Myzantium Inc. Launches Wonga Bazaar - an Entertaining App for iPad

Wilmington, DE    May 28, 2012

[prMac.com] Wilmington, Delaware - Myzantium Inc. launched an early preview of Wonga Bazaar, a unique iPad app that lets users vicariously experience the ups and downs of a village economy in an earthly and colorful ambience. Wonga Bazaar lets a trader buy or sell a versatile range of commodities in an authentic marketplace where market impacting events are delivered through a traditional drumbeat. The preview version has a beginner level with many more levels planned.

Founder Nat Ramachandran cites an article by Professor Greg Mankiw of Harvard in The NewYork Times as the inspiration behind the creation of the app. In a NewYork Times column of 2010, Prof. Mankiw writes, "With the rise of 401(k) plans and the looming problems with Social Security, Americans are increasingly in charge of their own financial future. But are they up to the task?" Mr. Ramachandran continued, "In the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis it struck me that traditional ways of learning about finance are too abstract and disconnected."

Mr Ramachandran says, "I thought of coming up with a solution which could be fun and educational. Me, and my co-founder, Kannan Mahalingam, were inspired to create Wonga Bazaar, where you can learn basic finance through role playing and experience the fluctuations of a business cycle without bankrupting your 401(k). This is targeted at the socially connected and mobile youngsters who can learn from their own and each other's experiences."

The app creatively showcases the fluctuations of demand and supply in an entertaining manner. Despite the complexity foisted by the world of modern finance, the app distinguishes itself by showing the simplicity involved in trading within a self-contained village ecosystem. Events in Wonga Bazaar range from the seasonal weather changes to the autocratic whims of the Prince and culinary experimentations of the Princess of Wongaland. The trader has to constantly make a choice between timing the market and holding a diversified portfolio of commodities and navigate the challenges endured by a village economy.

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 18.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Wonga Bazaar Lite 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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Myzantium Inc. creates a new genre of 'Intelligent Entertainment' that appeals to the right and left brained. Our goal is to tie the insipid world of finance with learning by blending authentic imagination, unique creativity and superior entertainment to help you learn as you play. Copyright (C) 2012 Myzantium Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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dateOften Launches Interests-based Mobile Social Dating App for iPhone

San Francisco, CA    May 07, 2012

[prMac.com] San Francisco, California - Over the past decade, social network sites such as Friendster, then MySpace, and now Facebook-Instagram have seen hundreds of millions of users discover, connect with each other, and explore each others choices, preferences, interests and activities. Fundamentally these social network sites have changed everyone's social fabric.

So, is online dating fabric evolving, or is it stuck in the 1990s?

Since 1990s, online daters have seen the likes of eHarmony, Match, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, and more recently Facebook-based turned stand-alone app, Zoosk. The purpose of these web-tethered dating sites is very clear, however, any meaningful substance and richness these web-based dating sites offer to our dating lives and dating relationships is questionable. Personal profiles with fill-it and forget-it questionnaires, answer-and-post questions, get grouped in to statistical (percentile) groups, turn our qualities in to a shopping list, get a wink, and send a flirt.

Is this really helping today's singles dating lives, their dating relationships, is this all daters can get?. Isn't it true, that today's single dater is socially networked, savvy, sophisticated, uses #hashtag tweeting, prefers URL-link-shortening and is an urban smart dater.

Lets fast-forward to 2012 - Introducing dateOften, a new mobile social dating app; first-of-its-kind dating app which brings real time dating to local singles, by leveraging daters 'Social Interest graph', all with the ease and convenience of their mobile phones. Since it's interests-based, the dating app delivers a superb foundation to dating singles; using this to better understand each other and really get to know each other; thus enriching their dating lives and dating relationships.

Many believe, a dater's choices, preferences, interests and activities closely mirror his or her evolving personality, and as such dateOften app proactively learns and captures these choices, preferences, interests and activities from a dater's, 'Social Interest graph' over a period of time. Leveraging this time collected information, dateOften builds a dater's true, rich-personality profile which is presented to other dateOften singles. Certainly, this information is not static information, merely displayed by dots and pixels on a back-lit screen. Of course, dateOften dater's profile is dynamic, evolving and presents real Interests and Activities.

With dateOften Mobile Dating app, daters can wave bye-bye to clicking their keyboards, yet again, after a long productive day at work using their hard-wired PCs. In fact, Mobile dateOften daters can Enchant (chat with) their dates during work hours, discretely and frequently.

It's refreshing to see dateOften singles, 'Admire' (regard another person with warm approval) other singles. Every dateOften dater can 'Introduce' their dates to friends, or discretely to their friends-of-friends. As simplistic it may sound, daters earn virtual coins (date) for 'Admires', 'Introductions', for 'Inviting' their friends, as well as for their unique 'Check Ins' and their 'Ratings' of interesting places they hangout or visit. Mobile push-notification and personalized emails, keeps daters eagerly engaged with each other.

"We are very excited to introduce our new mobile social dating iPhone and iPod touch app for today's and tomorrow's dating singles. Dating Singles will love to discover and explore each others real interests and activities; this is an excellent foundation to initiate and grow their dating relationships," says Bharati Adkar and Bobby Bhurji; the co-founders. "With Mobile phones, today's dating singles connect faster and meet in-person more often than their predecessor Online Web dating singles."

What can dateOften dating singles expect:
* Meaningful, concise profiles shared with most recent photos, showing-off real Interests and Activities
* Active learning about your and your dates interests, and activities. Your profile is evolving and dynamic, not static
* Enjoy discovering and exploring your Dates real Interests and Activities
* Great way to meet new dating singles in-person, who will enjoy and share similar interests and activities
* Gamification. Earn date when you Admire, Introduce dates. Invite friends, and friends-of-friends
* Introduce Dates to friends, and Get Introduced to Dates by friends
* Invite friends, and friends-of-friends

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 3.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
DateOften 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Social Networking category.

