7/30/2013

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Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:45 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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iOS game made by indie developer - Boy(RPG) - Hurry to School - Published on 07/29/13

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Indie developer Jerry Lee today is proud to announce Boy(RPG) - Hurry to School for iOS. The developer spent over than 1000 hours to make this game. However it just sold 10 copies in the first week, so the developer decided to free it on 27th July. You'll encounter different monsters. Fight the monsters with cards. Choose a 'Sword' card if you're going to attack the monster. Choose a 'Shield' card to protect yourself. If you're a fan of 8-bit or Japanese RPGs, you will addict to this game.

Based in Hong Kong - Indie developer Jerry Lee today is proud to announce Boy(RPG) - Hurry to School for iOS. The game is targeted to players who like 8-bit or Japanese RPGs fans. Although 8-bit style is non-mainstream in the market, the developer himself is a 8-bit fans. He wants to make his favorite game.

Description:
Boy Hurry to School is a 8-bit RPG game. You are Boy, a 15 years old student who is hurrying to school to take an exam. On the way to school, you aware that the Dark Power is awakening, the power that can destroy the world!

You'll encounter different monsters. Fight the monsters with cards. Choose a 'Sword' card if you're going to attack the monster. Choose a 'Shield' card if you're going to protect yourself. There are also 16 'Special Cards' during the battle. e.g. Poisons the enemy

You'll get coins and knowledge points in the game. Use coins to upgrade weapons. Use knowledge points to study hard in academic subjects to increase your own strength.

Reviews in app store:
"I consider myself a serious gamer and this game makes me smile"

"The combat system is relatively simple but entertaining. The story is weird and humorous. Well worth the play time!"

"RPG with many classic designs"

"I just wanna say that the enemies ARE SO ADORABLE LIKE THEY'RE ALL SMALL AND CUTE"

Features:
* Simple & Easy to pick up gameplay
* Over 60 monsters
* Retro graphics
* An interesting(ridiculous?) story
* One developer does it All!

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd, 4th and 5th gen) and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 41.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Boy(RPG) - Hurry to School 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Boy(RPG) - Hurry to School 1.1111: http://jerry1923.tumblr.com/
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/boy-rpg-hurry-to-school/id657004697
Screenshot 1: http://www.j2sighte.com/images/ss_iphone5_01.png
Screenshot 2: http://www.j2sighte.com/images/ss_iphone5_02.png
Screenshot 3: http://www.j2sighte.com/images/ss_iphone5_03.png
App Icon: http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/029/Purple/v4/45/74/35/457435d6-3759-8e2c-1ce8-56b85043eb1a/mzl.nzaqjffs.175x175-75.jpg

Based in Hong Kong, Indie developer Jerry Lee is an individual who has been writing iOS games for 5 years. He wrote several successful games that hit high ranks in the App Store(US), such as Doodle Kart: Top Paid #29, Doodle Fly, Turtle Fly: Top Free #1 and Turtles, Huh?: Top Free #7. Copyright (C) 2013 Jerry Lee. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, iPod touch, and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Jerry Lee
indivdual
Hong Kong
j2developer1122@gmail.com

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Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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UltraTube - Play and Cache Videos from YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion - Published on 07/29/13

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App Ideas has introduced UltraTube, the ultimate App to play and to cache videos from YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion on Apple devices. Unlike any competitor's App, UltraTube allows users to simultaneously perform their searches on all three supported video sharing sites and to create mixed online and offline playlists. The video player supports enhanced features such as repeat, shuffle, background playback (with screen off) and allows to add video to playlist while watching it.

Based in Italy - UltraTube by App Ideas is actually the most advanced and easy to use player on the iTunes. Unlike any competitor's App, UltraTube supports the most famous video sharing sites: YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion.

Thanks to the new iOS 7 design-inspired interface, UltraTube offers a new amazing experience: with a simple set of swipe gesture, users can login to sync existing playlist and easily manage their favorite videos, add them to new playlists, move them between playlists and change the playback order with a simple drag&drop operation! The enhanced caching system allows to watch and listen videos while offline and to save space on the device.

The video player supports enhanced features such as repeat, shuffle, background playback (with screen off) and allows to add video to playlist while watching it. It's also possible to control the playback from lock screen or remote without activating the App an to select the video quality.

Key features:
* Easy to use: embedded quick start, faq and tutorials
* Perform one search to instantly see results from YouTube, Vimeo and DailyMotion
* Create playlist while browsing videos with a simple swipe
* Continuous playback, background playback
* Copy and Move videos between playlist
* Allow re-order videos in the playlist
* Video added to playlist are highlighted in search results so that you'll never wrongly add two times the same videos
* Supports background play and remote controls
* Quality setting for videos from Low quality to Full HD videos (720p & 1080p)
* Supports repeat, shuffle
* Import favorites/playlists with your accounts
* Supports AirPlay
* Universal app (support for iPhone & iPad)

Language Support:
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd, 4th and 5th gen) and iPad
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* 12.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:
UltraTube 1.0 is Free on the App Store. Users can in-App purchase to unlock premium features. UltraTube is available worldwide exclusively through the Apple App Store in the Entertainment or Photo and Videos category.

