Pangea Software makes all iOS games free for a day

Austin, Texas – April 25th, 2013 – Pangea Software makes all iOS games free for a day.

Pangea Software announced today that for 24 hours they are making all of their iOS games free with no strings attached.  Their entire iOS game library is available for free download on the App Store until Friday morning.  The free games include:  Monkey Bongo, Billy Frontier, Jive Turkey Shoot, Cro-Mag Rally, Warheads, Enigmo, Enigmo 2, Enigmo Deluxe, Nucleus, Air Wings, Air Wings Intergalactic, Nanosaur 2, Bugdom 2, Otto Matic, Quarters!!, and Antimatter.  These games normally range from $1 to $4.

Pangea Software was one of the first game companies to experience great success developing iPhone games with 6 of their games reaching the Top 10 apps list over the years, most recently “Air Wings” which was released last year.  “iOS and the App Store are the best thing to come along in video games in 25 years,” said Brian Greenstone, President of Pangea Software, “We’ve been very fortunate to have been a part of this new industry, so to say ‘Thank You’ to all of our awesome customers we’re hosting one of the biggest giveaways the App Store has ever seen.”

The entire list of Pangea’s apps can be found on the iOS App Store here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/pangea-software-inc./id281736538

 

About Pangea Software:
Founded in 1987 by Brian Greenstone, Pangea Software, Inc. is a versatile and progressive software developer that is independently owned and operated. Based in Austin, TX, the award-winning Pangea team is focused on creating original titles for the Apple iPhone and Mac platforms.

April 22, 2013: CAN KNOCKDOWN 3 Leaves BETA Phase, Official Screenshots Revealed!

Gliwice, Poland – Infinite Dreams, the award-winning mobile games publisher has revealed today the first official screenshots for the forthcoming release of the threequel to their most explosive game for iOS and Android platforms. Can Knockdown 3 has left the beta phase and soon will be released in the Apple App Store and on Google Play.

The screenshots present three amazing industrial worlds, which will keep gamers playing all night long! High-resolution, eye-catching, gorgeous 3D graphics, full Game Center support, true to life physics, and realistic sounds are the most important advantages of this production.

“It was an exhaustive week for all of us at Infinite Dreams, but we are finally nearing the release date for Can Knockdown 3. We are glad the gaming community joined our closed beta tests and used their experience to improve the game. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our beta testers, they have been a great help in guiding us to this great release.”- said Infinite Dreams PR Manager, Artur Starzyk.

The first installment of Can Knockdown was an instant hit and has been downloaded over 2.5 million times in a single month. Since then all of the games in the series have been installed on over 15 million devices and reached the #1 spot in the games category in 70 countries. The forthcoming third title in this series of physics puzzle games will try to beat that record.

Players can expect massive improvements in gameplay, graphics, and the physics engine. The threequel will introduce a new gaming experience for fans of the Can Knockdown series. More info will be revealed in the upcoming days.

About Infinite Dreams Inc.:

Infinite Dreams Inc. is a game development studio located in Gliwice, Poland. With over ten years of experience in the industry, the company develops top quality games for a broad range of digital platforms such as iOS, Android, Mac OS, Windows Phone, Symbian and beyond. Its focus is set on high quality, innovative, and addictive entertainment. As a result, games developed by Infinite Dreams have already been downloaded more than 40,000,000 times worldwide!

NEWS ALERT – G5 Sale: Build-a-lot 4: Power Source, NOW Only 99¢ on multiple platforms – Limited Time Offer

In celebration of the Earth Day, G5 Entertainment has lowered the price of award-winning strategy game, Build-a-lot 4: Power Source, to mere 99¢ on iPhone, Google Play, Kindle Fire and $1.99 on iPad.

Build-a-lot series has become one of the most popular casual games on the market and an absolute must have for fans of time management / city building sim games. Upon its initial launch, Build-a-lot 4: Power Source has topped all casual game charts; the iOS version of the game made it into the Quality Index’s Top 10 games list of December 2012. Now, for the whole week, players can get this “green” building hit at up to 70% off on their favorite device.

After learning how to construct homes, malls and restaurants, it’s time for you to invest in green energy. In Build-a-lot 4, you’ll be building solar towers, wind farms and even nuclear power plants to make your cities sustainable and prosperous for generations. Watch out for blackouts, though, as building too fast can result in a system overload.

