AppStori Unveils Community Platform to Discover, Fund and Support Mobile Innovation

Mobile App Builders and Consumers Collaborate in the Process

NEW YORK – May 1, 2012 – AppStori today announced the launch of its community and funding platform dedicated to mobile app development, where consumers can browse and contribute to the creation of innovative mobile projects before they reach the app store. Using AppStori, mobile enthusiasts can discover original app ideas from a catalog of pre-screened projects and support them in a variety of ways: by making a financial contribution, providing user feedback and engagement, offering their services, and promoting them with social tools. Projects currently featured on AppStori include mobile apps for gaming, social discovery, health, politics and social causes. A listing of launch projects can be found on: http://www.AppStori.com.

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Ninja Fishing Gets Fatter for iPad with Over 4 Million Players

Gamenauts releases universal update on iTunes App Store

SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 23, 2012 – Gamenauts today announced that their mega hit iOS game, Ninja Fishing, is now fit to set sail on all iOS devices! After doubling its content—a new world and new fish—since launch, a universal update has since been made available on the iTunes App Store and is free for a limited time!
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Train For Magic Chess Mastery In The Lost Shapes Lite

REGENSBURG, Germany – April 17, 2012 – dreamfab and RockAByte today released a free version of their magical iOS puzzle game, The Lost Shapes, on the iTunes App Store. Get a glimpse of how to master the game of skill and wit by downloading the lite version for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch here: http://itunes.apple.com/app/the-lost-shapes-lite/id503868363?mt=8

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Last Chance to Enter Atari’s Pong® Indie Developer Challenge is April 15, 2012

Submission Period for Pong Contest Ends 11:59PM EST Sunday Night

LOS ANGELES – April 12, 2012 – Atari today reminded mobile developers that the deadline to submit an entry to the Pong® Indie Developer Challenge is this Sunday, April 15, 2012. Submissions will be accepted up until 11:59PM EST on Sunday, after which up to 20 semi-finalists will be selected and announced on April 24, 2012. Developers looking to submit their entry should visit: http://atari.com/pong-indie-developer-challenge-entry-form.

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Hothead Games Celebrates Another Big Win by Growing the Perfect Playoff Beard

VANCOUVER, Canada – April 11, 2012 – Today, the best hockey teams in North America get ready to hit the ice for the long playoff run that will decide who will enjoy the ultimate Big Win. The only thing longer than the final stages of this annual event will be the signature playoff beards grown by the players themselves.

To coincide with this hairy tradition, Hothead Games is pleased to announce the release of Big Win Hockey for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, giving fans an opportunity to go on their own playoff run each and every day.  Players can create their own dream team, boost their puck-handling, shooting, and skating with Big Win cards, compete against opponents around the world, and get ready to hoist the Daily Trophy.

And because the quality of your beard matters to us, the facial hair experts at Hothead Games have devised a list of their top pro-grooming tips to ensure your beard is looking good.
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PeakourTM Ap(pea)rs on the iOS App Store Today from Gotta Pea®

Pea-themed parkour puzzler offers challenging family fun on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

HARRISBURG, Pa. – April 5, 2012 Gotta Pea, LLC, developer of family-friendly mobile and social online games, today announced its first iOS title, Peakour™ has jumped out of the pod and onto the iTunes App Store. This physics-based puzzler—the first in a line of pea-themed Gotta Pea® games—asks players to strategically maneuver pieces of junk to get from start to finish without falling into the yucky Zompea pit below.

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By the Power of Indie Development… Saturday Morning RPG Hits the App Store!

Epic 80s-Inspired RPG Now Available for iOS; Downloading is Only Half the Battle

Mighty Rabbit logoRALEIGH, N.C. – April 5, 2012 – Mighty Rabbit Studios, an independent mobile game developer based in North Carolina’s bustling Research Triangle Park, has announced the launch of their first title for iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod®touch: Saturday Morning RPG (SMRPG). An episodically epic role-playing game inspired by the best cartoons and pop culture icons the 80s had to offer, SMRPG is a love-letter to all your best childhood weekend memories. To take up the fight against the forces of retro evil, download the first episode of SMRPG from the App Store today for free.
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Get Out Your Fly Swatters – Pocket God Episode 44 Infests the App Store with Locusts

iOS Hit’s Next Apocalypse-themed Update Torments Pygmies with a Plague of Flying Insects

SAN FRANCISCO – April 4, 2012 – What’s that buzzing noise? Is that a low-hanging cloud coming in? Oh, it’s just a plague of locusts descending on the Pygmies of Pocket God! The Aztec calendar on Apocalypse Island continues to count down in Pocket God Episode 44: The Perfect Swarm, opening a new room in the island’s temple that houses the plague’s source – the locust queen! Available on the iTunes App Store today, Pocket God’s latest content update brings insect-riddled fun as well as a new Mondo Skin Pack to the hit iOS phenomenon.

To utilize the power of the locust swarm, players must access the temple on Apocalypse Island and feed a Pygmy to the locust queen. Impregnated with locusts, the queen’s belly will rumble and players can press it to send locusts spewing out of her tail. The swarm is immediately under the players control, able to be swiped around the screen for deadly effect.
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