Wroclaw, Poland — Tequila Mobile, makers of Fantasy Kingdom Defense HD, released a teaser trailer for their upcoming free-to-play social game. BattleFriends at Sea is a cross-platform, asynchronous multiplayer game of naval battle. Users deploy their ships and take turns shooting at each other, collecting experience to unlock progressively more prestigious ranks: from a lowly Recruit to distinguished Admiral.

“We’re betting large on the social aspect,” explains Lukasz Deszczulka, Tequila Mobile’s CMO and Executive Producer of BattleFriends. “While it’s possible to compete with strangers – and perhaps forge new relationships – the BattleFriends experience is specifically tailored for friend-to-friend duels. We have robust Facebook integration, which allows you to challenge your pals instantly, as well as a fun to use chat system.”

“Making sure the app is cross-platform was a huge deal for us,” adds Radek Smektala, Lead Designer of BattleFriends. “All your data is held in the cloud, so you can start playing on your Android phone at work, switch to an iPod midway through, and then continue on an iPad once you’re finally home. Your friends, experience and statistics will be seamlessly transferred to whichever device you log on.”

While the app aims to bring gamers and non-gamers alike the most polished social experience possible on mobile, it also charts new waters when it comes to visuals. “It took quite some time to settle on the artstyle, but I truly believe we managed to hit the jackpot,” insists Smektala. “The battles take place on miniature planets, filled with high definition 3D models, mind-blowing special effects and lots of cinematic close-ups. If you think the game looks good on the screens though, just wait until you see it in motion.”

BattleFriends is expected to launch later this year for both Android and iOS.

For more information, please visit BattleFriends’ Facebook Page.

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If you were wondering what the best reviewed Android games and apps on the web last month were, here’s the  Android Quality Index (Qi) round-up for September to fill you in.

The  Android Quality Index boasts over 200,000 scores from the world’s best websites, such as  AppStorm,  Life of Android, and  Pocket Gamer, and uses a unique metric to create a single definitive score for each Android title.
Here are  September 2012′s top selections:

Quality Index  Top 10 Android games September 2012

Quality Index  Top 10 Android apps to September 2012

The monthly games chart is based on titles released and reviewed in the last month. The apps chart is based on titles reviewed over the last three months. Hence, this is not a cumulative chart and earlier released titles may have higher scores.

Subway Surfers has managed to park(our) itself at the top of the Android Q i game chart for September 2012 through its blend of Temple Run mechanics and street art. It tagged the #1 spot ahead of unhinged point-and-click puzzler McPixel and the long-awaited conversion of The Bard’s Tale (an epic and humorous RPG taken straight from far-off Consoleland). Down in fifth place, meanwhile, Rovio’s latest Angry Birds spin-off Bad Piggies gives those wicked oinkers an all-new physics-puzzler of their own to star in. Propping up the table in tenth, Granny Smith is an engaging platform-racer starring a vengeful octogenarian who’s handy on her skates.

Over on this month’s app chart, Rumpus has been causing a bit of a ruckus, topping the leaderboard with its swanky music discovery tool. Just behind that, GrooveRunner joins a growing list of running apps that help you track your performance, create training plans, and share your progress with friends.

Back in fourth place, the latest version of popular launcher app Nova Launcher Prime continues to help Android owners to customise their home screens and strip away some of that manufacturer-created UI bloat. Following closely behind, Atom Launcher helps with the same thing, but places more of an emphasis on specific themes – it even has its own store to help you find that perfect look for your home screen.

We’ll continue to provide an updated listing each and every month, together with a round-up of the year. For all the up-to-date information on which Android games, apps, and publishers are reviewing best, head on over to the Android Quality Index now.

Know of a great reviews site that should be included? If you own or know a reputable apps review site that should be added to the Android Quality Index, then pop along to our instructions for getting listed.

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Ottawa, Canada – On September 28, Ratrod Studio proudly announced the arrival of its latest mobile racing game, Drift Mania Championship 2, on iOS and Android. A sequel to the over 10 million player strong Drift Mania franchise,Drift Mania Championship 2 delivers the ultimate drift racing experience with highly addictive gameplay and next generation graphics.

Speeding through a series of lifelike raceways, Drift Mania Championship 2 challenges players’ combined driving skills, style, and showmanship in a series of epic racing tournament. Speed, talent, and style, Drift Mania Championship 2 is all about loss of the rear wheel traction while keeping the race car in total control.

Developed in collaboration with DMCC, the only professional drifting series in Canada, and officially sponsored by NOS Energy Drink, Drift Mania Championship 2 tests players’ drifting expertise against the four main criteria of speed, line, angle, and impact.

Players can qualify on the podium to unlock different circuits and cars and upgrade their ride by installing aftermarket performance products from licensed brands including Royal Purple, K&N, Magnaflow, Centerforce, Whiteline and Mishimoto. Featuring a soundtrack from A’n’R Music Limited that includes songs from Templeton Pek and KNGDMS, players can also listen to songs from their own music library as they take the lead and cross the finish line.

