Shane Kim joins Zipline Games Board

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) August 08, 2011

Zipline Games, creator of the Moai game development platform, today announced the addition of Shane Kim to its board of directors. Shane is the former corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios, where he managed many top console franchises including Halo, Gears of War, Fable, and Forza Motorsport. Shane will help advise Zipline Games in expanding its game development platform and studio partnerships. Shane has recently taken roles with several gaming technology companies, including Jambool and GameStop (to help drive digital game distribution strategy).

“Shane has very deep experience working with AAA development studios and a world-class online gaming service,” said Todd Hooper, CEO of Zipline Games. “Shane’s knowledge, advice and help will be invaluable as we enhance the Moai platform and partner with more and more game studios.”

“With Moai, Zipline has a fresh and well-executed approach to helping studios build cross-platform mobile games and the cloud infrastructure those games need to be successful,” added Shane Kim. “I am looking forward to working with Zipline Games and helping shape its growth and success.

Billed as the mobile platform for pro game developers, the Moai platform differentiates itself through its cloud-based game services and rapid development of iOS and Android titles, all built in the industry standard Lua scripting language. Zipline has been targeting mobile development efforts at top studios and recently announced that Jordan Weisman’s Crimson, the first title published by Bungie Aerospace, is being built on the Moai platform.

About Zipline Games

Zipline Games is a Seattle-based mobile games company and the creator of the Moai game development platform. Zipline was founded by game industry veterans experienced with the challenges of mobile games development and with the vision of making development faster and easier so developers can focus on creating innovative games with great gameplay. Zipline’s investors include Founders Co-Op, Benaroya Capital and Groundspeak.

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Rivet Games

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 29, 2011

Rivet Games, developer and publisher of the next generation of web, social and mobile games, today announced that Chris Satchell has joined the company's board of directors. A longtime industry veteran, Satchell brings extensive knowledge in gaming design, development, manufacturing, distribution and customer relationship management (CRM) to Rivet Games. His strong background in social and online casino gaming will provide creative and monetization insight as Rivet continues its evolution into a next-generation, multi-platform gaming company.

“I’ve watched Rivet Games with increasing interest as Jesse and his team made solid progress combining an exceptional social game play experience with the deep artistic engagement found in cutting-edge console games,” said Satchell, chief technology officer and executive vice president of Research and Development at International Gaming Technologies. “I’m looking forward to working with the Rivet team on growing amazing ideas and building the company’s market presence.”

Satchell adds exceptional gaming experience to Rivet Games. In his current position at International Gaming Technologies, Satchell is responsible for the strategic vision and execution of the global design, development, manufacturing and distribution of gaming machines, platforms, content and casino systems. He previously held the position of chief technology officer for the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) at Microsoft®, where he was responsible for technical strategy and execution across the Xbox 360 and Games For Windows business units. While at Microsoft, Satchell worked on critically acclaimed franchises such as “Project Gotham Racing”, “Rallisport Challenge”, “Forza” and “Fable”. Prior to Microsoft, Satchell also worked with The 3DO Company, Silicon Dreams ltd., and Eidos Interactive PLC.

“With the exciting potential of social, multi-platform concepts, the whole gaming industry is moving in a very dynamic direction. Chris’ deep knowledge of crucial gaming elements – for example, his understanding of CRM – make him an excellent fit for our Board of Directors,” said Jesse Janosov, chief executive officer of Rivet Games. “Rivet is aggressively moving forward on developing highly-differentiated gaming experiences and Chris will no doubt, make a huge impact on our creativity, quality and monetization. I am pleased to have him on the team.”

Satchell joins current Rivet Board members: Jesse Janosov; Steve Anderson, founder at Baseline Ventures; Ron Fisher, partner at Softbank Capital; Jordan Grayson, managing partner at Outpoint Capital; Mike Maples, partner at FLOODGATE; and Scott Sorochak, vice president of Business Development at Rivet Games.

