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Three-time Emmy-nominated indie studio CloudKid has officially launched its first original iOS game, Negative Nimbus. Players help guide Nimbus through the stunningly animated worlds of Sunnyland, raining on all the flowers and trying to keep everyone else dry. Awarded for best visuals and design at the Boston Festival of Indie Games, the simple, intuitive tap-and-swipe gameplay is designed for gamers of all ages to explore these immersive levels & avoid soaking its dozens of quirky characters.

Noisy Typing today introduces Alphabet Connection: Logic Puzzle Game 1.0, their first simple & addictive puzzle game developed for iOS. In Alphabet Connection, the player must connect pairs of letters on a board with paths, filling the board without crossing any paths. A level is solved when all letters are joined to their counterparts & the board is completely filled. The game features three levels of difficulty, distinguished by the size of the board and the number of letter-pairs to connect.

Sleepy Germs 1.2 from Funny Beak provides gamers of all ages endless hours of fun as they carefully remove germs without using up all of their health points. It’s a delightful spin on the old game of pick-up-sticks and jackstraws, and designed for iPhone, iPad and Android-enabled devices. Players will be charmed and delighted by hilarious animation and quirky sound effects that make it virtually impossible to play without smiling.

Designed for iPhone, iPad and Android-enabled devices, Dino Rocks by Sungift Games invites gamers to help charming little Dino find his way to freedom by navigating seven beautiful environments, solving tricky puzzles, moving platforms, opening doors, finding dinosaur eggs, and escaping 100+ levels. Gamers can also create their own levels for unlimited gameplay. The game is sure to delight, inspire and challenge both the mind and the imagination.

Conceptis Sudoku, a no-frills app for playing Sudoku puzzles on iPad and iPhone, now ranks #4 of all free iPad games in Japan. The game also ranks #13 of all iPad apps in the country. Conceptis Sudoku is a free app designed to provide the ultimate experience with multiple Sudoku variations. Alongside classic 9×9 Sudoku grids, the game offers Mini Sudoku, Diagonal Sudoku, Irregular Sudoku and OddEven Sudoku – each with a different look and each with a unique twist of brain challenging logic.

“Reiner Knizia’s Qin” is making its debut at the current Game Fair in Essen. The new board game will delight strategy fans. For the first time ever the digital version of a major board game is being released in sync with the original: as of today “Reiner Knizia’s Qin” will also be available as a premium iPad app. Up to four players may step up to unite the ancient Chinese empire and establish pagodas.

BSoft & Alex Land today announce Q-Joops 1.1 for iOS, an update to their puzzle game that takes the classic, handheld, dexterity game to a new level of sophistication. The object is to maneuver the smiling, happy balls into the white holes by tilting the iDevice so each rolls permanently into a hole. All balls roll and collide realistically, constrained by the edges of the screen. Challenges include stationery black holes and rolling angry balls that swallow up happy balls, ending gameplay.

Gemstone Drop 1.0 for iOS is a unique and addicting iOS game in which the player has sixty seconds to test their reflexes and skill by quickly tapping falling gems. The app differs from many similar games in that it focuses on precision tapping to create a score multiplier, which rewards players with special bonuses and allowing them to attain even higher scores. One very unique feature is that the player can connect to their Facebook account and their friend profile pics to play as the gems.

Slots Booth Free 1.0 is the free version of the hot new iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad Casino Game, Slots Booth, which lets players personalize the app by putting their photos into the slot machine. Instead of getting three sevens or cherries players can get three of themselves or their girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, kids, pets, travel photos, or any photo they want. The app has good odds and daily gold bonuses to keep the fun going. Slots Booth Free is now available in the App Store.

Kora Erdelyi introduces KinderApp Go 1.0. With KinderApp Go, players go and explore the world outside. In the new episode of the KinderApp series, children get to know the name and the correct pronunciation of more than 60 new important objects from their everyday outdoor environment. With KinderApp Go, the best first words app for toddlers, children cross the street, visit the playground, go to the grocery store, fly a kite in the park and even go to preschool.