Catch every ball in Pro Baseball Catcher, the iPhone game

Cirencester, United Kingdom – Neon Play, the UK mobile games studio behind Flick Football, Pro Tennis Volley, Pro Football Touchdown and other popular sporting titles has just released Pro Baseball Catcher 1.0. For the release Neon Play have partnered with Miniclip, the leading games portal.

Pro Baseball Catcher allows players to play the popular sport from the perspective of the catcher. Players face the pitcher and must try to catch every ball that is thrown. Successful catches result in multipliers, high scores and a stadium full of cheers.

The controls are quick to learn and extremely intuitive. Touching the screen prompts a baseball glove to appear, this follows the player’s finger as they move around the screen.

The premise of the game is to catch the ball by quickly maneuvering the gloves into the right position. Points are awarded depending on the efficiency of the catch and difficulty of the pitch.

“Catch in style with Super, Mega and Ultra catches!”

There are four exciting game modes to get stuck into:
* Three Strikes – three chances to catch every pitch. Starts easy, gets harder
* Sudden Death – Miss one catch and you’re outta there
* Multiball – 50 balls. Non stop – Can you handle it
* Curve Ball – Prepare for the most difficult pitches in baseball! This one’s for the pros

There are 34 challenging achievements to obtain before you can be crowned a baseball superstar. Scores can be posted to Facebook and Twitter for bragging rights and the live global leaderboards are hosted by Apple’s official gaming platform, Game Center.

Oli Christie, CEO of Neon Play commented, “We’re delighted to launch the latest game in the Neon Play Sports collection and we hope that fans of baseball will love the quick reactions needed in this addictive game. Following on from the success of Pro Football Touchdown, this is another lovely sports game that we’re really proud of.”

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 17.9MB

Pricing and Availability:
Pro Baseball Catcher 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

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Based in Cirencester, Glos, United Kingdom, Neon Play Ltd is a privately held mobile games studio founded by Oli Christie. Neon Play makes iPhone games and apps and works with a variety of partners with the aim to launch the most addictive and fun games on the Apple App Store. Copyright (C) 2011 Neon Play Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Macgamestore.com Announces Massive July 4th Weekend Sale

Calgary, Canada – Macgamestore.com has announced huge savings on a large selection of Mac games this weekend only. Visit MacGameStore now through Monday, July 4 to take advantage of instant deals on over 65 of the hottest Mac games. (Sale ends Tuesday, July 5, 2011).

Declare your independence from paying full price for Mac games this holiday weekend, with MacGameStore.com’s Independence Sales Event. Sale items include popular games such as The Sims 3, Call of Duty 4, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Deluxe Edition, Trainz and much more.

Here are just a few examples of the savings:
* Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood DELUXE Edition – Reg. $49.95, Sale price only $39.95 (20% Off!)
* Back to the Future: The Game – Reg. $24.95, Sale price only $14.95 (40% Off!)
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Reg. $49.95, Sale price only $39.95 (20% Off!)
* Cities in Motion – Reg. $19.95, Sale price only $14.95 (25% Off!)
* Dragon Age 2 – Reg. $59.95, Sale price only $49.95 (17% Off!)
* Sid Meier’s Civlization IV – Reg. $19.95, Sale price only $14.95 (25% Off!)
* Sid Meier’s Civilization V – Reg. $49.95, Sale price only $34.95 (30% Off!)
* Spore – Reg. $19.99, Sale price only $9.99 (50% Off!)
* The Sims 3 – Reg. $39.95, Sale price only $29.99 (25% Off!)
* Trainz Simulator – Reg. $49.95, Sale price only $39.95 (20% Off!)

All prices are USD (equivalent amounts in other currencies.) Be sure to visit Macgamestore.com for even More Explosive deals!

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Launched in 2005, Macgamestore.com, is the most popular Mac gaming store on the Internet with over 1500 Mac games available for purchase. Macgamestore.com is also the leader in digital download games and the number one web site for casual Macintosh games. Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Macgamestore.com. All Rights Reserved.

SoundGrid Live! released for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

Moscow, Russia – Vitaliy Pronkin is happy to announce the immediate availability of SoundGrid Live! 1.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. SoundGrid Live! is powerful yet easy to use Tenori-on-like matrix sequencer suitable for professional musicians as well as for casual entertainment.

SoundGrid Live! is based on popular SoundGrid matrix sequencer application but improves it in many ways and specifically focused on live performances. Changes include support for more layers and blocks, more performance modes, full support for musical scales, easier creation of additional voices, unified asset manager and many more.

