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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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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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Donuts & Outfits & Bears, Oh My! Bumping Bears for iOS is Available Now

Free-to-play virtual pets game lets players of all ages customize and care for cuddly bears

BUNDANG, SOUTH KOREA – April 4, 2012 – LoadComplete, creative mobile and social game developers, today announced the official launch of Bumping Bears, a social virtual pets game for iOS. Previously in Open Beta, Bumping Bears features a variety of fun games and activities for these cuddly creatures and their human Guardians. With over 30 billion(!) combinations of outfits and accessories, there is a unique bear style to match every personality. Bumping Bears is available as a free download with additional purchasable content in the App Store.

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Gamelion Joins Beintoo’s Industry Leading Mobile Engagement and Loyalty Network

Beintoo’s Growing Platform Delivers 14 Tangible Benefits to Mobile Game and App Users each Second

 

SAN FRANCISCO – April 3, 2012 – Beintoo, the innovative company behind the leading loyalty rewards and user engagement platform for mobile games and apps, announced today at the ad:tech conference the addition of games developer Gamelion to the Beintoo publisher network. Gamelion joins a wide range of game and app developers that have integrated with the Beintoo platform.

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Universal Movie Tycoon Now Available on the iTunes App Store

Build and Manage a Big-Screen Backlot in the Cinema Sim Game

TORONTO – March 30, 2012 – Fuse Powered Inc. (Fuse), in partnership with Beach Cooler Games and Universal Partnerships & Licensing, today announced the release of Universal Movie Tycoon for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Free to download on the iTunes App Store, this builder offers a unique cinematic twist on the casual sim genre. Players take the reins of Hollywood’s most famous backlot in the world’s largest working movie studio, building Universal Pictures from the ground up, and making versions of beloved blockbusters like E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, The Mummy, Jurassic Park and Bridget Jones’s Diary.

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Fitocracy Opens to All with Launch of Social Platform for Fitness on the App Store

NEW YORK – March 29, 2012 – Fitocracy, the social platform that gets you addicted to fitness, leaves private beta today with the launch of the free Fitocracy app, available for download from the iOS App Store.  The highly-anticipated app arrives as the world’s fastest growing and most active online fitness community eclipses a quarter of a million users since launching in February 2011. By tying the level-up and quest mechanics of popular RPG games to fitness goals, Fitocracy gets users of any fitness level excited and addicted to working out.

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