8/09/2013

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Thu Aug 8, 2013 5:01 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Now on iOS: Awaken Your Instincts and Lead Your Empire to Victory - Published on 08/08/13

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Independent developer, Fabrice Noui today introduces Empires II: What Would You Risk for World Conquest?, a strategy game for iOS devices. Empires II is the first territory control game to let you cross oceans. Compete against 6 real-world opponents or fight against an advance AI to take over the world, one country at a time. The game features a visually stunning map of the world with realistic natural barriers, the ability to spy on neighboring countries and fortify your empire.

Paris, France - Released today on iOS, Empires II: What Would You Risk for World Conquest? is the first territory control game to let you cross oceans. The strategy game features a visually stunning map of the world with realistic natural barriers, the ability to spy on neighboring countries and fortify your empire.

Compete against 6 real-world opponents or fight against an advance AI to take over the world, one country at a time. From the moment you select your country of origin, every decision becomes strategic. How will you spend your budget? How will you secure your borders? Will you defeat the enemy or team up to take over the world? In a game of tactics, play as one of 9 regions and wage war against 165 countries.

"Empires II advances the RISK-like board game strategy by adding ships, giving you the ability to take your army across an ocean," said Fabrice Noui, the developer of Empires II. "With this update, everything you know about world conquest and territory control strategy changes for the better."

Game features include:
* Attack enemy countries, and transfer and strengthen your armies and armada in phased-based warfare
* Support for two game-play maps, one with 8 regions and 77 countries for a faster game and an advanced strategy map with 9 regions and 165 countries
* Track the progress and spy on opponents with easily accessible in-game data
* Earn an extensive list of victories in a detailed battle report
* Fast, stunning, challenging, and immensely satisfying game play
* Visually stunning map of the world includes realistic mountain ranges, oceans and natural barriers
* Challenge up to 6 real-world multiplayer opponents or fight against the game itself
* Features pass and play mode, local network game and turn-based asynchronous gameplay

Use the strategy of RISK with the added ability to buy ships and cross oceans! Venture around the large-scale map, sail across oceans and battle your way through victory and defeat. The goal is world domination, and the struggle for power has never been more fun.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* 45.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Empires II is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Empires II: http://www.empires-game.com/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id497729218
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Empires II was created by Fabrice Noui, the same developer that brought you the beloved Empires I: World Conquest, which has been played by over 150,000 users. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Fabrice Noui. 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. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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United States
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PCV releases Top Spider 1.0 for iPhone and iPad - Published on 08/08/13

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PCV today introduces Top Spider 1.0, their new game title for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. What makes Top Spider different from all the others? Elegance! Simplicity and details has been crafted into the game as well as the ability to customize it. Many game options are available to meet the toughest requirements players may have. Top Spider is free with a small app footprint, so players will quickly discover its great features.

Quebec, Canada - PCV today is proud to announce the release of Top Spider 1.0, their new game title for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. There are many versions of Spider out there. What makes Top Spider different from all the others? Elegance!

Leveraging the gaming engine of the popular McSolitaire, Top Spider takes advantage of its predecessor with experience and know how. Simplicity and details has been crafted into the game as well as the ability to customize it. Many game options are available to meet the toughest requirements players may have. Top Spider is free with a small app footprint, so players will quickly discover its great features:

* Support 3 variants
* Change the backgrounds
* Change the cards set
* Change the cards deck
* Customize the background and cards deck
* Ask if you can go on
* You can restart the same game
* Ask to do the next move for you
* Unlimited Undo/Redo commands
* You can tell if you want to be alerted when no more move is possible
* Choice of scoring system
* Auto finish
* Fine tune animation speed
* Useful shortcuts
* New cards sets, cards added

PCV is currently developing more solitaire cards games that will be available in the coming weeks. Top Spider is the second of the series (Top Solitaire was the first). All based on the same core engine to create the best user experience. So, expect Top FreeCell and Top Pyramid in that order. PCV is also the developer of MishMash image puzzle game for iOS. If you are a fan of Spider Solitaire card game, you're in for a ride with Top Spider.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
* 15.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Top Spider 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

PCV: http://www.pcv-soft.com/
Top Spider 1.0: http://www.pcv-soft.com/?page_id=192
Download from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/app/topspider/id660761268
YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBr9lDn6pLU
Screenshots: http://www.pcv-soft.com/assets/SplashTopSpider/splashTopSpider.html
App Icon: http://www.pcv-soft.com/assets/images/topspider_icon.png

Located in Quebec City/Canada, PCV was founded in 1986 by Claude Vezina. The company has been developing Solitaire games since 1996. PCV is also providing development services for OS X and iOS. All Material and Software (C) 2000-2013 PCV / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Claude Vezina
CEO
Canada
cvez@pcv-soft.com

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Wall Street Simulation Game seeks funding through Kickstarter - Published on 08/08/13

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Shree Prakash Textiles announces Fantasy Trader for iOS, an upcoming game blending the Fantasy RPG, Trading & Tycoons genres. Players will be able to explore, take on goals, buy and sell commodities and businesses, & build a trading empire from the profits. Imagine Second-Life, Mafia Wars, with a much larger role-playing element, and you can get something of the feel. Now on Kickstarter, You can be a part of the biggest game this season and compete in the Fantasy Trader Rich List and Super Cup.

