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Epic Pixel releases a free version of their well received game, Grow. With positive reviews from game reviewers and fans alike, Grow is well on its way to becoming a hit on the Android platform.

Grow has been described as a casual time killer that is addictive and fun. The premise is simple, as a tiny fish your job is to eat everything in your habitat, starting in a jar and ending in the ocean. You’ll encounter many creatures with special abilities, but also power-ups to help devour these enemies.

“With the Android market ever increasing with iOS ports, we wanted to release a free version of Grow for everyone to enjoy and experience what an original Android game had to offer,” said Chris Sha, co-founder of Epic Pixel.

Grow Free offers a subset of levels and features from the full version for fans to try out. Be sure to keep a lookout as more levels will be added in future updates. So go ahead and get your fins wet!

Free Version: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.epicpixel.GrowFree

Full Version: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.epicpixel.Grow

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J46K2bwAD88&t=6

GAMEVIL Releases Three New Titles to Google Android Market

GAMEVIL, a leading mobile games publisher and developer announced the release of three new games to Google Android Market, marking its continued support and expansion into the burgeoning mobile platform.

Newly-acquired rhythm action game TouchMix will join the latest release of ZENONIA 2 and Baseball Superstars 2011, both of which have garnered widespread accolades.

ZENONIA 2 is the highly anticipated sequel of a series that has already been lauded by users and press reviews as one of the best mobile role-playing games, now featuring four distinct and customizable character classes, stunning skill effects, extensive storyline spanning nearly 100 quests and asynchronous online PvP arena.

Baseball Superstars 2011 is a full featured baseball experience with six different modes including My League, Season, Exhibition, Homerun Race, Mission and Match Play. This improved version boasts enhanced visuals and animations, new features such as customizations for players and stadiums, hiring superplayers as a coach and sending players to friends.

TouchMix is a rhythm action game allowing players to choose combinations of multiple instruments and features polyphonic soundscapes and finger tap game play. Fully optimized for today’s multitouch Android devices, GAMEVIL plans to extend the title further with new songs for a global audience.

“Google Android is one of the fastest growing mobile platforms, so the demand for high-quality titles continues to grow as well,” said Kyu Lee, Head of GAMEVIL USA. “We hope to reach a broader audience in more genres and markets than ever before.”

ZENONIA 2, Baseball Superstars 2011 and TouchMix are now available for purchase on Android Market.

In addition, they have lowered the pricing on the following games for a limited time:

ZENONIA: $5.99->$2.99

Baseball Superstars 2010: $4.99->$2.99

Baseball Superstars: $4.99->$2.99

Soccer Superstars: $4.99->$2.99

Venan Entertainment today announced that Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! HD! the iPad-exclusive version of their best-selling game, Ninjatown: Trees of Doom!, is now available on the App Store. Developed in conjunction with Shawnimals and Pickle King Productions, the extremely popular arcade title features adorable ninjas, villainous devils, and magical moustache rides.

Making its debut at this year’s E3, Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! HD! impressed show-goers with its crisp graphics, addictive gameplay, and user-friendly controls.

“Ninjatown has a very unique and vibrant art style that up until now we’ve been forced to cram onto really tiny screens.” said Brandon Curiel, CEO of Venan Entertainment. “With the iPad, we’ve finally been able to bring Shawn’s fantastic world to life, no-holds-barred. The result is absolutely stunning.”

In addition to the new HD! release, Venan has also released its new 1.3 update for the original Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! on iPhone and iPod touch. Version 1.3 includes Retina Display graphics for iPhone 4 owners, multitasking support for iOS 4, unlockable Forest and White ninjas, and three new warp bomb checkpoints for 2500, 5000, and 10000 meters.

“We’re tremendously excited by the iPad version, but we wanted to make sure we had something for everyone.” said Curiel. “With new device support, new graphics, and new gameplay, we’ve been able to deliver our biggest Trees of Doom release yet!”

