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“A Gladiator does not fear death. He embraces it.”

Artificial Life, Inc (http://www.artificial-life.com) and Starz Digital Media, today announced the launch of the official mobile game for the Starz Entertainment TV series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand”, which premieres on Jan. 22, 2010. The Artificial Life game, for the iPhone and iPod touch platform, will retail at USD 4.99 on the Apple App Store. This is the second iPhone game collaboration between Artificial Life and Starz Media following PANDORUM, the official movie mobile game first released in September 2009.

Based on the new original series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” produced by Starz Media, the game takes players into the world of gladiators where blood and brutality bring honor. Players embark on a journey of intense battles and fight for the freedom and survival of the Thracian hero. Characters, weapons and locations are realistically modeled after items and events from the original TV series along with special scenes produced by Starz Media that are featured in the game. The game offers various game modes to cater to different playing styles: Story Mode, Quick Fight, Challenge Mode, and Head-to-Head Mode.

Game Features include:

Ÿ Intense fights against combatants armed with various weapons and fighting styles;

Ÿ Realistic 3D characters, settings, and weapons based on the TV series;

Ÿ Numerous attack and defense combos;

Ÿ A variety of customizable fight conditions including: characters, locations, levels of difficulty, time settings, and more;

Ÿ Unlockable characters;

Ÿ Official trailer and cut scenes of the show available in-game;

Ÿ Head-to-Head multiplayer battles via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth;

Ÿ Connection to Facebook and Twitter to share updates and to compete with friends.

For more details about “Spartacus: Blood and Sand”, please visit: http://www.botme.com. The game is now live on the Apple App Store and is available for purchase at: http://itunes.com/app/spartacusbloodandsand

“‘With Spartacus: Blood and Sand’ enjoying its place as the most highly anticipated original series in the history of Starz, the timing could not be be better for this mobile game to come to market, said Marc DeBevoise, senior vice president, digital media, business development and strategy for Starz Media, and the lead executive for Starz Digital Media. “The look of this series is like nothing else that has ever been seen on television and the mobile game translates the excitement and passion of the show.”

“Spartacus is an iconic hero who has been recreated on many platforms. We are happy to work with Starz Media once again to transform their upcoming TV series, ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’, into a thrilling experience for iPhone gamers. We would like to thank our partner, Starz Media, for their kind support throughout the production process. We hope to thrill gamers with its sharp graphics and full-on action-packed battles!” said Eberhard Schoneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.

Artificial Life, Inc. today announced the launch of Red Bull Racing Challenge, the official game for the prominent Formula One team Red Bull Racing on the iPhone and iPod touch platform, retailing at USD 2.99.

To celebrate their recent successful seasons, the Red Bull Racing team, collaborating with Artificial Life, is dedicating this exciting racing game to fans and supporters worldwide in order to quench their thirst for Red Bull Formula One racing during the offseason.

In the game, players steer the speedy RB5 through the 2009 season’s calendar. Racing down realistic 3D courses across the globe, players will experience the thrill of the world’s top racing tournament. The game allows players to compete for the championship and share their records on the Online Leaderboards or race against the clock and record their best lap times. In between races, players can visit the Red Bull Energy Station to test their Red Bull Racing knowledge in a Trivia Quiz or enjoy official behind-the-scenes videos and photos that capture exciting moments from the season.

Game features:

– 6 challenging tracks in China, England, Spain and more

– Practice sessions and qualification runs to provide a full season

experience

– Unique in-game pit stop challenge to test player’s reaction time

– Background music from Twin Atlantic’s new album, “Vivarium”

– Multiplayer Mode via Bluetooth

– Customizable races with various tracks, playing modes, weather, and

control schemes

– Syncing with Facebook and Twitter to share progress with friends

For more details about Red Bull Racing Challenge, please visit: http://www.botme.com . The game is now live on the Apple App Store and is available for purchase at: http://www.itunes.com/app/redbullracingchallenge

“We are very excited about the launch of Red Bull Racing Challenge which adds to our collection of premium automobile and motor sports games. I would like to thank the Red Bull Racing team for being very supportive throughout the development process and marketing of this game. We hope fans will enjoy the game and the exciting promotions allowing them to maintain their racing passion during the offseason!” said Eberhard Schoneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.

MeanFreePath LLC., maker of innovative, location-based social games for major mobile devices, announced today that the Turf Wars forums have recently gone live! Now Turf Wars players can quickly and easily find new mob members, get help with local bosses or simply shoot the breeze with mobsters from all over the world. Available for the Apple  iPhone and iPod touch, Turf Wars uses OS 3.0’s robust GPS capabilities to take social crime games beyond the hypothetical. It lets users battle it out for real-world territory in real-time, competing for Turf supremacy, influence, and the vaunted title of city mob boss or “Capo”.