Ahmedabad, India - Shree Prakash Textiles announces Fantasy Trader for iOS, an upcoming game blending the Fantasy RPG, Trading and Tycoons genres. Players will be able to explore, take on goals, buy and sell commodities and businesses, and build a trading empire from the profits. Imagine Second-Life, Mafia Wars, with a much larger role-playing element, and you can get something of the feel!

Here are some of the planned features for Fantasy Trader:

* Classic MMORPG, including character classes, building your own empire, achievements, short term and long term goals

* Multiple exchanges where player can speculate their stocks

* Economic system based on supply and demand

What is an Stock Exchange?
Think of Stock Exchange as a place that allows people to buy and sell things. In the case of stock market, an exchange allows you to buy and sell securities. Securities, more commonly known as stocks and bonds, are traded every day, all over the world with the goal of making money. In this case, its stocks and bonds in Brad Pitt and even yourself rather than precious metals or Chinese currency.

What are Fantasy Dollars?
Fantasy Dollars are the official currency of the Fantasy Trader. When you join the Fantasy Stock Exchange, you are given Fantasy dollars to trade in the stock exchange. Your job is to use the money to the best of the best of your abilities on the Exchange and profit from it. There can be hundreds of traders on FT that have taken their initial stake and turned them into a billion Fantasy Dollars! If you play your dollars wisely, you too can become the next guru.

What factors make the stock prices go up or down?
* Market Forces: As stocks are bought and sold, the stock price will react accordingly. For example, if a number of people are buying shares in a celebrity, their stock will go up. The same holds true for people selling shares.
* Market Maker: An algorithmic bot that quotes both a buy and sell price held in inventory, hoping to match trades between users.

Shree Prakash Textiles: http://www.shreeprakashtextiles.com
Fantasy Trader on Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1707530918/fantasy-trader-virtual-stock-exchange-game?ref=category

The app is designed and developed by Shree Prakash Textiles. We are conglomerate in the fields of textiles, and develop and maintain applications. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Shree Prakash Textiles. 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. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Rahul Patel
Founder
India
rspatel@prakashtex.com

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Graphic Node Expands Its Templates Pro App for iOS - Published on 08/08/13

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Graphic design company, Graphic Node today announces Templates Pro for iOS 1.4, an update to its popular iWork templates collection developed exclusively for iOS devices. The expanded pack for Apple's Pages for iOS now consists of 35 lines of elegant, high-quality templates. Created for business use, each pack included in the application contains six matching document templates for brochures, letters, envelopes, business cards, invoices, and memos.

Sakiai, Lithuania - Graphic Node, a graphic design company that specializes in creating themes, templates, and illustrations for OS X and iOS, further advanced its assortment of iWork templates with the update to the iOS version of Templates Pro. The expanded pack for Apple's Pages for iOS now consists of 35 lines of elegant, high-quality templates. The set assists iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users in creating exciting and versatile business documents, without being confined to a computer.

"We have updated the desktop version of the Templates Pro set with 6 fresh packs, which amounts to 36 new templates in total," said Jolita Unguvaitiene, the general manager of Graphic Node. "We are now extending access to these templates to iOS users. With our business templates for Pages for iOS, everyone can create singular, captivating content, and a computer is not needed for that."

The Templates Pro for iOS set has been created for business use, turning the process of designing impressive corporate style for small companies into an elementary task. Each pack included in the application contains six matching document templates for brochures, letters, envelopes, business cards, invoices, and memos.

The freshly updated set now contains a total of 36 new templates, divided into six coordinated packs. Most of the templates - Business Card, Envelope, Invoice, Letter, and Memo - were created for basic, one-page documents, while the Brochure template contains eight different page layouts. Users can type or paste their own text, add and remove text boxes, change fonts, and use their photos or pictures onto documents to replace the placeholders.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 229 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Templates Pro for iOS 1.4 is $3.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.

Graphic Node: http://graphicnode.com/
Templates Pro for iOS 1.4: http://graphicnode.com/products/for-iwork/pages/ptp/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/templates-pro-for-ios/id455210181
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Graphic Node is a graphic design company based in Lithuania. It is committed to creating exceptional templates and themes for the Mac OS X community. It launched in 2011 and now offers an extensive choose of beautifully crated themes for iWork, iWeb and other applications. The small team of dedicated professionals at Graphic Node works hard to ensure the consistent quality of their products and maintains a constant focus on their users. Copyright 2011-2013 Graphic Node. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iWork and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U. S and/or other countries.