Both titles are currently reduced in price as part of Venan Arcade’s “Back to School” sale. Ninjatown: Trees of Doom is available for $0.99 while Ninjatown: Tree of Doom! HD! can be had for $1.99.

Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! HD! and Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! are published by Venan Entertainment under its Venan Arcade label (www.venanarcade.com) and produced by Pickle King Productions (www.pickleking.com). Stay up to date on this and other great games at http://www.twitter.com/VenanEnt and www.facebook.com/venanent.

Bridging the Gap Between 2D and 3D for More Immersive Gaming

Following a highly successful debut at CES in Las Vegas and an award winning presence at Retail Vision in London, RealView Innovations will officially introduce its patented “Depth-Enhancing Technology” to the video game industry at E3 June 15-17 in Los Angeles. As a developer of optical screen technology, RealView bridges the gap between 2D and 3D, offering gamers a more immersive viewing experience by enhancing depth cues hidden in existing screen images.

RealView’s Depth-Enhancing Technology will be on display at E3 in the form of several new products including the V-Screen for Sony® PSP™, the Deep Screen for large displays and monitors as well as accessories for iPhone™ and iTouch™.

RealView launched the V-Screen for PSP earlier this year at CES, receiving tremendous critical praise. RealView’s technology was referred to as one of the “Hottest Gadgets” by numerous media outlets including the Washington Post, CBS News and ABC News. RealView was then awarded overall “Best in Show” at this year’s Retail Vision Europe, a major accomplishment for a company that is a new player in the world of optical technology and home entertainment.

RealView’s Depth-Enhancing Technology bridges the gap between 2D and 3D by enhancing hidden depth cues in 2D images, creating greater depth and richer environments than standard 2D. The most significant aspect of this technology is that no glasses or special software are required. It is ready-to-use with any existing content like movies and games.

“RealView is very excited to be exhibiting at E3 for the first time,” stated Eamonn Ansbro, RealView’s Executive Director. “We are launching several iterations of our depth-enhancing technology this year and E3 is the perfect venue to share it with the video game industry. Our technology presents unique advantages when compared to other products in the 3D space, particularly in terms of low cost, ease of use, and its ability to enhance existing TV, movie, sports and game content. And it doesn’t require cumbersome glasses or software of any kind.”

Romero’s Hungry Horde Goes Mobile. Zombify Your Friends and Family!

George A. Romero, the undisputed master of horror cinema (“Night of the Living Dead”, “Dawn of the Dead”, “Creepshow”, “Monkey Shines”, “Diary of the Dead”), today announced with partner, Peter Grunwald, and Artfire Films’ Art Spigel and Ara Katz, that APP of the DEAD, developed with Ohio-based Additive Interactive, will make its fiendish debut on Apple iPhone and iPod Touch in the coming weeks.

In anticipation of Romero’s latest feature, “George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead”, premiering in theaters May 28, APP of the DEAD makes you the director, allowing you to turn your friends and family into the most twisted, ghoulish shufflers. Take pictures or import photos from existing galleries and bring them to undead glory with grisly scars and bloody wounds!

Remember: the only safe zombie is a dead zombie. Use APP of the DEAD’s unique first person shooter mechanic to lay waste to your zombified pals and loved ones. Save the photos and make them part of your own undead slideshow.

APP of the DEAD features include:

- Take photos of your friends or import them from the photo gallery, then add over 20 zombie features, including open wounds, weapons, and a gallery of deformed eyes and mouths.

- A custom-built engine that allows players to “shoot” the zombies they’ve created, including spectacular blood-splatter.

- Save your zombies to your iPhone, then upload to to Facebook, other social networking sites, or email them to friends.