About Rivet Games

Rivet Games is a mix of traditional, casual, and social game industry veterans, obsessively working to take gaming and entertainment to the next level. Our goal is to build the most fun games, and put them wherever you want to play them. Rivet Games is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit http://www.rivetgames.com

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Tel-Aviv, Israel (PRWEB) August 22, 2011

Skiller, a leading provider of social mobile gaming platforms, announced today a special $ 1,000 promotion plan for every game developer, who develops a new game with Skiller SDK or integrate the Skiller SDK into his existing mobile games. The full promotion plan terms and conditions can be found in Skiller’s website.

The Skiller SDKs along with Skiller's social cloud are offered free to game developers. The Skiller social cloud abstracts a number of crucial features such as multiplayer game-play server, authentication service, messaging, monetization and analytics services, so that game developers can concentrate on developing their game logic rather than worrying about the social integration.

Skiller recently released its Java SDK, which joins its immensely popular Android SDK release, thereby enabling game developers to introduce a new social dimension in their existing and upcoming games.

Using the Skiller SDKs, game developers can provide complete inter-player interaction using a large variety of social features such as on-line multiplayer capabilities, comprehensive messaging system, leader-boards, personal profile, avatars and more.    

The Skiller SDK integration is easy to implement and creates more traction and leads to longer game retention.

"By joining the special promotion plan game developers can start earning today!" said Nir Orpaz, Skiller's CEO. "Since the Skiller solution is platform agnostic which is compatible to most mobile device variations, we introduce our virtual currency system and our advanced monetization methods to as many developers as possible. This will allow game developers to sell game related virtual goods and make more money from their games, while enriching their game's social environment"

The Skiller platform currently hosts millions of games sessions each month, with players from more than 200 countries. Skiller users have experienced a truly social gaming experience over several mobile platforms, including J2ME, Android and Blackberry phones (WP7 and iPhone are coming soon).

Developers interested in learning more about Skiller's special $ 1,000 Promotion plan for game developers should visit the special promotion webpage

About Skiller:

http://www.skiller-games.com

Skiller is a mobile social gaming platform, enabling anyone to play any game with everyone on every media from every location at any given time. We connect the world through games.

Developers webpage http://www.skiller-games.com/developers.aspx

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(PRWEB) August 02, 2011

Stuntbird Games is proud to announce the release of Pixaquarium Game Maker, a Facebook-based game builder and player designed especially for kids.

Pixaquarium enables gamers to design nearly every aspect of the game’s artwork, from the backgrounds to character’s face to the shape of the bad guys. Players can then save their unique set up and share it with their Facebook friends.

“I was inspired to create Pixaquarium while designing Jounce,” explains Stuntbird Games President Dean Ruggles. “My oldest daughter was bringing me drawings to put into that game. I realized that a game that was as much about creativity as play could be fun. I thought of it as active entertainment, which is new in the game world, in that Pixaquarium is all about being artistic and inventing a new world to play in.”

Development of a Pixaquarium app for play on mobile devices and tabloids is currently in beta testing.

For more information about Stuntbird Games and a link to Pixaquarium, please visit http://stuntbird.com

About Stuntbird Games

Game industry veteran Dean Ruggles founded Stuntbird Games in 2010. The company’s first offering, Jounce, debuted earlier this year. In addition to Jounce and Pixaquarium, the Stuntbird team has worked with Common Sense Media and on a variety of other interactive projects.

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Seoul, South Korea (PRWEB) August 22, 2011

GMO Internet Group company, GMO GameCenter, today announces that it has partnered with LG Uplus to launch the mobile telecommunications carrier’s smartphone game platform GameBox by G-Gee.

The partnership with LG Uplus gives GMO GameCenter the opportunity to expand G-Gee into the Korean market and grow its global user base.