So take it slow, plan ahead and manage your energy resources carefully. If your buildings are not supplied with enough energy, the whole neighborhood will remain without electricity and you won’t be able to collect any rent. Also, keep in mind that wind farms have the smallest negative footprint, while nuclear plants have a correspondingly massive negative impact on the community, but produce much more energy. You will need to keep an eye on the list of goals, and use your strategic thinking to complete each task, while overseeing power reserves, neighborhood appeal, materials and condition of houses. To “go green”, your neighborhoods need eco-chic shops, solar-heated swimming pools, bike paths and more. Do whatever it takes to build the most energy efficient city in the world!

The game provides hours of strategic game play with 68 levels and tons of goals to complete. Casual and Campaign modes let you enjoy Build-a-lot 4: Power Source at your own pace. Variety of campaigns to work your way through – Tutorial, Main, Challenge and Expert modes will prolong the game life and offer tons of replay value. Develop your own real-estate empire and make it glow in Build-a-lot 4: Power Source.

The game is developed and published on iOS & Android OS by G5 Entertainment under license from HipSoft LLC.

Key Features:

• Two game modes – casual and campaign
• Four big campaigns to work your way through
• 68 challenging levels to keep you on your toes
• Numerous eco-friendly building upgrades

When: Starting today, April 22, 2013 through April 28, 2013

Where:
iTunes Store:
Build-a-lot 4: Power Source for iPhone
Build-a-lot 4: Power Source (Full) for iPhone
Build-a-lot 4: Power Source HD for iPad
Build-a-lot 4: Power Source HD (Full) for iPad
Google Play:
Build-a-lot 4: Power Source for Google Play
Amazon Appstore:
Build-a-lot 4: Power Source for Kindle Fire

About G5 Entertainment
G5 Entertainment  is a developer and publisher of high quality downloadable games for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Kindle Fire, and Nook tablets. G5 develops and publishes games that are family-friendly, easy to learn, and targeted at the widest audience of experienced and novice players. G5 owns a number of popular game franchises like Virtual City, Special Enquiry Detail, Supermarket Mania, Stand O’Food, and Mahjongg Artifacts, and invests in creating new games and bringing established franchises to new gaming platforms.

More information about the company can be found at: www.g5e.se/corporate.

Fascinating Art Mogul Released on Google Play, Kindle Fire & Nook Today, care of G5 & Funzai!

Creative mix of simulation, hidden object and strategy challenges your artistic eye required to be a world-renowned mogul of the arts

San Francisco, California – April 18, 2013 – Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an art dealer? Find out on your Android device in Art Mogul, a creative mix of simulation, hidden object and strategy game from G5 and Funzai!, and see if you have the skill and talent to own a successful art gallery. The game introduces you to a mesmerizing world of art and the process of distinguishing fakes from masterpieces, acquiring priceless collections, and properly pricing valuable paintings. Then, it gives you a chance to build your own successful auction house. Art Mogul has already won fans and critics’ love on all key platforms, and now players can enjoy the game on Google Play, Kindle Fire and Nook.

Art Mogul tests you to see if you have an artistic eye required to be a world-renowned mogul of the arts. You will travel around the world, bidding at exciting auctions, exposing fakes and masterpieces as well as acquiring priceless collections. Find over a thousand objects, open your very own art gallery and build your art empire that will stand the test of time.

One of the distinguishing features of Art Mogul is uniqueness of game sessions. It’s up to you to buy a famous artwork in the gallery that is a guaranteed original, or look for masterpieces in the cafes, though they often host skilled counterfeits. To lower the price of the painting you need to find various items on it. If you find all the hidden objects, you’ll get a large discount. Then you can visit another gallery to sell the pattern at a higher price. If you purchased a fake artwork in a café, you can sell it to another café or even to a gallery, but it can put your career at risk.

In order to get a precious painting at a lower price and prevent other dealers from further bidding, you’ll have to find an object on the painting that is shown at the bottom of the screen in a few seconds. If you fail to do this, you may end up paying higher for the painting than it actually costs. Another source of income is requested paintings. If you can find and deliver an artwork with particular elements, you’ll get a considerable fee for it.

Innovative gameplay, remarkable graphics and artistic atmosphere make Art Mogul a valuable gaming experience for all casual game fans. The game is developed by Funzai! and published on Android OS by G5 Entertainment.

