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Game Tunnel Kicks Off Independent Game of the Year Awards

Provo, UT (PRWEB) December 11, 2005

Today Game Tunnel (http://www.gametunnel.com) kicked off its Fourth Annual Independent Game of the Year awards with the awarding of the Independent Sports Game of the Year. Each year Game Tunnel has awarded its Independent Game of the Year awards to innovative but mostly unknown video games created by Independent Developers.

As in years past, this year’s awards will be handed out all month long with a different award every two-three days. The awards are handed out both in different genres such as Strategy and Sports, as well as different categories such as Innovation and Sound. The schedule for all awards can be found on the home page of the Game Tunnel website.

The awards culminate with a Top 10 list of the best Independent Video Games of the year and the awarding of the prestigious Game of the Year award.

This year’s awards promise to be the most interesting ever as the innovation that is commonly associated with Independent Games leads to games that are very different and distinctive, providing an alternative to the mainstream gaming world that been increasingly stuck in a rut of games that lack imagination and creativity.

About Independent Games

Many independent games have found their way into the everyday lifestyle of gamers around the world without them even realizing what they are playing. While the moniker of a developer creating games out of their parent’s garage still has validity, new computer tools have made the costs associated with creating games much lower and have made it possible for independent game developer studios to bring their own game ideas to the public.

These developers have created many of the most innovative games available for the mainstream gaming market over the last few years, doing so on very limited budgets and releasing the titles on their own without the help of major publishers.

Though most Independent developers pride themselves on creating new and innovative titles Independent games are not limited to the ‘mainstream’ market, but also cross-over into the rapidly growing ‘casual’ marketplace. In fact, the vast majority of the puzzle games commonly available throughout the internet are created by independent developers. Most all of the games available through sites such as Real Arcade (http://www.realarcade.com/), and MSN Games (http://zone.msn.com) are in actually Independent Games. However the casual games created by independent developers only highlight a small portion of the independent gaming world.

About Game Tunnel

Game Tunnel was created in 2002 with the goal of providing news and reviews about the Independent Gaming scene. Game Tunnel focuses on providing information about the less casual side of Independent Gaming while also covering the majority of the casual games released. Since its launch Game Tunnel has done over 250 full-length reviews of Independent (or Indie/Indy as they are commonly known) Game titles. In addition Game Tunnel has published a variety of independent game-related features including previews, developer Q&As, multiple column offerings and monthly features, nearly 1000 news stories, and the very popular yearly Independent Game of the Year awards.

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The CW and Kia Motors Recruit Fans of Hig Drama Nikita to Assist in Missions Via New Online Game, Nikita: Code Breaker

BURBANK, Calif. (PRWEB) January 26, 2012

Nikita: Code Breaker is a new interactive online game — live now — that enables fans of The CW’s hit series Nikita to engage in missions, crack codes and, eventually, unlock one of the series’ notorious black boxes, where government-related secrets are stored. Plus, enter for a chance to win a trip for two to Toronto to visit the set of Nikita.

    Free and accessible for everyone to play, the game is based on the hit Warner Bros. Television series Nikita (Fridays 8/7c on The CW), currently in the midst of its second season
    Featuring directives from series star Shane West — in character as Michael, an operative gone rogue — the game’s first missions are currently live and can be played at http://www.cwtv.com/kia; new missions will be available each Friday, to coincide with the show’s broadcast schedule
    Presented by the Kia Optima midsize sedan, the game’s missions showcase the car’s graphics and technology, utilizing GPS coordinates to locate targets
    The game will run for the duration of the series’ second season; the sweepstakes for a chance to win a set visit will end on March 19, 2012 (one need not play the game to enter)
    Viewers who need their Nikita fix any day of the week can watch season one and two of Nikita via Hulu or stream season one via Netflix

“Warner Bros. Television is always looking for ways to bring its fans more opportunities to engage with their favorite shows, and what better way to reward Nikita fans than to give them the chance to be armchair operatives and assist with missions!” said Lisa Gregorian, Chief Marketing Officer, Warner Bros. Television Group. “We encourage viewers of Nikita to have a more immersive experience and engage in Nikita: Code Breaker. Plus, fans can share their activity with friends on Facebook as they play.”

“Kia Motors has been a great partner in allowing us to create unique opportunities for Nikita fans to interact with the show beyond the weekly episodes,” said Alison Tarrant, Executive Vice President, Integrated Sales & Marketing. “In addition to the new Nikita: Code Breaker game, we have also launched an exciting mobile game, the Nikita Spy Puzzles app for the iPhone and iPad. Kia Motors has worked with us to create authentic experiences so viewers can really feel immersed in the show.”