GMO GameCenter first launched its Android game platform, G-Gee in Japan last year featuring a mix of world renowned game titles and original content from independent developers. Since then the company has established subsidiaries in the US and Korea and G-Gee now distributes over 160 games.

LG Uplus launched GameBox by G-Gee on August 11, delivering G-Gee content to smartphone users in the Korean market. The new game platform is the first of its kind to be offered by a mobile operator in Korea. GameBox by G-Gee offers a selection of content previously only available on iPhone, popular Android titles from other countries, and games debuting in Korea for the first time. GameBox by G-Gee currently features 30 game titles and is expected to offer a total of 200 games by the beginning of 2012. Social networking features also allow users to chat with other players and participate in social-based games.        

“Partnering with GMO GameCenter Korea is significant to us because the launch of GameBox by G-Gee enables LG Uplus to become the first telecommunications carrier in Korea to provide a game distribution service, says Jung Woon Choi, Deputy General Manager of LG Uplus. “With the upcoming LTE (4G) network rollout we see the potential for game distribution to become a core business and we look forward to GameBox by G-Gee playing a pivotal role. Going forward we will work closely with GMO GameCenter Korea to become the number one game platform in the Korean smartphone market.“

GMO GameCenter believes this latest partnership is the result of its proven record providing a rich user experience and full developer support.

About GMO GameCenter

Headquartered in Tokyo, and member of leading Japanese Internet services consortium, GMO Internet Group, GMO GameCenter is the operator of Android game platform, G-Gee.

G-Gee distributes high quality games for Android devices. All content is pre-screened to ensure it works properly and is safe. For game developers, GMO GameCenter offers cross platform development tools and secure, simplified distribution.

Subsidiary, GMO GameCenter USA was established in April 2011.

GMO GameCenter Korea, Inc.

GMO GAMECENTER Korea was established on July 15, 2011 to launch G-Gee in the rapidly growing Korean smartphone market. The company strives to grow G-Gee through the development of partnerships with local corporations.

GMO Internet Group

GMO Internet Group is one of the most comprehensive providers of industry-leading Internet services worldwide. As well as domain registration, web hosting, ecommerce, and payment processing businesses that each hold the top share in their respective markets in Japan, services operated by the group include Internet advertising, search engine marketing and research. Global online security brand GlobalSign and major Japanese online securities brokerage, GMO CLICK Securities are also group members. In 2011 a new Social Media & Smartphone Platform segment was established bringing together group initiatives in social apps development, flash marketing and Android apps distribution. GMO Internet, Inc. (TSE: 9449) is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) August 31, 2011

Best In Show Solitaire is Now Available for Pre-order for a limited time. Best in Show Solitaire is an addictive casual card game currently in-development for PC, Mac and Linux by independent game studio, Graduate Games. Best in Show Solitaire features over 40 different breeds, unique abilities for each dog, RPG elements, a pet store, achievements, and a light-hearted story about becoming the top dog trainer in the region by winning Best in Show at the National Eastminster Dog Show.

The game will completed very soon so this is your last chance to pre-order the game from Graduate Games’ website for only $ 14.95 and get instant access to the Beta. But that’s not all you get for preordering. Graduate Games is including the full version of Best in Show for Mac, Linux, and PC Digital Rights Management Free to all early purchasers and is also throwing in its Level Editor Tool and a Strategy Guide as a bonus. You can learn more about Pre-Ordering by visiting http://www.graduategames.com/dogsolitaire/preorder.php

For more information, screenshots, and videos of Best in Show Solitaire, please visit the game's website: http://www.bestinshowsolitaire.com

About Graduate Games

Graduate Games is small two-person company that was founded in 2006 by Michael Gnade and Zachary Gebelein in Wilmington, Delaware (The place to be somebody! That is really the city's slogan). Mike and Zak grew up next door to one another and have been friends since they were four. Our game studio, Graduate Games offers fun, creative, and polished games for the kid in all of us.