“With millions of players worldwide, we received tons of feedback and suggestions over the past two years. We listened to all our fans and took everything in consideration when designing this sequel. After a year of development, we are now back with the ultimate drift game available for any gaming platform.” says Ratrod Studio’s President Pat Toulouse.

Drift Mania Championship 2 Features:

• 13 vehicles with fully customizable controls, a virtual steering wheel mode, gyroscope support and the ability to adjust and reposition any elements
• Become a Drift Mania Champion by completing the career mode which includes over 13 drift circuits and 60 achievements
• Try out extensive customization modes for vehicles including body kits, custom wheels, window tints and spoilers as well as the ability to adjust different aspects of racing car including the suspension damping, steering sensitivity, gear ratio and weight distribution
• Compete in a drift battle tournament to race in tandem against an opponent
• Android version also includes support for the popular Sony Xperia Play and for the upcoming MOGA controller developed by PowerA which won the “Best Hardware” award at the E3 2012
• Share and brag using social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter

Drift Mania Championship 2 is available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play for $1.99 but will be available on Windows 8 Store by the end of October.

More details about Drift Mania Championship 2 can be found on the official website

Check out the trailer below:

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Ateam is pleased to announce the release of their latest free psychological horror smartphone game, Murder Room, on September 26, 2012 for the iPhone, iPad, and Android.

In Murder Room… “You wake up to find yourself locked in a room with a murderer. Figure out how to survive and not become his next victim…”

Use your wit and instincts to stay one step ahead of The Butcher.You never know when he decides to come and appear behind you…Figure out the puzzles in the room and perhaps you can survive.

To make the experience as frightening as possible, realistic and at times horrific sounds are used during the game. It is highly recommended that you use earphones or headphones when playing in a dark room. ”Listen carefully for the approaching footsteps of The Butcher…”

For players that manage to escape from the main story, the ”Another Story” is available for purchase. Here players are put into a different point-of-view in the Murder Room, allowing you to find out the truth behind this murderous event…

Available at Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store.

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Córdoba, Argentina — EXP Studios announced the release Chubby Bird for Android, a free indie casual/arcade game for Android.

Chubby Bird is a casual/arcade free game. Chubby is the main character, a fatty bird who needs to get home before dinner. His brothers left him alone and now he must travel around two worlds fighting against his weight and many enemies.

Chubby Bird is a game for all ages, it’s a simple but addictive game with responsive controls and nice gameplay. Over two worlds, the Mountains and the Moon, Chubby will travel around and trying to avoid all the obstacles. The game has two modes: Story and Arcade.

Story mode has 36 levels pre-designed, with an increasing difficulty and many power-ups to pick. You’ll have to land on your nest, but you’ll not pass the level until you pick at least 30% of Sweeties on your way.

In Arcade mode, you should fly as far as you can and try to defeat your own score. You can upload scores into the Online Global Leaderboards and defeat other users around the world, and unlock special achievements.

The game has cute vector graphics, with a nice style and nice music too.

Features:

• 4 languages supported: English, Korean, Spanish and Portuguese.
• Cute graphics
• 36 levels on Story mode.
• 2 Overworlds: Mountains and the Moon.
• Many enemies to defeat.
• Arcade Mode with many powerups and Online Leaderboards.
• More than 30 achievements to unlock.
• Many hours of fun.
• Kids will love this game.

“The game is undoubtedly addictive, we couldn’t stop playing.” – Anna Grace, Android Zoom.

“Cute graphics, decent learning curve, high replay potential, great controls.” – User from Google Play

“Simple, but well done! Controls are smooth and gameplay is smooth. 5 stars!.” – User from Google

Chubby Bird is available for Free on Google Play at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.expstudios.chubbybird

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Moscow, Russia — PageNet announced that the new version of The Night Flier is now available for all Android devices, starting with Android 2.2.1. The Night Flier is an adventure arcade game where player navigates game character to conquer the night sky.

In “The Night Flier,” the player is supposed to help bat in flying over various locations: the town, the cemetery, the underworld. To be successful one should wade through endless labyrinth of roofs, sneak past wild hungry cats, avoid meeting heavy bricks and fly up to the clouds dodging wild planes. Flier is also fond of eating midges, collecting coins and gems.

“I’m very pleased with the ‘Night Flier’; I hope people will find it both challenging and easy to use at the same time,” said Sergey Shpital, CEO of PageNet. “We designed two locations, and the third one will be available soon, each location contains ten unique levels.”

There are three difficulty levels available, so if you are not an experienced flier you should choose easy mode rather than the hard one. “Shop items are intended to make your journey more fascinating; shop provides you with skins, rockets, magnets, and masks; but they are not cure-all, one should use them wisely,” said Sergey.

“The Night Flier” is now available for free world-wide from Google Play for Android devices.