About Nikita: Code Breaker

    This interactive online game, which can be found at cwtv.com/kia, offers fans a digital experience and the opportunity to assist in missions to unlock one of the notorious black boxes as featured on the series
    Presented by The CW and Kia, players of the game will be asked to perform a series of tasks — such as cracking a locked combination or finding the correct levels of truth serum needed to interrogate an asset — in an effort to retrieve all 10 codes needed to unlock the black box
    Players may personalize the game with customized ID badges and player names; they may also choose to log in to the game via Facebook which tracks their mission status and culls personal photos and information to be used in the game
    As players locate GPS coordinates with their virtual Kia Optima, they will receive one new mission each week, for a total of 10 weeks, bringing them one step closer to unlocking the black box

What are you waiting for? Get cracking with Nikita: Code Breaker.

About Nikita

In this sexy and suspenseful series featuring international action star Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) in the title role, the charming and deadly Nikita has waged a war against Division, the agency that created her and trained her to be an assassin. Now assisted by Michael (Shane West, ER, Once and Again) — the man who trained her, a man who hunted her after her escape — the two are on the run with a hard drive containing the government’s darkest secrets and conspiracies. Together, along with Alex, Nikita’s protégé in the fight against Division, they are going to right the wrongs that Division has committed over the years, one mission at a time, and, ultimately collect all of notorious leader Percy’s (Xander Berkeley, 24, Taken) black boxes, which contain information on every operation. The series also stars Aaron Stanford (X2, X-Men) as Birkhoff, a tech genius who sided with Nikita and Michael to bring down Division, and Melinda Clarke (The O.C., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) as Amanda, who is intent on running Division with an iron fist. Executive produced by Craig Silverstein (Bones, K-Ville, Standoff, The Dead Zone, The Invisible Man), David Levinson (21 Jump Street, Standoff, The Commish, Alfred Hitchcock Presents), Danny Cannon (Dark Blue, CSI series), McG (Chuck, Supernatural, Human Target, The O.C., Terminator Salvation, Charlie’s Angels films, upcoming This Means War) and Peter Johnson (Chuck, Supernatural, Human Target), Nikita is produced by Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television.

For more information on sweepstakes rules and entry regulations, please visit http://www.cwtv.com/kia.

About Kia Motors America

Kia Motors America is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 755 dealers throughout the United States and serves as the “Official Automotive Partner of the NBA.” In 2011, KMA recorded its best-ever annual sales total and became one of the fastest growing car companies in the U.S. Kia is poised to continue its momentum and will continue to build the brand through design innovation, quality, value, advanced safety features and new technologies.

Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its website – http://www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit http://www.kiamedia.com.

Media Contacts:

Warner Bros. Television

Tammy Golihew

(818) 954-4855, tammy.golihew(at)warnerbros(dot)com

Jeff Tobler (for Nikita)

(818) 954-5062, jeff.tobler(at)warnerbros(dot)com

The CW

Alana Russo

(818) 977-5993, alana.russo(at)cwtv(dot)com

Suzanne Gomez (for Nikita)

(818) 977-4115, suzanne.gomez(at)cwtv(dot)com

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247trivia.com Brings the Thrill of TV Game Shows to the Internet

Tel Aviv (PRWEB) February 5, 2008

With trivia game shows on TV being viewed by huge audiences worldwide, it is little surprise that online trivia games are emerging as a big trend on the internet. Several new websites are being launched every month and all of them seem to be gaining ground rapidly, leading industry observers to predict that online trivia games may well enjoy high growth rates for years to come.

247trivia, a pioneer in the field of game shows on the Internet, is leading this trend by offering its members online trivia games that simulate a game show experience. The flash games include captivating game-showesque graphics and music scores and have players from around the world meet and compete in different categories of knowledge. To make the game show atmosphere complete, the site is now offering cash prizes in daily tournaments, so players can win money like on TV game shows.

Many trivia fans who love to watch trivia game shows on television are discovering that they no longer need to be just spectators; they can be the contestants in sites like 247trivia.

“I can’t believe how addictive these games are,” says Jennifer Davis, a trivia player on 247trivia.com. “And I keep meeting many other regular players who seem to log on as much as I do. I love watching Jeopardy on TV, but here I am actually playing and even winning money.”

247trivia holds several daily tournaments with free entry and cash prizes, as well as a weekly Grand Slam tournament with prizes that grow as more players join to play. Players can also win money in cash games in which they pay an entry fee to join the game, and the winner takes the whole pot, minus the website’s facilitating fee.