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Zivile Unguvaityte
CEO
+37060553769
Lithuania
zivile@graphicnode.com

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Tahto Inc. Launches Fun New Tension Defuser Animation App EmoCiao - Published on 08/08/13

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Innovative software development company, Tahto Inc. today introduces EmoCiao 1.1, a novel animation app for both iOS and Android platforms. EmoCiao is a one-of-a-kind mobile animation and messaging app that offers users a wide range of animation tools to bring the unique visions of users to life. The user can write customized messages and select from a wide range of silly walks. Their character is then animated to interact with a number of fun and photo-realistic scenes.

Singapore - Tahto Inc., an innovative software development company specializing in interactive social mobile applications, today is thrilled to unveil EmoCiao, a novel animation app for both iOS and Android platforms. EmoCiao is a one-of-a-kind mobile animation and messaging app that offers users a wide range of animation tools to bring the unique visions of users to life.

Users can dress their character in an endless entertaining variety of clothing designs and insert or take images of themselves or their friends - in fact anyone. The user can write customized messages and select from a wide range of silly walks. Their character is then animated to interact with a number of fun and photo-realistic scenes.

"EmoCiao is designed to be a fun emotional release for users," said Hannah Ta, co-founder of Tahto Inc. "For example, if you've had a frustrating encounter with your friend, co-worker or significant other, you can animate them doing something silly to defuse the tension. This app helps people find the humor in any situation, allowing them to turn every experience-positive or negative-into a source of creativity and entertainment." The app also allows users to share the animations they create with friends through social messaging networks.

"This app enables any user to create amusing, high-quality animations in a matter of seconds," said Ta. "People of all ages and levels of technological competency can enjoy EmoCiao. The app has a simple, yet powerful interface that guides users step by step through the animation process. We designed this app to appeal to users of all ages and demographics, and we believe that anyone can have fun with it."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
* 45.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
EmoCiao 1.1 is the first app of its kind and is available for free download from the App Store in the Games category and Google Play. For screenshots and demonstrations, visit EmoCiao online.

EmoCiao 1.1: http://www.emociao.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/emociao/id631110071
Media Assets: http://emociao.com/press-kit.html

Tahto Inc. is a Singapore-based indie software company dedicated to creating engaging and rewarding experiences for its users. They specifically focus on producing highly interactive social software for use on mobile devices and tablets. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Tahto Inc. 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. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Hannah Ta
Founder
+6531525963
Singapore
hannah@emociao.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/emociao
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/emociaoapps

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The Smurfs 2 Movie Storybook App Gets Smurfy on the App Store - Published on 08/08/13

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iStoryTime today introduces The Smurfs 2 Movie Storybook Deluxe storybook app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The Smurfs 2 children's book takes fans on an interactive, narrated and animated adventure to find out what happens to Smurfette after being taken to Paris by the evil wizard Gargamel. Along with automatic navigation, narration and genuine character audio and images from the movie, the app also comes with four additional activities in the fun and entertaining Smurf Playground.

Santa Barbara, California - Award winning children's publisher iStoryTime today released THE SMURFS(TM) 2 storybook app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch at an introductory price of $.99. THE SMURFS 2 children's book takes fans on an interactive, narrated and animated adventure to find out what happens to Smurfette after being taken to Paris by the evil wizard Gargamel.

In iStoryTime's THE SMURFS 2 storybook, Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel captures Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world's greatest sorcerer.

It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our time, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Along with automatic navigation, narration and genuine character audio and images from the movie, THE SMURFS 2 children's storybook app also comes with four additional activities in the fun and entertaining Smurf Playground, which includes:

* Hidden Item Puzzles: Find all the crystals and keep them from falling into Gargamel's hands
* Vexy Dress Up: Dress up Vexy by choosing backgrounds, accessories, tops, pants and shoes
* Trophy Room: Collect trophies by reading the entire storybook, finding all the items and more
* Who The Smurf Do You Think You Are: Fill out a fun and smurfy questionnaire to find out which Smurf character you're the most similar to

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* 206 MB

Pricing and Availability:
For a limited time, THE SMURFS 2 Movie Storybook is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category.

iStoryTime: http://www.istorytime.com
The Smurfs 2 Movie Storybook Deluxe (v1.1): https://itunes.apple.com/app/id679990633
Screenshot (iPad): http://www.istorytime.com/media/press/smurfs2-ipad.html
Screenshot (iPhone): http://www.istorytime.com/media/press/smurfs2-iphone.html
App Icon: http://www.istorytime.com/media/press/smurfs2-icon.html

zuuka publishes zuuka Comics, iTalk and iStoryTime - an interactive storytelling experience delivered to the convenience of your mobile device - which features a series of illustrated and narrated books created by parents for kids. iStoryTime books have been highlighted in the New York Times, LA Times, CBS Early Show, theiPhoneMom.com, CNET and is decorated with Publisher's Innovation Award, PTPA Media's Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval, the Children's Technology Review's Editor's Choice Award and Reader's Choice for Best Apps for Kids. With over 200 products to choose from, including favorites such as The Smurfs, Puss in Boots, How to Train Your Dragon, WeeSing, Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, iStoryTime apps are excellent tools for both educating and entertaining children ages two years and up. Copyright (C) 2013 zuuka incorporated. 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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Greg Dawson
Media Relations
509-901-7444
United States
greg@zuuka.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/istorytime
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/iStoryTime