Key Features:

• 430 Pictures worth a thousand words
• 21 Hidden object scenes
• 7 Exciting cities to visit: San-Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Saint-Petersburg, Shanghai, and Tokyo
• 40 Achievements to earn
• 3 Art Museums to buy

Art Mogul is available for download on Google Play, Kindle Fire and Nook today. Gamers can try the game for free and buy the full version for $1.99 through April 20 (reg. $2.99). Originally the game was developed for PC by Funzai!.

When: April 18, 2013

Where:
Google Play:
Art Mogul for Google Play
Amazon Appstore:
Art Mogul for Kindle Fire
Nook Store:
Art Mogul for Nook

About G5 Entertainment
G5 Entertainment  is a developer and publisher of high quality downloadable games for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Kindle Fire, and Nook tablets. G5 develops and publishes games that are family-friendly, easy to learn, and targeted at the widest audience of experienced and novice players. G5 owns a number of popular game franchises like Virtual City, Special Enquiry Detail, Supermarket Mania, Stand O’Food, and Mahjongg Artifacts, and invests in creating new games and bringing established franchises to new gaming platforms.

More information about the company can be found at: www.g5e.se/corporate.

FDG is making Expand it Free for the weekends

April 19, 2013: FDG Entertainment has a five alarm freebie today! Our awesome physics puzzler ‘Expand it’ for iPhone is FREE today! On top of that, we have a sale for the iPad Version: 50% OFF for Expand it! HD.

Expand it! introduces the “Rainbow Dinos”. These Dinos literally blow up with excitement: touch them and they will instantly inflate. Help them reach the rainbow! Each tap expands them even more; tap again and again, and see their funny bloated faces.

FDG’s fantastic physics puzzle game ‘Expand it’ is FREE today (and for the whole week-end!)

There is also a sale on the iPad version. Expand it! HD is 50% OFF today.

Expand it! (iPhone): $.99 -> FREE

Expand it! HD (iPad): $1.99 -> $.99

APP STORE LINKS:

Expand it! (iPhone):

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id515220537?mt=8

Expand it! HD (iPad):

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id503835274?mt=8

About FDG Entertainment:

FDG Entertainment is a leading developer and publisher of highly creative download games for major platforms including the iPhone and casual game consoles and rated as #34 TOP Developer / Publisher for iPhone at Pocketgamer.biz. The company has been founded back in 2001 and is located in Munich, Germany. FDG Entertainment produced more than 40 critically acclaimed games. Most popular games from FDG are Cover Orange with over 8 million downloads and Parachute Panic with over 5 million downloads. FDG also won the International Mobile Games Award (IMGA 2010) in Barcelona for the Best Mobile Game 2010 with Beyond Ynth. Latest success is Clear Vision, a sniper shooting game in top paid positions worldwide including USA. Clear Vision sold over 1 Million units within 2 months.

FX Photo Studio is FREE today –but not for long

Your iPhone is perfect for messing with pictures! And new FX Photo Studio makes this process fun and artistic as never before. Apply 194 photo effects & filters with one touch. Add more style with frames and enhance even further with a bunch of easy-to use photo editing tools.

Help the world become more artistic – let your friends know about FX Photo Studio.

Check out this free photo editing app on iTunes!

Com2uS’ Golf Star now Available Exclusively on the App Store

Announcing Golf Star from Com2us!

Available exclusively on the iTunes App Store!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA: April 11, 2013– Com2uS’ is proud to announce the release of their newest title, GolfStar, available now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Short of stepping onto the fairway yourself, Golf Star brings you jaw-dropping graphics. It’s a full 3D golf game, the actual physics of Golf Star will blow you away. When you swing, forces implemented on the ball are calculated carefully through approximately 70 different factors, including terrain, launch angle, wind, temperature, humidity and more.

Up to 10 unique skills can be adapted as you play, through various tours in Career Mode, Challenge Mode, and Training Mode. After you’re confident in your amazing golfing skills, join in on the daily World Tour tournaments, carried out just like a true pro golf tournament you! Explore exciting quests and chase tons of Game Center achievements to put yourself in the Hall of Fame.

And you’ll never play lonely again. Online competition lets up to 10 players match-up online and play live. You can even monitor other players’ screens as well. Personalize your character with outfits from our collection of 80 different outfits and accessories. Golf will never be the same!

