12/23/2015

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Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:30 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Haypi Kingdom: The Return of the King 1.1.5 Calls Allies to War - Published on 12/22/15

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Haypi Co., Ltd. today announces Haypi Kingdom: The Return of the King 1.1.5, an update to their popular MMO for iOS devices. Role-play a feudal lord in the dark & chaotic medieval times: develop cities, expand territories, recruit heroes & train troops to become powerful. Players must outwit their foes by thinking strategically. Version 1.1.5 sports a brand new building-War Hallfor assembling allies' troops to wage war. With every new update, the interaction between the gamers is more intensive.

Shanghai, China - Haypi Co., Ltd. constantly offers new in-game content for their loving fans! Now players are celebrating the new version of Haypi Kingdom: The Return of the King Version 1.1.5. This MMO is a world of challenge, bravery and magic! The new patch is the result of the restless efforts of the developer Haypi. The teams are working incessantly to provide great updates.

Haypi Kingdom: The Return of the King 1.1.5 is an awesome game, which brings the players to a magic land of glory. Now, the new version is better than ever. It is so much smoother when it comes to gameplay optimization. There are more improvements in connection to the player interaction, too. Now the multiplayer experience is even more fun, with the brand new building War Hall, which has been introduced to the game. The War Hall is used to assemble allies' troops into a strong army to wage war.

The capacity of the troops increases after building upgrade. After a player locates a target, he or she can choose Assemble, and set the assemble duration. Then ally players will see that request in the War Halls in their cities. So the allies can send troops to the first player's War Hall. When the time for Assembling is up, all the troops march in attack. So War Hall has the important role to gather allies' troops and allow the Alliance to wage a war together. This sounds like features of a real warfare kingdom, doesn't it? The new building and the optimizations in the new version make the gameplay much more fun.

Haypi Kingdom: The Return of the King Patch 1.1.5 is really fascinating. Now this exciting and challenging game is available for free download from iTunes. Everyone can have gamer fun, without having to spend a dime. Haypi is proud and happy to be a productive developer.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Haypi Kingdom: The Return of the King 1.1.5 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Haypi Kingdom: The Return of the King 1.1.5: http://www.haypi.com/rotk/index.htm
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/haypi-kingdom-return-king/id904874944
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Haypi Co., Ltd. is a private company founded in 2008 and based in China. Haypi is the creator of Haypi Kingdom, Haypi Dragon and Haypi Monster, three popular MMORPGs downloaded over several million times by players from around the world. Copyright (C) 2015 Haypi 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.

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Mariya Ivanova
Marketing Project Manager
United States
marketing@haypi.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/HaypiOfficial
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/haypiofficial

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Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:00 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Spanish edition of new Indie Game Development iBook now available - Published on 12/22/15

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Magnin & Associates have announced the Spanish translation of Indie Game Development available on the Apple iBooks Store. Relying heavily on veteran game developer, Ed Magnin's 35+ year career in the game industry, this eBook provides an overview of what it takes to make an indie game and help new indie developers avoid some common pitfalls. Today, the company continues to develop iOS, Android, and Windows Phone games. The iBook is translated into Spanish by Emily Hicks of Rowlett, Texas.

Farmers Branch, Texas - The Spanish translation of "Indie Game Development - The Freedom to Create Your Game" has just been made available on the Apple iBooks store. It covers many of the topics and questions any new studio should be asking themselves to avoid falling into some of the same pitfalls that others have. It relies heavily on veteran game developer, Ed Magnin's 35+ year career in the game industry.

Ed worked for some of the top game developers of their day - MicroProse, Cinemaware, Virgin Games, and Park Place Productions, before starting his own studio in 1993 to focus on handheld games. After successful Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Nintendo DS, they continue to develop iOS, Android, and Windows Phone games. The translation into Spanish was done by by Emily Hicks of Rowlett, Texas.