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No more wasting paper! myFlavors keeps recipes well organized on iPad - Published on 08/08/13

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Bouqt.com today is proud to introduce myFlavors 1.0, new iPad app. It allows users to keep all of their favorites recipes organized in one place and easily discover new ones from the web. User can search for any recipe in Google and myFlavors will figure it all out. Each ingredient is disassembled into amount, measurement unit & ingredient name. The recipe picture is used as a thumbnail. Directions are placed in a easy-to-read, step by step instructions list. It is translated into 15 languages.

Tel Aviv, Israel - Bouqt.com Ltd, has announced today a new iPad app, myFlavors, that allows users to keep all of their favorites recipes organized in one place and easily discover new ones from the web. myFlavors is available for free download on the App Store for iPad users only.

"myFlavors makes cooking easier and fun in five major aspects", says Tal, CEO of Bouqt(TM). "It allows keeping all recipes accumulated over time in one place; it allows saving any recipe from the web, making discovery of new flavors easy; looking for a saved recipe is as easy as writing names of ingredients it has; a single touch will aggregate recipe's ingredients into a shopping list on the iPhone; and it helps the environment by allowing to cook with the iPad instead of printing the recipe on paper."

What makes myFlavors special amongst other recipe apps, is the "magical" website parser, as Tal calls it. User can search for any recipe in Google and myFlavors will figure it all out. Each ingredient is disassembled into amount, measurement unit and ingredient name; recipe picture is used as a thumbnail; all directions are placed in a easy-to-read, step by step instructions list. Any recipe on the web can be saved into the user's cookbook, making it clean of distractions.

myFlavors is translated into 15 languages, allowing the intelligent parser to separate each ingredient into amount, measurement unit and ingredient name. Then, by changing the original number of servings, all ingredient amounts and units will be multiplied accordingly.

Trademark Notice: Bouqt and myFlavors are trademarks of Bouqt.com Ltd. iPad are a trademarks of Apple Inc. Google is a trademark of Google Inc.

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 12.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:
myFlavors 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Food & Drink category.

Bouqt: http://bouqt.com
myFlavors 1.0: http://olii.in/myFlavors
Screenshot 1: http://www.myflavo.rs/screenshots/m/1.jpg
Screenshot 2: http://www.myflavo.rs/screenshots/m/2.jpg
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/myflavors-smart-cookbook/id627380732
App Icon: http://www.myflavo.rs/images/icon-512.png

Bouqt Ltd was founded by a newlyweds couple that quit their jobs as software engineers, to start their own mobile apps business. Bouqt focuses on creating very useful, great looking and easy to use mobile apps. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Bouqt Ltd. 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. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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CEO
Israel
tal@myflavo.rs

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

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Overkill 2 Gets a Multiplayer Update after Securing 3 mil. Downloads - Published on 08/08/13

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Craneballs today is proud to announce a huge multiplayer game mode has just been released for Overkill 2, increasing the fun level by giving players the chance to fight against their friends and show off their skills. Multiplayer is deeply intertwined in the game and affects other game modes extending the playtime of Overkill 2 into many hours of challenging gameplay and dramatic moments. Gamers are hooked on its detailed 3D gun models, easy controls and action-packed gameplay.

Ostrava, Czech Republic - Our players had 4 months to hone their shooting skills and reflexes. Now it's time to harvest the fruits of their hard work!

The multiplayer brings the whole game together. Players earn MP points in 4-day contests and gradually unlock high powered gear and bonuses for other game modes (additional multiplier for Survival Mode and Lucky Thirteen bonus for 13 headshots in a row. At the end of each contest players get rewarded with free OVERKILL MEDALS, which is the game's hard currency.

They can play quick random matches or challenge their in-game friends. They compete in fast and precise shooting reflexes, but also in tactical use of numerous in-game consumables.

Overkill 2 is among the top arcade shooters on iOS. Gamers got hooked on its detailed 3D gun models, easy controls and action-packed gameplay. Securing nearly 3 million downloads in 4 months on iOS alone, Overkill 2 continues to attract new players everyday. The gaming community immediately fell in love with it giving a steady 4.5 reviews.

