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Winter is Coming and so is the New Mobile Game "Frosty the Assassin" Being Released by Quest For Stardom LLC

A chilling new mobile game, published in both iOS and Android, lets the user assume the role of the fugitive snowman; Frosty The Assassin. Moving ice wall mazes and gingerbread homes help mask the user’s escape, as they attempt to avoid Lumbering Trolls and eliminate Ice Golems with icicle and snowballs in clearing the unlimited game levels. - November 09, 2015 - Quest For Stardom LLC

Stratistics MRC Announces Its New Premium Report, "3D Gaming Consoles Global Market Outlook - Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Assessment (2014-2022)"

According to Stratistics MRC, consumer enthusiasm towards virtual reality games offers hopeful opportunities in Global 3D Gaming Consoles Market. - November 06, 2015 - Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt Ltd

30 Stories in 30 Days by Designer and Author Anthony Phills

30 in Thirty downloadable app will deliver one short story a day for 30 days on the iPhone and Android platforms starting Nov. 2015. Anthony has brought in great actors to read and bring to life his spin on mobile short stories. Cyrus Farmer known for his work in CSI, Notorious, The Wire, Oz and Mela Lee, known for her work on Power, Pirates of the Caribbean, House of Lies and Gotham bring six of the short stories to life on video. - November 04, 2015 - Caribbean Commerce Media

Penny Auction Site HappyBidDay Reveals 5-Year Birthday Specials

HappyBidDay celebrates 5 years in business with incredible specials and savings. - November 02, 2015 - Happy Bid Day

"Nous." Has Released! Minigame-Based Mobile Multiplayer on iOS and Android.

"nous." has released this Wednesday, October 28th, on Android and iOS. It is a minigame-based single and multiplayer game with focus on the latter. The goal is to hold out as long as possible by correctly finishing minigames to gain time. Rounds are relatively short which makes it the perfect gap filler for short breaks in school or work. The difficulty of the minigames increases over time and is reset when a new round is started - keeping the game interesting and giving it great replay value. - November 01, 2015 - MarianFrischeDev

Thing Trunk Announces Return 2 Games

Thing Trunk promises a return to the roots of PC gaming with the R2G game series. And it’s not retro. Teaser and preview program available now. - October 31, 2015 - Thing Trunk

Teensy Studios Launches 6 New Free to Play Games for Android Wear Platform

The game development company, Teensy Studios, going to launch 6 new games to play free on smartwatches. These new games offer a lot of fun and variety for the new smartwatches. - October 30, 2015 - Teensy Studios

Solar Hideout - Indie-P Space Strategy Game on Kickstarter

Play as an airborne computer Artificial Intelligence and lead a group of exiled renegades in their escape from Earth. Demo available. - October 30, 2015 - Daniel Homburg

New Super Coaster Technology Raises Ethical Questions

Radical new biofeedback super Coaster design raises significant ethical questions by putting riders in life and death situations. - October 29, 2015 - Thotbub.com

The Grim Reaper is Racing to Xbox One & PS4 with Coffin Dodgers

Milky Tea Studios and Wales Interactive have announced their collaboration to bring the dark comedic kart racing game Coffin Dodgers to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in Q1 2016. - October 28, 2015 - Milky Tea

TestBird Highlights the Trends and Issues in the Chinese Mobile Game Industry in Their Newest White Paper

TestBird shares an overview of testing results for over 13,000 mobile game tests completed in the first half of 2015 - October 28, 2015 - TestBird

Alpha Polaris: a Horror Adventure Game Launches on Steam

Alpha Polaris, an old-school adventure game focusing on character-driven horror and environmental themes, launched on Steam on the 22nd of October. Previously released worldwide in retail, the game features professional voice-acted dialogues, hand-drawn dialogue portraits and an original soundtrack. - October 24, 2015 - Turmoil Games

Pumpic Improves Snapchat Monitoring for a Better User Experience

The Pumpic team has advanced the mechanism of Snapchat message tracking to provide parents with a smooth monitoring process, and their kids with more reliable protection. - October 23, 2015 - Pumpic

The Dancing Fire Sets Singapore Formula 1 Ablaze: L.A. Fire Dancers Delight Grand Prix Fans

The recent Singapore F1 races were chock full of several exciting acts, including L.A. based "The Dancing Fire," which media outlets praised as “masterful” and “hypnotically stunning.” Men’s-Folio’s ranked the high-octane routines as their 2nd reason to attend the weekend. The company has been quickly growing in popularity since its 2012 inception, and now their fiery act is spreading globally. - October 07, 2015 - The Dancing Fire