To learn more about Graduate Games, please visit our website: http://www.graduategames.com

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Provo, UT (PRWEB) December 11, 2005

Today Game Tunnel (http://www.gametunnel.com) kicked off its Fourth Annual Independent Game of the Year awards with the awarding of the Independent Sports Game of the Year. Each year Game Tunnel has awarded its Independent Game of the Year awards to innovative but mostly unknown video games created by Independent Developers.

As in years past, this year's awards will be handed out all month long with a different award every two-three days. The awards are handed out both in different genres such as Strategy and Sports, as well as different categories such as Innovation and Sound. The schedule for all awards can be found on the home page of the Game Tunnel website.

The awards culminate with a Top 10 list of the best Independent Video Games of the year and the awarding of the prestigious Game of the Year award.

This year's awards promise to be the most interesting ever as the innovation that is commonly associated with Independent Games leads to games that are very different and distinctive, providing an alternative to the mainstream gaming world that been increasingly stuck in a rut of games that lack imagination and creativity.

About Independent Games

Many independent games have found their way into the everyday lifestyle of gamers around the world without them even realizing what they are playing. While the moniker of a developer creating games out of their parent's garage still has validity, new computer tools have made the costs associated with creating games much lower and have made it possible for independent game developer studios to bring their own game ideas to the public.

These developers have created many of the most innovative games available for the mainstream gaming market over the last few years, doing so on very limited budgets and releasing the titles on their own without the help of major publishers.

Though most Independent developers pride themselves on creating new and innovative titles Independent games are not limited to the 'mainstream' market, but also cross-over into the rapidly growing 'casual' marketplace. In fact, the vast majority of the puzzle games commonly available throughout the internet are created by independent developers. Most all of the games available through sites such as Real Arcade (http://www.realarcade.com/), and MSN Games (http://zone.msn.com) are in actually Independent Games. However the casual games created by independent developers only highlight a small portion of the independent gaming world.

About Game Tunnel

Game Tunnel was created in 2002 with the goal of providing news and reviews about the Independent Gaming scene. Game Tunnel focuses on providing information about the less casual side of Independent Gaming while also covering the majority of the casual games released. Since its launch Game Tunnel has done over 250 full-length reviews of Independent (or Indie/Indy as they are commonly known) Game titles. In addition Game Tunnel has published a variety of independent game-related features including previews, developer Q&As, multiple column offerings and monthly features, nearly 1000 news stories, and the very popular yearly Independent Game of the Year awards.

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Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 02, 2011

Game Tunnel (http://www.gametunnel.com) returns with new content, new features, and a new look. Game Tunnel was actually one of the first independent game review sites founded back in 2003. The site fell on hard times in 2009/2010, but now it’s back, redesigned and better than ever. Game Tunnel is no longer just a monthly indie game review site. GT strives to be an independent gaming hub that users can visit every day to discover a new indie game.

Game Tunnel was purchased by the Indie Game Magazine back in March of 2011. IGM headed up a Kickstarter campaign and raised over $ 3500 to redesign, market and relaunch GameTunnel.com. After months of work and a tremendous showing of support, GT is back and better than ever.

Mike Gnade, founder of IGM, says, “Game Tunnel has always been very personal to me since it helped me discover indie games back in 2005. I loved Game Tunnel’s monthly reviews and would check the site every month to see what games were featured at the top. I am thrilled to be involved in the new site’s triumphant return!”

The new GT is built to be a HUB for indie gamers and developers. The site is part review site, part indie game database with a dash of news and deals. The site is designed for gamers to discover a new great indie game every day. GT’s new rating system allows the best games to float to the top. The site was also redesigned to be an excellent FREE resource for indie game developers. Indie Game Developers can submit their game for review, add their game to the website, and they can even sell their game.

Registration for gamers and game developers is completely free at http://www.gametunnel.com. You can support Game Tunnel by purchasing games via our website or by advertising on the website.