APP of the DEAD is coming soon to Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

For more information about Additive, please visit http://www.weareadditive.com/

About George A. Romero’s “Survival of the Dead”

The master filmmaker continues to reinvent the modern horror genre in a film that draws new battle lines between the living and the dead. A war-weary band of soldiers is lured to a remote island that promises to be the last paradise on earth, only to discover that even here, miles away from civilization, there is no escape from the appetites of the living and the dead. Told with Romero’s iconic sense of humor and keen eye for the fault-lines in contemporary culture, “SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD” expands and intensifies the zombie universe for which he is celebrated. George A. Romero’s “Survival of the Dead” hits theaters across the nation on May 28, 2010 after debuting on VOD, Amazon and Xbox LIVE on April 30. For more details, visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Survival-of-the-Dead/210457192019

Now available on iPhone and iPod Touch.

Fire Panic Sets Apple App Store Ablaze Today

Playtainment, the family games label of the publisher RTL interactive GmbH Games Publishing from Cologne, announced today its plans to turn up the heat for iPhone™ and iPod touch® users with the release of Fire Panic, available now for download in north America in the Apple App Store for $.99.

Featuring a trendy retro look and dynamic gameplay that takes full advantage of the iPhone and iPod Touch touchscreens, Fire Panic pits would-be firefighters against a seemingly never-ending barrage of catastrophes needing immediate attention. Whether it is blazes that need dousing, kittens that need rescuing or upstanding citizens under attack from aggressive killer bees, only those with the fastest fingers will emerge victorious and save the day.

The single screen development by the French games studio Yullaby in the tradition of 1980s’ game & watch applications, Fire Panic feature user-friendly game mechanics making it immediately accessible to casual and hardcore gamers. As a special feature, Fire Panic allows players to transfer their achieved scores to a Facebook leaderboard, going up against friends and relatives in a challenging competition for the crown of the best Fire Panic player.

Fire Panic is the second premium app from RTL interactive, following the premium version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”, which was published in mid-February. Moreover, RTL interactive has published various successful free apps such as “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” (based on “Pop Idol”), “RTL Pole Position“ (formula 1 app), “wetter.de” (weather app), “Das Supertalent” (based on “America’s Got Talent”), and the very successful free version of the classic quiz game “Wer wird Millionär?” (“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”), with around 700,000 downloads so far.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is scheduled to ship May 18, 2010. For more information on Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands please visit: www.princeofpersiagame.com

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is the next chapter in the fan-favorite Sands of Time universe. Visiting his brother’s kingdom following his adventure in Azad, the Prince finds the royal palace under siege from a mighty army bent on its destruction. When the decision is made to use the ancient power of the Sand in a desperate gamble to save the kingdom from total annihilation, the Prince will embark on an epic adventure in which he will learn to bear the mantle of true leadership, and discover that great power often comes with a great cost.

Users of Smule’s newest app, Glee, appear to be committed. Everytime you post a song you made on Facebook, Twitter, or email and someone likes it, you get a “Gleek” – Glee-speak for fan. Thirty-five-year-old Harrison Wolohon of Oklahoma City and seventeen-year-old Amy Vo of Melbourne, Australia currently top the Gleek earner charts with 1,300 and 1,630 gleeks respectively.

“I’m a big fan of Smule, and a musician, so Glee is a great app for me.” Said Harrison Wolohon. “I see the app as an instrument that accompanies my voice, and I’m amazed that I can generate three-part harmonies from my voice in real-time, and broadcast my recordings around the globe.”

http://glee.smule.com/song/solo/3428

“I’m a bit obsessed with the Glee app, to be honest, and I use it multiple times a day”, said Amy Vo. “I love that the app makes my voice sound great, and that I can see how close to perfect pitch I get by watching the number of stars that float on the screen while I’m singing.” http://glee.smule.com/song/solo/1563

To reward all of the top Gleek earners, Smule has unlocked a free song in the Glee app, “Gives You Hell”, for all Glee users with 50 or more Gleeks.

