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E3: Indie Co-op Puzzler Tiny Brains Confirmed for Next-gen

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The experiment continues in booth 2359, South Hall, as developers behind Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series and EA’s Dead Space 3 show new demo, announce platforms at E3

MONTREAL— May 23, 2013 — Spearhead Games, a new independent game studio founded by former EA and Ubisoft® developers, today announced that its upcoming co-op action puzzler Tiny Brains is planned for a next-gen console release following its initial release this fall and will be on show at E3 in the South Hall, booth 2359.The game was first revealed at PAX East this year, where attendees were invited to team up as super-powered lab animals and participate in a grand experiment to make a truly cooperative game.

To schedule a press demo to play Tiny Brains at E3, please contact spearheadgames@triplepointpr.com. Continue reading →

PlayFirst Takes Puzzle-match Gameplay to New Depths with Deep Sea Deli on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

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Leading Mobile Game Studio Dives in with Lovable Characters, Limitless Play, Friendly Competition and a Boat-load of Mystery Meat

SAN FRANCISCO – April 25, 2013 – PlayFirst® Inc., a global leader in mobile games for family and friends, today announced Deep Sea Deli, a quirky puzzle-match arcade title, available now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. In addition to introducing a new and endearing PlayFirst character, Narly the Narwhal, Deep Sea Deli advances the puzzle-match genre by being the first game to combine limitless play-sessions with strategic depth and social competition, all in an undersea setting filled with lighthearted and witty humor.

Players can download Deep Sea Deli for free on the App Store or view the game in action with the official trailer. Continue reading →

Media Advisory: PlayFirst Sneaks Peek at New Game with Character Gossip Blog whatsinthewater.com

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SAN FRANCISCO – April 22, 2013 – PlayFirst® Inc., the global leader in mobile games for family and friends, today unveiled the mysterious website whatsinthewater.com to build interest for its newest game launching on April 25, 2013. The gossip blog will reveal new characters from PlayFirst’s upcoming game and offer a window into the subaquatic storyline. Each day until the game’s launch, an anonymous blogger will dish up the details on one character’s role in the dramatic community of meat-eating fish. So far, the reporter has divulged that a shipwreck has broken through the bubbling seas, raining crates of collateral on swimmers below. Continue reading →

Twelve of Pocket Gamer’s Top 50 International Game Developers Use Cocos2d-x Game Engine

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Cross-platform open-source mobile game engine powers some of the most prestigious mobile developers worldwide

BEIJING – April 10, 2013 – Cocos2d-x, a leading cross-platform open-source 2D game engine, is powering games for a dozen of the 2013 PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Mobile Game Developers, including Disney Mobile, Gree, Konami, Zynga, Wooga, Gamevil and DeNA. The engine powers hit mobile games like Diamond Dash, City of Wonder, Zenonia 5 and Matching with Friends for Facebook, and offers tools for both established and independent developers alike. To date, the engine has been downloaded 300,000 times around the world since its release in 2010. Continue reading →

Storm8 Sweetens Social Arcade Genre with Tile-Matching Game Fruit Mania on iOS

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Juicy adventure features new game modes never before seen in arcade puzzles on mobile

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 9, 2013 - Mobile social gaming leader Storm8 today announced that tile-matching game Fruit Mania is ripe for release. Fruit Mania is the latest game from TeamLava, the Storm8 brand behind hit apps Bubble Mania and Jewel Mania. Following the exotic travels of protagonist Harrison the mouse, the game debuts two new modes for this arcade puzzle genre on mobile. Color Mode lets players focus on matching a particular type of fruit, while Digging Mode challenges players to navigate through the puzzle and unlock hidden charms. Continue reading →

BizBash Adding DoubleDutch’s Social Event App to Its LA and South Florida Conferences

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Leading event-planning media company deploys mobile conference technology to engage attendees, surface leads, and gather insight

NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO – April 8, 2013 – BizBash and DoubleDutch, two leaders in event-planning and event technology, today announced a partnership to power this year’s BizBash IdeaFest conferences in South Florida and Los Angeles with DoubleDutch’s industry-leading social event app, DoubleDutch Events. BizBash (http://www.bizbash.com), the premier source for event-planning news, ideas, and resources online, in print, and face-to-face, brought on DoubleDutch (http://doubledutch.me) to provide customizable tools that drive social engagement among attendees and exhibitors, reveal participant preferences, and generate actionable leads and insights based on real-time in-app behavioral data. Now, BizBash joins the ranks of UBM, Cisco, Eloqua, Roche and other leading international companies as a customer of DoubleDutch, the leading provider of mobile applications for enterprise events and conferences. Continue reading →

Winter Storm Update Blusters onto Kingdom Rush with Frosty New iOS Content

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App of the Year-winning tower defense game gets new levels, enemies, heroes and a (frozen solid) HARD mode

NEW YORK – March 21, 2013 – Publisher Armor Games and developer Ironhide Game Studios today announced the “Winter Storm” update for iOS tower defense classic Kingdom Rush, available for download now on the iTunes App Store. Warlord Ulguk-Kai has managed to unite his bumbling troll army into battle against the peaceful citizens of Linirea. Players must defend the land on brand-new wintry stages, facing troll enemies alongside Viking heroes. While the new content is challenging, it’s a breeze compared to the new Hard Mode… consider this your final warning! With an overall score of 89 on Metacritic and countless accolades from across the gaming realm, this casual tower defender truly belongs on every iDevice. The Kingdom Rush Winter Storm update is free on iPhone and iPad for all existing players. Download the Winter Storm update today! (iPhone link, iPad link)

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SoftKinetic 3D Vision and Gesture Recognition Solutions Now Available on NVIDIA Tegra Processors and Android

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SoftKinetic Executives to Speak at NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – March 18, 2013 – SoftKinetic, the world’s leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, today announced that its DepthSense® 3D camera and iisu® gesture recognition middleware are now compatible with NVIDIA® Tegra® mobile processors and Android, giving developers a formidable opportunity to develop and deploy the most innovative 3D gesture-based applications. Continue reading →