Please visit http://www.thenightflier.com/ for more “The Night Flier” information, including videos and screenshots of the game, and http://www.pagenetsoft.com/ for more company information.

About PageNet

PageNet, mobile software development company located in Moscow, Russia, was founded in 1996 for the purposes of creating mobile applications for various mobile platforms: iOS, Android, Bada, Symbian, J2ME and Brew.

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On the heels of the successful launch of Comedy Central’s Indecision Game, 2K Play announced on September 10, 2012, its newest mobile title ”House Pest,” starring Fiasco the Cat is now available for free on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, including Amazon’s Kindle Fire.

Fiasco the Cat is curious, adorable and just a tad mischievous, which means he’s ready to wreak hilarious havoc wherever he goes. In celebration of the game’s launch today, Fiasco the Cat is making his acting debut in a new trailer guaranteed to leave player’s asking “What’s up with that cat?”

As the gameplay in ”House Pest” unfolds, the player’s nosy neighbor is about to stop by for a visit, but Fiasco’s playful antics threaten to trash their spotless living room.

It’s a race against the clock to fix Fiasco’s latest disaster before the judgmental guest arrives. Do well, and you may be told your house belongs in a magazine. Stumble, and don’t be surprised by an offer to lend you a housekeeper. Player’s earn up to three brooms for each challenge, unlocking new games and state-of-the-art animations as they go.

For those who want more Fiasco, the full house includes six additional rooms, 45 total games, two difficulty levels and can be unlocked via an in-game purchase for $2.99.

The upgrade provides a new set of unique challenges in every room – from hallway bowling to bubble popping, feather catching to cake decorating, picture puzzling to mouse chasing, and much more. As gamers restore order to chaos, they can earn up to 30 achievements, including ‘Slappy Cat’, ‘Mad Hatter’ and ‘Golden Goose’ for a purr-fect score.

“House Pest” was developed by Cat Daddy Games, the 2K studio behind the worldwide sensation Carnival Games. High-quality animations, humorous antics and challenging activities will delight gamers – and nosy neighbors – of all ages.

To download “House Pest” today, visit:
iTunes: http://bit.ly/QdszHU
Google Play: http://bit.ly/P24d0b

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Kaliningrad, Russia – HeroCraft are delighted to announce that four exciting new levels await players of Majesty: The Northern Expansion licensed by Paradox Interactive on Android.

You asked me to brief you on upcoming events your Majesty? You’d better get ready, you’ll have plenty to do. Firstly, an evil necromancer has turned all the Kingdom’s inhabitants into terrible skeletons. How will you reverse the spell?

The Pan-Dwarven Monster-Hunting Games will be held soon and your Kingdom has been chosen to host them. What fun! Especially when you know which dwarf clan to support.

In other news, a gang of golem scoundrels threaten the noble dragons… which side of this conflict will you choose to lend your considerable weight to?

In addition to these distractions the sovereign tyranny is in danger once again. The healers guild, gnomes and barbarians are stirring up a riot. You must stamp out this mutinous attitude, your Worship.

Will you show them who wears the crown in this Kingdom?

Click here to view Majesty: The Northern Expansion on Google Play.

Game Features:

• 16 scenario missions
• Skirmish mode
• Changeable weather
• 120 game achievements
• Plenty of heroes, spells and building types
• Social network integration

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Tampere, Finland — Veteran game developer 10tons announced that the action strategy game Boom Brigade 2 is now available for Android devices in Google Play.

The first chapter is free to play and the rest of the game is unlocked with a single in app purchase of 2,99 USD excluding taxes.

”Boom Brigade 2 features a unique blend of gameplay mechanics. Once gamers try it, we’re confident many of them will like the experience” explained Sampo Töyssy from 10tons.

”It’s not unlike a signing up for an interplanetary military campaign: The first step may seem scary, but once you get started, you’ll find out that blasting aliens is great fun” Sampo continues.

Boom Brigade 2 is a sequel to the 2009 iOS Top 10 hit Boom Brigade. Launched on iOS on the 22th of June, 2012, Boom Brigade 2 has been praised by critics for the unique combination of real time strategy, line drawing and top down shooter gameplay. Strategic depths, wealth of content and excellent controls have also been repeatedly mentioned.

Features:

• Unique real time strategy and line drawing hybrid gameplay
• 30 mission single player campaign
• Five Trooper types with five unlockable upgrades each
• Six vicious alien species and dozens of subspecies
• Nine collectible powerups including Artillery Strike and Missile Swarm
• Ten Survival type missions
• Tactical Mode for pausing the action and issuing detailed orders

Boom Brigade 2 in Google Play

More information and assets are available at http://www.10tons.com/Game/boom_brigade_2

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Singapore — Nubee a leading developer for free-to-play social mobile games for smart phones and tablet devices, announced the launch of its new, fully-online RPG card game, Demon Busters, since surpassing the 10-million downloads mark worldwide. Nubee’s most iconic game, Japan Life, has seen a total download of more than 7-million in a span of 11 months.