Since its release in April 2013, Overkill 2 has been updated with a new map, 2 new units and several guns. Two gaming modes has been added: a turn based multiplayer called Gunmaster and a precision Headshot Zone time mode. Gamers are now racing with each other to secure the top positions on leaderboards.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 4, 4S and iPhone 5, iPod touch (4th and 5th gen) and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* 184 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Overkill 2 v1.3 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Overkill 2 v1.3: http://www.overkill2.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/overkill-2/id561946586
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SE6AMYC7hk
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Based in the Czech Republic, Craneballs are a team of twenty-ish younglings who love to play games since they were kids and decided to create their own games in the end. Makers of Blimp, 33rd Division, SuperRope and Overkill 1 & 2. They are said to make games with balls. Copyright (C) 2013 Craneballs. 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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Czech Republic
daniel@craneballs.com

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Trial By Survival: How will you survive? - Published on 08/08/13

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Nah-Meen Studios is proud to present Trial By Survival, a beautifully drawn post apocalyptic action RPG with roguelike and strategy elements. Trial By Survival is the second release by Nah-Meen Studios to the iOS platform. The player's character has been accused of unspeakable crimes and banished to the wasteland to prove their innocence. The player writes the rest of their survival story using game mechanics like character perks, weapon building/leveling, companionship & real world scavenging.

Pearl River, New York - Trial By Survival is a post-apocalyptic, top-down action role-playing game set in an overgrown world long after civilization has collapsed. The player's character has been accused of unspeakable crimes and banished to the wasteland to prove their innocence. The player writes the rest of their survival story using game mechanics like character perks, weapon building/leveling, companionship and real world scavenging. Randomly generated maps and levels keep every game unique and permanent death is a feature that keeps the game challenging. Trial By Survival has great replay value.

The game world of Trial By Survival is very kinetic and responsive to the player's actions. Cars will explode, igniting buildings on fire, which can spread to other objects. Windows break when shot with a weapon or when enemies come crashing through them. Walls can be broken to create impromptu escape routes.

Trial By Survival's graphic art style is influenced by comics. The world is lush with overgrowth as nature takes over where civilization once was. Vines dangle from power lines and flowers grow out into the street. This environment is enhanced by subtle environmental effects and punctuated by realistic sounds and special effects for combat.

Trial By Survival has two game modes, Survival Mode and Arena Mode that complement each other. The scavenging system in Survival Mode requires coins that can be earned in Arena Mode, and weapons can be unlocked for Arena Mode through progress in Survival Mode.

Device requirements:
* iPhone 4 and iPhone 5, iPod touch 4th gen and iPad
* This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* 64.9 MB

Pricing and Availability
Trial By Survival 1.0 is free to play and available world wide on the App Store in the Games category.

Trial By Survival 1.0: https://www.facebook.com/TrialBySurvival
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/trial-by-survival/id624191014
YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/LBPcL_Gr5s4
Media Assets: http://nahmeenstudios.com/press/trialbysurvival

Nah-Meen Studios is based in New York and consists of two guys working to make games nights and weekends. The studio was started in 2012 and released it's debut game, Meowch! that same year. Copyright (C) 2013 Nah-Meen Studios. 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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Over 13,000 Downloads on Day One - Good Start for Best Singers Quiz - Published on 08/08/13

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evertap would like to say a big Thank You for helping Best Singers Quiz 1.0 get over 13,000 downloads on the first day. Best Singers Quiz is a fun and exciting trivia puzzle game where you guess the singer or artist by removing tiles over a hidden photo one at a time. Whether you like pop, hip hop, rap or rock, there's something for everyone in over 150 puzzles. evertap is also giving away another iTunes Giftcard in correlation with this release.

Tampa Bay, Florida - evertap would like to say a big Thank You for helping Best Singers Quiz 1.0 get over 13,000 downloads on the first day. Best Singers Quiz is a fun and exciting trivia puzzle game where you guess the singer or artist by removing tiles over a hidden photo one at a time. Whether you like pop, hip hop, rap or rock, there's something for everyone in over 150 puzzles.

"I love it! It's different, fun, and addicting!" says SnowBunnyNomz on iTunes.

Best Singers Quiz 1.0 features puzzles from popular artists from the 80's, 90's and today! You'll go through over 150 puzzles of artists like:

* Britney Spears
* Justin Timberlake
* Lil Wayne
* Justin Bieber
* And a lot more

It's a "Nice time killer game..." says Mr_Raviteja on iTunes.

Also, Don't forget evertap is giving away another $100 iTunes Giftcard in correlation with this release - it's free and only takes a few minutes to enter. Just follow these quick steps:

1. Download "Best Singers Quiz" on any iOS device (it's free)
2. Leave a review for the game
3. Submit your giveaway entry through the entry link.

That's it! On August 14th one of you will win a $100 iTunes Giftcard - Good Luck and thanks for helping evertap reach 13,000 downloads on their first day!

Device Requirements:
* Phone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 43.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Best Singers Quiz 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. Don't forget to check out all of the other great apps by evertap by visiting their website. Like evertap on Facebook!

evertap: http://evertap.com
Evertap Giveaway: http://evertap.com/evip-secret-giveaway/
Best Singers Quiz 1.0: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/best-singers-quiz-free-music/id663405387
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evertap creates the best free and fun games that you can take anywhere, and play anytime. Whether you're stuck in a boring classroom, killing time on your lunch break, or just looking for a quick escape, evertap games are sure to entertain you. Our games have been played by millions of people all around the world, and continue to get downloaded daily at a staggering rate. Copyright (C) 2013 evertap. 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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United States
stephan@evertap.com

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The Jim Henson Company Debuts New Multi-Platform Preschool Property - Published on 08/08/13

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Available today for iOS devices, Jim Henson's Chatter Zoo is the company's first pre-school property to launch "digital first" with a new interactive app created in collaboration with Mindshapes, the award-winning creator of fun mobile learning applications for kids. The imaginative world of Chatter Zoo will teach early language acquisition as young preschoolers get to interact with four friendly and playful baby animals. Users will experience four different activities in the Chatter Zoo house.

