Leading digital publisher Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator and writer of The Walking Dead, announced today that their internally developed The Walking Dead video game has sold over one million episodes across PC, Mac, PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3, and Xbox LIVE.

The Walking Dead is Telltale‘s fastest-selling game series to date, with the first episode of five, titled ‘A New Day’ topping the sales charts as the #1 best-selling title on Xbox LIVE Arcade for two weeks straight, also securing a spot at the top of the sales charts in its launch week on the Steam digital distribution service as well as on PlayStation Network. These sales milestones do not yet include figures for the iOS version of The Walking Dead, which Telltale is planning to launch later this summer.  he upcoming second episode of the season, ‘Starved for Help’, is expected to launch across PC, Mac, and consoles this June.

“Premiering The Walking Dead game series to record numbers across so many diverse platforms is a tremendous achievement that shows the value of bringing strong storytelling and game play together,” said Dan Connors, CEO of Telltale Games, Inc.  “The tailored narrative design puts gamers in control of their own story within the universe of The Walking Dead in a way that appeals equally to hardcore gamers and to more casual gamers who are fans of the franchise.  The most exciting aspect of getting off to such a great start is that this is just the beginning of the five episode series. The Walking Dead fans are going to experience some really great moments in the months ahead that are uniquely influenced by the choices they make throughout the season.”

The Walking Dead: Episode One: A New Day is set in the world of Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.  Lee Everett, a man convicted of a crime of passion, has been given the chance for redemption in a world devastated by the undead.  Players will experience life changing events, meet new characters and familiar ones from the original comic, and also visit locations that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes. The Walking Dead offers a tailored game experience player actions, choices and decisions affect how the story plays out across the entire series.

Episode One: A New Day is the first of five monthly episodes of The Walking Dead games series and is available for 400 Microsoft®Points on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®, available now for $4.99 per episode on PlayStation®Network, and is available as the first part of a five episode season pass for $24.99 on PC and Mac from the Telltale Online Store and other digital outlets.

Independent developer Cube Roots and the devastatingly handsome gents of Devolver Digital have announced a partnership to bring the puzzle/RPG hybrid Dungeon Hearts to PC, Mac, and mobile devices in early 2013. Cube Roots’ debut game features a nostalgic blend of classic RPG elements fused into a vibrant match-three puzzle game for a wholly unique experience.

• Puzzle/RPG Hybrid: Align gems in the match-three puzzles system to wield devastating attacks and conjure powerful magic in a fast-paced adventure through a mystical world.
• Limitless Adventure: Face a unique battle sequence with every new adventure and face off against a bestiary of dozens of creatures lurking around 16 unique environments.
• Brimming with Secrets: Power-up through 99 character levels and unlock new heroes, special abilities, dungeons and even alternate soundtracks to create new scenarios in Dungeon Hearts.

“Dungeon Hearts has been a labor of love for awhile now. As an indie it can be tough bringing your project to a publisher for fear they are going to strip away the developer’s personality from the final product,” said Cube Roots founder Chris Pavia. “It has been quite the opposite with the guys over at Devolver Digital, it’s been great working with people who embrace the weird and quirky.”

The partnership on Dungeon Hearts is the result of the Devolver Digital‘s Pitch Fork Parker initiative launched at GDC 2012 and the first in a series of games signed by the publisher’s extraordinarily unreserved executive.

“The original pitch was for Dungeon Hearts to be medieval brothel simulator,” claimed Fork Parker, CFO of Devolver Digital, “I recommended we shift development towards the puzzle/RPG hybrid because medieval brothel simulators just don’t sell anymore.”

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I would like to propose a theory that a stellar marketing campaign begins and ends with your network of connections. While some might argue that branding, advertising, or even timely product launches are more important when it comes to marketing your business, the truth is that who you know can make or break your marketing campaign. This is why social networking has become such a popular new venue for marketing. So assuming that the people you are connected to are THE essential element of marketing, it stands to reason that an application that helps to connect you to the right people should be high on your list of business priorities. And when it comes to professional connections, LinkedIn is the cream of the crop.

