Cambridge, UK — Jagex unveiled on October 11, the first details of their latest title, Carnage Racing, which will be released exclusively on Facebook in November 2012. Carnage Racing has been developed by the company’s recently established Californian studio and marks the RuneScape developer’s first foray into social media gaming. Featuring platform defining 3D graphics, Carnage Racing aims to take multiplayer Facebook gaming to a new level in graphical fidelity.

Carnage Racing offers racing fans a fast-paced experience, complete with a wide variety of vehicles, weapons, warps, boosts and tricks to test even the most experienced gamer race after race. With every completed contest, players collect experience points and game currency which can be traded-in for new vehicles, more powerful weaponry and special features which could propel players to the front of the grid.

Regardless of whether you prefer racing head to head with up to seven friends, an achievement player looking to top the fastest times table, or even a single player looking to test your skills against the games AI, there is something in Carnage Racing for everyone.

Arash Amini, Carnage Racing Producer said, “Carnage Racing perfectly blends arcade style gameplay mechanics with AAA graphics to give racing fans a Facebook gaming experience like no other. With a vast array of customisation, upgrades and an army of waiting competitors, Carnage Racing is set to change the way people think about racing games on Facebook.”

The game has been developed by Jagex’s newly created Californian studio, staffed by the team of Midnight Club series veterans, who bring a wealth of experience in the racing genre and promises to bring high-quality multiplayer racing to the world’s largest social network for the first time.

Commenting on the announcement, Rob Ollett, Jagex’s VP of 3rd Party Publishing said, “Carnage Racing is set to bring the development quality of AAA gaming to Facebook by presenting racing fans with a truly compelling and unbeatable multiplayer racing experience. With Carnage Racing, we are determined to offer a console-like experience which capitalises on Facebook’s vast network to match player’s race after race, in what promises to be the best 3D racer on Facebook.”

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Berlin, Germany — On October 11, kunst-stoff releases its very first social game and gets a six-month featured spot from Ehapa in the pages of the German cult magazine YPS. Up until now, J. Jitters— the little green jelly protagonist— could only be seen in the award winning game “The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic.” Now, he’s on the loose on Facebook, together with his new partner in crime: the German cult figure YPS kangaroo.

Help the shivering green pudding protagonist J. Jitters drive through a chimerical world of fright in a haunted house, where he must carry out a series of mini-quests.

There’s just one catch: He’s never alone! Bony witches, rattling skeletons and other freakish monsters romp around the maze of rails. The only way to survive is to rout these creatures with your own crazy weapons. Scare or be scared.

“The Great Jitters: Haunted Hunt” is a tricky action-puzzle game that demands quick reflexes to use the right weapons and work the railway switches to collect boosters and other tokens. Players who master this challenge can invite their Facebook friends to see who is the best and fastest at navigating the haunted house. “The Great Jitters: Haunted Hunt” poses a perpetual challenge to collect goodies, scare your foes and outrace your friends.

“You can see Haunted Hunt as a modern Pac Man,” said Patrick Rau, CEO and Creative Director at kunst-stoff, “in that you can play against all your friends”.

From October 11, the beta version of “The Great Jitters: Haunted Hunt” will be available to all Facebook users to get them in a Halloween mood.

For more information, visit Facebook App Centre or the official website http://www.thegreatjitters.com.

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Dublin, Ireland. – On Sept. 7, 2012, PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games and a division of Electronic Arts, announced that Lucky Gem Casino now features Bejeweled Blitz Cascades. This is the first time a slot machine experience has been paired with unique content from “Bejeweled Blitz,” the one minute of endless fun game played by over 25 million people.

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In an exciting cross-promotional feature, Lucky Gem Casino players can earn rare gems in the Bejeweled Blitz Cascades slot that they can then use in “Bejeweled Blitz.”

A free slot-based social game experience on Facebook, Lucky Gem Casino now boasts over 1.3 million monthly users and 5.5 billion spins since its February debut. Lucky Gem Casino allows Facebook users to play alone or with friends. Players can compare their winnings, chat in real-time with friends, play mini-games and share unique game content.

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Montreal, Canada — Hibernum Creations, a developer of unique gaming experiences, announced on August 21, 2012 that their hit action-puzzle game, Blockolicious, is now available to play for free on Facebook.

Appropriate for players of all ages, Blockolicious  for Facebook is published in cooperation with KONAMI and includes new socially-connected leaderboards that really juice up the competition across every version of the game.

