Tag: Mobile Game

Media Advisory: PlayFirst Sneaks Peek at New Game with Character Gossip Blog whatsinthewater.com

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SAN FRANCISCO – April 22, 2013 – PlayFirst® Inc., the global leader in mobile games for family and friends, today unveiled the mysterious website whatsinthewater.com to build interest for its newest game launching on April 25, 2013. The gossip blog will reveal new characters from PlayFirst’s upcoming game and offer a window into the subaquatic storyline. Each day until the game’s launch, an anonymous blogger will dish up the details on one character’s role in the dramatic community of meat-eating fish. So far, the reporter has divulged that a shipwreck has broken through the bubbling seas, raining crates of collateral on swimmers below. Continue reading Media Advisory: PlayFirst Sneaks Peek at New Game with Character Gossip Blog whatsinthewater.com

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

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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.

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

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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.

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Winter Storm Update Blusters onto Kingdom Rush with Frosty New iOS Content

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App of the Year-winning tower defense game gets new levels, enemies, heroes and a (frozen solid) HARD mode

NEW YORK – March 21, 2013 – Publisher Armor Games and developer Ironhide Game Studios today announced the “Winter Storm” update for iOS tower defense classic Kingdom Rush, available for download now on the iTunes App Store. Warlord Ulguk-Kai has managed to unite his bumbling troll army into battle against the peaceful citizens of Linirea. Players must defend the land on brand-new wintry stages, facing troll enemies alongside Viking heroes. While the new content is challenging, it’s a breeze compared to the new Hard Mode… consider this your final warning! With an overall score of 89 on Metacritic and countless accolades from across the gaming realm, this casual tower defender truly belongs on every iDevice. The Kingdom Rush Winter Storm update is free on iPhone and iPad for all existing players. Download the Winter Storm update today! (iPhone link, iPad link)

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Game Connection Reveals Results of Inaugural Publisher Survey

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Data on Publisher Preferences and Focus Available to Developers Free of Charge

SAN FRANCISCO—March 20, 2013—Game Connection and Sherpa Games have today announced the results of their first ever Publisher Survey, conducted between January and February 2013. The Publisher Survey collected responses from 130 different publishers including Microsoft, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Tencent, Zynga, and Nintendo of America, on their target markets, business models, and how they review games submissions from developers. The report is free to developers and can be found at: http://www.game-connection.com/gameconn/content/publisher-survey. Continue reading Game Connection Reveals Results of Inaugural Publisher Survey

Raft Pirates Docks on the Shores of Android

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6waves’s mobile MMO out now on Google Play

SAN FRANCISCO – March 20, 2013 – Leading global and mobile social game publisher, 6waves, and award-winning developer, Big Blue Bubble, today announced that Raft Pirates, their mobile MMO starring adorable robot pirates, is welcoming another famous robot—Android’s Green Robot—to release their game on Google Play: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sixwaves.raftpirates Continue reading Raft Pirates Docks on the Shores of Android

Horde and Humans Face Off in Castle Champions

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Gamenauts’ tower-building / RPG hybrid iOS game now on the App Store

SAN JOSE, Calif. – March 14, 2013 – Gamenauts, in partnership with developer Artlogic Games, today announced the release of their tower-building / RPG hybrid, Castle Champions. Castle Champions combines castle-management simulation with medieval role-playing action and is the first game released under Gamenauts’ new Asian indie mobile publishing initiative. See the tower and tournament come together in the trailer: http://youtu.be/EMCYkNjo-TU Continue reading Horde and Humans Face Off in Castle Champions

Raft Pirates Plunder the Mobile High Seas

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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