Main Features:

9 layers, 16 blocks, 6 performance modes, 3 audio effects:
* Program modes: Sequence, Bounce, Queue
* Manual modes: Touch, Repeat, Hold
* Effects: Amp Envelope, Delay and Lowpass/Highpass/Bandpass/Notch resonant filter
* Each layer may have its own speed multiplier and set of effects

Unified asset manager to store and reuse various parts of your projects:
* Save and load entire grids, layers (parameters and patterns may be loaded separately) and single patterns
* All assets may be exported/imported via web interface

Various voices:
* More than 20 high-quality voices available for download for free
* Super-easy installation of additional samples in any iOS-supported file format and of any length
* Any ZIP archive with samples may be used as voice, eg. sample packs from freesound.org (see video)
* Musical scale and octave selectors for layers with pitched instruments
* Special Scales.txt editable via iTunes file sharing to define your own musical scales
High-quality fast audio engine
* Unlimited polyphony with all effects turned on (on iPhone 4, older devices have lower limits)
* Support for background audio playback and for mixing with background audio from other applications

Audio recording:
* Record performance to uncompressed WAV format
* Directly upload to SoundCloud, send via email or download using web interface
* Copy audio to for use in any other AudioCopy/AudioPaste compatible applications

Please note that SoundGrid Live! and SoundGrid are separate applications and both of them will be further developed and supported, and many new features from SoundGrid Live! will be added to original SoundGrid too.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 19.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
SoundGrid Live 1.0 is available on the App Store in the Music category for a special launch price of $2.99 (USD).

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Vitaliy Pronkin is an independent developer from Moscow, Russia. He was always focused on developing better software for mobile devices, currently for iOS devices. Copyright (C) 2011 Vitaliy Pronkin. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

CheckBook 2.2 is here with New Enhanced Features

Birmingham, Alabama – Splasm Software is excited to present CheckBook Pro 2.2, the latest revision of the powerfully, simple personal finance manager for the Mac at a special low price of $19.95 (USD).

Keep it simple and stay focused with CheckBook’s single-window interface. All major features are just a click or two away, not hiding in menus where you can’t find them. Easily imports bank statements or data from other personal finance apps.

Try CheckBook Pro 2.2 for free! Download CheckBook Pro today and take it for a test drive with no obligation. Create up to 100 transactions per account with no time limit. Splasm Software is committed to supporting customers. Offering a series of video tutorials, as well as timely responses to questions, Splasm Software will help you make a smooth transition from Quicken or other personal finance apps. Some older versions of Quicken will not work with Lion. Switch to CheckBook Pro in July and get it for only $19.95 (USD)

Check out these features:
* QuickFilter, an advanced search field that turns “those other search field” on their ear
* Scheduled Entries, the easy way to manage your monthly bills
* Account Summaries, customized reports to help you visualize and track spending trends
* OFX, QIF and CSV/Text import, so you can easily import bank statements or data from Quicken or other personal finance apps
* And More – try it today and see how well CheckBook works for you

Managing your finances has never been simpler! Today is the day to get started with the freshest version of CheckBook. Offering smart ways to keep your funds organized, CheckBook 2.2 is ready to work with you and for you.

Should you choose CheckBook or CheckBook Pro? CheckBook packs a punch with all the basics to manage your money. CheckBook Pro gives you additional features such as; Global Scheduled Entries Reminder, Multiple Entry Change, and Smart Folders. Difficulty deciding? Both versions offer a free trial. Try both! One thing is certain, CheckBook and CheckBook Pro make personal finance easy without breaking the bank.

System Requirements:
* Minimum: Mac OS X 10.3.9, 800×600 display, QuickTime 7 or later
* Recommended: Mac OS X 10.4 or later, 1024×768 display
* CheckBook does not track investment accounts, liability accounts, or use direct connect for online banking

Pricing and Availability:
CheckBook 2.2.1 is $14.95 for a single user and $29.95 for a family pack. CheckBook Pro is regularly $24.95 for a single user and $39.95 for a family pack, all prices are USD. Both are available from the Splasm website for purchase and download.

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Located in Birmingham, AL, Splasm Software was founded in 1999 by Keith Gugliotto and Randy Knoble. Splasm Software crafts simple, powerful applications that provide instant value and stay out of the way so users can just get on with it. All Material and Software (C) 2002-2011 Splasm Software / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Knock It for iPhone, iPod and iPad – Nice Game To Spend A Weekend

Kyiv, Ukraine – d-Studio, Ltd. announces the release of Knock It 1.0. Knock It is a new small and interesting iPhone, iPod and iPad game from d-Studio, Ltd. Team, creators of Join It – Jigsaw Puzzle for iPad, Join the Hearts – Jigsaw Puzzle for iPad, TwistIt and TwistIt HD. Knock It is a wonderful arcade game to spend time on your weekend on any iPhone, iPod or iPad.

The Knock It game represents a savage archipelago with many different islands. The aim of the game is to conquer archipelago by winning battles on each island where your army will meet with an enemy opposition. You must beat all enemy balls out from the island’s area to win the battle for the island and open the way on to the next one.