Topics covered include:
* Before Indie (*)
* Third Party Development (*)
* Freedom (to make the game you want) (*)
* What does it take?
* What makes a good game?
* Game Concept
* Game Design Document
* Game Proposal
* Why games are late?
* Building a Team
* Technical Decisions
* Graphics Creation
* Importance of Audio
* How to manage a game project
* What do you do when you get behind
* Keep a progress file
* Some legal issues to consider
* Start play testing early
* Reaching the finish line
* It's time!
* Submission
* Approval
* PR and Marketing
* Giving Back

(*) included in Free sample version

Magnin Games: http://MagninGames.com
Ed Magnin's books (English, Spanish, & Japanese): https://itunes.apple.com/author/ed-magnin/id1039971612
Book Cover (Spanish): http://www.edmagnin.com/images/IndieGameDev_Spanish_cover800x1035.jpg
Book Cover (English): http://www.edmagnin.com/images/IndieGameDev_Cover_800x1035.jpg

Ed Magnin has been actively involved in the game industry since 1979. Earlier in his career he worked for some of the top game developers of their day - MicroProse, Cinemaware, Virgin Games, and Park Place Productions. In 1993, he founded Magnin & Associates and has focused on handheld games ever since. For the last 6 years they have created over 20 for the iOS (with over a million App Store downloads), 7 for Android, and 6 for Windows Phone. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Magnin & Associates. 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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Ed Magnin
Director of Development
972-378-4147
United States
Ed@EdMagnin.com

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LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmagnin
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Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:00 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Stock Grader, Investing Analysis App, Goes Free Today For Holidays - Published on 12/22/15

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Sender Software LLC today announced that Stock Grader, its stock analyst app for iOS devices, will be free on the 22nd as a holiday promotion. Stock Grader uses a private, proprietary database with access to 10-years of financial history across over 4000 companies to analyze each stock on dozens of financial criteria. Users can view grades for profitability, valuation, efficiency, strength, growth, as well as an overall grade - allowing them to make confident, informed investment decisions.

Princeton, New Jersey - Sender Software LLC today is very pleased to announce that Stock Grader, its stock analyst app for iOS devices, will be free on the 22nd as a holiday promotion. Stock Grader uses a proprietary database and advanced computer algorithms to automatically grade stocks so the user can make informed investment decisions.

"If you're searching for a little extra information on a stock before deciding whether to invest, this app may help you," says Lance Davis of Bankrate. "The app gives a letter grade to a stock's profitability, efficiency, liabilities and valuation, while also providing info on other criteria, such as the price-earnings ratio. It's easy to use and can efficiently provide key information on potential investments."

Feature Highlights:
* Uses 10-years of financial history across over 4000 companies
* Reports grades on profitability, valuation, efficiency, strength, growth, and overall
* Grades available relative to industry, sector, or all stocks
* Easy-to-understand letter grading system
* Useful for all levels of investors

After fetching the data and running the calculations, Stock Grader assigns the company's stock a letter grade. Stock Grader grades on a basic A, B, C, D, or F system. Grades are assessed according to an analysis of five aspects of the business: Profitability, Valuation, Efficiency, Strength, and Growth.

The Profitability grade assesses a company's ability to profit and grow. The grade on Efficiency reflects the company's ability to use resources efficiently. The Strength grade indicates the amount of risk and how the company uses debt. The Valuation grades is a measure of how the company is currently priced. The Growth grade illustrates how fast the company has grown, and the quality of this growth. Each of these aspects contributes to the aggregated score that is calculated and displayed as an overall stock grade, but you may also view the scores for each of these sub-grades.

Within each category, Stock Grader calculates and displays the data that contributes to the calculations of each of the five categories. This data includes:

Profitability -
* Gross Margin
* Profit Margin
* Operating Cash Flow Margin
Valuation -
* Price/Earnings
* Price/Sales
* Price/Book
* Price/Tangible Asset Book Value
* EV/EBIT
* PEG
Efficiency -
* Return On Assets
* Return On Equity
* Return On Sales
* Asset Turnover
Strength -
* Current Ratio
* Debt/Equity
* Financial Leverage Ratio
Growth -
* 1-yr EPS Growth
* 5-yr EPS Growth
* 10-yr EPS Growth
* 1-yr Sales Growth
* 5-yr Sales Growth
* 10-yr Sales Growth
* 1-yr Net Cash Flow Growth
* 5-yr Net Cash Flow Growth
* 10-yr Net Cash Flow Growth

"Stock Grader couldn't possibly be any easier to use," says Tyler Tschida of AppAdvice. "This finance app is ideal for any investor looking for a little extra help."

