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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Independent Games Festival (IGF) juries have announced the Main Competition finalists for its prestigious 16th annual awards, honoring the most influential and outstanding development in independent video games. The IGF has nominated over 30 extraordinary game titles released in the past year. Candidates for the 2014 IGF […]

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Consumer Electronics Show, Booth #25634 – SoftKinetic®, the world’s leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, today announced its 3D gesture IP licensing portfolio has been selected for the most exciting 3D technologies at the show, from gaming to 3D scanning, to in-car infotainment and the latest in

TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Balefire Labs, Inc (www.BalefireLabs.com)– provider of online, preK-12, educational app reviews for teachers and parents– announced today the winning apps of its inaugural Best EdApp annual awards competition. (Photo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140107/MN41623) “We’re so excited to launch our annual ‘Best EdApp’ of the year program,” said Karen L. Mahon, Ed.D., President

TOKYO, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. today announced that cumulative sales of the PlayStation®4 (PS4™) computer entertainment system have reached 4.2 million*1 as of December 28, 2013, demonstrating the explosive growth of the PS4 platform. (Logo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020701/SFM066LOGO) “The momentum of the PS4 system keeps getting stronger and we couldn’t be more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Uptivity (formerly CallCopy), a leading provider of workforce optimization (WFO) solutions, has launched a new gamification system as part of the Uptivity Discover Suite 5.3, the latest version of the company’s award-winning WFO platform. The gamification feature allows contact center leadership to create games and rewards that motivate high

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Startup venture Giant Otter Technologies (www.giantotter.com) announced today that it has been awarded a highly selective Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation.  The six-month $150,000 grant will be used to develop SchoolLife, a 3D virtual school where players play the roles

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — TheGamersGuides.com, a game help site created by avid gamers to help players succeed, announces the launch of the new website featuring gamer guides for every level of the popular game Candy Crush Saga. Additional guides and tips are planned for the games Pet Rescue Saga and Plant vs.

BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ: KONG), a leading provider of digital entertainment services for consumers in the PRC, was granted three awards at the Golden Plume Awards 2013 ceremony held on January 9th in Hangzhou, China. The Golden Plume Awards, held by the ChinaJoy Committee, also known as the Chinese Industry’s

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Gamers, get ready for combat. The new KeyMander from IOGEAR arms console gamers with the competitive advantage of a keyboard and mouse for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® by converting signals to replace the joystick controller. The KeyMander (GE1337P; MSRP: $99.95) provides precision accuracy to any game by mapping