Demon Busters is a freemium Social Online RPG game that engages players in an epic battle of hunters and demons in the form of cards. Players will be able to make use of their hunters’ abilities, eqiupped with a variety impressive weapons and armor to battle their way through hordes of demons awaiting in deep, dark dungeons.

Manage your parties and form alliances with other players to save the world from powerful Demon Bosses. Weaker Hunters can be sacrificed and combined with other cards to form the most fearsome Hunters in the world. Players can also collect magical items to forge formidable weapons that will make enemies cower in fear.

“We are most excited to present Demon Busters as Nubee’s very first social RPG card game.” said Mitsuharu Kameyama, Producer at Nubee. “Players will be in for a blast as they try to defeat the powerful demons by evolving new decks of unique hunter cards and upgrading their equipments. The creative designs of demons and engaging game features will keep Demon Busters addictive from start to end.”

With over 200 different cards to collect and dozens of quests to explore, Demon Busters will give players a chance to enjoy the game thoroughly. Shortly after the first launch, weekly in-game events will be held to introduce new Demon Bosses, so players can look forward in participating to collect rare loot.

The game will be available on Google Play soon in the coming weeks. New and exciting features such as guild battles will be added in the next update so players can stay tuned and get ready for the most epic card battle ever.

Demon Busters is now available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

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Philadelphia, U.S.A. — Reflective Layer, an independent game studio located in Philadelphia, is proud to announce the release of Curiosity: The Mars Mission, a simulation game about NASA’s Curiosity Rover for the Android platform.

Curiosity: The Mars Mission let gamers relive the exciting journey from Earth to Mars of the Mars Science Laboratory otherwise known as Curiosity. All four of the major phases are modeled. Starting with the cruise phase, the gamer will put Curiosity onto a Hohmann transfer orbit to reach Mars. Once there they will have to face the seven minutes of entry into the martian atmosphere all the way to when the Sky Crane releases the Rover.

This game is design to mirror important flight parameters such as altitude and velocity to match those of the actual mission.

Features:

• Experience all four phases of flight: Cruise, Entry, Descent and Landing
• Critical parameters such as velocity and altitude are closely modeled to reality
• Gamers can choose to play only certain phases of the game
• Includes an EDL chart to help gamers plan their trajectory

Availability

Curiosity: The Mars Mission is available on Android for free from Google Play – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.reflectivelayer.curiosity

For a preview video of Curiosity: The Mars Mission visit http://youtu.be/hzdDNi__v-8

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From NuOxygen, creators of “Ikaro Racing HD” and “Monster Trouble HD,” have presented a new game that wants to be, at the same time, simple and funny.

Engines, speed, challenges, have been for long time the most important ingredients in the racing world. Racing Legends is an exciting 3D racing game, but is also a dip into the past of Formula One racing.

The entire history of F1 in a single game, from the legendary 60′s up until today, with the thrill of racing along with the champions of the history of Formula One, while driving the original cars.

An exciting career that will take you through new tracks while racing in the past. Never before has a racing game with these features of race and challenge been made.

The camera position that follows you while running involves you in the race. The controls are simple and standard but you can choose to use also the accelerometer.

Racing Legends (Speed Evolution) includes the following features:

• Career mode & Quick run.
• Five decades of racing in F1, from the 60’s until now, with different cars to choose from for every decade.
• Eight stunning tracks to race.
• Four to five-car teams with different performances.

The new version will include:

• Pit Stops, Cockpit View
• Frequent updates.
• You can choose among  different camera views for a full race immersion.
• Possibility to analyze your opponent’s tracks through a dedicated visual.
• Fully adjustable Accelerometers and Standard controls for a customized driving experience.
• Game Center Enabled.

Racing Legends is also available for Mac on the Mac App Store and for Android on Google Play

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Porto Alegre, Brazil –– Flying Princess Free presents an easy and fun gameplay, touching to throw the princess and to grab the coins. Special items grants more points and additional bonus. Retina support, Facebook integration and new graphics are some improvements made (also updated in paid version).

The game has a story mode with five chapters, each one offering different challenges: spikes, water, fire, snow, and the player can buy dresses which protect of these, which can be unlocked. But you can have fun playing a special chapter, designed specially for this version.

The endless mode stands out, adding replay value. In this mode, the goal is simply to reach as higher as you can. There´s no end.

Another feature is about game center integration, which offers achievements and leaderboard to integrate players.

Flying Princess: easy gameplay, throwing a princess to grab coins, five chapters, endless mode, game center integration and items to buy are the main features. Cute graphics and original theme song completes the game.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release and promotion codes, visit play.alephgames.com.br and feel free to get the press kit to reviewers in http://play.alephgames.com.br/presskit/.

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Kotka, Finland – Shiver Me Timbers! Nitro Games has been hard at work bringing Capn’ Jack Barrels travels and challenges to Android in the form of Sink ‘Em All! We are at the same time happy to announce that we have a big free update for the iOS version of Sink ‘Em All! with six new levels, and two new purchasable special weapons!