GolfStar is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Freebie Alert: Roar Rampage (iOS) Full Version is FREE today!

April 12, 2013: FDG Entertainment has a five alarm freebie today! Our top rated and critically acclaimed iOS arcade action game ‘Roar Rampage’ is FREE today! This special offer is valid until Monday next week.

Roar Rampage is a super fun destruction arcade game. Take control of a giant dino and let cities crumble to dust! The game is the result of cooperation between FDG Entertainment and indie developer studio Neutronized. Check out the video link below.

 

Roar Rampage invites you to a crazy ride of epic proportions and lets you destroy everything that lies in your path. While the massive punching glove is an excellent weapon, you can also rip out streetlights and pick up trains to misuse them as baseball bats and nunchuck.

Watch out for heavy resistance!

The military has some serious experimental weapons, boss units, heavy ground troops and aggressive airforce units coming after you. BLOW THEM TO PIECES!

App Store Link:

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id577745607?mt=8

About FDG Entertainment:

 

FDG Entertainment is a leading developer and publisher of highly creative download games for major platforms including the iPhone and casual game consoles and rated as #34 TOP Developer / Publisher for iPhone at Pocketgamer.biz. The company has been founded back in 2001 and is located in Munich, Germany. FDG Entertainment produced more than 40 critically acclaimed games. Most popular games from FDG are Cover Orange with over 8 million downloads and Parachute Panic with over 5 million downloads. FDG also won the International Mobile Games Award (IMGA 2010) in Barcelona for the Best Mobile Game 2010 with Beyond Ynth. Latest success is Clear Vision, a sniper shooting game in top paid positions worldwide including USA. Clear Vision sold over 1 Million units within 2 months.

About Neutronized:

Neutronized is an independent game development studio founded in 2010 in Europe, Italy. We love to make polished colorful games with a fun first and goal oriented approach.

We have been developing browser games since 2010. Most of our games are featured in some of the best online games websites such as Miniclip, Armorgames, Adultswim, and Nitrome. Recently we ported one of our best titles, Roar Rampage, to mobile.

http://www.neutronized.com

An Artistic Hidden Object Simulation, Art Mogul, Available on Mac Today, care of G5 Entertainment & Funzai!

Creative mix of simulation, hidden object and strategy challenges your artistic eye required to be a world-renowned mogul of the arts

San Francisco, California – April 11, 2013 – Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an art dealer? Try Art Mogul, a special creative mix of simulation, hidden object and strategy game from G5 and Funzai!, and see if you have the skill and talent to own a successful art gallery. The game introduces you to a mesmerizing world of art and the process of distinguishing fakes from masterpieces, acquiring priceless collections, and properly pricing valuable paintings. Then, it gives you a chance to build your own successful auction house. Released on iOS as a free app a month ago, Art Mogul has instantly won fans’ and critics love, and now is ready to hook in Mac users.

 

Art Mogul tests you to see if you have an artistic eye required to be a world-renowned mogul of the arts. You will travel around the world, bidding at exciting auctions, exposing fakes and masterpieces as well as acquiring priceless collections. Find over a thousand objects, open your very own art gallery and build your art empire that will stand the test of time.

One of the distinguishing features of Art Mogul is uniqueness of game sessions. It’s up to you to buy a famous artwork in the gallery that is a guaranteed original, or look for masterpieces in the cafes, though they often host skilled counterfeits. To lower the price of the painting you need to find various items on it. If you find all the hidden objects, you’ll get a large discount. Then you can visit another gallery to sell the pattern at a higher price. If you purchased a fake artwork in a café, you can sell it to another café or even to a gallery, but it can put your career at risk.

In order to get a precious painting at a lower price and prevent other dealers from further bidding, you’ll have to find an object on the painting that is shown at the bottom of the screen in a few seconds. If you fail to do this, you may end up paying higher for the painting than it actually costs. Another source of income is requested paintings. If you can find and deliver an artwork with particular elements, you’ll get a considerable fee for it.

Innovative gameplay, remarkable graphics and artistic atmosphere make Art Mogul a valuable gaming experience for all casual game fans. The game is developed by Funzai! and published on Mac OS and iOS by G5 Entertainment.

