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Montreal – Interactive entertainment company Ludia and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) today announced the availability of The Price Is Right 2010 App on the App Store. Now iPhone™ and iPod® touch users can “Come On Down!” to new pricing games, increased customization options and dazzling graphics, along with all the familiar and much-loved game play of the original title. The app is based on the Emmy Award-winning and longest-running game show in television history.

“Ludia is thrilled to deliver another exciting game experience based on the iconic The Price Is Right game show franchise,” said Alex Thabet, Founder and CEO of Ludia Inc. “The Price Is Right 2010 App, with its fresh new batch of pricing games and enhanced production values is sure to please new and existing fans of the game on the iPhone and iPod touch.”

The Price Is Right 2010 App features:

* Brand-new pricing games to play including Clock Game, Golden Road, Safe Crackers and more.
* Newly upgraded graphics, including stages, Big Wheel, and other game elements combined with all the familiar music and sound effects to create a true-to-show game experience.
* Original, fully customizable 3D player avatars: choose hairstyles, clothing, accessories and more.
* Two game modes: single player and multiplayer.
* Unlock bonus items as a reward for progress in the game.

“Now in its 39th year, The Price Is Right is truly one of the most popular game shows on television,” added Olivier Delfosse, Director of Interactive for program licensor FME. “We are happy to see the franchise continue to thrive so players can enjoy the game on revolutionary devices like the iPhone and iPod touch.”

The Price Is Right 2010 is available for $4.99 from the Apple App Store.

Vancouver – Yummy Interactive, Inc., developer of premiere digital distribution technologies, has partnered with Metaboli, Europe’s leader in digital distribution of PC games, to improve and enhance Metaboli’s class-leading online video game subscription services in Europe and in North America with GameTap.

“We’re very delighted to have partnered with Metaboli and to be helping them expand their subscriber base across the globe, especially with their many telecom partners in Europe and GameTap’s service in the United States. There is a strong fit between both companies regarding our culture and goals. Core to both of our company’s philosophies is creating the best experience possible for users playing games online,” says Nick Mellios, CEO of Yummy Interactive.

By integrating the Yummy Games delivery platform and associated APIs into its on demand service platform Metaboli has increased compatibility, download speeds and added more games to deliver exceptional value and ease of use for their customers such as British Telecom and France Telecom, along with their 50+ other white-label services.

Metaboli now offers support for games on 64-bit processors along with Microsoft Windows®7 compatibility. A variety of games will also support mods, patches, and custom maps adding even more value to Metaboli’s services.

“By partnering with Yummy we have been able to make a leap forward in our Games on Demand services. Because Yummy’s solution is so easy to integrate and feature-rich, we have been able to innovate for the next generation of online PC gaming, and we are now even better positioned to take advantage of the paradigm shift to downloadable game content,” said Olivier Decrock, CEO of Metaboli.

Edmonton – Bioware has updated the Dragon Age wiki with new information about Dragon Age: Awakening. Players can get more advance information about the enhancements coming when Awakening is released in two weeks for Mages and Rogues. It appears that there will also be new information coming soon for Warriors, Armour and Weapons, but those pages have not yet been added to the Wiki. In the meantime, here is the latest trailer which introduces Mhairi, one of the newest Grey Warden recruits. Read the rest of this entry »