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Mon Jun 3, 2013 9:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Taste of Nature, Inc. Releases Gummi Bear Maker Game Today - Published on 06/03/13

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Fans of Cookie Dough Bites and Muddy Bears can now sink their teeth into the highly anticipated release of Gummi Bear Maker 1.0, as Taste of Nature, Inc., and Fryza Mobile App Development release it on the Apple App Store. Gummi Bear Maker is a candy and Muddy Bear themed, family arcade game. The game allows users to create unique scenes that can be shared on Facebook, Instagram, and via E-Mail. Users can choose from over 300 items to build their scenes.

Santa Monica, California - Fans of Cookie Dough Bites and Muddy Bears can now sink their teeth into the highly anticipated release of Gummi Bear Maker 1.0, as Taste of Nature, Inc., and Fryza Mobile App Development release it on the Apple App Store. Gummi Bear Maker is available worldwide today for free on iPhone and iPad, taking advantage of the device's dual-core A5 processor as well as AirPlay mirroring in iOS 5. Gummi Bear Maker supports iPhone, iPod, iPhone 5, iPad, and iPad Retina and requires iOS 5 . Developed by Fryza Mobile App Development, Gummi Bear Maker is Taste of Nature's second game title to be published to the Apple App Store.

Taste of Nature, a well-established candy manufacturer of popular candies such as Cookie Dough Bites(C) and Muddy Bears(C), is moving forward on achieving its goal of expanding its digital games division. With Gummi Bear Maker, Taste of Nature hopes to obtain more fans and users of its games and real-world products.

"We are excited to bring our next game to the market. People love candy and food and we are having success in bringing these to our customers through digital gaming," said Taste of Nature, Inc. co-Founder and President, Scott Samet.

Gummi Bear Maker is a candy and Muddy Bear themed, family arcade game. The game allows users to create unique scenes that can be shared on Facebook, Instagram, and via E-Mail. Users can choose from over 300 items to build their scenes, such as Muddy Bears(C), gummi bears, cartoon bears and gophers, props, backgrounds, and decorations. The game also allows users to play with popular branded real-world candy products such as Cookie Dough Bites(C), Muddy Bears(C), Sqwigglies(C) and Shari Candies(C).

About Taste of Nature, Inc.:
Founded in 1992, Taste of Nature, Inc. is a rapidly growing candy and snack food manufacturing company whose fun and innovative products may be found on store shelves nationwide. The company operates a manufacturing facility in the Chicago area and produces a large variety of proprietary brands, licensed products and private label brands including: Cookie Dough Bites(R) in 5 Flavors, Care Bears(R) Gummi Bears, Sqwigglies(R), Muddy Bears(R), Cupcake Bites(TM), Cotton Candy Swirlz, Mike and Ike(R) Cotton Candy, Hot Tamales(R) Cotton Candy, Taste of Nature(R) Fruit Snacks, Stars & Stripes Cotton Candy, Ginormous(TM) Gummi Bear, Snake Bitez(TM) Gummi Snakes, Cookies 'N Cream Bites(R), Cinnamon Bun Bites(TM), Red Velvet Cupcake Bites(TM), Hello Kitty(R) Candy, and Shari Candies(R).

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th generation), and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 47.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Gummi Bear Maker 1.0, rated 4+, is free and available worldwide through the App Store in the Games category.

Fryza: http://www.fryza.com
Fun Foods Games: http://www.funfoodsgames.com
GummiBearMaker 1.0: https://itunes.apple.com/app/gummibearmaker/id625659465
Screenshot 1: http://a832.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/e0/c2/9f/e0c29f64-e47d-f5f5-e85b-6dbc3383b4a8/mzl.lpnbckje.320x480-75.jpg
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App Icon: http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/cf/3f/7c/cf3f7c9c-e57b-8882-c7fa-24c3bf977266/mzl.bgxplzkk.175x175-75.jpg

Fryza Mobile App Development is an independent developer of mobile apps and games for iOS, Android, Windows, and Blackberry platforms. Founded in 2007 by industry veterans, Fryza has quickly become an industry leader, establishing a model for successful and creative mobile app and game development. The results of Fryza's work has been over 5 million downloads across 25 mobile apps and games. Copyright (C) 2013 Fryza. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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Kevin Flint
Press Manager
801-946-9794
United States
info@fryza.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/fryzallc

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Mon Jun 3, 2013 10:15 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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U is for Update: The Lonely Beast ABC Goes Universal - Published on 06/03/13

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Independent developers Chris, James and Simon today announce The Lonely Beast ABC 2.0 for iOS devices. Based on Chris Judge's much loved picture book and built in a little shed at the end of the garden, the app distinguishes itself with beautiful illustrations, no-fuss controls, simple interactions and lots of funny stuff to keep kids giggling while they're learning. This update upgrades the app to a universal version and adds region-appropriate pronunciation for letters and vocabulary.

Dublin, Ireland - Independent developers Chris, James and Simon today announce the release of version 2.0 of their alphabet app The Lonely Beast ABC, for iOS devices. Based on Chris Judge's much loved picture book and built in a little shed at the end of the garden, the app distinguishes itself with beautiful illustrations, no-fuss controls, simple interactions and lots of funny stuff to keep kids giggling while they're learning. This update upgrades the app to a universal version for use on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and adds region-appropriate pronunciation for letters and vocabulary.

The app popped up in this year's iPad 'Together' TV commercial and 'Elementary' print ads, and has earned glowing reviews from Boing Boing and Children's Technology Review as well as lots of 5-star App Store ratings from happy parents around the world.

"We've had amazing support from parents, kids and educators since the launch of the app," says developer James Kelleher, "and a universal version has been the most requested addition. This new update allows us to introduce The Lonely Beast and his friends to a wider audience of young learners."

Since its release The Lonely Beast ABC has scooped up an Editor's Choice Award in Children's Technology Review, a nomination for the Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, Apple features in New & Noteworthy and Apps For Kids, and acclaim from Boing Boing, Apps Playground, BabyCenter, Babyccino Kids and AppySmarts among others.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th generation), and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 63.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
The Lonely Beast ABC 2.0 is $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category.

The Lonely Beast ABC 2.0: http://www.pilcrow.ie/abc
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/the-lonely-beast-abc/id488126177
Screenshot: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4468086/Web%20Assets/S_is_for_Shell_app_iPad.jpg
App Icon: http://press.pilcrow.ie/iTunes_512px.jpg
Press Kit (zip): http://press.pilcrow.ie/presskit.zip

Based in Dublin, Ireland, Pilcrow is an independent publisher of very interesting apps, books and magazines. Copyright (C) 2013 Pilcrow. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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James Kelleher
Developer
+353 87 4198772
Ireland
hello@pilcrow.ie

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/thelonelybeastabc
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/lonelybeastabc

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