Tag: App Store

Frag with Friends! Great Big War Game Brings Casual Strategy to iOS and Android with Truly Cross-Platform Battles

 

Sequel to the award-winning (but much smaller) Great Little War Game, armchair generals can now wage multiplayer warfare any time, in any place

LONDON – July 18, 2012 – Mobile developer Rubicon Development today announced the launch of Great Big War Game on the iTunes App Store and on Android’s Google Play for $2.99. The sequel to their iOS hit Great Little War Game, Great Big War Game blends casual-yet-robust strategy gaming with a lighthearted graphical style reminiscent of plastic toy soldiers. With a greatly expanded single-player campaign, brand new online multiplayer and a whole raft of other cool new features, there’s plenty to please the 2.5 million strong player base from the first game. Download Great Big War Game today on iOS from the App Store or grab it for Android from Google Play. Continue reading Frag with Friends! Great Big War Game Brings Casual Strategy to iOS and Android with Truly Cross-Platform Battles

PunchBox Studios Makes a Second Splash in the App Store with Fishing Joy 2

Leading mobile game developer’s sequel to hit game Fishing Joy launches today

 


BEIJING – July 12, 2012 –

Leading Chinese mobile game developer PunchBox Studios today announced the launch of Fishing Joy 2 (International Edition), an addictively fun underwater game for iOS devices. After reeling in over 85 million downloads worldwide with their original title Fishing Joy, PunchBox continues to bring mobile gamers casual, relaxing gameplay with a sequel that adds plenty of new features to the Fishing Joy experience.

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Chartboost and TinyCo Announce Program to Drive New Game Development on Amazon’s Kindle Fire Platform

By Incorporating Chartboost’s Powerful Interstitials, Developers Can Net $21 eCPMs & $2.50 Per Install

SAN FRANCISCO – July 9, 2012 – Chartboost (www.chartboost.com) — a leading technology platform that drives distribution power for iOS and Android apps — and TinyCo (www.tinyco.com) — a popular mobile game developer with several hit titles, including Tiny Monsters, Tiny Village, and Tiny Zoo Friends — today announced a program to accelerate growth and deliver increased revenue opportunities to game developers on Amazon’s Kindle Fire platform.

“Developers were thrilled when we announced a similar deal with TinyCo on iOS last November, and the response was overwhelming,” said Maria Alegre, CEO and co-founder of Chartboost. “Chartboost and TinyCo have seen the enormous potential of Kindle Fire games and hope to incent first-mover advantage with this uniquely attractive deal.”
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The wait is over. Vampire Season has begun on the App Store!

 

6waves and Brainz bring horror, pop culture, tower defense and real-time strategy to iOS today

SAN FRANCISCO – June 28, 2012 – 6waves and Brainz, Latin America’s newest game creators, today announced the release of their iOS tower defense and real-time strategy game, Vampire Season. Boogiemen, vampires, zombies, and other freaky defenders rise from the dead today to protect the coveted coffin of Dracula sought after by vampire hunters, jocks, interior decorators, and other more-than-likely supernatural haters on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices. It’s up to players’ defense and strategy skills to protect the Count from horde after horde of undesirables. See the game in action in the launch trailer. Vampire Season is available now for free on the App Store.

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Big Win Baseball Hits It Out of the Park!

Hothead Games launches new Big Win Sports game for baseball fans.

VANCOUVER­ – June 27, 2012 – Here’s the wind-up, and the pitch! Hothead Games steps up to the plate and hits a homerun! Feel the excitement of going for the Big Win in Big Win Baseball, the newest game from the Big Win Sports series, available today on the iTunes App Store and Google Play.

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Atari Celebrates 40th Anniversary with New Game Releases and Special Promotions

Infographic and Sizzle Reel Highlight 40 Years of Gaming, Released with Details of Special Giveaways and Events

LOS ANGELES – June 27, 2012 – Atari, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and developers of interactive entertainment, today commemorates its 40th anniversary, which comes on the heels of the recent mobile releases Circus Atari TM and Centipede®: Origins. In celebration of this milestone, Atari has released an infographic highlighting its many pivotal moments in video game history, as well as a sizzle reel with footage from a 1980s commercial and the company’s progression over the years to its recent mobile hits.

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Atari Announces Finalists for the Pong® Indie Developer Challenge

Finalists Guaranteed Cash and iOS Publishing Agreements, Community Voting Opens

LOS ANGELES – June 26, 2012 – Atari, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and developers of interactive entertainment, today revealed finalists in the Pong® Indie Developer Challenge. The developers revealed today will win three-year, revenue-share publishing agreements and cash prizes, which will be awarded based on final ranking, with first place taking home a grand prize of $50,000. All finalists are featured on Atari’s Developer Spotlight, with information about each developer and their submission. Fans can visit the Developer Spotlight and vote for their favorite new Pong concept at www.atari.com/pongdevchallenge/finalists. Continue reading Atari Announces Finalists for the Pong® Indie Developer Challenge

Chartboost Announces 2 Billion Game Sessions Per Month, Adds Chief Revenue Officer to Continue Expansion

Mobile Industry Veteran, Clay Kellogg, to Lead and Scale Business Development Team to Support the Company’s Fast-Growing Publisher Network

SAN FRANCISCO – June 21, 2012 – Chartboost (www.chartboost.com), a disruptive technology platform that powers independence for mobile game developers, today announced that it has hired Clay Kellogg, former head of mobile platform and partnership strategy at Google and Admob Business Development lead, to serve as its Chief Revenue Officer.

Launched in October of last year, Chartboost has been one of the mobile gaming industry’s best-kept secrets. The San Francisco-based company has quietly deployed their technology to over 4,000 app developers, enabling them to negotiate direct deals within the gaming community. The company currently supports over two billion game sessions per month. Continue reading Chartboost Announces 2 Billion Game Sessions Per Month, Adds Chief Revenue Officer to Continue Expansion