"Stock Grader is a personal analyst in your pocket," explains Ben Sender, owner of Sender Software. "Using dozens of financial criteria and advanced computer algorithms, Stock Grader digs deep into your stocks, automatically grading them to help you make confident, informed investment decisions. Take the emotion out of investing and put technology on your side with Stock Grader."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
* Requires iOS 9.0 or later
* 1.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
For a limited time, Stock Grader is available completely free worldwide, exclusively through the App Store in the Finance category.

Stock Grader 3.1: http://stockgraderapp.com/
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/stock-grader/id912674995
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Based in Princeton, New Jersey, independent developer Ben Sender is the founder of Sender Software LLC, which continually focuses on seeking out new app ideas not presently reflected in the market, and bringing them to life, concentrating mostly in the finance sector. Sender is also an author for the popular financial site, Seeking Alpha. Copyright (C) 2015 Sender Software 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.

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Ben Sender
Owner and Developer
United States
support@stockgraderapp.com

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Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:00 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Overlay GPS, Compass, Data, and Notes on Photos and Movies - Now 40% Off - Published on 12/22/15

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Hunter Research and Technology is excited to offer its flagship augmented reality navigation app Theodolite for 40% off during a special anniversary sale. Theodolite is a multi-function viewfinder that combines a compass, two-axis inclinometer, rangefinder, GPS, offline topo maps, nav calculator, tracker, and data overlay photo/movie camera into one indispensable app. Theodolite is great for outdoor enthusiasts, professionals, students, teachers, explorers, and high-tech gadget lovers.

Williamsburg, Virginia - Just in time for the holidays, Hunter Research and Technology is excited to offer its flagship augmented reality navigation app Theodolite for 40% off during a special sale. Theodolite is great for outdoor enthusiasts, professionals, students, teachers, explorers, and high-tech gadget lovers.

Theodolite is a multi-function viewfinder for iPhone and iPad that combines a compass, two-axis inclinometer, rangefinder, GPS, offline topo maps, nav calculator, tracker, and data overlay photo/movie camera into one indispensable app. Uses are endless, and the app is great for hiking, boating, hunting, golf, outdoor sports, sightseeing, navigation, and finding your way around. Theodolite also has professional grade features, and is used extensively by surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, competitive sportsmen, first responders, military personnel, and search and rescue workers around the world.

Theodolite can take geo-tagged camera images, screenshots, movies, and screen movies directly from the app, with 2X and 4X digital zoom and fast buffered saves. Geographical data, time, date, and custom notes can be overlaid directly on photos and movies for later reference.

Users can view current position on the built in map view, with new offline Outdoors maps. Theodolite Outdoors maps use detailed coloring and shading to show terrain and land cover with spectacular fidelity, and include topo contours (feet or meters), roads, trails, landmarks, campgrounds, ski lifts, and more.

Theodolite's pro features include a nav calculator, data logging, e-mail export with KML, percent grade display, mil compass readout, optical rangefinders, and colored lens filters to improve use in dark conditions. The app can provide location in military grid reference system (MGRS) coordinates, universal transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates, British/Irish National Grids, US National Grid, US State Plane coordinates, and six latitude/longitude formats. An optional Datum Pack adds over 230 geodetic datums covering regions and countries on all continents around the world.

Theodolite 5.0 is on sale for a 40%-off during the app's six year anniversary. Sale pricing for Theodolite carries over to the Outdoor Adventure App Bundles from Hunter Research, which combine up to five popular outdoors apps at a great discount. These apps have been shown in Apple Keynotes, featured in iTunes, and even filmed by Apple being used atop the Great Wall of China! Find out why Apple included Theodolite and other Hunter Research apps among the most amazing apps available. Where will you take them on your next adventure?

Pricing and Availability:
Theodolite (iPhone, iPod touch) and Theodolite HD (iPad, iPad mini) are available on the iTunes App Store for a 40%-off introductory sale price of $5.99 (USD). Theodolite runs on any camera-equipped iPhone or iPod touch. Theodolite HD runs on any camera-equipped iPad or iPad mini. More information, including screenshots, is available on the Hunter Research and Technology website.