UltraTube 1.0: http://www.ultratube.it
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/ultratube-player-for-youtube/id673933050
YouTube video: http://youtu.be/pG4TfJv7UzY
Press Kit - Zip: http://apps.ideasolutions.it/ultratube/marketing.zip
App Icon: http://apps.ideasolutions.it/ultratube/ultratube-icon.png
Press Release - rtf: http://apps.ideasolutions.it/ultratube/ultratube-press.rtf

Based in Italy, App Ideas has been working for more than ten years in National and International market, establishing itself as one of the major Italian Apps developer. Copyright (C) 2013 App Ideas srl. 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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Alfredo Dama
CEO
United States
marketing@appideas.it

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Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:30 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Hawaiki Color Correction Plugins Released for Final Cut Pro X - Published on 07/29/13

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Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, today announce the availability of FCP X plugin Hawaiki Color from developers Tokyo Productions and Lawn Road. Enhance FCP X footage with this fully featured grading tool built around a unique and professional interface. The FxFactory plugin features industry-standard color wheels for responsive, intuitive and accurate results. Powerful enough to satisfy the needs of the most experienced colorist.

Boston, Massachusetts - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, today announce the availability of brand new FCP X plugin Hawaiki Color from developers Tokyo Productions and Lawn Road. A color grading tool built exclusively for Final Cut Pro(R) X, Hawaiki Color offers all the tools for a fast, effective and immersive workflow, allowing editors to grade without taking their eyes off the footage. The FxFactory plugin features industry-standard color wheels (low, mid, high) for responsive, intuitive and accurate results, and has a unique, custom grading interface that can be instantly configured to fit just about any editor. Hawaiki Color is available in FxFactory for 49 USD.

Hawaiki Color Feature Highlights Include:
* Powerful enough to satisfy the needs of the most experienced colorist while being simple enough for beginners who want great-looking results quickly
* Intuitive interface with industry-standard color wheels and easy-to-read sliders
* The same advanced functionality as a dedicated grading app, designed natively within Final Cut Pro X
* Large and extremely fine-grained controls mean it's easy to achieve incredibly precise results, taking color grading to a whole new level
* UI design minimizes any impact on the scopes - or removes it entirely if required - for accurate monitoring of the graded image

About Lawn Road and Founder Rob Mackintosh
Rob Mackintosh has been involved in film, television, IT and video for over a decade in a multitude of capacities. A year ago, he began developing free color grading effects for Final Cut Pro X. After much success, Rob launched his first commercial products, Fast Mask and Color Precision and plans to continue to expand the Lawn Road product line. Lawn Road and Rob Mackintosh are based in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

About Tokyo Productions
Tokyo is a boutique creative shop specializing in movie trailers, sales promos and TV spots for the independent film sector both in the UK and across Europe. Tokyo's Creative Director, Simon Ubsdell, is responsible for designing the new range of available Final Cut Pro X templates. Simon has been a film and video editor for about 25 years. He's been involved in motion graphics, sound design and mixing, music composition, visual effects and compositing, 3D modeling and animation, as well as writing, directing and producing.

Hawaiki Color for Final Cut Pro X: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/plugins/hawaiki-color-for-final-cut-pro-x/
YouTube Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jHnB3immvo
YouTube Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp100tV3bMk
Download Free Trial: http://www.noiseindustries.com/store/buy/index.php?buynow_id=hawaikicolor&title=Color&icon=hawaiki-color.jpg&download_id=hawaikicolor&fastspring_id=hawaikicolor
Screenshot: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screenshot.png
App Icon: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Hawaiki.png

Established in 2004, Boston, Massachusetts-based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple and Adobe. Copyright (C) 2013 Noise Industries. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS X, and Macintosh 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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Niclas Bahn
Business Development
United States
sales@noiseindustries.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/fxfactory
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/noiseindustries

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Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:15 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Swindlers - Pirates In Space To Be Released August 15th - Published on 07/29/13

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Today Announcing, Swindlers - Pirates In Space, the latest iOS game from Twin Peaks Media, will be released on August 15th, 2013 in the AppStore. A strategic shooter that is fun for all ages. It uses eye-popping special effects to create an exciting space game. The games increasing pace along with the pirate ships artificial intelligence creates a challenging and stimulating environment. Swindlers is a universal app that has Game Center enabled to track worldwide scores.

Boulder, Colorado - Twin Peaks Media today is pleased to announce that Swindlers - Pirates In Space will be released on August 15th, 2013 for iOS in all regions. Swindlers - Pirates In Space is a fast-paced, retro shooter game designed specifically for iOS that requires you to have a strategy to survive.

"You are in charge of protecting the last remaining energy cells in space. The problem is space pirates are everywhere and they will do anything to steal your cargo" reveals Twin Peaks Media founder, Chris Halfacre. "Swindlers - Pirates In Space is simple in premise, yet very addicting. It's a game that's fun for all ages"

Swindlers - Pirates In Space uses eye-popping special effects to create an exciting space game. The games increasing pace along with the pirate ships artificial intelligence creates a challenging and stimulating environment.

Swindlers is a universal app that has Game Center enabled to track worldwide scores.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
* Requires iOS 6.0 for later

Pricing and Available:
Swindlers - Pirates In Space will be $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and will become available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games Category on August 15th, 2013. Review copies are available upon request.

Swindlers - Pirates In Space: http://twinpeaksmedia.com/swindlers.html
You Tube Video: http://youtu.be/gzfNnD3bLIo
Media Assets: http://www.twinpeaksmedia.com/swindlers_press.html
Screenshot: http://www.twinpeaksmedia.com/ip5_ss_1.png
App Icon: http://www.twinpeaksmedia.com/swindlers-icon.png

Twin Peaks Media, LLC develops innovative games and applications for iOS and is an indie studio located in beautiful Boulder, CO. Copyright (C) 2013 Twin Peaks Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Chris Halfacre
Founder
United States
support@twinpeaksmedia.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/twinpeaksmedia
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/TwinPeaksMedia

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