A nice design, comfortable controls, eight areas with 64 different levels in total will let you to have an exciting and pleasant time. Knock It supports Game Center which will allow you to challenge your friends and many other people around the world.

Game Features:
* 64 different levels with different number of opponents balls and different barriers
* Intuitive controls – you can choose the type of controls: either Aiming Beam, or Usual Arrow
* Sound effects control – for more comfort you can turn in-game sounds On or Off
* Comfortable interface
* iPad/iPhone/iPod universal application – after the you have purchased the game, Knock It can be installed on any of your iOS devises
* Game Center Support – Best Scores table shows the rating of total scores of all users

How to Play:
To make a shot, touch the picked ball, pull it aside the direction opposite to the strike and let it go. The arrow shows the direction of the shot and its pressure appropriate to the length of the arrow.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later
* 16.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Knock It 1.0 is available now for $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in Games category.

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d-Studio, Ltd. is well-established IT company with the team of professionals in different fields of the IT industry. Most of the members have significant experience (over 10 years) in developing software products for Darwin, Mac OS X and iOS, porting from Windows to Mac OS X. The company also has experts in C/C , Objective-C, Perl, Python, PHP, and etc. Company offers assistance in software projects: planning, managing, developing and creating professional teams for accomplishing the projects. Copyright (C) 2011 d-Studio, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Photo C@rds HD 1.3 – The new Photo-App for the iPad

Dusseldorf, Germany – Hot Chili Apps GmbH has released an update to Photo C@rds for iPad. Photo C@rds are e-cards. The user has a choice of various graphic elements for designing his own photo-card to his individual taste. 36 brilliant templates are available in HD. They can be decorated on the iPad with personal photos or texts as well as one from 24 stickers. The application is very easy to use because its functions are supported by iPad’s ingenious features.

The HD version of photo cards has been supplemented by a new gradient tool. This graphic design tool enables gradient color shifts to be used for backgrounds, texts and stickers. Apart from choosing from a large variety of templates users will also enjoy the opportunity to create their own color gradients quickly and easily.

Favorite holiday snaps, baby’s first steps, party scenes to remember, that decisive goal. Every picture taken can now be framed uniquely and individually. Up to eight photographs can be added to one c@rd which will be very well liked by the recipient.

This app is available in five languages: German, English, French, Italian, Japanese.

“i-Pads’s size and flexibility do offer ideal opportunities. Everybody can create one’s own photo-postcards. It’s perfect for taking on holidays.”, says Farid Zendagui, CEO of Hot Chilli Apps. “For those who prefer to take iPhone or iPod touch on holiday we are still offering Photo C@rds for iPhones as before.”

Apart from Photo C@rds HD the app store is now stocking three other C@rd-sets for the iPad like Birthday C@rds for birthday greetings, Love C@rds for sending digital love letters as well as Christmas C@rds for the festive season.

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iPhone OS 3.2 or later
* 59.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Photo C@rds HD 1.3 is $3.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Lifestyle category.

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Located in Dusseldorf, Germany, Hot Chili Apps GmbH is a privately held company founded in 2008 by longtime visual communication specialist Farid Zendagui. Leveraging his experience from video production and multimedia design, Farid has been an Apple enthusiast for many years. Hot Chili Apps was founded for the purpose of developing unique software solutions for the iPhone platform, with a major emphasis on total customer satisfaction. Copyright (C) 2008-2011 Hot Chili Apps GmbH. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Rockin Ted for iOS – On sale this July 4th weekend

Louisville, Kentucky – 32 Leap is pleased to announce that a special Rockin’ Ted sale will be taking place this holiday weekend. Normally $0.99 (USD), Rockin’ Ted will be free from 12:00am July 2nd to 11:59pm on July 4th. Now you can download the entertainment app that talks and plays the guitar, has 6 custom guitar solos, and even has an original song users can solo over using Rockin’ Ted’s original guitar licks for free!

Some of the things Ted can do:
* Ted will listen to you and repeat what you say with his funny voice
* Poke Ted’s guitar and make him mad
* Knock out his guitar cord, this really ticks him off
* Strum the guitar for a BIG rock chord, Ted digs this
* Rub the neck for a killer rock slide, He likes this too
* Make Ted destroy his guitar
* Ted goes low with the whammy bar
* Ted solos and the crowd goes wild
* Play a rockin’ song behind it all and solo over top

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 54.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Rockin Ted 1.0.1 is normally $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) but will be available for free from 12:00am July 2nd to 11:59pm on July 4th. Rockin Ted is available for download worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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32 Leap is a partnership of some friends who found themselves in a very cool place in life with some very unique skills and opportunities. We are entrepreneurs, musicians, developers, designers and marketing gurus who just want to keep it simple, have some fun and take care of our families. We are based in Louisville Kentucky. Copyright (C) 2011 32 Leap. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.