Sparklehands be Damned! Epic Island Available on iOS Today

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Makers of DragonVale offer endless adventure and stunning 3D animation in new RPG, available exclusively on iOS

BOULDER, CO – September 25, 2014 – Excellent adventure, sweet loot, and epic heroes await iOS players as Backflip Studios launches Epic Island for free on the iTunes App Store today. In Epic Island, you’ll enlist and upgrade a group of hella cool heroes on a quest to defeat the evil Cedric Sparklehands and his army of baddies. Epic Island is free to play with in-app purchases.

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Epic Island from Backflip Studios Launches September 25

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Loot-gathering adventuring game features upgradeable heroes and limitless fun for iOS

BOULDER, CO – September 4, 2014 – Backflip Studios today announced its newest game, Epic Island, will launch next Thursday, September 25 on iOS. Epic Island is an action-packed adventure game where players assemble and upgrade a team of five heroes tasked with reclaiming an island overrun with the minions of the evil sorcerer Cedric Sparklehands. Epic Island will be free to play with optional in-app purchases.

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Magical Match: Puzzle RPG Spellfall™ Out Now from Backflip Studios

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Casual tile-swapping RPG Now Available on iTunes App Store, Coming Soon to Android

Boulder, CO – August 14, 2014 – Backflip Studios today announced that Spellfall™, the new tile-swapping puzzle RPG, is available now as a free download in the iTunes App Store! The game blends intuitive match-three gameplay with a role-playing quest filled with evil monsters, magical powers, fierce weapons & endless fun. Arm yourself with elemental spells, with bigger matches yielding more powerful attacks. After building up your character and equipping a wide range of upgradeable weapons and gear, the beasties won’t stand a chance! Spellfall is free with optional in-app purchases, available today on the iTunes App Store. The Android version of the game will launch on Google Play and the Amazon Appstore in the coming weeks.

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Spellfall™ Puzzle RPG from Backflip Studios Arriving August 14

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Tile-swapping RPG battle game coming soon to iOS & Android

Boulder, CO – August 6, 2014 – Backflip Studios today announced that Spellfall, the new tile-swapping puzzle RPG, will be available worldwide for iOS and Android on Thursday, August 14. The game blends intuitive drag-and-drop tile-matching with RPG elements to produce a heroic puzzle adventure. Spellfall will be free to play with optional in-app purchases.

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Pre-order Incentive Announced for The Banner Saga

The Banner SagaThe ‘Insane Viking Pack’ Revealed

Austin, Texas – Dec. 17, 2013 – Stoic, an independent game development company and Versus Evil, an independent publisher, both based out of Austin,  today jointly announced pre-order details for the upcoming RPG strategy game, The Banner Saga.  The pre-order exclusive offer, aptly named the ‘Insane Viking Pack’, arms fans with an exclusive character, ability item and three exclusive tracks from the game’s original score, created by Grammy nominated composer, Austin Wintory.  Pre-order customers will also be able to take advantage of the special pre-order discounted price.

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Challenge ChronoBlade Players Across the Multiverse Now on the Web

nWay Introduces PvP Arena, Guild Features, and More New Content

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SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 10, 2013 – nWay, an independent San Francisco-based gaming startup, has announced that ChronoBlade has opened the multiverse to synchronous Player Versus Player (PvP) Arena combat. Similar to traditional fighting games like Street Fighter and Tekken, players compete head-to-head in real time combat but over the web with characters that have customized abilities and traits, and equipment sets. Ranked PvP matches will yield awards and prizes, with player victories recorded and listed on ranked global leaderboards. Players will also be able to form a guild to show off their team’s top brawler status to the world. Players can now experience PvP Arena combat, and all of the new content added for free at www.chronoblade.com.

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Stoic Reveals More Detail on Combat in The Banner Saga

The Banner SagaNew tutorial dives into basic combat strategies

Austin, Texas – Dec. 5, 2013 – Stoic, an Austin-based independent game development company today released more gameplay details for their upcoming single-player game release The Banner Saga.  The “Rough Guide to Combat” tutorial video covers the basics that a beginner needs to consider when preparing for battle and the tactics they need to think about while in the heat of combat.

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Stoic Releases “Rough Guide to Travel” Trailer for The Banner Saga

Tutorial reveals details on key pillar of gameplay

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Austin, Texas – Nov. 21, 2013 – Stoic, an Austin based independent game development company today released a tutorial video entitled “Rough Guide to Travel” for their upcoming single-player game release The Banner Saga.  The video summarizes key attributes that a player needs to take into consideration when deciding the travel strategy during their journey in the game.

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