The App provides real-time pitch correction while you sing. It also creates magical multi-part harmonies from your solo voice. Even better, you can join the song of friends, the cast of Glee, or even strangers. To date, users have joined together on over 150,000 songs. Here are some featured performances:

A virtual Glee club, with 23 voices (and growing) across five continents performing “Imagine”:

http://glee.smule.com/song/group/4187

A gentleman from Scotland doing a spot-on “Gold Digger”: http://glee.smule.com/song/solo/15550

True Colors, highlighting the Glee harmonization feature in action: http://glee.smule.com/song/solo/16958

Here are two new videos featuring the Glee app in action:

A boy and girl find somebody to love:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8-U0fqADl4

A motley crew of musicians are set free:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cC_lU-3mcQ

First look and pre-order for inaugural Puzzle Agent pilot now online at http://www.puzzleagent.com

Telltale Games, the leading independent digital publisher and developer of episodic interactive entertainment, announced today the creation of their new Pilot Program. With this program, Telltale can bring creative and innovative ideas to market more quickly through game “pilots,” similar to the entertainment industry’s television pilots. Through this program Telltale’s internal studios will explore new video game concepts, content and play patterns to complement the publisher’s current episodic projects. Successful pilots will be considered for migration to the company’s highly successful episodic gaming model.

“The Pilot Program is an excellent way to expand the boundaries of interactive entertainment and gaming by bringing audiences unique and interesting content they might not see otherwise,” said Telltale CEO, Dan Connors. “Our internal teams are filled with incredibly talented and creative people, and the Pilot Program will foster the exploration of ideas that will help us evolve Telltale’s product offerings.”

The first title in Telltale’s Pilot Program is Puzzle Agent. The title combines accessible Professor Layton-inspired puzzling with generous doses of Nordic folklore, enigmatic gnomes, and dark David Lynch and Coen brothers sensibilities. Puzzle Agent releases in June on PC, Apple Macintosh, iPhone/iPod touch, iPad and Nintendo Wii.

Telltale is creating Puzzle Agent in partnership with Graham Annable, the company’s first art director at the time of its founding. Players take on the role of Nelson Tethers, the lead (and only) agent in the US Department of Puzzle Investigation, sent on a rare field assignment to Scoggins, Minnesota to investigate why output at the town’s eraser factory has come to a screeching halt. The title combines brainteasers that include mazes, puzzles, logic and riddles, intertwined with an engrossing, twisted mystery story – all presented with Graham’s unique narrative and visual sensibilities and the distinctive Telltale style.

“It’s been great re-uniting with Telltale,” comments Annable. “It’s amazing to see how they’ve faithfully captured my art style and mood in the game. Working with the team to bring Nelson Tethers and Puzzle Agent to life has been amazing. Combining the original story and characters with one of my favorite gameplay styles is like a dream come true.”

Puzzle Agent pre-orders for PC and Mac are now available at http://www.puzzleagent.com for $9.95. All who pre-order will receive a coupon for 50% off any products in the Telltale Games store, including merchandise like Graham Annable’s new Book of Grickle from Dark Horse Comics, the full season of Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse, and more. Full pre-order details are available on the Puzzle Agent website. Purchase options for additional platforms will be available in the near future.

 Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! for iPhone will be live on the App Store any day now, so we wanted to share a new trailer and batch of fresh screenshots to hold you over.

Developed by Venan Entertainment (the crew behind Space Miner: Space Ore Bust) in conjunction with Shawnimals, Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! is a “snack sized” game for iPhone / iPod touch. The player is a Wee Ninja who must climb up a pair of towering trees, jumping between the two to avoid deadly purple syrup and ninja-hatin’ devils. Deadly swarms of bee-like-creatures and lava spewing from Mount Feroshi will also bring the pain! Only ninja skills and adorable power-ups (looking at you, Moustachio) will let you ascend to the upper reaches of the Dark Forest. The game has integrated Plus+ technology for global leaderboards and awards, and also includes Facebook and Twitter support for players to share their progress with friends and followers.

Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! will be $1.99 and worth every nickel. Stay up to date on the game at http://www.twitter.com/OlMasterNinja or www.facebook.com/ninjatown.