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

Save The Last Shred of Humanity in Strikefleet Omega on iOS and Android

6waves and Harebrained Schemes declare war on Earth invaders

SAN FRANCISCO – June 21, 2012 – 6waves and Harebrained Schemes today announced the release of Strikefleet Omega, their new free-to-play mobile strategy game for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android devices that blends fast-paced alien-eradicating action and tactical real-time strategy, as seen in the latest gameplay video. Strikefleet Omega is now available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play and is coming soon to Amazon.

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Play with Your Brain: Trivi.al Hits App Store Today

Super Competitive and Social Trivia Game by MobileFWD Designed to Crunch Craniums

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – June 21, 2012 – Tired of the same old mindless iPhone games where the person who flicks, swipes, or taps the fastest wins? Interested in improving your IQ? Ready to determine who among your friends is the smartest? If you (correctly) answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, Trivi.al (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trivi.al/id528357193?ls=1&mt=8), the new trivia game from independent developer MobileFWD, is for you. Continue reading Play with Your Brain: Trivi.al Hits App Store Today

Brain Candy Releases Dystopian Sci-fi Strategy Game Fray on Steam

Real-time, simultaneous multiplayer offers unique hybrid gameplay

PARIS – June 19, 2012 – Brain Candy, the high fructose independent game developer with 10 members from France, proudly announces the launch of their simultaneous turn based strategy game, Fray, on Steam. A first of its kind, Fray combines the strategic thinking of real-time strategy games with the fast-paced action of shooters to create a new and unique hybrid game unlike anything you’ve played before. To see the action one more time before diving into the future’s most dangerous virtual world, view the explosive trailer on YouTube.

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Pop Culture Melds with Horror to Spawn Vampire Season on iOS This Summer

6waves announces upcoming monstrous tower defense and real-time strategy game

SAN FRANCISCO – June 19, 2012 – Today 6waves and Brainz, Latin America’s rising star game developers, announced their upcoming iOS tower defense/real-time strategy game, Vampire Season. On June 28, players must assemble an army of boogiemen, vampires, zombies, and other aberrations to protect the coveted coffin of Dracula sought after by vampire hunters, jocks, interior decorators, and other “classical” Dracula haters on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices. Continue reading Pop Culture Melds with Horror to Spawn Vampire Season on iOS This Summer

Save Endangered Species in Rescue Reef for iOS, Available Now on the App Store

Fluff Friends Rescue Developer SGN Brings Under-the-Sea Fun to Mobile Gaming

LOS ANGELES – June 19, 2012 – SGN, a leading developer and publisher of cross-platform games, today announced the launch of Rescue Reef, a new under-the-sea title in the hit Fluff Friends Rescue series for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, available now on the Apple App Store. In this free time management game, players rescue endangered sea animals, nurture them to health, and release them back into the wild for rewards. Download the game from the App Store using the following link: http://itunes.apple.com/app/rescue-reef/id530518476 Continue reading Save Endangered Species in Rescue Reef for iOS, Available Now on the App Store

Mobile Battle to Avenge Earth Looms With Strikefleet Omega on iOS and Android

6waves announces new free-to-play space action-strategy mobile game from Harebrained Schemes, the creators of Shadowrun

SAN FRANCISCO – June 18, 2012 – 6waves, a leading global social and mobile game publisher, today announced their upcoming mobile strategy game, Strikefleet Omega, and is putting the recruiting call out to any players willing to defend Humanity against the Hive Queen and her minions. Developed by Harebrained Schemes, the team behind the acclaimed Crimson: Steam Pirates and the original Shadowrun, Strikefleet Omega is a free-to-play game for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android devices that blends fast-paced alien-eradicating action and tactical real-time strategy. Strikefleet Omega will be available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, and Amazon on June 21, 2012.

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