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SeremeresGames Launches New Product to Broaden the Gaming Audience

SeremeresGames Announces new IP “Princess Tulipdancer”

for iPhone and XBoxLive

April 1st, 2010, London, ON - We are proud to announce Seremeres Games newest project; Princess Tulipdancer's Magic Love Harmony Adventure (PTMLHA).

"I'm really excited for this project. Tulipdancer, Princess of Unicorns, is a character that really connects with our core iPhone audience and adds to the iconic line-up of the Seremeres brand,"says Kai Hutchence, Seremere's Chief Creative Officer and developer of the Tulipdancer character. Seeing a big future for the IP he explained "I think we'll really see a deep connection with the character when people play through the story."

Beyond iconic character design PTMLHA revolutionizes adventure gaming with a focus on emotion. Multiple characters are managed through the "Our Special Friendship" system highlighting dynamic ability and action linking between party members. As well spell-casting is done through the "True Feelings" system that allows characters to explore their character's emotions and ambitions as a source of power for their magical powers. "We feel it's important to shift the dynamic in video gaming and provide a way forward to more personal, existential storytelling, and the focus on exploring feelings and relationships in PTMLHA I think will be remembered for years to come as a truly influential development" Kai mused.

The project is promising a great future for Seremeres games, massively expanding their potential audience by being their first release on XBox Live. "We're thrilled to finally have a product on the system and we're sure that our core iPhone audience and our new fans-to-be on XBox Live will really latch on to this heartwarming adventure about discovering the meaning of true friendship," exclaimed company CEO Serena Samborski. Princess Tulipdancer: Magic Love Harmony Adventure has begun its final production cycle as is expected out in Fall 2010.

For more information check out the project's webpage at: http://games.seremeres.com/?page_id=449

About SeremeresGames

Seremeres Games is a small independent game development company based in London Ontario. Started by two game professionals wanting to pursue their own game ideas and without the influence of outside investors, Seremeres Games is committed to producing compelling quality games. Their philosophy is outlined here: http://games.seremeres.com/?page_id=2. They released their first game, SpinPuzzle for the iPhone and iPod Touch in February 2010 and are looking for a mid-2010 release date for the first episode of their flagship episodic action-RPG Ruby Rust.

SNEAK PEAK: Character Design

- In a full moon night, some thing will be happen in the dark side.

- Monsters cannot bear their boring life anymore. They want to have a revolution!

- With their powerful abilities, all monsters UNITE to escape from their hometown – "The Mystery Graveyard."

- They plan to invade our city and continue their monster party.

- You play as the gate keeper -- Your goal is to prevent those crazy monsters from escaping the graveyard.

- ARM YOURSELF, TRAIN YOUR FINGERS and FIGHT BACK the monster force!

More details will be coming soon. The game is slated to launch this Spring 2010.

Storyline:

Game Features:

- Take control of Vincent in the most intense survival horror ever to hit the iPhone and iPod touch.

- Dark gothic atmosphere with exquisite 3D environments.

- Detailed character models and gripping realism.

- Four weapons available to fend off the vampiric hordes.

- Thrilling boss fights based on actual sword fighting techniques.

- Multiple control methods: Dual-stick or touchscreen interface.

- Three stages of detailed story-driven gameplay, or try your luck in Survival Mode.

- Full Crystal integration including challenges, achievements leaderboards and social networking.

Feast your eyes on the Vampire Origins game trailer:

Released last month for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, Tune Runner is the musical shape-drawing game where every song you own creates a unique game level. The game has been downloaded over 200,000 times, and thousands of fans around the world have posted their scores for songs by artists across the musical spectrum, from contemporary pop hits to classic rock.

"Fearless Records is very excited to work with Tune Runner," said Nate Matzelle of Fearless Records. "Music applications are such an important part of music discovery because they bring a new level of interactivity to the fan and we feel Tune Runner is just that."

Breathe Carolina got their start recording tracks on Apple's GarageBand in their Denver, CO home before gaining nine million plays of their music on MySpace, setting the stage for their debut album, "It's Classy, Not Classic," in 2008. Their song for Tune Runner -- "Hello Fascination," is the title cut from their latest album, and the band is presently on a North American tour that will see them play three dozen cities before the summer is through.

blessthefall is a Phoenix, Arizona post-hardcore band that's bootstrapped themselves from selling out hometown shows to touring Canada and the United States, playing cuts like "Hey Baby, Here's That Song You Wanted" from their new album from Fearless Records, "Witness." blessthefall is a scrappy and forward-looking band that has endured internal repairs and come out stronger for the experience, and represents the kind of startup spirit exhibited by Appy Entertainment, a new developer entering their second year in the iPhone app marketplace.

