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In the competitive world of mobile gaming, teamwork, technology and a mythical beast go a long way in the race for App Store success. Indie game developers Brisk Mobile and YETi CGI have joined forces for the December 5th launch of Roaming Fortress: a genre-bending approach to tower defense that will look to ‘crush’ the competition this Christmas season with help from Adobe Air and a Burdenbeast. While the game itself is groundbreaking the story behind it is innovative as well.

La Nausee today announces Ordet: Everyone’s Favorite, Little Word Game 2.0 for iOS, a major update to its innovative vocabulary game, where players make as many words as possible from 7 random letters. Points are scored for every 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7-letter word made, and making a 7-letter word unlocks the next level. Featuring 1,000+ levels, dictionary lookup, and elegant design, the update adds Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements, hints, and a bonus for finding every word in a level.

Papertank’s new iPhone app pairs actors/directors/writers/etc. together and lists the movies that they’ve both worked on. Can’t remember what movies Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan were in together? Want to know when Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese first worked together? ScreenTeams 1.0 provides the answers. The app can search for anyone in the move industry: actors, directors, producers, writers or whoever. Once the matches are found for the chosen pair, the user can find out more about each movie.

For edgy kids, this iPad app teaches players about pirate history while shooting, jumping or killing enemies. A pair of video game developers have leveraged the power of the iPad to deliver a fun and educational experience for adventure-seeking kids. Be warned, though: This isn’t your parents’ educational app. Pirates, the BookGame 1.0 blends elements of action video games with traditional educational games, without being boring.

Sydney based Not Doppler announces the upcoming launch of their second title, Bunny Cannon – coming this December to the App Store. With the birth his new baby sister, a young bunny begins to question, “where do bunnies come from?” After receiving a range of creative yet inconsistent responses from adults, the young bunny is left confused, leaving his imagination to run wild. Bunny Cannon promises 90 challenging levels, with more levels to be added as free updates in the future.

With over 700,000 apps available in the App Store, parents are faced with a tough decision as to what types of apps they should let their children play. In a recent comparison of their educational “I Spy with Lola” iPad game to the average kids’ game, BeiZ discovers interesting data supporting trends towards a shift in consumer interests. Developed with children and parents in mind, the Lola Panda suite of apps aims to provide not only fun games but educational tools for kids as well.

Help us rid the World of Dogs – Cats Rule! Blue Bonza introduces Super Mad Cats 1.0, its new gaming title for iOS and Android. Furious after their house is invaded by a gang of drooling dogs, players must use their mad cats to target and remove the dogs one by one, and win back their home one room at a time. Super Mad Cats offers fun and addictive gameplay, suitable for all age groups, and is greatly enriched thanks to original accessories and multiple possible strategies.

CA Mobile, Ltd. announces Animerious 1.2, the latest version of its digital illustration tutorial app for iOS devices. Animerious allows users to study various anime style CG illustration production techniques used by professional illustrators. In addition to an abundance of detailed, easy to understand image commentaries, all of the processes of production, from illustration character creation and sketching to painting are included in each tutorial.

Leading software R&D service provider, Pariksha Labs introduces inTube 1.0, its new entertainment app developed specifically for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. inTube is the best free iPhone App to find and enjoy Indian movies from YouTube. The application lets Indian movie fans living anywhere in the world quickly search for full length movies posted to YouTube; browse and check out the movie metadata and launch the YouTube player directly on their iPhone/iPad devices.

Temple Raid reinvents old slingshot mechanics by turning them social. A new kind of multitouch interaction allows players to construct buildings freely from bricks that come in different shapes and materials. It is key to place pots of gold – the in-game currency – in safe places, as from level L02 on, other players will appear with a slingshot, and nuggets of gold that fall out of a pot are taken by the opponent. Temple Raid combines turn-based and live gameplay to present it as one experience.