Arr me hearties! Nitro Games has released Sink ‘Em All! on Android so all he, Androids’ out there can join me cause! And at the same time a big free update to the iOS game Sink ‘Em All! Update 1.0.5 contains a full free chapter with six levels of Sweet&Sour mayhem, a new level Kamikaze boss, a new Dragon Serpent chapter boss, and two new special weapons!

This action packed iOS game holds 24 levels and awesome pirate-y havoc with cool ammunition such as Balls of Steel, Great Balls of Fire, Fart Bomb, Homing Missiles, Vortex Mines and much more! Shoot your way through different enemy ships and bosses in three different chapters, each including six levels and beautiful locations. Show the world your heroic deeds in online scoreboards!

Features:

• Android: 4 chapters each including six levels with waves of badass Black Covian ships.
• iOS: 5 chapters each including six levels with waves of badass Black Covian ships.
• Cool ammunition to shoot them into kingdom come: Balls of Steel, Blue Balls, Great Balls of Fire, Human Catapult, Fart Bombs, Homing Missiles, Vortex Mines and more.
• Bosses who, among other things, have tentacles or Breath Fire.
• Game center: show the world that you are the man by dominating the online charts!

So me mateys prepare for some fast paced naval combat and equip yourself with some kick-ass special weapons to defeat those wantin’ to steal yer treasure!

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11 bit studios, developer of the award-winning Anomaly Warzone Earth, is ready to unleashed a barrage of game announcements on the world today. The company unveils its full Gamescom lineup, and in the process announces three upcoming mobile games that will join “Anomaly Warzone Earth” for PlayStation3 at the 11 bit studios booth.

The three games, “Funky Smugglers“, “Sleepwalker’s Journey” and “Anomaly Korea” are all set for release on iOS and Android in the coming months, and this is the first time we’ve talked about any of them.

For the first screenshots of all three games, along with the first (ridiculously groovy) trailer for “Funky Smugglers”, head to http://www.gamescom2012.11bitstudios.com. We’ll have more news and media very soon.

Here’s a little bit about each one:

• Anomaly Korea

Thrilling portable strategy is back with a new campaign in Korea! Packed with fierce battles, an engaging story, a tactical map for battle planning your approach, new units, new player powers, and an even more frantic race to build up a new battlefield against the oncoming alien hordes, this is tower defense turned on its head – again! http://anomalykorea.com

• Funky Smugglers

Check out the funky intro trailer at http://www.gamescom2012.11bitstudios.com!

Report for duty as the grooviest airport security officer in the world. Keep passengers safe as you use your X-Ray scanner to strip all sorts of wacky contraband including plungers, spiders and more from an array of over-the-top smugglers. Get funky with the hot, 70s-inspired soundtrack as you enjoy the game by yourself or in exciting multiplayer battles. http://funkysmugglers.com

• Sleepwalker’s Journey

Meet drowsy Moonboy. Blown out of bed by a big lunar sneeze, he sleepwalks through dreams. Moonboy needs your help to reach his bed. Guide him safely through various traps, clear obstructions from his path, and shift his surroundings to create a safe passage to the cozy bed. Solve environment puzzles in a fantasy world, find multiple pathways through the game, and collect stars and crescents to experience the beauty of Sleepwalker’s Journey fairytale atmosphere.

You are Moonboy’s only guardian, and your imagination is the key that shapes the dream, as you lead the boy to his beloved bed. You are the dream creator. http://sleepwalkersjourney.com

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London, UK — Mind Candy, the entertainment company behind global kids phenomenon Moshi Monsters and GREE have confirmed details of two debut Moshi Monsters mobile game titles to be launched following their recent partnership, announced back in May. Moshi fans everywhere will be able to get their hands on Moshi Monsters Village and Moshi Monsters: Lost Islands, on mobile from Autumn 2012.

Moshi Monsters TM Village is an amazing new 3D style game allowing players to design their very own town in Pawberry fields, with help from Dewy at the DIY store. This popular family favourite game style also takes fans on a quest to rescue Moshlings captured by the evil Dr. Strangeglove by playing a number of fun mini games!

Mind Candy and mobile social gaming giant, GREE, is also set to launch Moshi Monsters: Lost Islands, a vibrant new card collection and puzzle game packed with all the fun and charm of the world famous Moshi Monsters brand. Fans can combine cards, build best decks corresponding to various situations and play puzzle style mini games. Players can also collect cute Moshlings cards as well as Moshi characters, furthermore they have the chance to explore uncharted regions and discover mysterious new islands.

Michael Acton Smith, CEO and Founder of Mind Candy commented: “We are hugely excited to announce the launch of these two titles following our partnership with GREE.”

Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Executive Director GREE Inc. and Studio Head of GREE, UK, said, “Having the Moshi Monsters brand within our line-up underlines our commitment to delivering great family friendly content direct to the consumer.  Moshi Monsters is a hugely popular and successful global brand. We are very honored to be working with the team at Mind Candy to release these titles from the Moshi Monsters stable.”

Image Courtesy of   GamesPress

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Miami, U.S.A. – Legendary game developer Cinemaware have announced an ambitious Kickstarter campaign to bring the Amiga-cult classic game ”Wings” to new heights in full, glorious HD graphics and sound.

Just as it revolutionized gaming with “Wings” 22 years ago, the company is now bringing its unique vision to this innovative Kickstarter campaign. If the company achieves its funding goals, it will soar above simply resurrecting the classic game; Cinemaware plans a remake with new missions, new story elements, enhanced animations, art and sound and additional music tracks for an ultimate Director’s Cut edition. As thousands of fans have requested, the classic gameplay and game structure will remain largely unchanged. This will still be the Wings so many gamers know and love.

“ATTEN-TION! On your feet, gentlemen! Support the 56th – buy Wings pledges on Kickstarter and dash that bloody bastard Kaiser Bill to pieces where he stands!” ordered Colonel Farrah, spokesperson for Cinemaware. “No food, no rest, no sleep, men wounded and dead, poisonous gas, machine guns, shrapnel, a continuous barrage of a thousand cannons you say?

Well stuff it ya bleedin’ ninnies! Just go out there and do as Waldo P. Barnstormer of the 56th Aerosquadron: win this bloody battle in the skies or die trying! Help him and his lads back in the cockpit for king, god and country! Give the Boche a good boot in the arse to remember you by! And in the doing, one of the most positively ripping games ever made will endure…”

There are a variety of pledge levels to fit every budget, but the incentives to dig a little deeper are sky high. A pledge of just $15 will get you the game, in-game credit and a set of “Wings: Director’s Cut” desktop wallpapers. True believers who pledge $10,000 will be treated to an acrobatic ride in a real, WWI-style double decker airplane and other cool, WWI-related tours.

In between there are a ton of great rewards – T-shirts, posters, in-game credits, the chance to contribute to the game design and even a real-life replica of the Wings’ diary (as seen in the actual game)! Cinemaware has taken great care to create prizes which are unique and related to the great gameplaying experience of “Wings”.

Wings: Director’s Cut will be co-developed by Cinemaware in coordination with Raylight Games of Naples, Italy. Raylight are the original developers of “Wings” and “Speedball 2” for the Game Boy Advance, two great classic Amiga games. Ken Melville, one of the writers of and composer for the original game, will once again be deeply involved in the game’s production, writing and music composition.

“Keep the flame of Cinemaware burning bright by buying Wings’ pledges! Wings: Director’s Cut will have everything you loved about classic Cinemaware games: Great characters, immersive stories and seat-of-your-pants gaming,” enthused Melville. “You just grip it and rip it!”

As with most Kickstarter campaigns, Cinemaware will post regular updates about the progress of the project, including video updates, graphic and sound development, concept art and developer interviews. There will be a backers’ only forum where backers can contribute ideas and feedback directly to the game’s developers. Pledges will receive the game (DRM free) on the platform of their choice among many other potential rewards. The game is currently slated to release on PC, iOS, and Android in February 2013.

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London, U.K. – The iconic Pitfall Harry is in peril yet again, 30-years after his namesake Atari 2600 video game cemented ‘jump-and-run’ as a fixture in gaming history. Activision Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, is celebrating the cherished franchise with the launch of a new Pitfall!App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, available now on the App Store. Inspired by the original 1982 classic, this modern incarnation features thrilling new environments and twists on classic Pitfall! gameplay that will appeal to fans of all generations.

Pitfall! has been in development at Activision’s recently revealed Leeds, UK-based studio The Blast Furnace. This newly formed studio team is led by veteran developer and former head of Rockstar London, Mark Washbrook, and Activision is now announcing the addition of Rockstar Leeds legend Gordon Hall, who will partner with Washbrook to oversee The Blast Furnace. Hall will also join Activision Mobile’s leadership team as Chief Creative Officer, and will focus on bringing AAA interactive experiences to the mobile space.

“The original Pitfall! on the Atari 2600 pioneered the action-platform/runner genre,” said Gordon Hall. “We loved Pitfall! then—along with millions of gamers around the world—and we still love it now. In fact, it was the game that inspired quite a few of us to seek a career in game development. This new incarnation delivers a best-in-class experience of the game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

The team has kept the elements that made the original so much fun to play, and merged them with a cool, retro HD art style, updated controls and play mechanics to keep both old-school fans and newcomers happy. We’re really excited to kick off Pitfall!’s 30th birthday by rebooting the franchise for the mobile audience.”