“Online trivia games have been around for years, but in recent months there has been a big surge of interest and our community of trivia lovers is growing very rapidly. We are trying to keep everyone happy with new games and special offers as well. Whenever we ask our players what kind of promotion they would appreciate the most, they ask for more Freeroll tournaments, and we are happy to oblige with several new tournaments added in the past month,” says Nick Roberts, 247trivia’s community manager. “But we also like to offer promotions with an added value. Last month, for example, we cooperated with another website in a promotion in which we balanced out the paper used in the books read by our leading players by planting trees in under-developed countries,” Roberts added.

The selection of games in 247trivia includes upfront multi-player trivia quiz game-shows as well as more sophisticated trivia games that require strategy and thinking and not just good trivia skills. There are also different games for sports trivia and entertainment trivia with different graphics and rules that are suited for lovers of these special categories.

To experience the thrill of a game show on the internet, visit our website at http://www.247trivia.com.

247trivia.com is the leading online trivia games site on the internet, with tens of thousands of players in its rapidly growing community of trivia lovers, 247trivia offers its players non-stop trivia games online with the best flash based multiplayer trivia games that offer a real game-show experience.

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Horse Racing Simulation LLC and PaceAdvantage.com Launch Free Interactive Horse Racing Game

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 30, 2008

Horse Racing Simulation LLC in partnership with PaceAdvantage.com, one of the largest (over 15,000 visitors per day) and oldest (established in 1999) horse racing community message boards, announced today the launch of the PaceAdvantage Horse Racing Game “Community Edition”. The horse racing game will allow users to experience every aspect of horse racing through a virtual 3D experience. Horse racing fans will have the ability to not only jockey and fictitiously bet some of the greatest champion race horses of all time, but will also have the ability to compete with other horse racing fans in free online tournaments for gifts and prizes including horse racing memorabilia, gift certificates and even dinners with top racing jockeys from around the country.

This horse racing game also features over 300 fictitious race horses with players having the ability to compete head-to-head as jockeys for the best racing times at various distances and at racetracks all around the world, including Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Santa Anita Racetrack and hundreds of others. There are five basic modes of play in this fantasy sports game — jockey mode, horse race betting mode, horse racing trainer mode, and horse racing tournament mode. For the faint of heart, there is also the racing spectator mode.

Traditional horse racing games do not offer a level of realism that can truly appeal to both the novice and experienced horse race fan. “Our free virtual horse racing game provides the realism for the true horse racing enthusiast and a simplistic level of play for the novice or beginning horse race fan,” stated Michael Calderone, President of Horse Racing Simulation LLC. “PaceAdvantage.com sees their partnership with Horse Racing Simulation as a way to help further expose the great sport of horse racing in a more visual hands-on manner, making it easier for racing fans to truly understand the many different aspects of horse racing,” Calderone continued. “Partnerships with companies like PaceAdvantage genuinely help Horse Racing Simulation in achieving their long-term objective of creating a greater general awareness for the great fun and exciting sport of horse racing.”

“The moment we played Horse Racing Fantasy ‘Community Edition’, we knew it was a perfect fit for our users,” said Michael Gates, CEO of PaceAdvantage.com. “It is quality content like this that helps extend our reach, not only to our core membership, but really makes it easier for them to invite their friends and family to participate in a first step into horse racing in a fun and exciting manner.”

As part of the partnership program and in addition to the horse racing game, PaceAdvantage.com will also act as a distribution point for SIM2WIN™, a horse racing software program that allows users to simulate upcoming major horse races hundreds of times under multiple scenarios looking for the most probable race winners at the best possible odds. This free horse racing software program looks for the best betting opportunities in a given horse race. The simulations are done in a full-screen, 3D, visual presentation. This horse racing simulation tool, SIM2WIN™, is a great horse racing software program for both the novice and experienced handicapper, translating sophisticated numeric past performance data into a visual 3D event.

PaceAdvantage.com, established in 1999, is one of the largest and most established horse racing community message boards in the U.S. with over 15,000 visitors per day. Members interact on numerous topics covering every aspect of horse racing.

Horse Racing Simulation LLC is an interactive media company whose focus is to increase general awareness of the horse racing industry by providing interactive technologies that motivate, educate, communicate and entertain. To learn more about Horse Racing Simulation and its products, please visit (http://www.HorseRacingIsFun.com), (http://www.HorseRaceGame.com), (http://www.SIM2WIN.com), (http://www.BreedersCupGame.com).