Latest RapidPolls Study Finds That 1/3 of Gamers Visit Barcades at Least Once Per Year

RapidPolls, a service of Insights Meta, conducted a study of 400 gamers in the United States about how frequently they visit barcades. This was compared to how frequently the general population visits traditional bars. - October 02, 2015 - RapidPolls, a Service of Insights Meta, LLC

Holly's Wedding Salon Welcomes Mobile Players

Sugar Games releases Holly's Wedding Salon on iOS and Android. Mobile versions of the time management game inherit all the features of the desktop predecessor: romantic environment of a wedding salon, manifold mini-games testing attention and reaction of a player in addition to the classic gameplay, and loads of various wedding apparel to make the ceremony unforgettable and bring the salon more profits. - October 02, 2015 - Sugar Games

San West, Inc. Announces Completion of Business Combination with AppSwarm, Inc.

San West, Inc. (OTCPink: SNWTD), announced today that it has completed the business combination between San West, Inc. and AppSwarm, Inc. Pursuant to the terms of the Definitive Merger Agreement San West, Inc. has changed its corporate name to AppSwarm, Inc. In addition, San West, Inc. has... - October 01, 2015 - AppSwarm, Inc.

Speedcubing App Reaches 5,000 Downloads

Sub20 Cubing, the newest Android-based app that continues to gain popularity in the speedcubing community today reached 5,000 downloads. - September 30, 2015 - SubTwentyCubing

Spooktacular Creeps Now Available for Free on iOS and Android

It's scare time and the monsters are out and about. Join in the fun and pop for free in this amazingly addictive physics based puzzle game. - September 27, 2015 - Ubacoda.com

Charm Games Announces New Virtual Reality Game "FORM" to Debut at Vancouver International Film Festival

It’s not a puzzle why this is a game changer. - September 23, 2015 - Charm Games

Gaytor! – Making Online Dating Fun Again

One of the creators of The Sim’s moves to mobile to create the first online dating app based around online games. - September 16, 2015 - MeetPlayLive LLC

Alphadogs Nibbles on Gaming Champion in "Man Vs Snake"

It took McVey 44 ½ hours and only cost him 1 quarter to be crowned world champion. - September 16, 2015 - Alpha Dogs Post Production

Connected Game Console Market is Anticipated to Grow at a CAGR of 11.5% Through 2020; Future Market Insights

Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the "Connected Game Console Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015 - 2020" report to their offering. - September 13, 2015 - Future Market Insights

Under New Management, Legion of Myth Focuses on Growing a Casual Gaming Community

Legion of Myth's new management to focus on a community often ignored by the gaming community. - September 11, 2015 - Legion of Myth

Xooker Opens New Round of Funding

Xooker, a mobile-first, consumer-to-merchant engagement platform that rewards users for having fun with the brands they love, has opened a new round of funding. Already taking the technology world by storm, Xooker is entering a $2.5 million Seed B funding round, with $600,000 already committed. - September 06, 2015 - Xooker

OktozuLite Puzzle Game Now Available for Free Download in Apple’s App Store

Apeirocoup LLC Releases Free Game OktozuLite for iPhone & iPad. - September 04, 2015 - Apeirocoup LLC

Ignite Launches “No Hassle” Group Planning App

Provides Users Time-Efficient Model for Organizing Social and Professional Gatherings. - September 02, 2015 - Ignite LLC

redBit KIDZ Launches "Spotty & Friends - Playground,” an Intuitive App for Children

Created with an intuitive and child-friendly interface "Spotty & Friends - Playground" is full of hilarious interactions that stimulate creativity and make the educational experience unique. - September 01, 2015 - Redbit Games srl

Puzzling - a Free and Relaxing Game by Moonclover Productions is Out on Android

Puzzling - the genuine jigsaw experience - a relaxing and stress-free game is now available on Android. The game is free and allows you to create jigsaw puzzles, using your favourite images. Take your time to relax and play. - September 01, 2015 - Moonclover Productions

World Series of Video Games, Inc. (WSVG) Announces the Event World Series of Video Games Maldives 2015 Presented by G2A.com

WSVG announced today an investment of more than $3 Million USD to organize the most exclusive e-Sports event in the world, Located on a luxurious resort in the Republic of Maldives from October 5th to October 10th. - August 28, 2015 - World Series of Video Games

Kickstarter Campaign Reboot for the Next Indie FPS Puzzle Platformer

Bootleg Systems Kickstarter Campaign features new trailer and demo for PC, Mac, and Linux. - August 22, 2015 - Bootleg Systems