About Appy Entertainment

Appy Entertainment, Inc. makes games as personal as your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Founded on Halloween in 2008, Appy's first four original games -- Appy Newz, FaceFighter, Zombie Pizza, and Tune Runner -- have been downloaded over three million times.

The premium content was introduced in a FaceFighter update appearing in the iTunes App Store earlier this week, and so far, sales have been brisk. "This is further evidence of FaceFighter's power as an emerging game brand," said Appy CEO Chris Ulm. "We'll be following-up this new content with a deluxe version of FaceFighter for Apple's new iPad -- called FaceFighter Face 2 Face -- and we have another big surprise for our iPhone and iPod touch players coming this summer. We've only just started to explore everything FaceFighter has to offer."

The new content is divided into three packages.

The Character Pack has three enemies -- the wise Kung Fu expert Master Ho, glam rocker Rikki Dixx, and angst-ridden vampire teen Deadward, who is the special favorite of FaceFighter Project Director Emmanuel Valdez. "Deadward is just too tortured for his own good. I love giving him something to be genuinely gloomy about," said Valdez.

The Legendary Fury Pack offers three comical FaceFighter weapons (a ping pong paddle, ukulele, and a spiked heel shoe), while the Immortal Judgment Pack lets players finish off their foes with a speeding train, a UFO abduction, or even a set of demonic hands that drag their opponent down to the infernal realm.

Each pack is available separately for .99, or all three can be purchased together for $1.99. So far, sales of the bundle are outdistancing the individual packs by about two-to-one, but there is still plenty of interest in the single packs.

"The App Store is a new market that seems to change overnight," said Ulm. "Companies need to be alert to trends and continue presenting their games to the widest audience possible. FaceFighter has been downloaded nearly three million times in all its forms, and this new premium content allows us to reach all of those fans with follow-on sales. This is just one way among many that the App Store is offering unprecedented opportunities to micropublishers like Appy Entertainment."

About FaceFighter: FaceFighter is a fast-paced and funny first-person fighting game where you put a beat down on anyone you like. Unleash punches, kicks, and combos while defending yourself with blocks. Discover hidden finishing moves and whack bad guys with a monkey wrench. Import photos of friends or famous celebrities then take them on in martial arts combat. Battle friends in Bluetooth head-to-head mode (www.appyfacefighter.com)

About Appy Entertainment

Appy Entertainment, Inc. makes games as unique as your iPhone. All four of Appy's original games -- Appy Newz, FaceFighter, Zombie Pizza, and Tune Runner -- have been featured by Apple on the iTunes App Store.

Ah, spring is here! Little birds chirping in the trees and video games blooming everywhere… It’s time to celebrate!

To enjoy the new season Gameloft offers you 5 hot iPhone and iPod touch games for only US$0.99 each:

Earthworm Jim

Blades of Fury

Real Soccer 2010

Dungeon Hunter

Skater Nation

This special offer will expire the exact same day as Winter, so be sure to grab them before this Sunday, March 21st!

FizzPow Games Announces PandaMania: Legend of the Fu Manchu Available Now for Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® touch!

Colorado Springs, Colorado – March 17, 2010 – FizzPow Games, an independent development studio creating innovative games for the Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® touch, invites you into a world of archery and evil bandits with its latest app, PandaMania: Legend of the Fu Manchu. Breathing new life into the old fashioned castle defense games, PandaMania puts the power of the new genre “bow defense” in the palm of your hands! With original arcade action, PandaMania appeals to both casual and hardcore gamers alike and is guaranteed to have you hooked from the start.

“PandaMania offers endless amounts of gameplay elements sure to keep you playing for hours,” said Michael Stockwell, founder of FizzPow Games. “From upgrades to enemies, power ups to combos, users are continually challenged to build their skill level while increasing their scores in order to dominate the land. So take aim, young bowmaster! Destroy the hordes of baddies to regain your honor and recover your Fu Manchu!”