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Mobile Game Developer GlobalFun AB Finalizes Acquisition of NGD Studios Mobile Division

Karlskrona, Sweden (PRWEB) August 3, 2005

GlobalFun AB, a global wireless entertainment developer and publisher has, in a move to strengthen mobile game development and South American presence, acquired NGD Studios mobile division to establish GlobalFun Argentina. GlobalFun and NGD Studios share a history of high quality productions with titles such as the “Absolute Puzzle” series, “Billy the Kid” and “Charles Darwin’s Oceans Life.”

The new company GlobalFun Argentina, headquartered in Buenos Aires, will work with both internal and external development of mobile games. It will also serve as GlobalFun’s “hub” in the South American region for marketing and sales.

“Having a presence also in South America is for us a natural step, and we are very excited about the future of GlobalFun Argentina,” said Marcus Johansson, CEO of GlobalFun AB.

Pablo Zuccarino, one of NGD’s founders said, “We are very glad that our close cooperation with GlobalFun has led to this. NGD Studios mobile division is ready to take the next step, this time together with GlobalFun.”

About GlobalFun AB

GlobalFun AB, a leading wireless entertainment developer and publisher, was founded in 2000 and focuses on providing entertainment products for digital distribution channels. GlobalFun brings state of the art, high quality wireless entertainment and mobile games and to end-users worldwide by being a preferred mobile entertainment supplier to wireless carriers, hand-set manufacturers and e-tailers. GlobalFun’s customers include Sony Ericsson, Ericsson AB, Cingular/AT&T, TeliaSonera, Vodafone, Jamba, Proximus, Aspiro, and many more.

GlobalFun is headquartered in Sweden and Europe (GlobalFun AB) with local sales offices in North America (GlobalFun Inc) and South America (GlobalFun Argentina S.A). For updated information on GlobalFun AB, our products and customers, please visit http://www.globalfun.com

About NGD Studios

NGD Studios is the one of the largest companies in Argentina dedicated to Game Development. It was founded in 2002 by veterans in the industry with almost 10 years of experience in electronic entertainment industry. NGD Studios has produced some of the most successful PC titles developed in Argentina for the local market. Titles include “Regnum” 1 & 2, “Mis Ladrillos Interactivo” 1 & 2 and it’s in the final phase of development of “Regnum Online,” a 3D MMORPG.

NGD Mobile Division has a broad experience in mobile game development and has produced several high quality titles including “Charles Darwin’s Oceans Life,” “Billy the Kid,” “Absolute Puzzle,” “Absolute FreeKick” and Advergames for Unilever’s AXE product line, amongst others.

Media Contact:

Marcus Johansson

CEO GlobalFun AB

+46 455 61 50 39

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Xbox 360 Video Game Distributor, The Gamers Corner, Dominates the WholeSale Video Game Market by Offering Xbox 360 Video Games in WholeSale Lots Far Below Retail Prices

Canton, OH (PRWEB) January 6, 2006

U.S. based wholesale video game distributor and wholesale video game supplier, The Gamers Corner has begun adding the highly sought after Xbox 360 video games, in wholesale Xbox 360 video game lots, to its website http://www.thegamerscorner.com , as well as, The Gamers Corner’s eBay store http://stores.ebay.com/the-gamers-corner .

The Gamers Corner previously supplied the public and business sector alike with video games, in wholesale lots of 3 through 5,000 video games per wholesale lot, for all video game systems including, but not limited too the Xbox, Playstation 2, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, Playstation 1, GameBoy Advance, GameBoy Color, GameCube, Nintendo, and numerous others video game systems. The Gamers Corner has sold over half a million video games, in wholesale video game lots, since its inception, and believes the wholesale Xbox 360 video games will make a fair percentage of its sales for the new fiscal year.

Owner of The Gamers Corner Dustin Perritt, stated, “Due to an influx in demand for the Xbox 360 system and the Xbox 360 video games, The Gamers Corner, has begun adding Xbox 360 video games, in wholesale video game lots, to our website http://www.thegamerscorner.com . The Gamers Corner will carry its tradition of selling low priced, wholesale video games over to its newly added product, Xbox 360 video games.”

The Gamers Corner supplies the public and business sector alike with video games in wholesale video game lots of varying sizes. The Gamers Corner has become well known as the premier wholesale video game distributor and wholesale video game supplier on the internet and eBay. The Gamers Corner is the premier wholesale video game distributor and wholesale video game supplier offering video games to the public and business sector alike since February 2002.

For additional information, please contact:

Director of Communications: Rhonda Pellegrene

Or visit us online at either one of our stores

http://stores.ebay.com/the-gamers-corner

http://www.thegamerscorner.com

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