Once players download the Turf Wars app for FREE at www.turfwarsapp.com, they’ll be able to interact with enemies and allies from all over the world, talk trash and share tales of life in the Turf game on our forums – all without leaving the game! The Turf Wars forums will also be mirrored on Turf Wars’ main website at www.turfwarsapp.com/forum/.

Turf Wars forums are broken up into 5 Categories:

* General Discussion – wide variety of topics

* Invite Codes – the one and only place to post your mob invite code for maximum effect

* Help & Strategy – get help if you’re having trouble or just want some tips

* Technical Issues – report technical issues

* Suggestions & Feedback – share ideas and suggestions with other players and developers

**NOTE: players can also use the “Feedback” button to talk directly with developers**

Turf Wars uses the scarcity of real territory in an interactive, world-wide map application to create a multiplayer experience that is truly dynamic. It is one of the first games to fully utilize the Apple platform’s GPS capabilities and the first social crime game to use real physical territory as a major gameplay element. Ally with friends and other fellow mobsters or simply destroy them! Turf Wars is more fun when it’s personal.

To download Turf Wars for FREE or for more information, please visit www.turfwarsapp.com, and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook!

**NOTE: iPhone/ iPod touch users must be running Apple’s GPS-enabled, OS 3.0 or higher in order to play Turf Wars**

The App Store Gets the Timeless Wit of the King of Cool, Samuel L. Jackson

Heatwave Interactive, a game development studio and online publisher creating innovative cross-media properties, announced today that its new entertainment app iSamJackson is available now for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Now users can absolutely, positively be the coolest cats in the room with access to original quotes, humorous adages, and insightful advice recorded by the one-and-only Samuel L. Jackson.

As the definitive entertainment app for the iPhone and iPod touch, iSamJackson features the class and wit from the king of cool himself, providing endless entertainment for every situation.

iSamJackson features include: Customizable Soundboard: Inject original and authentic Samuel L. Jackson quotes into conversation with quips that suit any occasion

Personality Scanner: With the scan of a thumb print, Samuel L. Jackson lets users know just what he thinks of them.

Ask Sam: Solve the great dilemmas of life by asking any question and receiving instantaneous wisdom and advice from Samuel L. Jackson.

17+ Explicit Version: Censor-free version for those who want to experience the full range of class and wit from the one-and-only Samuel L. Jackson.

Clean Version: Expletive-free version for those who don’t want to upset their bosses too badly when they let Samuel L. Jackson’s comments flow during a staff meeting

In addition, Heatwave plans to release new content for iSamJackson including the MMO pack (available now) and the Pick-Up Lines Pack.

iSamJackson is available through the App Store for $2.99. Click here for a direct link. To learn more about the application, please visit: www.isamjackson.com. For more information about Heatwave Interactive, please visit www.heatwave.com.

Big Blue Bubble Inc. announced today that the first Fighting Fantasy game book, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, is now available on iPhone and iPod Touch. For the first time ever, you have the opportunity to explore the world of Titan on a portable screen bringing the adventure with you wherever you go.

Experience the book that started the massively popular series which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and set a new standard in roleplaying excellence. This exciting game plunges you into a thrilling adventure to the top of Firetop Mountain and its vast treasure, ruthlessly guarded by a powerful Warlock. Will you have the courage, tact and skill to survive where none have returned to tell the tale?

Following the successful Nintendo DS launch of the game of the same name, Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain for iPhone and iPod Touch takes a different approach bringing Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson’s legendary game book to your favorite handheld device. Scroll through the pages effortlessly by tapping the screen to flip pages, roll dice by shaking your iPhone and experience the breathtaking tale that has sold millions of copies.

Fighting Fantasy readers will be excited to know that Big Blue Bubble will be releasing four more titles in the series. In January, look out for Deathtrap Dungeon as it makes its iPhone debut providing the user with the same level of adventure, excitement and ease of use that The Warlock of Firetop brought.

Fighting Fantasy fans will love the classic story and original illustrations with a technological twist. No more dice, pencils, or bookmarks. All the special features are built in!

Features…

• Tap the on screen buttons to flip pages (No papercuts!)

• Shake to roll the dice using the accelerometer

• Inventory items selectable via touch-screen

• Game-save feature allows you to retrace your steps

• Beautifully painted illustrations

Fighting Fantasy: Warlock Of Firetop Mountain is priced at $2.99 and available at http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fighting-fantasy-the-warlock-firetop/

Jamming with SpongeBob: MTV Networks North and lbxgames launch brand new music iPhone App

• “SpongeBob Jellyfish Jam” arrives just in time for Christmas on iPhone and iPod touch

• Three musical mini-games with SpongeBob and friends in one application.