Fromthe massive chains of Marathon Mode to the heart-pounding rush of Sprint Mode, players everywhere can have a taste of Blockolicious’ arcade action in their favorite browser today at apps.facebook.com/blockolicious/.

“Blockolicious was a big hit with players on the App Store, and we can’t wait to see what Facebook users think of the new version,” saidLouis-Rene Auclair, Chief Brand Officer at Hibernum Creations. “We’ve seen our early testers develop an extremely competitive, score-chasing attitude across the mobile and online versionswhen they’re up against their friends, so I can’t wait to see thingsreally heat up onour weekly social leaderboards.”

Blockoliciousfor Facebook features:

• Power Aid – Act fast to match up Fruit Blocks and form explosive Juice Bombs that can clear the board. Fill up the juice meter in one color, and you’ll be able to click on your animal buddies to unleash block-busting powers.
• Strategic Squishing – Good scores require both quick thinking and creativity to rack up major combos and set up board-clearing explosions.
• Unlockables Aplenty – Collect coins to buy new animal pals (there are six in all) and elevate your game.
• Fierce Multiplayer – With cross-platform leaderboard support, mobile and Facebook players can go head-to-head with their friends on the weekly leaderboards.

To view the trailer for Blockolicious and learn more about the game, visit http://www.blockolicious.com. Start playing today at apps.facebook.com/blockolicious/.

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London, England. — From Tuesday, August 7, Facebook users aged 18 and over in the UK will be able to play games for real cash prizes thanks to the launch of Bingo & Slots Friendzy, the new Jackpotjoy application by Gamesys.

Gamesys, which operates the UK’s leading Bingo and Slots website Jackpotjoy.com, has marked itself in the history books of online gaming with the launch of its new Jackpotjoy gaming app, Bingo & Slots Friendzy, on Facebook’s UK App Centre enabling adult users to play real cash games and win huge cash Jackpots with their friends for the first time on the Social Networking platform.

The Friendzy App comprises of a series of 90 Ball Bingo and Slots games which will offer the Facebook community the opportunity to play with and win real money. Players will enjoy a safe and trusted gaming experience with unique features like:

• Community Progressive Jackpots, when they pop everyone’s a winner
• Friendzy Bonus games which gives players chances to win free bingo tickets
• Friendzy Time offers extra ball calls meaning more winners after every Bingo game
• Invite a Friend Rewards will result in enhanced payouts when invited friends play in the same game

“As the UK’s leading online Instant Win and Bingo operator we are committed to extending our products to a wider adult audience,” explains Jackpotjoy Managing Director Michael Saunders, “so we’ve reinvented our exclusive Bingo and Slots games to appeal to the UK Facebook community. This marks an exciting turning point for the industry and a milestone for the Gamesys business.”

“People love playing new types of games with their friends on Facebook and real money gaming is a popular leisure activity in the UK,” continues Julien Codorniou, Head of EMEA Gaming Partnerships. “We’re delighted to be working with Gamesys to enable them to offer their games on Facebook so that people can enjoy playing more games with their friends.”

Bingo & Slots Friendzy will only be available to Facebook users in the UK and in line with regulatory requirements, only users aged 18+ will be able to play. A series of controls will be in place to protect under 18s and vulnerable people while enabling adult Facebook users to enjoy the gaming experience:

• Before being permitted to play, users will be subject to strict account acceptance controls verifying their identity, and that they are over 18 and located in the UK.
• Thanks to Facebook’s age-gating and geo-location technology the applications, pages and newsfeed activity of the Games will not be visible to users under 18 years old and only visible to those in the UK.
• In line with industry standard gambling legislation, all users will have access to a number of self-help tools to limit their spending and exclude themselves from playing at any time.

About The Gamesys Group

The Gamesys Group was founded by Noel Hayden in April 2001 with a small team of developers. The aim was to build a profitable online entertainment business providing games to a worldwide audience using proprietary gaming software.

After eleven years, the Gamesys Group’s leading brand, Jackpotjoy is the UK’s leading online instant win and bingo site with over 4 million players. Jackpotjoy pays out in excess of GBP 200 million in prize money every month. Gamesys also operate Sun Bingo, Heart Bingo, Caesars Bingo and Caesars Casino in the UK.

Jackpotjoy is licensed by Profitable Play Limited and regulated by the government of Gibraltar. As a GamCare Certified operator Gamesys take the issue of responsible gaming extremely seriously and are committed to providing a safe, fair and enjoyable responsible gaming service and providing members with the highest levels of player protection.

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