Los Angeles, California - The Jim Henson Company announced today the debut of its first preschool property to be released "digital first" for mobile platforms, Jim Henson's Chatter Zoo. In the new and engaging app, a collaboration with the award-winning creator of fun mobile learning applications for kids, Mindshapes, the imaginative world of Chatter Zoo will teach early language acquisition as young preschoolers get to interact with four friendly and playful baby animals.

Chatter Zoo, which was created by Alex Rockwell (Pajanimals, Bear in the Big Blue House), will premiere as a digital property prior to any other platform, available in iTunes for iPhone and iPad on August 8, 2013. Launch on the Amazon Kindle Fire will follow in September. The Jim Henson Company is simultaneously continuing to develop the property for television and ancillary products.

"When we create a new world for a preschool audience, we want that world to be authentic and meaningful across many different media formats. In the last several years, the digital space has developed to be a highly powerful tool for preschool learning and, working with language specialists and psychologists, we've created this new app that provides opportunities for our audience to master specific language goals while caring for their new Chatter Zoo friends," said Halle Stanford, Executive Vice President of Children's Entertainment, The Jim Henson company. "The big idea of Chatter Zoo is that young kids at home, who are just a little bit older than our adorable baby animals, get to 'take care of' and 'teach' these characters the very skills that they themselves are in the final stages of mastering using interactive play that is based in a strong curriculum of vocabulary acquisition and early language building."

Mindshapes' Chatter Zoo 'appisode' includes two "Learn & Play" activities, two interactive stories, animations, and music content immersing children into a kid-friendly, entertaining, and intriguing day in Chatter Zoo. Centering on four baby animals: FRANNY the baby cheetah, BAILEY the baby elephant, PIP the baby wallaby, and LULU the baby panda, Mindshapes' custom Livebook(TM) format allows users to interact with and bring them closer to, the characters through a variety of touchscreen interactions.

Users will experience four different activities in the Chatter Zoo house: Playtime, Mealtime, Bathtime, and Bedtime, all relatively time-appropriate ("day" or "night"). With core concepts that help to foster language learning, the Chatter Zoo environment is fitting for toddlers. The app also features adaptive experiences like cause and effect, caregiving, and responsibility, all taught by the Chatter Zoo characters, demonstrating positive social and intrapersonal values.

Nina Pustilnik co-CEO of Mindshapes said, "The strength of this property as a new entrant into the "language learning" market is its emphasis on the world of Chatter Zoo, the characters, and the stories - it is the perfect framework to make a highly interactive and differentiated product to launch "digital first," which makes mobile learning fun and provides great value for parents." Chris Michaels, co-CEO of Mindshapes continued, "In our extensive user testing of the Chatter Zoo app, children were immersed in endless 'play,' while also clearly learning new skills along the way. We look forward to furthering our relationship with Henson as this property grows."

"Kids today are born into the electronic world. We strategically set out to launch Chatter Zoo in the mobile tablet formats because we have recognized that this is how a lot of young children today are engaging intimately with characters and stories," said Melissa Segal, Executive Vice President, Global Consumer Products, The Jim Henson Company. She continued, "We have plans to extend the brand into toys and other categories such as books in 2014. The property eventually will extend across all media platforms reaching parents and kids everywhere."

"Children who are exposed to lots of language in their environment have much larger vocabularies than children who are exposed to fewer words. Vocabulary size is correlated not only with language abilities later in life, but also with important academic outcomes," said Yuuko Uchikoshi, Ed.D. Associate Professor, School of Education at the University of California at Davis. "Chatter Zoo teaches and reinforces language acquisition by transforming screen time from a passive activity into an active learning experience through engagement and interaction and - utilizing techniques drawn directly from a growing science on child development and language learning - incorporates three important factors that facilitate the learning of new words and concepts: frequency of exposure; comparing and contrasting; and routine and rehearsal."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 149 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Jim Henson's Chatter Zoo 1.0 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. Launch on the Amazon Kindle Fire will follow in September. The Jim Henson Company is simultaneously continuing to develop the property for television and ancillary products. For more information, visit Mindshapes online.