Bootleg Systems, a 1980s Retro-Futuristic First-Person Shooter and Platformer Seeks Funding on Kickstarter

Independent game developer Gabriel De Roy announces a new 80s sci-fi FPS/Platformer that brings out the retro gamer in you. - August 14, 2015 - Bootleg Systems

Missing Link Music Announces Independent Artist Colin McShane Now Signed to Music Publishing Administration Deal

Singer/songwriter Colin McShane and his publishing company Orphididies Productions, are likely to become household names very soon. With his music getting the attention it currently is, he is already well on the way in that direction. Having recently appeared in multiple television programs and even in a video game, this NYC based Singer/Songwriter is someone you’ll want to look out for; Mixing different styles seamlessly, and with a natural rebel’s energy, Colin’s music demands to be heard. - August 11, 2015 - Orphididies Productions

Oxigen Apps Delivers for iOS

Oxigen Apps, a Mississauga, Ontari-based company focusing on Android and iOS App development has announced its new development strategy to produce its line of successful Andriod Apps for the iOS platform. Oxigen Apps is owned and operated by local entrepreneur Gorkem Yuksel. "Simply providing... - August 10, 2015 - Oxigen Apps

Mobile Development Agency Announces the Launch of Brown Skin Games

Alazim Agency Inc., an Atlanta-based mobile development agency, announced today the creation of Brown Skin Games, a new division dedicated to developing and distributing disruptive mobile apps targeting African-American and Hispanic mobile consumers. - August 05, 2015 - Alazim Agency Inc

Game.io Introduces Two New Super Casual Mini Games

Light the Light and Bounce the Bounce, newly released mobile games, announces the start of the series of mini games created by Game.IO - July 31, 2015 - Game.io

Andy OS Taps Old School Gamer Nostalgia with Updates Including Keyboard Mapping and Joystick Integration

The leading desktop mobile operating system enhances user experience for optimum desktop integration. - July 31, 2015 - Andy OS

DripDrop - a Splash of Adventure Hits the App Store

Discover colorful and fast paced worlds with Drips and Drops of exciting challenges in this new mobile adventure. - July 29, 2015 - DripDrop

Balloon Assault is Popping Its Way Onto Android and iOS

Get ready to have some balloon popping fun with Balloon Assault. - July 25, 2015 - IRF Media

Good Old Jigsaw Puzzles

“Good Old Jigsaw Puzzles” is available on the App Store. - July 23, 2015 - Hartwell Corporation

Black Tile Walk, the Simple Endless Runner Game

The app is the best entertainer and an exercise for improving hand eye coordination. - July 20, 2015 - Webprogr

Near-Complete Xevious Atari Prototype Discovered

Previously Unknown Prototype to be Playable at California Extreme July 18-19. - July 15, 2015 - Digital Game Museum

From Finland to Japan. Add Inspiration and Sidora Marketing Successfully Released Their First Finland-Produced, Japan-Localized Mobile Game App: Cute Space Bosses.

Add Inspiration and Sidora Marketing are proud to announce Cute Space Bosses is now available in Japan with the Japan-specialized features. Cute Space Bosses is a shooting mobile game app featuring space adventure, multiple powerful weapon upgrading options, various tricky enemy challenges, cute retro design and one-finger easy operation. - July 15, 2015 - Sidora Marketing

World’s First Ad-Free Android App Store “The App Valley”

Jolta Technology, a Hong Kong based company has launched "The App Valley" considering as world's first Android App Store with 100% ad-free Apps in more than 10 Categories. It also includes a special new trending VR (Virtual Reality) category which creates an unforgettable user experience. - July 14, 2015 - Jolta Technology

Creatures FX Mobile Movie-Making App to See Summer Expansion

Hot Salsa Interactive puts users in the director's chair with pocket power to create worlds, battles and action-packed scenes. Hot Salsa Interactive's Creatures FX app lets users create action movies on their mobile devices. Users can download the app from the Google Play store now and benefit... - July 13, 2015 - Hot Salsa Interactive

Turn-Based Fantasy Tile-Flipping Combat Game Super Awesome Quest Launches Worldwide

Boomzap’s new fantasy adventure RPG launched worldwide on July 9, 2015 on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon with full localization support. - July 11, 2015 - Boomzap Entertainment

Play Eternal Announces Release of New Mobile Game: Alpha Star

Play Eternal is proud to announce the release of it's newest title, Alpha Star, for iOS and Android. Alpha Star is a fast paced multi-directional top down endless space shooter where the player uses a combination of motion controls (accelerometer) to control their ship and touch controls to fire their weapons and destroy enemies. - July 11, 2015 - Play Eternal