With your bow and arrow in tow, prepare to set out in search of the evil enemy who has stolen your most essential source of strength, your epic Fu Manchu mustache. Putting your superb archery skills to the test, you begin your journey across the world in the hopes to regain your power. Throughout the lands of PandaMania, you will be challenged by evil bosses while you fight to free all the villages taken captive by the hordes of bandits. Upgrade your arrows, shooting ability and tower, and with each level conquered you move one step closer to regaining your Fu Manchu and becoming the bravest warrior in all the land!

PandaMania features include:

- Intense arcade-style tower defense action with 50 challenging and unique levels

- Progressive storyline filled with hilarious comic graphics

- Levels span five diverse lands from rolling green mountains to towering volcanoes

- Each land presents new and creative boss fights, challenging you to find the enemy’s weakness in order to achieve victory!

- Numerous upgrades will keep you and your bow one step ahead of the advancing hordes

PandaMania can be found on the iTunes App Store for a special introductory price of $1.99. Click here for a direct link. To learn more about the application, please visit http://www.facebook.com/PandaManiaGame. For more information about FizzPow Games, please visit http://www.fizzpow.com/.

About FizzPow Games

FizzPow Games, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was founded in the spring of 2009 by Michael Stockwell. The development and design teams focus primarily on creating new and innovative games for the Apple® iPhone™ and iPod touch. FizzPow’s mission is to create great casual games for people of all ages and hopes to expand to other gaming systems in the near future.

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Revolutionary New App Enables iPhone and iPod touch Users to Play Along With Their Favorite Songs, Culled From Real Studio Masters

Los Angeles, CA…Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, today announced the launch of Six-String™ on the App Store. Six-String is a new iPhone and iPod touch music app that delivers a dynamic guitar experience and includes chart-topping hits culled from real studio masters.

Six-String™ authentically recreates the guitar playing experience using tracks gathered from the real studio masters. So for the first time ever, players are provided with a truly engaging musical experience as they are required to pluck, strum and change chords. And since no experience is required, anyone anywhere can now play the guitar like a pro along with their favorite songs instantly!

SIX-STRING™ comes with 6 chart-topping tracks, but players can easily add songs from the in-app store as they progress. The tracks included are: Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love A Bad Name”; Tom Petty’s “Runnin’ Down A Dream”; Fall Out Boy’s “Thnks Fr Th Mmrs”; Peter Frampton’s “Show Me The Way”; and Orianthi’s “According To You.” It also contains The Scorpions “Raised on Rock,” from their new album, Sting in the Tail, being released on March 23rd, which will be the first time a Scorpions’ recording has been included in any of the music game franchises.

The Six-String App also features more than 20 additional game tracks available for In-App purchase, including songs from 3 Doors Down, Angels and Airwaves, Beck, Dashboard Confessional, G.B.H., Gary Go, Hinder, Hollywood Undead, Kaiser Chiefs, Maroon 5, No Doubt, Papa Roach, Rise Against, Robert Palmer, Sum 41, Wolfmother and many more to come! In addition, users can purchase the corresponding song, video and ringtone from iTunes through the app where available.

In Six-String™, there are 2 different play modes: Practice Mode or Studio Mode. Practice Mode lets the player get familiar with a song and Studio mode allow the player to compete, earn points and work up to Six-String’s™ high-score rankings. Moreover, there will be a contest running through the first month of the game’s release, whereby the person with the highest score on the Six-String™ Hall of Fame leaderboard via the Plus+ Network at exactly 6:00 PM PST on April 6, 2010 will be eligible to win a Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster."

The app allows users to play each track at three different levels of difficulty. The sound can be adjusted to hear only the guitar or the guitar against the full master recording. Additionally, the game offers a free, thriving Six-String™ social community (via 'Plus+ Network’) which adds more excitement and competition to the game, allowing users to challenge each other’s prowess on any song. In addition, players may choose to post score updates via Facebook, Twitter and email.

The Six-String App is available for $4.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

For more info about the Six-String App, go to:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SixStringApp

Twitter: www.twitter.com/SixStringApp

MySpace: www.myspace.com/SixStringApp

About Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is the world’s leading music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, the industry's leading global music publishing operation.

Universal Music Group's record labels include A&M/Octone, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Polydor Records, Show Dog–Universal Music, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG’s catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, its new media and technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company; Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division; and Helter Skelter, its live music agency.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.