From the moment mobile gamers start playing Pitfall!, they’ll experience an ever-changing landscape with different environments and shifting camera perspectives, vehicles and mine carts, branching paths, and a wide range of hazards to overcome. With the iconic objects from the 2600 classic game – crocodiles, rope swings, gold bars, diamond rings, cobras and more, players will traverse a volcanic island carpeted in sweltering jungle and explore villages long since forgotten by time as they dodge danger in maze-like cave systems.

Every level—crafted from the ground up exclusively for mobile—packs stunning 3D visuals, instinctive controls and engaging action-adventure gameplay. As players progress, they can sweep up loot, buy power-ups and earn experience, enabling them to advance through the leveling system and compete with friends for the best high scores. The excitement doesn’t stop there, as plans call for the game to evolve over time through future content updates.

The new Pitfall! App for mobile is available for purchase today from the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/gb/appstore. Additionally, The Blast Furnace is also working on a version of the game for Android devices planned to launch at a later date. Be sure and follow the new Pitfall! mobile game on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pitfallmobilegame

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Remember when phones only had snake on a tiny, grainy screen? Back then phones were only used for communication, calling and maybe texting people. The smart phone industry has changed all of that; now phones are more than communication devices, they are integral parts of our lives.

Smart phones act as our daily secretaries, alerting us to events and daily tasks, keeping notes for us, storing music, taking pictures, keeping track of contacts, and much, much more. With all of the different kinds of smart phones out there – like the Apple iPhone and Google Android – almost everyone has one or wants one.

Smart phones don’t only record and maintain our lives, they also provide us with the essential service of entertainment. Whether one is waiting in a doctor’s office, traveling, bored waiting for someone, looking for something to do in between the slew of commercials, or really just bored for any reason, smart phones can help.

Most of the best smart phone games out there fall into two categories: destruction or classic. The destruction games are almost the opposite of most of the popular Facebook games like CityVille and FarmVille that rely on the user to build and care for something. The classic games are those that have been around since simple games were first introduced to phones and the internet that everyone loves and has played at some point. In both cases, phone games have to be simple and easy to return to, since most people will be playing these games while waiting for something that will eventually interrupt their game.

The number one smart phone game is – not surprisingly – Angry Birds. According to the Guardian, Angry Birds saw over 200 million downloads in 2011. This destructive and classic game has had more than a billion downloads since its creation and has led to several spin-offs including Angry Birds: Seasons, Angry Birds: Rio, and Angry Birds: Space.

The original game made the player use some of his or her physics skills while shooting angry birds at the fortresses of green pigs. The narrative behind the game is that these green pigs have stolen the birds’ eggs and the birds are trying to get them back. The game gets progressively harder, and with 270 levels, can become very difficult.

On a related note, last year The Guardian’s Game Blog listed Bird Zapper as one of the best phone games of 2011. In this game the player matches colored birds to then electrify those birds and get them off the phone wire – supposedly the plot of a vengeful squirrel. Apparently smart phone users have some kind of fascination with killing or harming those of the avian species.

The second place winner in best phone games is one of the newest, Fruit Ninja. According to Joystiq there have been over 20 million downloads across all platforms. There are several different modes to play Fruit Ninja in, but all of them share the same concept where fruits fly up and the player is supposed to destroy them by swiping his or her finger across the screen. If the player destroys a lot of fruit he can get bonuses, but the player also has to avoid fruit bombs.

In the Classic mode the fruit begins to fly a little faster and has more obstacles over time, so there are different difficulty levels. However, if a player prefers to zone out and play a simple game he can play in Zen mode that lets the fruit fly for a certain amount of time but at a fairly constant rate. It is a simple, mindless game that is extremely addicting.

In third place is the latest sensation since Words With Friends, Draw Something. Draw Something is a digital version of another classic game, Pictionary, but now the players get to use their own fingers as the paintbrush/pencil. The game became an overnight sensation that supplanted Words With Friends as the most popular game in 2012. The Telegraph reported that only about a month after its release in February of 2012 the game was averaging about 3,000 drawings a second by players of the game.

In fourth place on the list of best phone games is Words With Friends. A digital spin off the classic game of Scrabble, Words With Friends has quickly become one of the most popular phone and Facebook games. The game is played virtually with a friend as the players go back and forth placing words on the board.

There is also a chat function, a little pointless on a phone (that part was more made for Facebook), that allows players to leave messages for each other when the other player returns. One of the greatest parts of Words With Friends is that anyone can play whenever they want, meaning the players can think for as long as necessary.

One of the best features of Words With Friends and Draw Something is that the difficulty level varies depending on who the user is playing and the luck of the ‘draw’ whether the ‘draw’ is letter tiles or what he or she is assigned to draw.

In fifth place for best smart phone games is the long-lasting Tap-Tap Revenge. Although not necessarily one of the most downloaded games, it is definitely one of the most addicting and fun. In Tap-Tap Revenge, now in its fourth version, the player listens to a song and taps a pattern at just the right time; essentially the game is Dance-Dance Revolution for fingers.

For even more of the best smart phone games see ‘Even More of the Best Smart Phone Games of 2012.’