It’s tempting to tout Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Yelp, and any number of other apps in the mobile marketing arena as the key to implementing targeted marketing efforts and increasing business. But in all honesty, it’s your network of colleagues, peers, and other professionals that have the most power to move you forward. So how do you do it through your LinkedIn app? First you need to set up an account (if you haven’t done so already), create a profile, and start making connections. The way it works is something like six degrees of separation.

You have a list of connections, people that have accepted you as a business contact (or vice versa). Through LinkedIn you can gain access to their list of contacts (even if you don’t currently share them) via recommendations. If you have a friend who is connected to the CEO of Sony, for example, or the head tech writer at the Los Angeles Times, you could ask your friend to recommend you as a contact to those people. In short, it’s a tool to help you grow your professional network based on the trusted referrals of those who already know you. You’ll also have access to job listings, industry news, groups, messaging, and other tools to help you stay connected.

And the mobile app has an added feature that professionals in the field will appreciate; their “bump” function allows for mobile-to-mobile instant connection, so rather than trading business cards when you meet people that you’d like to keep as professional contacts, all you have to do is connect to them automatically with your LinkedIn app (so long as they have an existing account) in order to add them to your network. Plus you’ll get network updates on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and you can organize and prioritize them to suit your needs.

In terms of internet marketing, you might still be a little confused as to how this app will help you, but if you understand the power of networking there’s not much mystery involved. LinkedIn lets you share new developments with your network of contacts, who can in turn share it with their network, and so on. It’s simply a matter of getting relevant information to the right people. And when you need advice, investments, or the power of promotion that your contacts can offer, LinkedIn will make sure that you are either connected to the right people or that you can get connected. In the wide world of business marketing, the right list of contacts will help you to achieve all of your marketing and sales goals.

Editor’s Note

Post provided by Amit Hooja in partnership with Evan Fischer.

LinkedIn
Developer: LinkedIn Corporation

Rated: 4+

Price: free Download

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Herocraft, a Russian mobile applications and games developer and publisher, today announced the release of Cuboid for iOS, a stunning 3D puzzle game in which players navigate ancient ruins and lush environments, maneuvering a rectangular block through mystical exits. Cuboid, a previous best selling title on the PlayStation® Network, is developed by Creat Studios, produced and co-published by i-Free Innovations, and is now available on the App Store as a free download for iPad, iPhone and iPod  Touch.

Featuring 77 twisted puzzles and 3 beautifully vibrant environments, the game challenges players of all ages in a variety of mind-bending ways to flip and rotate the game’s main object — the ancient artifact Cuboid — to stand on and pass through a level’s mystical exit as fast and with as few moves as possible, all-the-while being careful not to fall off the map. Starting with simple concrete surfaces, players will find Cuboid easy to play, however, as gameplay advances, players are faced with intriguing obstacles such as fragile tiles, switches, teleporters, or levels that impose move limits to complete the maps.

“Cuboid takes a simple concept and stretches it into an insanely addictive puzzler,” said Pavel Prokonich, CEO of HeroCraft. “Aside from easy-to-use gameplay mechanics, Cuboid also delivers with unmatched visual clarity and nicely implemented sound effects, fully immersing players in the game’s head-scratching charm.”

“Re-inventing a critically acclaimed game for mobile devices was a challenging task, but we felt that in the end Cuboid would greatly benefit from touch interfaces and the immense beauty of Retina displays,” said Kirill Petrov, managing director, i-Free Innovations. “Altogether this allows players to plunge even deeper into the mysteries of this enthralling, highly challenging and impressively beautiful game.”

You can download Cuboid form the App Store via this link. Enjoy!

Cuboid Free
Developer: HC GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Rated: 4+

Price: free Download

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