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September 2011

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Flashbike Arena, Using Unreal Engine 3, Races onto iPhone and iPad

Independent developer Two Gear today introduces Flashbike Arena 1.0, their single player arcade style racing battle game for iOS devices. In Flashbike Arena, players attempt to earn points by causing opponents to crash into the colored wall that trails behind their “Flashbike”. Additional points and multipliers can be earned by collecting the “energy cores” left behind as the wreckage of an enemy’s crashed bike. The game features Game Center support with achievements and leaderboards.

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Xbox 360 to Offer Live, High-Definition Video Stream of iHeartRadio Music Festival

Microsoft has long wanted the Xbox 360 to be the entertainment hub of your home, streaming movies, videos and games. Now the company’s taking the Xbox 360 into the musical realm, as it’s announced a deal with Clear Channel to provide a live, high-definition video stream of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The live HD video

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Talk Like A Pirate Day Sale: Save 90% on Destination: Treasure Island

To celebrate, on September 19th, the “International Talk Like a Pirate Day”, Coladia is slashing the price of Destination: Treasure Island by 90% on Mac and iPad. With a unique interactive inventory using object combinations and a new system of knot puzzles, users will have to resolve dozens of fascinating enigmas. In a highly coloured varied and exotic environment, they’ll play Jim Hawkins, the hero, to reach the treasure that Long John Silver hide on Emerald Island.

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NinjaGuy 1.0 for iOS-3D Will Let Gamers Realize Their Inner Ninjaness in October

Immunity Studios today announces their upcoming, try before you buy game, NinjaGuy 1.0 for iOS, where players control NinjaGuy, an arrogant, wise-cracking Ninja assassin. Always ready with a quick verbal taunt or subtle Ninja wisdom, the hero battles many foes in this episodic, single-player action game. The humorous dialogue is central to the gaming experience, each character having their own dramatic delivery of lines. NinjaGuy is an ideal, fast-paced game for those truly ready for Ninjahood.

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Farm Mania 2 HD Now Available for iPhone, iPad

Realore Studios announces Farm Mania 2 HD 1.0, the sequel to their hit farming simulation game for iPad. New Farm Mania 2 HD is a fun and complex time management game created to test users multitasking skills. The challenge of the new game is to complete a great number of tasks within a certain time period: raise a huge variety of animals and crops, purchase advanced equipment, fend off predators from the livestock and unlock helpful new bonus skills in over 60 levels of time management fun.

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Arcade Game “Impacts 1.2” Released for iPhone, iPod Touch

Independent developer Dylan Ebert today announces Impacts 1.2, his arcade game for iPhone and iPod touch. In Impacts, the player tilts the device to roll around a ball, avoiding life-subtracting reds while attempting to hit greens and yellows to earn points and lives. High scores can be submitted to OpenFeint leaderboards, sent to friends in challenges, or shared via Facebook/Twitter. There is also a Sandbox mode and two additional characters with unique abilities can also be unlocked.

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Face Rivals Premium for iPhone is Free for Talk Like A Pirate Day

In honour of Talk Like A Pirate Day, Lightwood Games has issued a surprisingly easy treasure hunt, considering that the treasure in question is the Premium edition of Face Rivals for absolutely free. Face Rivals Premium is packed with quizzes to play against friends including movies, music, history, languages and even a new pirate quiz to find out who really knows how to talk like a pirate. Face Rivals Premium includes all the upgrade sticker packs and no adverts.

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MPotion Magic Potion Photo Booth is Free (for Now) on iPhone, iPod Touch

Independent iPhone developer, Sebastien Mougey announces that MPotion for iPhone and iPod touch is now free for a limited time on the App Store. MPotion combines magic potions and picture effects. In MPotion, mix ingredients to make potions before you can observe the results they have over your face and that of your friends. Become an amazing wizard by mastering the secrets of magic potions. Improve your wizardry skills and get new and rare ingredients, combine them to create complex formulas.

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‘Grease’ Singing and Dancing Game Coming to Kinect for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Move

The singing and dancing games continue to push onto Xbox Kinect and PlayStation Move, with 505 Games announcing today that a game based on the classic “Grease” movies is coming to both motion-sensing platforms this fall. The Grease game for Kinect and PlayStation Move is being billed as “the ultimate singing and dancing Grease experience.”

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