Mindshapes: http://www.mindshapes.com
Jim Henson's Chatter Zoo 1.0: https://itunes.apple.com/app/jim-hensons-chatter-zoo/id663338347
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Mindshapes is an award-winning creator of fun mobile learning applications for kids. Mindshapes creates enhanced storybook experiences for kids, which feature highly engaging educational play activities, and an interactive reward system. Mindshapes apps aim to delight, engage and educate kids, while allowing them to 'play' with their favorite characters from the worlds of illustrated books, TV and film. The company was founded by veterans of the gaming, entertainment, publishing and mobile industries, and has offices in London, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mindshapes apps are used by over 400,000 families per month, and the company has released several award-winning kids' apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Mindshapes Ltd. 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. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their
respective owners.

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Partner
805-252-1848
United States
carol@360-comm.com

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What's My Login? for iOS: Access Every Username/Password with 1 Password - Published on 08/08/13

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Graphixware today announces What's My Login? 2.0 for iOS, a major update to its handy app that encrypts and stores all the username/password combinations users typically accumulate. Memorizing a single access password opens the app and one touch allows users to enter any login listed. With dozens of websites and accounts that users log in to regularly, it is impossible to remember the correct login for all of them. The app provides safe storage and instant entry of all the user's unique logins.

Chelmsford, Massachusetts - Graphixware today is pleased to announce What's My Login? 2.0 for iOS, a major update to its handy app that encrypts and stores all the username/password combinations users typically accumulate. Memorizing a single access password opens the app and one touch allows users to enter any login listed. With dozens of websites and accounts that users log in to regularly, it is impossible to remember the correct login for all of them. What's My Login? provides safe storage and instant entry of all the user's unique logins. The update includes the capability of exporting the user's complete login list via email or AirPrint.

Feature Highlights:
* Single login with secure password and security question and answer
* Login management including fields for source, source URL, username, password, 2 security hints, and notes
* Send logins in an easy-to-view format to your registered email address
* Print logins in an easy-to-view format to wireless AirPrint printers
* Password restoration and change via security question and answer

Recently, the number of mobile Internet users globally surpassed the number of desktop Internet users. And this rapid growth, currently numbering more than 1.6 billion, shows no signs of slowing. Those mobile Internet users cannot check their desktop drawer for the slip of paper on which they jotted down their newest user ID and password. What's My Login? is the instant solution that serves to manage, store, and protect every login users create.

To complicate matters, every web site or account has different criteria for logins, such as: unique usernames, 4+ digit PIN's, 8+ digit passwords, passwords requiring capital letter and number combinations, etc. What's My Login? employs the iOS Security Framework to save the user's account password in an unbreakable format in an undetectable place, outside of the iDevice's app storage memory. Saved in an encrypted format, every login is stored safely and invisibly. The app's password is the master password - the only password users need to remember. And should they forget it, the password can be easily reset via a security question created by the user during setup.

"Overwhelmed with logins? Look no further - What's My Login? solves this headache for you," said Charlie Cocchiaro of Graphixware. "By remembering a single password, you can store every login you've ever scratched onto a cheat sheet or stashed away in an email!"

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd, 4th and 5th gen) and iPad
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* 11.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
What's My Login? 2.0 is $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category. Review copies are available on request.

What's My Login? 2.0: http://www.graphixware.com/WML/index.html
Purchase and Download : https://itunes.apple.com/app/whats-my-login/id663834260
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Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Graphixware was founded by Charlie Cocchiaro in 2011. Graphixware designs and develops intuitive, practical, mobile applications for the iPhone and iPad. iPhone and iPad applications are available through the iTunes App Store. Copyright (C) 2013 Graphixware, 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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SCSC Releases Performance Probe for the Mac OS X Operating System - Published on 08/08/13

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Virginia based Software and Computer System Company, LLC has released Performance Probe for the Mac OS X operating system. Performance Probe is an operating system tool that allows a user to monitor the current effective loading of their systems easily and quickly. There are three indicators on the application that correspond to I/O, memory, and CPU effectiveness. The displays show, for all practical purposes, the effective computing power that a user may have at a given instant.

Reston, Virginia - Software and Computer Systems Company, LLC, (SCSC) has released Performance Probe for the Mac OS X Operating System. Performance Probe is an operating system tool that allows users to monitor the overall effective loading of their systems while in use. Other system tools on the market typically only report basic data on current memory consumption, CPU utilization, or drive free space. Performance Probe differs by launching several threaded timing probes into the operating system environment and measuring the amount of timing delays they detect while the system is in use. Performance Probe will be included in all releases of Scannerz with FSE or FSE-Lite at no cost, and can also be purchased as a standalone product.

"The Performance Probe is really an outgrowth of our Scannerz line of products," stated Bill Wagner, the company owner. "Many people have problems that mimic hard drive problems. They experience delays, slow loading applications, or poor performance, and yet tests using standard tools, such as Activity Monitor, don't really indicate anything abnormal is going on. What people fail to understand is that some applications may lock or synchronize operations, effectively blocking or slowing down the operation of other applications or the operating system itself. When problems like this occur, the system may show no abnormal memory consumption or a lack of free drive space, and the CPUs may indicate they're not overloaded. The problems are not the user's imagination, they're quite real. When a system is undergoing slow downs like this, Performance Probe will detect them, as well as problems associated with resource depletion."