ABOUT GAME TUNNEL:

Game Tunnel (http://www.gametunnel.com) is the web’s home for independent video games. Game Tunnel was one of the first sites to provide news, reviews, previews and coverage of indie video games when it was founded back in 2002. It returns as a virtual tunnel to the independent underground. Intended for game lovers of all ages, Game Tunnel gives readers information about truly amazing and distinctive games you won’t find anywhere else and offers independent game developers great marketing and advertising tools for their games.

ABOUT IGM:

Indie Game Magazine (http://www.indiegamemag.com) is the premier source of news and culture for the independent gaming. Started in October 2008 and published bi-monthly by Mike Gnade, IGM has matured into a definitive voice for the indie gaming scene. Combining no-nonsense reviews, in-depth reviews and long-form features with the leading lights of the industry, the magazine, like the games it covers, is independently owned and fiercely independent as it strives to highlight the artists and community behind what it deems the most creative branch of the video gaming universe.

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Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) September 08, 2011

Game Tunnel (http://www.gametunnel.com) is proud to publish the first truly new Independent Video Game Round-up in almost 2 years. The Monthly Round-Up was a staple of the old Game Tunnel and features reviews of the best new independent games every month. Read reviews from each of the panelists on all 10 games in the August Independent Video Game round-up and check out our brand new top ten indie game video countdown.

The monthly round up returns featuring the best independent games such as the Tiny Bang Story, Frozen Synapse, Defy Gravity, Puzzle Dimension, Lucky Rabbit Reflex and more. Find out which game is their game of the month. The new indie games round-up has been paired with a video countdown. All of this great new Game Tunnel content can be viewed at http://www.gametunnel.com/?p=1783

The new GT was built and redesigned to be a HUB for indie gamers and developers. The site is part review site, part indie game database with a dash of news and deals. The site is designed for gamers to discover a new great indie game every day. GT’s new rating system allows the best games to float to the top. The site was also redesigned to be an excellent free resource for indie game developers. Indie Game Developers can submit their game for review, add their game to the website, and they can even sell their game.

Registration for gamers and game developers is completely free at http://www.gametunnel.com. You can support Game Tunnel by purchasing games via our website or by advertising on the website.

About Game Tunnel:

Game Tunnel (http://www.gametunnel.com) is the web’s home for independent video games. Game Tunnel was one of the first sites to provide news, reviews, previews and coverage of indie video games when it was founded back in 2002. It returns as a virtual tunnel to the independent underground. Intended for game lovers of all ages, Game Tunnel gives readers information about truly amazing and distinctive games you won’t find anywhere else and offers independent game developers great marketing and advertising tools for their games.

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Fupa World casual social game

Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) July 29, 2011

Fupa today announced the launch of its new MMO website. Featuring hundreds of games including puzzle games, strategy games, action games, adventure games, and sports games.

Fupa Games Inc, beta launch of Fupa World, alows visitors to create an avatar and dress them to suit the players desires, the Avatar can then compete in mini games against friends, and talk online between avatars. Users can adventure between lands and interact with others based on various themes.

With more than 34,000 free multi-player, classic arcade and board games, kids, sports, flash, action and puzzle games Fupa has one of the largest collections of games on the web.  The launch is part of Fupa’s on-going commitment to offer free gaming experiences to players of all ages and gender while enhancing each users overall experience. 

"Fupa World, is a great way for people to relax play games and have fun in a social gaming environment.", Says Lars Mapstead President of Fupa Games Inc.

Fupa, headquartered in Santa Cruz, California is a casual social video game developer with more than Three million monthly active users playing their games. There are fifteen different categories of  free online games! Each of the categories is loaded with hundreds and thousands of Girl Games, puzzle games, dressup games, strategy games, sports games, action games, adventure games, flash games and many more. Our over fifty thousand games makes Fupa Games one of the largest sources of free internet games!   Fupa games are available on several platforms including the Web, Facebook and Android.  For more information, visit http://www.fupa.com

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