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Where the Best Free Casual Gaming Online Comes From

Ever Wondered How that Great Title Got Made?

Nicholas Ward
Some of the best casual gaming titles today have been created in the bedroom of a bored consumer tired of the trend, or looking to break into the market. Indie game development has risen in the last decade. It was last recorded at %62 of gamers playing games online in 2007, and of that %62 another whopping %85 claim to have later purchased physical media for their games. As of 2007 there where a reported 217 million gamers online and %85 of them purchased at least one of their casual games.
Where the best free casual gaming online comes from: The market.

With such a massive market share, casual gaming is becoming a trend that can't be ignored. The potential for anyone trying to break into the industry is massive. Indie developers like 'Pop Cap' games have shattered all the barriers in the industry and built million dollar businesses on the internet. Pop Cap games entrance titles where all very simple like Bejeweled. Some of the top games on the internet today include Bejeweled, Luxor, My Kingdom For The Princess, and Jewel Quest, all very simple games.

Where the best free casual gaming online comes from: The audience.

Why have these specific games captivated so many in such short time? The answer, the Internet is making gaming, either casual from boredom or just for fun across the web, a new venue for an audience of billions. Without ever getting a licensing agreement, one can simply place a game on Stumble upon and based on its merit people will not only 'Like' it, but also bookmark it and return to play again.

Where the best free casual gaming online comes from: The casual gamer.

What does this mean for you the casual gamer? It means that the world is changing, the markets are changing, and it's become easier then ever to get great new titles to you. With a massive player base, in game advertising seems to be becoming a great medium for a quick ROI.

Where the best free casual gaming online comes from: The indie developer.

What does this mean for you soon to be indie developers working in your basement? It means that you can publish content, pictures, movies, and more, about your game. In doing so you are drawing in potential players, users, and later purchasers, from the comfort of your own home, and all while your game is still in development.

Using a blog or an open venue like Associated Content you can publish updates to your work online, and receive advertising revenue to continue your work. Once your work is finished you will already have amassed an audience of thousands, possibly millions to partake of the enjoyment your game can bring.

A massively popular title earning an excellent amount in advertising revenue is also sure to get at least a few offers from online publishers such as Steam, E-Games, or even Yahoo Games. The time is now and the market is ripe with the fruits of your labor just waiting to be picked from the tree of life.

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Published by Nicholas Ward

From the time Nicholas Ward was old enough to hold a screw driver Nicholas Ward has been taking things apart just to see how they work, and as Nicholas Ward got older, Nicholas Ward found he could repair the...  View profile

  • Some of the best games on the web came from your basement.
  • The success of a game relies a lot on the pre game marketing efforts put into it.
  • The internet is the best place to find great new games created by people just like you.
The Internet was just becoming popular in the early 90's and by the end of that decade casual online games where in abundance, coming in the form of board games, card games, and puzzle bobble clones.

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  • Mary Kirkland1/14/2011

    Very good article.

  • JENNY FINNEY10/21/2010

    Love the article. Very informative

  • Tiffany Booth10/7/2010

    Great article Nicholas =0)

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