The folks at OpenFeint have selected Puff Puff for their FGOTD promotion.

Puff Puff is Free Today on OpenFeint’s Free Game of the Day! Download Game Channel for Free Games every day! http://www.freegameoftheday.com/

As part of our social business mission, we are releasing our iPhone App Wordios as goodware, which means it is distributed freely and we encourage remixes.

Downloads

Head over to our Developers page to download the source code for FREE.

Some notes

• Developed in Unity for iPhone and iPad
• Features IN APP purchases

Road Map

• Adding new modes including counting, storybook, teasers (guess which one), and matching
• Adding new libraries of objects including Bugs, Ocean, Transportation, Space, and more!

As we continue to add features and refine the app we will release new versions.

Advance The Project

If developers are interested in contributing code to the project please contact us.

Support Us

You can help advance the project in a number of other ways such as:

• Download the app on iTunes and make some IN APP purchases
• Then rate or post a review on iTunes
• Follow us on Twitter and post an announcement of what we’re up to
• Comment on the Wordios page post about what you like/don’t like about the current version, what you would like to see in future versions
• Join the discussion about this game on Unity forums

Collaborate

Let us know what cool creations you come up with using our code! We are open to collaborating including cross-marketing efforts, character cameos and promoting you in our outgoing PR efforts.

Thanks!

Discover a lovable collection of characters that makes learning new words a fun interactive experience you can share with your little ones.

Version 0.8.0 Features:

* Increases child’s vocabulary by associating words with beautiful images to encourage early learning.
* Includes text and friendly spoken words in both English and Spanish, animal sounds, brightly colored buttons and interface modeled after real world toys, and an ever-growing library of characters.
* Wordios is created by parents for their children and yours.

Links:

• iTunes Link: http://itunes.com/apps/wordios
• Wordios Page: http://6thmega.com/wordios
• Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/6thmega
• Manifesto: http://6thmega.com/manifesto

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About 6th Mega

6th Mega (online at http://www.6thMega.com) is a new independent developer of goodware. The company has been established by peer-to-peer lending on the Prosper.com platform. 6th Mega is committed to increasing awareness of the sixth mega extinction and helping save the humans. 30% of sales of the Wordios, an educational app for the iPhone, will be donated to help support ecosystem restoration. Remixes of the app are encouraged, the full source code is available for download at 6th Mega’s website, with the hope that other developers will follow in the footsteps of 6th Mega and incorporate a social mission with their releases.

As part of our social business mission, we are releasing our iPhone Game Puff Puff as goodware, which means it is distributed freely and we encourage remixes.

Downloads

v 1.1

Update: OpenFeint is integrated into this game. Please replace the OpenFeint app key/etc. in order to avoid related warnings. There is a conflict between OpenFeint and the game’s physics engine that causes other warnings. These are not critical warnings and are not causing issues when game is compiled.

In this update

• Second environment
• Tightening pinch/spread controls
• Adding 3 lives per game and extra lives power-up
• Adjusting menus so that button to instructions appears on start, gameover, and pause screens
• Integration with PlayHaven

You can see some previews here.

Road Map

• Half dozen more enemies
• Open Feint Achievements

As we continue to add features and refine the game we will release new versions.

Advance The Project

If developers are interested in contributing code to the project please contact us.

Support Us

You can help advance the project in a number of other ways such as:

• Buy the game on iTunes
• Rate or post a review on iTunes
• Post a note to Twitter about what we’re up to
• Comment on this blog post about what you like/don’t like about the current version, what you would like to see in future versions
• Join the discussion about this game on cocos2d forums

Collaborate

Let us know what cool creations you come up with using our code! We are open to collaborating including cross-marketing efforts, character cameos and promoting you in our outgoing PR efforts.

Thanks!

In production right now are a slew of new enemies! Out of the engineering department we’ve got two new Robo Subs, what are called in technical terms ROVs (remote operated vehicles): ROV Chop Saw and ROV Blow Torch!

From the depths of the ocean we’ve got four sea creatures: Vampire Squid, Fangtooth, Firefly Squid, Viperfish and Giant Squid!

Here’s a sneak peak:

This is a really cool project we’re proud to be supporters of (hint, you should become a proud supporter too )

Today the folks at Elephant Journal posted a story about our newly updated iPhone game Puff Puff: Gulf Spill, you can read it here: BP Still Sucks: Games Clean up the Gulf.

On a similar note, we ran across a pretty interesting story on Inside Social Games about Zynga’s fundraising efforts for Gulf Oil Spill. Below is an excerpt.

With the tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico dumping tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean daily, social game developer Zynga is bringing its virtual goods fundraising strategy to bear. Partnering with the National Audubon Society, the pair are seeking to raise both funding and awareness of the crisis with a virtual item dubbed the “Gulf Coast Turtle” within Zynga’s popular virtual aquarium app, FishVille.

Keep reading on Inside Social Games!

iPhone Game Lets Players Explore World Of Deep Water Drilling While Helping Save Ocean

August 31, 2010 – Los Angeles – Prepare to experience the Gulf Oil Spill on your iPhone! Explore the underwater world of deep sea drilling, dodge globs of oil, broken pipes, Robo Subs, and more! 30% of proceeds will go towards restoring marine habitats of the Gulf of Mexico. Remixes of the game are encouraged, with the hope that other developers will follow in the footsteps of 6th Mega and incorporate a social mission with their releases.

Puff Puff (available at http://itunes.com/apps/puffpuff), launched August 2, 2010, allows players to control the awesome superpower of diodon holocanthus, the spiny puffer, to navigate a coral reef where they race to escape the jaws of tiger sharks, discover sunken ships and pirate treasure. The game requires skill and precision to master the art of buoyancy control and stay alive!

The Gulf Oil Spill update introduces a whole new mind-boggling universe of deep sea drilling with new obstacles, new enemies, new ocean life, new power-up (extra lives!), and refined controls!

Version 1.1.0 Features:
* Unique pinch and stretch multi-touch control
* Challenging physics-based gameplay
* Addictive survival game mode
* Extra lives, speed, and invincibility power-ups
* 3D animation, detailed underwater landscape
* Synthy 8-bit sound effects and music that escalates with gameplay
* Big Oil protestors, sea life, sunken ships, pirate treasure
* Arcade style online worldwide leaderboards via OpenFeint, the largest social gaming network on the iPhone!

Links:

• iTunes Link: http://itunes.com/apps/puffpuff
• Puff Puff Page: http://6thmega.com/puff-puff
• Flickr Asset Feed: http://bit.ly/cK8mpS
• Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/6thmega
• Manifesto: http://6thmega.com/manifesto

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About 6th Mega

6th Mega (online at http://www.6thMega.com) is a new independent developer of goodware. The company has been established and fully funded by peer-to-peer lending on the Prosper.com platform. 6th Mega is committed to increasing awareness of the sixth mega extinction and helping save the humans. 30% of proceeds of the company’s flagship product, Puff Puff, a casual game for the iPhone, will be donated to help support ecosystem restoration by supporting organizations that provide protection to the world’s oceans with an immediate focus on the Gulf of Mexico marine habitats.

Today Apple approved our Gulf Oil Spill update to Puff Puff. We plan to release in Tuesday this week!

Check out our announcement last week for details.

Biologists and conservationists aim to restore habitat while brokering a peace between people and predators.

Stumbled across this excerpt from Caroline Fraser’s book Rewilding the World that appeared earlier this year on Scientifica American.

Read the article and View Slide Show: Animal Victims of the 6th Extinction.