Tag: ios game

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

DSD PF Mailchimpz 3000

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

For Science!! Sporos “Discovery Lab” Out Now for iOS and Android; Alien Hive “Blitz Mode” Hatching Soon

appxplore_HYBRID_Sporos_AH_v5

Surpassing 1 million downloads, biological puzzler Sporos is a Google Play Staff Pick

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – April 19, 2013 – Appxplore today announced Discovery Lab, a brand new mode for Sporos, the puzzle game for iOS and Android that’s equal parts relaxing and brain-bending. The Discovery Lab adds a new twist that will challenge veteran players and amateur scientists alike: the robust new Phago Cell needs to be infected twice with Sporos seeds, from two different directions at once. The developer’s other puzzle game, Alien Hive, will also gain a major content update, “Blitz Mode,” which is essentially a brand new game within the game. Players will experience faster, more fluid action with an imaginative spin on Alien Hive’s sliding-tile gameplay. Check out the Blitz Mode teaser trailer, below, and explore the spores in Sporos, out now for iOS and Android.

[Alien Hive — Blitz Mode trailer]

Continue reading For Science!! Sporos “Discovery Lab” Out Now for iOS and Android; Alien Hive “Blitz Mode” Hatching Soon

Groundbreaking Space MMO Vendetta Online Now Available on iPad

vologo.print.distributionDownload Today for Seamless MMO Gameplay Between PC, Mac, Linux, Android, and iPad

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – April 17, 2013 – Guild Software, the veteran independent gaming studio, today announced the release of Vendetta Online for the iPad. Now, iPad users can pilot their own spaceships through a vast interstellar gaming universe and compete in intense real-time PvP combat for a mobile PC-Grade MMO experience.

Continue reading Groundbreaking Space MMO Vendetta Online Now Available on iPad

PlayFirst Powers Up Mobile Game Expertise, Hires Industry Veteran Tom Hall

PlayFirst logo

From DOOM to Dash®, Hall brings award-winning experience to leading mobile game developer

SAN FRANCISCO – April 3, 2013 – PlayFirst® Inc., the global leader in mobile games for family and friends, today announced that Tom Hall has joined the company as a principal designer. Hall brings proven experience in game design, character development, and quest creation across multiple platforms to PlayFirst. In addition to creating such global hits as DOOM and the Wolfenstein 3D series, Hall has also designed several puzzle games, pioneered gaming genres, and won over 60 professional industry accolades and awards. Continue reading PlayFirst Powers Up Mobile Game Expertise, Hires Industry Veteran Tom Hall

GDC 2013: Megapop Games Announce Trolls vs Vikings, Debut Game from Startup Indie Developer, Founded by Former Funcom and Artplant Veterans

banner_TvV_logo

Groundbreaking tower defense game pits peace-loving Trolls against angry Gods and Vikings of Norse mythology

OSLO, Norway — March 21, 2013 —Look out, here comes yet another stuffy announcement about an indie development studio formed by gaming veterans! Let me guess… they have groundbreaking new features that will turn the industry on its head? Well buckle in… here we go again!

Megapop, a startup studio founded by former Funcom (Age of Conan, The Longest Journey) and Artplant (Battlestar Galactica Online) developers, today unveiled Trolls vs Vikings, their debut game mobile / PC puzzle game, which will be demonstrated at GDC 2013.

Continue reading GDC 2013: Megapop Games Announce Trolls vs Vikings, Debut Game from Startup Indie Developer, Founded by Former Funcom and Artplant Veterans

Raft Pirates Plunder the Mobile High Seas

raftpirates_whitelogo_bg

6waves’s mobile MMO out now on the App Store

SAN FRANCISCO – Feb. 28, 2013 – Leading global and mobile social game publisher 6waves, and Big Blue Bubble, the biggest, baddest buccaneers of game development, today announced the launch of Raft Pirates, an MMO featuring adorable robot pirates made just for mobile devices. Starting today, sailors can explore the online seas for resources to build armed rafts, plunder other pirate ships for loot, and protect themselves against enemy captains bent on snatching the booty for themselves. Join the Raft Pirates for free on the shores of the App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/raft-pirates/id539098940 Continue reading Raft Pirates Plunder the Mobile High Seas

MEDIA ADVISORY: PlayFirst Rings in the Holidays with Winter Wonderland Updates for Diner Dash and Mall Stars on iOS

PlayFirst company and game logos

SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 21, 2012 – PlayFirst® Inc. the global leader in mobile games for family and friends, today unveiled seasonal updates for Diner Dash® and Mall Stars™ on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini that offer a holiday-themed haul of exciting new content for both games. Continue reading MEDIA ADVISORY: PlayFirst Rings in the Holidays with Winter Wonderland Updates for Diner Dash and Mall Stars on iOS

CocoaChina/Chukong and Z2Live Announce Strategic Publishing Partnership

Alliance formed to help launch popular western mobile games into the Chinese market

BEIJING and SEATTLE – Dec. 6, 2012 – Leading international mobile developer CocoaChina/Chukong and Seattle-based game developer Z2Live today announced a strategic partnership to bring Z2Live’s games to the Chinese mobile gaming market. Per the agreement, Z2Live will leverage CocoaChina/Chukong’s local expertise in game design, monetization, distribution, and piracy prevention to introduce its popular mobile games to the lucrative, yet highly complex Chinese mobile gaming market. Continue reading CocoaChina/Chukong and Z2Live Announce Strategic Publishing Partnership