Casual games get serious

Casual games like “Bejeweled” and “Zuma” still don’t attract much attention at the annual E3 trade show here. While people will wait for half an hour or more just to see a short trailer for big games that in some cases are months from release, casual games are little-mentioned and hard to spot on the show floor. But what casual games lack in hipness, they make up for by being cheap to make, addictive and highly profitable.

It’s not really that difficult to figure out what a huge market casual games can be, because sites like Pogo and MS Gaming Zone have become ultra popular. It looks as though we will see more of a sudden influx of these game types though. Read all about it at News.com.