Theodolite 5.0: http://hrtapps.com/theodolite/
Purchase and Download (iPhone, iPod touch): https://itunes.apple.com/app/theodolite/id339393884
Theodolite HD 5.0: http://hrtapps.com/theodolitehd/
Purchase and Download (iPad, iPad mini): https://itunes.apple.com/app/theodolite-hd/id425456242
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Hunter Research and Technology is run by Dr. Craig Hunter, a practicing engineer with over 20 years of experience in engineering and software development. Dr. Hunter received the NASA Software of the Year Award and an Apple Design Award (Best Scientific Computing Solution on Mac OS X) for his work in software development. He founded Hunter Research and Technology in 2008 to create innovative apps that leverage the advanced hardware and software capabilities of iOS devices and Macs. The company has numerous apps available on the iTunes App Store, and develops apps for a range of clients worldwide. Copyright (C) 2015 Hunter Research and Technology. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, iTunes, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and iPad mini are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Craig Hunter
Founder
United States
pr@hunter.pairsite.com

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TrainCrasher: Best SideScroller Beat'm Up since the golden age of Arcade - Published on 12/22/15

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Softmax CO., LTD announces TrainCrasher 1.2.5, their new beat'em up game for iOS and Android devices. TrainCrasher combines RPG and side scroller elements to recreate the dynamic and pleasure of the best arcade games with gorgeous visuals. Fight through a speeding train in a quest for revenge, using your fury to crush armies of warriors and combat huge bosses. With gorgeous anime fighting animations and deceptively deep combat, TrainCrasher is unlike anything you've played before!

Seoul, Korea - Softmax CO., LTD is proud to announce the release of TrainCrasher 1.2.5, their new beat em up game for iOS and Android devices. TrainCrasher is an anime beat em up that combines RPG and side scroller elements to recreate the dynamic and pleasure of the best arcade games with gorgeous visuals. Fight through a speeding train in a quest for revenge, using your fury to crush armies of warriors and combat huge bosses. With gorgeous anime fighting animations and deceptively deep combat, TrainCrasher is unlike anything you've played before!

Choose between four fighters with really different playstyle, from the swordsman "Ron" to the mysterious hunter "Hound" or the giant axe wielder "Mei" and the Street style Puncher "Zett." Follow them in their quest for revenge, discover their unique and personal fighting style through action packed levels, utilizing your skills to bring them to the last boss and be ready to make them face their destiny.

Recall the great feeling of a pure side scroller action with the moves of a fighting game and the depth of your favorite RPG games. TrainCrasher challenges you to climb a running train at full speed defeating various kinds of enemies up until the stage boss that will put your dexterity to the test. Learn and master all the possible combos to drive your character until the final stage.

Enhance, Upgrade, Craft and Transcendence the Mightiest Weapons:
* Combat enemies with fantasy weapons and combos. Upgrade your weapons as you go by opening reward cubes, or buy new weapons with collectable diamonds.

Upgrade Characters with Loot:
* Fantasy RPG weapons include swords, guns and more. Find better weapons, equip armor for better defense, and accessories for stat bonuses. Continue your RPG beat em up adventure with new items and loot around each corner!

Fight Massive Bosses:
* Huge boss creatures cast a shadow over each level. No mere mortal could hope to defeat these massive enemies, but with fighting skills and magic, only you stand a chance. Win these fights to clear the way forward and earn new weapons.

Beautiful Anime Graphics:
* Enjoy the game with 60 frames! Anime fighting games don't get any more gorgeous than the HD art in TrainCrasher. Ride the train through unique environments that you haven't seen in mobile games before!

Device Requirements:
* Android v.4.1 or later
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* 55.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
TrainCrasher 1.2.5 is a Free-to-play game and will be available from today in the U.S. through the Google Play Store and App Store in the Role-Playing (Games) Category.

Softmax: http://www.softmax.co.kr/English/Index.aspx
TrainCrasher 1.2.5: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/traincrasher/id957261991?mt=8
Download from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.co.softmax.TrainCrasherFacebook&hl=en
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Since its establishment in October 1994, Softmax Co.,Ltd. has acted as a leader in Korea's game industry, developing global game content for PC, console, online and mobile platforms. Softmax has recently expanded its business capacities to include publishing, and some of its representative games are the Genesis series and Magna Carta series. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Softmax Co.,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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YounHee Jo
PR manager
+82-10-7677-0706
Korea, Republic Of
jo-yun-hee@softmax.co.kr

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