9/17/2013

[MacNews] Digest Number 3151

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Digest #3151

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Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Morgan Spurlock Releases �Super Size Me: What Are We Eating?� App - Published on 09/16/13

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Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock continues his mission to raise awareness about what we eat with the new interactive Super Size Me: What Are We Eating? App. Giving consumers instant access to fast food and popular chain restaurant nutrition facts, the app will be available on iOS devices on September 17, 2013. The app allows users to use quick indexes to view daily value percentages, facts, and nutritional advisories for tens of thousands of menu items, streamlining access to health information.

Los Angeles, California - Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (One Direction: This Is Us and Super Size Me) continues his mission to raise awareness about what we eat with the new interactive Super Size Me: What Are We Eating? App available for iOS devices beginning September 17, 2013. With this special app, consumers have instant and GPS -aware access to restaurant nutritional information presented by Ron English's beloved character, MC Supersized.

Super Size Me: What Are We Eating automatically detects the nearest restaurants and exposes nutrition facts from a large and growing community database of menus from America's best-known chains. In addition to location-based menu guidance, the application allows users to use quick indexes to view daily value percentages, facts, and nutritional advisories for tens of thousands of menu items, streamlining access to health information. Requests can be submitted for additional restaurants or menu items to be added to the Super Size Me: What Are We Eating database.

"With the Super Size Me: What Are We Eating app we wanted to make sure nutrition information was readily available for everyone to access as they make their dining decisions," states Spurlock. "We also wanted it to be fun at the same time as informative, so we created MC Supersized to help people make healthy choices."

The interactive app features tools for families and individuals alike to better manage their health and dietary needs by allowing users to combine items and feed them to MC Supersized to view meal or daily totals. Special features include excerpts from the Oscar(R) nominated film SUPER SIZE ME that are unlocked by exploring menus and meeting challenges. Users can also share meals and nutritional facts with friends and family over text, email, Facebook, and Twitter.

Super Size Me: What Are We Eating? Is available in the iTunes App Store beginning September 17, 2013.

The Super Size Me: What Are We Eating? App was developed by General UI, a mobile software company founded in 2009. Visit website for more information, including screenshots of the app.

Special Note For Journalists - App download codes are available to journalists upon request for your story consideration.

The Super Size Me: What Are We Eating?: http://supersizemeapp.com
Download from iTunes - available September 17: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id593665717
Screenshot 1: http://supersizemeapp.com/img/screenshot-1.png
Screenshot 2: http://supersizemeapp.com/img/screenshot-3.png
Screenshot 3: http://supersizemeapp.com/img/screenshot-4.png
App Icon: http://supersizemeapp.com/img/iTunes%20Artwork.png

Morgan Spurlock is a New York based writer, director and producer. His first film, Super Size Me, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004, winning Best Directing honors. The film went on to win the inaugural Writers Guild of America best documentary screenplay award as well as garner an Academy Award nomination for best feature documentary. Since then he has directed, produced and distributed multiple film and TV projects, including the critically acclaimed FX television series, "30 Days;" and the films Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?; Confessions of a Superhero; Czech Dream; Chalk; The Future of Food; What Would Jesus Buy?; the WGA Award and Emmy nominated "The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!;" Freakonomics; POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold; Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope, and Mansome. Morgan's current television show "Inside Man" is airing on CNN. And his latest feature film - One Direction: This Is Us, a 3D documentary
following the world's most successful boy-band, One Direction, opened as the number one box office film in the US on its opening weekend in September. Copyright (C) 2013 Morgan Spurlock. 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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Mon Sep 16, 2013 10:45 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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New and Noteworthy Game w/ Never-Before-Seen Multiplayer Battle Mode - Published on 09/16/13

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RED Games today releases Pet Peaves Monsters 1.2.1, an update to their innovative pet simulator for iOS. Players raise pet monsters, called Peaves, from larvae to well-trained adults with incredible powers. When two or more players have their monsters in close proximity, shaking their devices will unlock a truly unique, one-of-a-kind battle mode. Featured in the App Store in New and Noteworthy on launch day, version 1.2 is compatible with iPhone 4, iPad 2, iOS7 and on sale for a limited time.

Santa Monica, California - RED Games, a division of RED Interactive Agency, is thrilled to announce the release of Pet Peaves Monsters 1.2.1. Now compatible with iPhone 4, iPad 2, and iOS7, Pet Peaves Monsters is an innovative pet simulator featuring a never-before-seen multiplayer battle mode. Apple featured the monstrously addicting iOS game in the App Store in New and Noteworthy on launch day. RED Games is offering an app launch special and for a limited time, players may download Pet Peaves Monsters for only 99 cents.

"The response to Pet Peaves Monsters has been great so far," says Brian Lovell, CEO of RED Interactive Agency. "There's an incredible number of exciting apps released in the App Store every day, and as a result, it's getting more difficult to stand out from the crowd. We wanted to create a genuinely clever and fun, family-friendly game, and to have Pet Peaves Monsters featured in the App Store in New and Noteworthy is truly an honor."

Players nurture and raise up to eight different Peaves with tasty grubs, toys, and entertaining items until they are fully grown - then unleash their amazing pets against other Peaves. Users may fight up to three different Peaves in single player mode, or challenge nearby friends to see whose pet is king. When two or more players have their monsters in close proximity, shaking their devices will unlock a truly unique, one-of-a-kind battle mode. Multiplayer battle mode takes place against two to four Peaves on separate devices; players place up to four iPhone and iPad screens on a flat surface to form one large arena with gameplay spanning all active devices.

Customizable elements and unlockable achievements such as level-ups, power boosts, coins and new exotic species will entertain players for hours. With simple controls, colorful graphics, stunning animations, and catchy music, this game appealing for children and adults of all ages.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 4, 4S, iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, iPad, and iPod touch
* Optimized for iPhone 5
* Requires iOS 6 or later
* 44.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Pet Peaves Monsters 1.2.1 is only $0.99 (USD) for a limited time (or equivalent amount in other currencies) worldwide, exclusively through the App Store in the Game category.

RED Games : http://ff0000.com/
Pet Peaves Monsters 1.2.1: http://petpeaves.com
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/pet-peaves-monsters/id680053061
Screenshot 1: http://petpeaves.com/static/img/press/pet-peaves-monsters-screenshot-01.jpg
Screenshot 2: http://petpeaves.com/static/img/press/pet-peaves-monsters-screenshot-06.jpg
App Icon: http://petpeaves.com/static/img/press/pet-peaves-monsters-icon.png

RED Games is a division of RED Interactive Agency focused on developing and publishing high quality, incredibly visual, handcrafted games and mobile experiences for iOS, Android and Web. The team is comprised of some of the most talented creative directors, game designers, visual designers, and developers in the industry. RED Games develops multi-platform games and experiences for market leaders such as Lucasfilm, A&E, and Universal Pictures, and has introduced a number of award-winning original IPs to the market. The company's portfolio includes work includes legostarwars.com, Duck Dynasty, Whirling Dervish, and Kicks & Stomps. All Material and Software (C) 2013 RED Games / 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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Madeline Goldberg
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310-399-4242
United States
madeline.goldberg@ff0000.com

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