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Hum This! is an exciting new music charades game that’s fun, social and totally outrageous. It puts player’s humming skills to the test, alongside their ability to name that tune. The app is available for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android phones and tablets. There is a free version and also a paid-for version for committed hummers. Hum This! is a Digital Giving production, supporting two charities, War Child and music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins. Official partners: Ticketmaster, O2, HMV.

Singapore based Fruit Bar Entertainment today announces the release of a newly updated version of TryGuessThis for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and all Android devices. TryGuessThis 1.1 offers players a unique twist on the turn-based social guessing game experience, challenging them to guess various words based on the photo clues competitors take and send them. This game puts the focus squarely on social engagement and now offers an innovative Group Play mode too.

The reviews are in and people all ages are loving the Little Bird gaming app for iPhone and iPad. Little Bird combines current technology, exotic landscapes, objects, and contraptions, allowing the player to interact in novel ways that have not been seen before in an iPhone game. Little Bird brings the simple idea of a real skill arcade game to the next level, offering a fun, challenging, and unique experience. Little Bird is available on iTunes for free for a limited time.

D-Soft Group and Catmoon Productions today introduce BANG: Battle of Manowars 1.0, the companies’ new action-RPG, strategy, shooting game game for iOS devices. BANG: Battle of Manowars is all about the magic atmosphere of a fantasy-inspired medieval world, where nasty warlocks fight with wise kings, bear dukes enslave bees while berserk rabbits chase peaceful peasants across the fields. The game features 72 challenging stages with 3 difficulty settings, Game Center support, and much more.

Independent mobile app studio, Black Mouton announces Smiley Lines Summer Edition 3.1, an update to its fun and cute arcade-board game available for both iPhone and iPad. Smiley Lines Summer offers a contemporary feel to the classic lines board game. Simply align 4 smileys of same color. It sounds simple but can be challenging with occurrences of the unexpected such as the annoying rocks. Version 3.1 introduces additional features, cute graphics and supports iOS Game Center leader-boards.

VTI Games today announces Simon’s Poker Casino 2.0 for iOS, a major update to their Texas Hold’em game that analyzes its opponents’ play, learning their strengths and weaknesses, which the poker-bot exploits in order to win. With sophisticated AI, the game employs more than 100 generalized rules during gameplay, folds with strong hands to set traps, and bluffs expertly. Featuring 3D, photo-realistic cards, table, and chips, the exciting, animated game is ideal for experts and novices alike.

iSoundGrid Halloween, a soundboard for iPad from developer Mobz Technologies will help you create the perfect haunted house ambience on All Hallow’s Eve. 10 ambient sounds and 40 different audio effects, you’ll be able to create a spooky mix of sounds sure to unnerve your Halloween visitors. Three play styles let you control the way sound effects are played while slider bars allow you to adjust the pitch and gain. The integrated piano keyboard will even let you play the most scary tunes.

Comics can make you laugh, cry, gasp in wonder or shake in terror. In fact, comics are one of the oldest and most effective forms of human communication. Comics are effective because they combine both pictures and words in a sequence to tell a story. The problem is that while we can all write, most of us think that we cannot draw. However, we can all take photos. With your phone and Comic Tycoon you can create comics you will be proud to share.

Arizona based Cliqueyou today announces Chess Opening Trainer 3.0, an update to its popular games title for iPad. Chess Opening Trainer is a tool for building and mastering chess opening repertoire. This release enhances the opening training feature by adding the ability to bookmark key positions or ‘tabiya’, an important concept in mastering chess openings. Also, it is now possible for users to use Chess Opening Trainer as a position trainer for tactics, end games and other essential positions.