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SAN FRANCISCO and ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 2, 2011 PRNewswire -- PlayFirst® Inc., a leading mobile social game publisher, and HSN, a leading interactive multichannel retailer, today announced an update to the popular Cooking Dash App for iPhone and iPod touch that adds a unique new restaurant venue called "HSN Cooks with Emeril," featuring HSN host and chef Emeril Lagasse cooking and serving some of his favorite dishes. The new venue showcases an Emeril Lagasse avatar and allows...
PlayFirst®, Inc., today announced Hotel Dashâ„¢ is available on the App Store for iPhoneâ„¢ and iPod touchâ„¢. Hotel Dash joins other successful DASH® titles on the App Store including Diner Dash, Cooking Dash, and Wedding Dash. All three games have appeared on the top paid app charts and the series has been downloaded more than 8 million times to date. San Francisco (PRWEB) October 29, 2010 PlayFirst®, Inc., a leading publisher of engaging interactive...
NEW YORK, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Casual Connect show in Seattle, the digital entertainment company Slingo, Inc. announced today that industry executive Rich Roberts has joined the company as the new chief executive officer. He replaces the owner and founder, Mr. Sal Falciglia Sr., in the role, who will stay involved in the company's casino-related operations and endeavors. "After 16 years as the CEO of Slingo, Inc., I am happy to pass the torch to Rich [Roberts] and I am excited to...
SEATTLE, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GameHouse®, a division of RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), today announced the nominees for the second annual GameHouse Great Game Awards(TM) (GG's). GameHouse introduced the GG's in 2009 as a way to showcase the most talented and creative casual games developers in the industry. Winners of the second annual Great Game Awards will be announced July 19 during an exclusive event held at Experience Music Project in Seattle. Media Sponsors...
TAMPA, Fla., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- GameStreamer, Inc., a digital distribution platform, announced today that their technology now supports sales and delivery of Mac games. Merscom Games, PlayFirst, Layernet and National Geographic provided the initial titles to GameStreamer for distribution using the new technology. GameStreamer will be adding more Mac game publishers and titles over the next couple of months as the service moves into a full production rollout. "Merscom is happy to see...
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Boom, a leading mobile publisher of cross-platform interactive entertainment, and PlayFirst, the leading publisher of award-winning interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that Sonic Boom will exclusively publish a number of PlayFirst titles for mobile, including the massively popular Diner Dash®. The games will be available for purchase on all major NA carriers to approximately 250 million...
SAN DIEGO and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009® in San Diego, Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Sonic Boom today announced that "Dream Chronicles®," the award-winning PlayFirst PC adventure game, is now available on Verizon Wireless phones. The mobile version of "Dream Chronicles" is just like the original PC version. Players will have to unravel a...
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- GameStreamer, Inc. today announced that several of the top casual game developers have added their games to GameStreamer's catalog for digital distribution through GameStreamer's network of white label partners. PlayFirst, Alawar and Last Day of Work are now offering their games to GameStreamer's entire network of white label partner stores. Games such as Diner Dash(R), The Farm Frenzy Series and Virtual Villagers are currently available for purchase...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- PlayFirst, Inc., the publisher of award-winning and family-friendly interactive entertainment products in North America (PlayFirst), and Valve Corporation (Valve), a developer of leading-edge technologies and software, announced today an agreement to bring PlayFirst titles to customers worldwide via Steam(R), Valve's leading platform for digital content distribution and management. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051004/SFTU029LOGO)...
SEATTLE, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RealGames((TM)), a division of RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) today announced the winners of the first annual Great Game Awards (GG's). RealGames is introducing the GG's as a way to showcase the broad range of creative, high-quality games delivered by developer partners over the past year. 14 winners were announced across a range of categories, during an intimate ceremony and dinner held at Experience Music Project in Seattle. "It's all...