• Play the SpongeBob Jellyfish Jam Facebook App online for free and share it with your friends. Get the full version for iPhone or iPod touch to post your score on Facebook and to compete with friends.

Just in time for the joyful mood of the Christmas season, MTV Networks North and German-based developer lbxgames have released the first independently produced application for the iPhone and iPod touch.

SpongeBob Jellyfish Jam is an application for the iPhone and iPod touch which consists of three fully-fledged mini-games: “Bubble Bongos”, “Jellyfish Groove” and “Let’s Rock!”. Players dive into the world of Bikini Bottom and groove their way through the exciting and varied levels of the three mini-games, which help to train players’ musical abilities as well as their sense of rhythm and reaction in a playful way. Player gain points in “Bubble Bongos” for making bubbles burst in a rhythmic way. “Jellyfish Groove” challenges players to play back a melody on mussels. “Let’s Rock!” and “Bubble Bongos” challenge the right sense of rhythm by playing the burgers or bubbles in time. Players can gauge their skills against friends and other SpongeBob fans all over the world by posting their high scores on Facebook.

A playable free demo version of SpongeBob Jellyfish Jam is available on Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/jellyfishjam/. The full game can be purchased on the iTunes Store for $2.99. The game is available in English, German, Spanish, Italian and French. The game will soon be released in over 50 regions including Australia, Japan, China, Spain and Latin America.

Direct link to the iTunes Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/spongebob-jellyfish-jam/id341832726?mt=8

SPIL GAMES  is excited to announce the release of its first game for the iPhone and iPod touch: Beauty Resort 2. Now available in the iTunes App Store, this spa-themed time management game allows gamers to help salon-owner Heather build her spa business into a beauty empire.

Millions of players have already enjoyed the online version of Beauty Resort and its sequel, Beauty Resort 2. This hit browser-based series has been played more than 25 million times on SPIL GAMES’ gaming websites worldwide.

“Beauty Resort and Beauty Resort 2 have been such a big success with fans online that we wanted to bring this fun experience to iPhone and iPod touch gamers, too, in our first mobile game release,” said Peter Driessen, CEO of SPIL GAMES. “We’ve included the same challenging time-management experience from the online version of Beauty Resort 2 and have added Facebook leaderboards, drag-and-drop gameplay using the platform’s unique touch screen, as well as new customer characters in five worlds that we’re sure players will enjoy.”

In the compact version of the game, Beauty Resort 2 Lite, players experience four levels of one world and try to reach profit targets while managing the resort. Players can also enjoy the drag-and-drop feature of the iPhone or iPod touch’s touch screen as they coordinate their services to meet client demands, and they can post their scores on Facebook. Beauty Resort 2 Lite is now available for FREE in the iTunes App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beauty-resort-2-lite/id345828397?mt=8.

The full mobile version of Beauty Resort 2 offers players eight levels of each of these five worlds to explore for 40 levels of gameplay in total. Players must juggle 10 different types of demanding clients, each with their own unique quirks and personalities, and master managing seven different stations. Higher earners who reach the profit targets before time runs out will advance to the next stage and have the option to share their scores on Facebook for all their friends to see. Beauty Resort 2 is now available for $0.99 in the iTunes App Store:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beauty-resort-2/id345830258?mt=8.

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New App Lets Musicians Remix and Play Along with Original Master Recordings of New and Classic Songs

OEM Inc., a premier developer of software for musicians and music enthusiasts, today announced that Jammit for iPhone and iPod touch is now available for download on the App Store. Jammit is a multi-functional tool that allows users to listen, remix, learn, and play along with master recordings of popular classic and current songs from their favorite artists.

“What makes Jammit unique is that it lets users interact with the original recordings of the artists they love,” said Scott Humphrey, CEO and co-founder of OEM Inc. “By providing this unprecedented access, we’re enabling people to learn these fantastic songs at their own pace and in their own style.”

Jammit formats the master recordings of your favorite music with easy-to-read, synced notation and the unique capability to rebalance the mix. Listen to the guitar part by itself, and you’ll learn how to play it exactly the way it was recorded by the original artist.

At launch, a selection of genre-specific apps featuring hit songs will be available for download including titles from: Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Pantera, All-American Rejects, White Zombie, No Doubt, Sum 41 and many more. Upcoming applications will be released on a weekly basis and feature songs from artists such as: Rise Against, Godsmack, Peter Frampton, Fall Out Boy, Papa Roach, The Doobie Bros., and more.

Jammit apps are available now on the App Store for $6.99. Each app includes three master recordings for a select instrument.

To download Jammit for your iPhone or iPod touch, please click here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=314644038

For more information about Jammit, including a complete list of the artists and songs available please visit http://www.jammit.com