Hotel Transylvania Dash Extends the Movie Experience for Fans to Enjoy Anywhere, Any Time
SAN FRANCISCO – September 19, 2012 – PlayFirst® Inc. today announced the launch of Hotel Transylvania Dash®, the official iPhone, iPad and iPod touch game for the Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D animated comedy, Hotel Transylvania. The movie is set to open Friday, September 28, in the United States. Continue reading PlayFirst Launches Official iPhone, iPad & iPod touch Game for Hotel Transylvania Movie
Chinese mobile game developer and publisher Chukong/CocoaChina declared a leader in mobile category
HONG KONG – September 17, 2012 – Red Herring announced its Top 100 award in recognition of the leading private companies from Asia, celebrating these startups’ innovations and technologies across their respective industries. Chukong/CocoaChina was selected as one of this year’s Red Herring 100 Asia winners. Red Herring’s Top 100 Asia list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work. Continue reading Chukong/CocoaChina selected as a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Asia
New puzzle line-drawing game from Powerful Robot Games challenges the best problem-solvers in the universe
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – September 13, 2012 – Mobile developer Powerful Robot Games today announced the launch of Space Holiday on the iTunes App Store. In development since 2007, Space Holiday blends line-drawing and puzzle solving into a space-age adventure. With fun, cartoony artwork and simple touch controls, Space Holiday is a perfect pick-up-and-play game for puzzle fans and casual gamers of all ages. Download Space Holiday today on the App Store for $0.99 on iPhone and $1.99 on iPad, or sample the free version. Continue reading Planetary Puzzlers! Space Holiday Blasts Off for iOS Devices Today
Frima’s first educational entertainment apps available on iPad, Android tablets and Kindle Fire
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA – September 6, 2012 – Frima Studio, Canada’s largest independently owned game developer, today announced the official debut of their CosmoCamp children’s brand with the launch of the first two apps from the CosmoCamp universe. Designed with input from child development specialists, the CosmoCamp apps are intended as educational entertainment for toddlers (ages 2-3) and pre-schoolers (ages 4-5). CosmoCamp: Picnic Problems interactive storybook, and CosmoCamp: Coloring Book, are available today for iPad and Android tablets, and are coming soon to Kindle Fire for $3.99 each.
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Use 360-Degree Controls to Solve Tricky Levels in Newly Released Free Platformer
MEXICO CITY – September 6, 2012 – Televisa Home Entertainment and Efecto Studios have announced the release of Grabbity, a new puzzle-platforming game with 360 degrees of control, for iOS devices. Grabbity, which puts players in control of a heroic Grabbian on a quest to save his planet, is available now, for free, for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Players can download the game and challenge all 80 levels of Grabbity’s world, where gravity is only a temporary state. Continue reading Grab Grabbity for iOS Devices Today
#1 strategy game on iPad receives new maps, bug fixes, and novice difficulty mode
LONDON – September 4, 2012 – Mobile developer Rubicon Development today announced the first major update for their hit mobile title, Great Big War Game, in addition to launching the game on the Steam platform for PC. A sequel to their iOS hit Great Little War Game, Great Big War Game delivers casual strategy gaming with over 40 hours of gameplay in the single player campaign alone. Today’s update will bring nine new multiplayer maps for players to battle on, adding even more variety to the turn-based warfare. A new “novice mode” is also being introduced, where players will be able to play without the fog of war obscuring their view of the battlefield. Great Big War Game is available now on the App Store for $2.99 and on Steam for $9.99. Continue reading Great Big War Game Mobile Content Update Out Now, Also Available on Steam
The creators of Sprinkle are back with a frantic, fruit-filled adventure
MALMÖ, Sweden – August 30, 2012 – Mediocre, the team behind last year’s award-winning Sprinkle, is excited to announce today the launch of Granny Smith on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, featuring exclusive effects on NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 devices. A whimsical blend of racing and platforming, Granny Smith puts players in the skates of a radical grandma as she rolls, soars and crashes through walls to get her stolen apples back from a chubby little thief. With 36 hand-crafted levels, three playable characters and integrated leaderboards, Granny Smith offers hours of fun to gamers of all ages, including the approximately 6 million players who downloaded the paid and free versions of Sprinkle and Sprinkle Jr. in the past year. Continue reading Take a Bite out of Granny Smith, Available Now on iOS and Android
Key Partners GREE, Booyah, Kabam and Crowdstar Kiosks Now Available to Game Developers
SAN FRANCISCO – August 28, 2012 – Chartboost (www.chartboost.com)—the platform for game developers to reach more gamers and make more money without the need of a traditional ad network—today announced the launch of its expanded Kiosk program. Chartboost’s Kiosks enable any game developer to increase revenue by engaging with major mobile game companies GREE, Booyah, Kabam and Crowdstar. Continue reading Chartboost Expands Kiosk Program, Creates New Revenue Opportunities for Mobile Game Developers