Key Features:

• 430 Pictures worth a thousand words
• 21 Hidden object scenes
• 7 Exciting cities to visit: San-Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Saint-Petersburg, Shanghai, and Tokyo
• 40 Achievements to earn
• 3 Art Museums to buy

Art Mogul is available for download on Mac and in a full version on iPhone and iPad today. The MSRP of the game is $1.99 on iPhone, $2.99 on iPad & Mac through April 13 (reg. $2.99 on iPhone and $4.99 on iPad, Mac). Originally the game was developed for PC by Funzai!.

 

Where:
Mac App Store:
Art Mogul for Mac

iTunes Store:
Art Mogul (Full) for iPhone
Art Mogul HD (Full) for iPad

About G5 Entertainment
G5 Entertainment  is a developer and publisher of high quality downloadable games for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Kindle Fire, and Nook tablets. G5 develops and publishes games that are family-friendly, easy to learn, and targeted at the widest audience of experienced and novice players. G5 owns a number of popular game franchises like Virtual City, Special Enquiry Detail, Supermarket Mania, Stand O’Food, and Mahjongg Artifacts, and invests in creating new games and bringing established franchises to new gaming platforms.

More information about the company can be found at: www.g5e.se/corporate.

Review of PenPower WorldCard Link Pro iPhone business card reader

I have never used any iPhone business card reader before. But this time, Penpower is kind enough to let me try out their contact management software and iPhone accessory. The iPhone accessory is easy to setup. You just need to plug your iPhone 4/4s into the dock and flip the business card stand up to put the business card. Then you are ready to scan your business cards.

Though it is not a requirement to have the accessory in order to scan the business cards, I have tested using my iPhone 4s to scan the business card and found that OCR recognition has some problems when used without the iPhone accessory. The alignment of certain words seems to affect the name of the contact. For example, “Camera Accessories Store” becomes “ra Computer Accessories Dept.

Without the Accessory:

With the accessory:

The next thing I did is to scan the same business card again with the inbuilt business card stand. Indeed, the OCR recognition is much better. I do not need to re-enter the name of the contact or adjust any words on the electronic business card software on my iPhone. Although it is not a big deal to re-edit some of the contact details, but re-editing details may seems a hassle if you are scanning dozens of business cards at one go. Hence, it is highly recommended to use the iPhone WorldCard Link – Instant Business Card Reader app  with the accessory to get more accurate scans.

The other thing I found when using the business card reader accessory is you need to align the business card vertically to scan it. It does not work correctly if you place the card horizontally. This is also because Penpower found that scanning cards vertically does the job better than horizontally especially when using the iPhone camera to align with the business card.

You might ask yourself what if the data on your iPhone is erased. Will I have a backup on my PC? The contact management kit comes with a CD that allows you to install and activate the PC software on your computer. You can import any image that is generated by World Link or use the scanned business card photo to read the contact details as follows.

The PC software is able to synchronise the contacts between Google contacts and Microsoft Outlook. You can also use OCR scan to recognise a contact by using the image as previously mentioned.

Using the image to create a contact is special and only possible through the use of OCR technology. Though OCR recognition software is not new, using the iPhone camera as part of OCR recognition of business card is a viable idea as the contact can be 100% recognised using the accessory. The contacts captured through OCR can be synchronise to the Cloud so you can access them anytime.

Most commercial contact business card readers cost around $100 – $200. The WorldCard link pro costs around $69.95 and comes bundled with the PC software. The physical card reader is lean and you can take it anywhere you go. It also double up as an iPhone dock charger as it comes with an iPhone cable you can connect to your computer.

There is a cheaper alternative valued at $39.95 if you do not need the PC software. You can check it out below. The iPhone application allows you to export the image as a contact by exporting it as Gmail contact(.csv), iWork (.csv), MS Excel 2003 (.csv), Entourage 2008 (.csv), MS outlook (.vcf) and Mac Address book (.vcf).  You can even export it as an iPhone contact.

You can probably use this card reader at vendors’ meetings or at seminars to record new contact details on your iPhone and PC. This contact management package comes with a detailed manual which you can browse and get yourself equipped with the knowledge on how to use the PC contact management software.

My overall impression of this kit is that it is useful as part of my contact management needs and it is priced lower than other retail contact management packages out there.

Check out the PenPower WorldCard link Pro iPhone business card reader at $69.95.

Check out the PenPower WorldCard Link at $39.95.