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Realizing today's and tomorrow's dating singles needs; where singles who are dating will love to meet other singles with 'real, similar interests and activities'; dateOften was founded in September 2011 at San Francisco. dateOften co-founders include Bharati Adkar, former founder of MovieSplash; Bobby Bhurji, former co-founder of Wi-Health; and Winaya Modak who are seasoned professionals in the Silicon Valley, California. dateOften plans to expand and grow nationally in 2012. Copyright (C) 2012 Cuerocity Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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SNG Gaming has now entered the Wild West: Bloody Western Launches

Seoul,  KR   Apr 27, 2012

[prMac.com] Atlanta, Georgia - Bloody Western from Mobicle, hits the iTunes App Store. This Old West themed SNG hopes to round up plenty of fans with its exceptional art, addictive game play, and engaging ambience. It promises to provide stiff competition for other network games and online worlds.

Set in the American Old West, Bloody Western allows players to choose between two iconic Old West roles: Sheriff and Outlaw. Within each of these categories, there are a number of classes to choose from which shape the player's initial stats and the quests and business opportunities they'll pursue. Bloody Western players will build their influence and reputation in the Old West through leveling quests and procuring gold - and by besting their fellow players.

Bloody Western is one of the hottest new entries into a market which is increasingly focused on social games. Gamers are focusing on games with friends and serious games which evolve as players commit their time and interact with one another. Bloody Western's Duels and Gambling modes provide a competitive way to interact with other players. Unlike some other similar games, Bloody Western ups the appeal of dueling other players by including interactive features in this mode - more than stats and random roles will determine the outcome.

Bloody Western is shaping up to be one of the most sought after iOS games for guys this season; it's a hard-hitting, beautifully illustrated, addictive option in the genre of online simulation games. It's available now, free, in the iTunes App Store.

Features: 
* Bloody Western brings the violence, charm, and adventure of the Old West to life with gorgeous, detailed illustrations, dark and edgy character design, exceptional voice-overs and a gunslinger-rules-all attitude
* Choose your role: Sheriff or Outlaw, and further shape your character by choosing from the classes within each category
* Quest-based game play: Level your character by completing creative quests designed and themed specifically to enhance your gameplay based on category and class
* Connect with friends, and best your rivals with socially based gameplay, complete with interactive duels
* Experience the Old West as it really was: Bloody Western is a no-holds-barred online world marked by the gambling, shoot-outs, and violent strong-arm society that made the frontier what it was
* Explore the extensive item shop, outfitting your character with gear and equipment that improve gameplay results
* Show off your gear by equipping your character profile, and strike fear in the hearts of your rivals
* Accept the addiction: Fast-paced game play, quick results, and continuous upgrades make Bloody Western a race to the top

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 37.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Bloody Western 1.0.1 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

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South Korea based apps marketing company appsasia has devoted itself to the successful promotion of iOS and Android applications for Korean app developers and publishers. The appsasia team is committed to excellence and strives to provide the best personalized services for their clients in the Korean App Store, Korean Android Market, International Marketplace and SK T-Store. Copyright (C) 2012 appsasia. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Peter Song
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Artgig Launches Three New Apps for Eoz Games

Pleasantville, NY    Apr 26, 2012

[prMac.com] Pleasantville, New York - Boutique interactive shop, Artgig Studio, may be best known in the App Store for their popular kids education apps, Alien Buddies and Shake-a-Phrase, but the core business of Artgig continues to be developers for hire. Artgig has announced the launch of a trio of universal apps: Roman Backgammon, Word Cracker and Ticker Quiz, for new company, eoz games.

Ticker Quiz is a handy pocket game to test your stock symbol knowledge. The app can be played two ways: by company name, or by ticker. The timed game can be played solo, or in head-to-head mode, and the top scores appear on the Game Center leader boards.

Word Cracker challenges you to solve words with only consonants showing, by sliding the vowels back where they belong in a timed solo or head-to-head game. The app offers three difficulty settings, and can be played with or without spaces (think hangman). The game also has a hints option when you need a clue. Like Ticker Quiz, Word Cracker top scores appear on the Game Center leaderboards.

Roman Backgammon unearths the roots of the classic Backgammon game to deliver a unique experience with slightly different rules and a custom game board and dice design to take you back in time. The game can be played in standard one or two player modes, or you can select an opponent from anywhere in the world using Game Center. Three levels of difficulty ensure a broad range of play, making it a good choice for first time players and children. iTunes integration even lets you select music from your own library.

Artgig President, Matthew Kicinski, ruminates over the speed of app development from the time Artgig first met with eoz games, "All three apps started as sketches on index cards and just a couple of months later, they're available for sale in the App Store and a new game company is born." Kicinski says "The apps might be bigger and shinier now, but the simplicity of the original concepts remains intact and that's what makes a good game. They haven't strayed too far from their 3 x 5 beginnings."

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Artgig Studio is an award winning boutique interactive agency based in Westchester, NY. Artgig's key employees first met while working together at Sunburst Technology, then a division of Houghton Mifflin Interactive, developing and producing award winning educational tools and games for schools and children. In 2002, Matthew Kicinski launched Artgig with Steven Grosmark and Elisabeth Cherry. Since then, Artgig's capabilities and portfolio have expanded to include mainstream websites using open source and proprietary CMS platforms, games, enterprise web tools, mobile applications, our own continuing education LMS platform, and Educational apps available in the App Store-developed under the Artgig Apps brand. Notable Artgig clients include: John F. Kennedy Library, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Kaplan K12 Learning, Turtle Pond Publications, and other educational publishers and institutions. Copyright (C) 2012 Artgig Studio. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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