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7/17/2011
Days of Wonder Announces Ticket to Ride for iPad
Posted on: Thursday, 19 May 2011, 08:00 CDT
LOS ALTOS, Calif. and PARIS, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Days of Wonder today announced Ticket to Ride(TM) for iPad, its second interactive board game designed specifically for iPad.
Elegantly simple and taking less than three minutes to learn, Ticket to Ride has been honored with over two dozen international board game awards. Millions of players have already discovered this best-selling railroad adventure where tension builds at every turn of the game, as players compete to create routes across North America, earning points as they go. Additional points are won for completing Destination Tickets between specific cities and building the longest continuous route. Over 1.5 Million copies of the board game have been sold and more than 23 million games of Ticket to Ride Online have been played on Macs and PCs to date.
Ticket to Ride for iPad uses the iPad's innovative Multi-Touch interface and large screen to provide a polished digital board game experience. Users can intuitively pick up train cards and place trains on the board to connect distant cities, with the app automatically enforcing the proper rules, calculating the players' scores and keeping track of their Destination Tickets, train cards and remaining trains.
Solo play allows for quick games against up to four AI players. When connected to the internet via the iPad's WiFi or 3G connection, Ticket to Ride for iPad's support of Game Center and Days of Wonder Online accounts lets players pit their tactical skills against up to four other opponents playing on their own iPad, Mac or PC anywhere around the world. An iPad video tutorial teaches players all the rules of the game within three minutes, with an additional interactive, turn-by-turn in-game tutorial included for those who prefer to learn while playing.
"The iPad is a revolutionary gaming platform," said Days of Wonder CEO, Eric Hautemont. "Our very own Small World for iPad paved the way by showing off the iPad's true potential as a digital board game platform, and we built on that experience to offer an even richer board game experience with Ticket to Ride for iPad. We look forward to welcoming iPad Ticket to Ride players into our thriving online players community."
The Ticket to Ride App for iPad is available now for $6.99 from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. Additional maps of Europe, Switzerland and USA 1910 are available as in-game purchases at a special introductory price of $0.99 per map.
About Days of Wonder
Days of Wonder publishes top-quality, family-oriented board and digital games that are easy to learn and fun to play. Founded in 2002, Days of Wonder has a global presence, with offices in the US and Europe, and distribution in 25 countries. To date, the company has sold over 2 million board games and hosted over 23 million games online. In June 2004, Days of Wonder became the youngest publisher ever to win Germany's prestigious Spiel des Jahres, the world's most coveted game prize.
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Source: PR Newswire
6/03/2011
Sony Announces iPad Rivals
Apr. 26 2011 - 3:31 am | 862 views | 0 recommendations | Image via CrunchBase
Consumer electronics giant latest to take on Apple.
Dell. Motorola. Hewlett-Packard. Research In Motion. Barnes & Noble. It seems everyone has lined up to take a shot at Apple’s iPad. Time to add another brand to the list — perhaps the biggest yet — with Sony announcing a pair of Android tablets Tuesday.
The tablets, codenamed S1 and S2 will go on sale this Fall (no word on pricing yet). They include many of the usual features: touch screens, Google’s Android software, Nvidia Tegra processors, and WiFi and wide-area network connections.
The pair of tablets will get some unique touches, though. The S1 has a 9.4-inch touch screen display, about the size of the iPad’s screen. But the the S1 gets an interesting off-center design — it’s thicker at the top than the bottom. Sony claims will make the device easier to hold.
The S2 is even less iPad-like. Rather than a single screen, the S2 has two 5.5-inch displays that can be used together to display content, or used for separate tasks. For example Sony says you could use one screen as a “soft keyboard,” while grinding through email on the other screen.
The two tablets will also get a number of features tying them to Sony’s televisions, electronic readers, and gaming consoles. Sony promises the tablets will give users access to first generation PlayStation games, serve up electronic books, work as a remote control for audio-video devices, and “throw” content onto big screen televisions and wireless speakers.
Sounds good, on paper. Catching Apple’s iPad, however, has proven difficult so far.
3/19/2011
gamigo Announces Elements Of War Online
Hamburg - In Elements of War Online, gamigo's new real time strategy MMOG, players find themselves in a dystopian future in which Russian forces have allied with Europe and invaded the USA. The continental United States have became war-torn battlezones where both sides launch strange and futuristic element weapons at one another.
On the dynamic map players can view the battling hordes and send their armies into battle. Strategic teamwork and the tactical know-how of up to eight players per match will decide whether the faction will be able to occupy and keep that sector.
Commanders select, train and equip a variety of different units to create an army and head off into the fray of combat. Thousands of players battle against one another to win the upper hand for their side. If the weather cooperates, that is. The effects of experimental element weapons such as artificial tornados and storms can make or break a battle.
Beta testing of Elements of War Online will start this quarter. Further information can be found soon on the game's website.
Features at a glance:
Tactical map with 50 different battle zones 16 maps (forest, desert, town, plains, hills, snow) Element weapons )earthquakes, tornadoes, thunder, electro-magnetic pulses, storms) 2 playable factions (USA, Russia); more factions are in planning 31 unit types for each faction (infantry, vehicles, planes,
helicopters) Experimental units (such as units with modern armor and uniforms) Up to 8 players on one map (4-on-4) Units gather experience and gain ranks, can be equipped and learn skills Destroyable environment
About gamigo AG
gamigo AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axel Springer AG, was founded in 2001 and has grown to become one of the leading publishers of free-to-play MMOGs in Europe. Since 2010, gamigo also publishes its games globally. A team of 100 employees works in the company headquarters in Hamburg and its branch office in New York City. The key to success is the emphasis on publishing high-quality games supervised by first-rate community management. The portfolio includes games from all ends of the gaming spectrum - from Facebook games and browser-based games to elaborate MMORPGs. Get the latest gaming news delivered to your inbox.
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