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NEW LIVE ACTION TRAILER AVAILABLE FOR FLICK KICK™ RUGBY

#1 Sports Game in New Zealand in Apple’s App Store

December 10, 2009 – PikPok™, the New Zealand based publishing and development group focused on the growing iPhone and iPod Touch apps market, today released a new live action trailer for Flick Kick™ Rugby.

A Hi-Res version can be downloaded here:
http://www.game-newswire.com/images/Sidhe/Flick_Kick_Rugby_LiveTrailer.mov

For more information on Flick Kick™ Rugby, please visit: www.pikpokgames.com

Flick Kick™ Rugby Features

Intuitive Flick Kicking: Control the angle and curve of your kick with the flick of your finger.

Realistic Rugby Pitch: 360 degree wind with shifting severity. Anything from a light breeze to gale force winds must be taken into account if want to score a conversion

Multiple Game Modes:
– Sudden Death: The classic test of skill. No time limit, just keep making kicks to add multipliers to your score.
– Arcade Mode: 5 kicks taken from five different positions. Score as many points as you can. The 5th kick at each position will award you bonus points if you make it. Each successful goal will earn you points, but keep your eyes on the wind strength and direction. Total is out of 25 possible kicks.
– Time Attack: Quick Fire Flick Kicking! Make as many kicks as possible within the time limit – Don’t buckle under the pressure!
– Practise Mode: Perfect your technique and learn how to become a kicking master

Online Leaderboards and Achievements with OpenFeint Support: Show your friends that you’re the best kicker around

iPod Library Access: play your favourite music during the game

Stunning 3D graphics: Rugby fans – see if you have what it takes and step up to the ultimate conversion challenge!

About PikPok
PikPok is the iPhone and iPod Touch publishing label and development studio created by Sidhe. With a portfolio of original and licensed entertainment properties in development for the platform, PikPok is positioned to deliver games that appeal to mainstream consumers with pick-up-and-play gameplay, high-quality art, and audio design which provide rich game experiences. PikPok’s first title Fame, is based on the MGM feature film. For more information on PikPok, please visit: www.pikpokgames.com

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Contact:
Sean Kauppinen
International Digital Entertainment Agency
+1-415-299-2156
pikpok@ide-agency.com

LOS ANGELES, CA — October 2nd, 2009 — GAMEVIL^®, a leading mobile game publisher and developer, today announced that its Baseball Superstars 2010 game for iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store.

Baseball Superstars 2010 for iPhone and iPod touch is a full-featured baseball game with six different modes: Exhibition, Season, My League, Homerun Race, Mission, and Match Play. In this new version, the user can now customize up to six players through My League and enjoy playing the game with more items, more hidden characters and even more hidden teams. The new Match Play mode enables the user to play with against their friends asynchronously over the network, and the new leaderboard enables the user to compare their records with everyone around the world.

“Baseball Superstars series has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide so far, and Baseball Superstars 2010 is the best I’ve ever played.”, said Jin Woo, Marketing Director of GAMEVIL. “There’s incredible amount of depth in this new version. Play My League and raise your own characters. Then play Season Mode and manage your own team. Finally Match Play to compete with everyone else.”

Baseball Superstars 2010 is now available for $5.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

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Prague – 5th Oct, 2009 Hattrick released on iTunes (for iPhone and iPod)

HATTRICK – Spring Loaded Soccer (Football)

Game Description:

Play the old favorite game from your school days.

A unique sports game for iPhone and iPod Touch–Spring loaded soccer (football)

Hot to Play

HATTRICK (Spring Loaded Soccer) is a turn-based game. A plastic soccer player (footballer) is mounted on a steel spring in a shallow pit. When you have a ball near your player, just push the player’s head to set strength and direction of the kick and release.

Features

• Play with your Friends locally on the same device • Play against smart AI on single player (different difficulty levels)

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iPhone Application Allows Users to Track Real-Life Golf Performance and Free Website Enables Sharing of Critical Golf Information and Community Engagement

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., – October 2, 2009 – Moving from the virtual links to a real-life golf course near you, Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the launch of Tee Shot Live, an interactive application for the iPhone™ that allows users to track their real-life golf performance, attain round-changing golf course information and share information with fellow golf enthusiasts and friends from around the world. Tee Shot Live will be available for a special introductory price of only 99 cents during the first week that the product is in the marketplace and following the promotional period can be purchased for $9.99 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch® or atwww.itunes.com/appstore/.

“Golfers are always looking for an advantage to enhance their game and this innovative application provides them with all the tools and information they need to succeed and share their accomplishments with others,” said Executive Producer Mike Taramykin. “Tee Shot Live is another example of how EA SPORTS is working to infuse our franchise expertise and technological innovations and applying it to real-life environments that enhance the way that people see and experience their favorite sports.”

Tee Shot Live provides a number of unique features that will allow golfers to gain a competitive edge over the competition. Users can discover and upload from more than 9,000 real-life community-maintained golf courses, track their individual scores, and calculate handicaps. Whether they are hitting from the forest or in the middle of the fairway, users will also be able view their location anywhere on the golf course through Tee Shot Live’s GPS system, which utilizes information from Google Maps to display each shot’s location. Along with critical equipment and shot history information that allows golfers to better assess shot distance and the correct club, users will feel as if they have a personal caddy at their fingertips for every shot.

Off the golf course, users will be able to access the EA SPORTS™ Tee Shot Live website that will allow them to store and share statistics and scorecards, organize custom groups and events, create virtual tournaments and upload, review and compare various equipment and gear with their friends and the community. The EA SPORTS Tee Shot Live website is available at www.teeshotlive.ea.com.

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NaturalMotion’s Backbreaker Football Now Available on the iPhone App Store

Critically Acclaimed Arcade Football Game Launches at a Special Price of $0.99 for a Limited Time

SAN FRANCISCO and OXFORD – September 29, 2009 – NaturalMotion, the animation technology and game development studio behind the euphoria engine, today announced that Backbreaker Football is now available on the iPhone App Store. The arcade football title, which has been turning heads with its 3D visuals and console quality animation, goes on sale today at a promotional price of $0.99 for a limited time, a savings of 50% on the regular price of $1.99.

Inspired by a mini-game taken from NaturalMotion’s Backbreaker (in development for Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3), Backbreaker Football on the iPhone/ iPod touch is an intense, arcade football experience. Using accelerometer controls and on-screen buttons, the player must sprint, dodge and spin past waves of oncoming defenders, racking up point combos and score multipliers on their way to the endzone. Through Facebook integration, players will be able to see how their high-scores stack up against their friends’.

“This new app gives the world an early taste of the Backbreaker experience,” said Torsten Reil, CEO of NaturalMotion. “The fact that we have been able to bring such fluid animation and slick 3D visuals to the iPhone further demonstrates its capability as a gaming platform.”

View the action of Backbreaker Football here:

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