"The Performance Probe is easy to use. All a user needs to do is start it and monitor its display. There are three indicators on the application that correspond to I/O, memory, and CPU effectiveness. The displays show, for all practical purposes, the effective computing power that a user may have at a given instant."

SCSC has indicated that Performance Probe will now be part of their Scannerz with FSE and Scannerz with FSE-Lite packages. Current registered product owners will be given the opportunity to download the latest updates within the next few days. Performance Probe may also be purchased as a standalone product.

Pricing and Availability:
SCSC has indicated that the price for the standalone version of Performance Probe is $7.95 (USD). The tool is now a standard part of both the Scannerz with FSE and Scannerz with FSE-Lite packages.

SCSC: http://scsc-online.com
Performance Probe for Mac OS X: http://scsc-online.com/Perf Probe.html
Scannerz with FSE-Lite for Mac OS X: http://scsc-online.com/Scannerz.html
Purchase: http://shop.scsc-online.com

Software and Computer Systems Company, LLC (SCSC) was formed in 2005. It is legally licensed to do business as a limited liability company in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia. Originally, SCSC focussed on producing its own line of cross platform software tools using Java. The applications consisted of performance enhancing application tools, engineering and scientific tools, and tools for the medical sciences. In 2008, SCSC changed its focus and became dedicated primarily to developing products for use on the Mac OS X and IOS operating systems. SCSC's product line up for Mac OS X currently consists of Scannerz with FSE, Scannerz with FSE-Lite, Scannerz Lite, Performance Probe, Phoenix, FSE, and SpotOff with Spot-O-Meter. Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Software and Computer Systems Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Mac OS X platforms are trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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703-953-1913
United States
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Macgamestore Announces Back To School Sale, Launches Rewards Program - Published on 08/09/13

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Macgamestore.com today announced it is having a back to school sale that runs from Friday, August 9th to Friday, August 16th. Visitors to Macgamestore.com can take advantage of instant deals on nearly 200 of the hottest Mac games. In addition, the company today also announced its Macgamestore Rewards loyalty program. Sale items include popular games such as Aspyr's Civilization V Gold Edition, Feral's entire Lego collection, The Walking Dead, Assassin's Creed, The Witcher and much more.

Calgary, Canada - MacGameStore.com today announced it is having a back to school sale that runs from Friday, August 9th to Friday, August 16th. Visitors to Macgamestore.com can take advantage of instant deals on nearly 200 of the hottest Mac games.

Back To School Sale:
Sale items include popular games such as Aspyr's Civilization V Gold Edition, Feral's entire Lego collection, The Walking Dead, Assassin's Creed, The Witcher, Cities in Motion II, and much more. Here's a sample of the great deals available through Macgamestore's Back To School Sale:

* Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gold Edition (50% Off)
* Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings (50% Off)
* The Walking Dead (60% Off)
* Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Deluxe Edition (50% Off)
* Cities in Motion II (25% Off)
* Cities in Motion Complete Collection (50% Off)
* LEGO Batman (66% Off)
* LEGO Batman 2 (50% Off)
* LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 (66% Off)
* LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7 (50% Off)
* LEGO Indiana Jones 2 (66% Off)
* LEGO Star Wars III (50% Off)
* LEGO Star Wars Complete Saga (50% Off)
* LEGO Lord of the Rings (33% Off)

All prices are USD (equivalent amounts in other currencies.) MacGameStore.com carries over 2000 of the best Macintosh games on the planet. Be sure to visit Macgamestore.com for even more great deals.

MacGameStore Rewards Loyalty Program Launched:
MacGameStore today also officially announced the launch of its MacGameStore Rewards loyalty program, which allows Mac gamers to earn points by purchasing games, referring friends, writing reviews, and more. The rewards program is 100% free to join when a user sign up for an account. As a bonus, gamers who sign up for an account get 5 bonus points on their first purchase.

How does the program work? If you buy a $50 game, you get 50 points. Once a user reaches 100 points, that gamer is automatically awarded $5.00, which goes right into their MacGameStore wallet, which they can then use towards a future purchase. The more games you purchase through MacGameStore, the more you get! Start out as a Silver member and earn 1 point for every dollar spent. Once you reach $250 in a calendar year, you will automatically be bumped up to Gold membership status and you will then earn 1.25 points for every dollar spent. In addition, you�ll get 25 bonus points for every completed 10th purchase. More information on the MacGameStore Rewards loyalty program is available online.

Mac Game Store: http://www.macgamestore.com
Back To School Sale: http://www.macgamestore.com/listing/Specials/
MacGameStore Rewards Program: http://www.macgamestore.com/information/Rewards/

Launched in 2005, Mac Game Store, is the most popular Mac gaming store on the Internet with over 2000 Mac games available for purchase. Macgamestore.com is also the leader in digital download games and the number one web site for casual Macintosh games. Copyright 2005-2013 Mac Game Store. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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CEO
512-853-9067
United States
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