part of 2008’s London Games Festival – and in anticipation of the event we caught up with the panellists for a few words of insight.
Speakers roster for Casual Games Forum grows
Key execs from the cutting edge of casual games development have been signed up to speak at this month's Casual Games Forum in London.
A Forum for all
Over the last few years casual games have become an accepted part of the games industry as a whole. This has been reflected by the interest in casual gaming at our Develop Conference in Brighton and that’s certainly one of the things that has prompted us to launch this new one-day event.
New casual games event hits UK
The UK is to host a new, high-profile event dedicated to the business of casual games in October.