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In ‘The Best Smart Phone Games of 2012′ we listed the first five of the best games to keep you entertained and occupied; this article continues that list. So far the list stands:

1. Angry Birds

2. Fruit Ninja

3. Draw Something

4. Words With Friends

5. Tap-Tap Revenge

In sixth place is the incredibly fun Temple Run. In the game the player is a character who is running from a mob of monsters. The character continuously runs and the player must swipe to the left, right, down, and up to make the character dodge obstacles and jump gaps. The player can collect coins for bonus points and speed/invincibility boosts, while the game gets progressively harder.

In seventh place is the simple, yet seriously addicting game, Flood-It. In Flood-It the player begins on the far left, top corner of a board of colored squares. The player then chooses colors of neighboring squares to expand his or her control of a board. The catch is that there are a limited number of moves before the game is over and the player has to start on a new board. The game is easy on the smallest board setting, but the medium and hard settings are nearly impossible and require a significant amount of strategy.

In eighth place is the Android original, Alchemy. Alchemy has players start with four basic elements: earth, air, fire, and water. The player then combines the elements to make new things. For example, if the player combines earth and water it makes swamp. The combinations are endless since the new creations can be added to other elements to make new things, and the combinations get stranger and stranger – which also means they get harder and harder. Eventually the player will be able to create anything from worms to aliens.

In ninth place is Tetris, the Nintendo classic. Just like the original, the player rearranges blocks to get rid of rows and stop them from filling up the screen. In the smart phone version the player taps the shapes to rotate them and fit them into place. Ultimately, this has been a favorite of many for years and it should be of no surprise that it made the list.

The last game to make our list of the top ten smart phone games is Bejeweled 2. Also a favorite of Facebook users, Bejeweled 2 has the player match up gems in a row to destroy them and bring in new gems. The player must race against a ticking clock to destroy as many as possible. This game is yet another classic that many people have been playing for years; now everyone can play it on their phones.

Ultimately, what smart phone users seem to like in their games are destructive, mindless games that will keep them entertained while they are sitting around waiting for a friend or while traveling. These games are not only the best for that but some of them, like Words With Friends or Draw Something, are also a great one to stay in touch with friends.

Imag Courtesy of    Fruit Ninja

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Exent’s vision of enabling anytime, anywhere game play took another step forward today as the company unveiled the first and only all–you-can-play subscription service for tablets offering unlimited game play of dozens of the hottest games on Android, including Fruit Ninja, Baseball Superstars, and T-Racer HD.

With this launch, Exent’s GameTanium service will now extend across all of the leading consumer electronics platforms – PCs, smartphones, TVs and tablets.

Coming off a 2011 holiday season that witnessed consumers purchasing tablets at a torrid pace, the recent exponential growth in sales promises to spur the consumption of games, which numerous studies indicate are the number one activity on tablet devices.  GameTanium Mobile capitalizes on this new demand by providing consumers an easy one-stop shop for filling up their tablets with only the latest and best graphically rich games available on the market.

With mobile game play continuing its dramatic growth curve, GameTanium now offers operators the ability to leverage Exent’s world leading Games on Demand service on the two mobile platforms their consumers want most.

Exent powers the Games on Demand offerings for the world’s leading service providers. With its suite of platform enablement options – from PC to TV to smartphone to tablets – Exent’s Built with GameTanium services give operators an incredibly “sticky” value-added service that increases average revenue per user (ARPU), strengthens brand loyalty and retention and can be merchandised in virtually limitless ways.

Combining GameTanium’s content and programming expertise with customizable elements ranging from a brandable UI to pricing and packaging, the service provides carriers with the industry’s most turnkey Games on Demand solution on the market.

For game publishers, GameTanium offers a rich channel for delivering their games across multiple platforms, increasing the life of games and royalties that games earn.  GameTanium’s exclusive catalog and merchandising expertise also enables premium pricing by elevating superior games above the overwhelming population of game demos, spam, broken apps and just plain boring games offered in the Android Market.

“The GameTanium tablet offering is yet another step in our anytime, anywhere game play vision,” says Zvi Levgoren, CEO at Exent. ”We now offer our world-leading Games on Demand service across all of the platforms necessary to enable games to be played wherever, whenever and however consumers want to play them.

As a result, the service represents a great opportunity for carriers to engage their customers on a more meaningful and ultimately, more profitable level and for game publishers to drive their games more deeply into players’ lives.” The GameTanium tablet service is available for Android tablets for a low monthly fee.  Users can start their free three-day trial of the service by visiting http://m.gametanium.com/tablet.html from their Android device.

Operators and OEM’s can try the new GameTanium tablet along with mobile and TV services by visiting Exent at the Israel Mobile & Communications Association Pavilion (Hall 6 C50) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 27 through March 1. Android publishers and developers can also learn more about adding their apps to the service by visiting Exent at the show or by visiting http://exent.com/market-solutions/opportunity-for-publishers.html.

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