Freeverse

New York, NY - May 01, 2008 - Freeverse, Inc. today announced the release of Sound Studio 3.5.6, an update to the popular sound recording and editing tool. This new version provides enhanced marker support, localization updates and bug fixes, and is a free upgrade for existing owners of Sound Studio 3.

What's new in Sound Studio 3.5.6:
* Fixed bug with double Help menu.
* Unicode marker name support in AIFF, AIFF-C, WAVE, and Sound Designer 2 formats.
* Updated Japanese localization resources.

Sound Studio 3 is an easy-to-use Mac OS X application for recording and editing digital audio on your computer. Digitize tapes and vinyl records, record live performances, create your own mixes with crossfades, tweak the levels and EQ, apply digital effects and save in all major file formats with Sound Studio 3. Positioned perfectly between more expensive programs with steep learning curves and far less robust apps, Sound Studio is for anyone who needs to record or edit audio with a professional tool, but at a consumer price.

The Mac's most popular audio program for many years, Sound Studio continues to be regularly updated to add new features and to take advantage of the very latest Apple technologies.

Pricing and Availability:
Sound Studio is priced at just $79.95 USD and is available at Mac retailers and on their website. More information and a free demo is available from the website:

www.freeverse.com/soundstudio

Contact Info:
Brian Akaka
Marketing Director
212-929-3549
akaka@freeverse.com

Calling all artists and graphic designers! Freeverse and MacLife Magazine are teaming up to hold the ‘Lineform Box-Art Challenge’!

You could win $500 cash and a copy of Lineform by creating the new box art and logo for the Apple Design Award-winning illustration software.

Winner of an Apple Design Award, Lineform is the ideal Mac app
for vector-based diagrams and illustrations. Useful features combine
with a simple interface to create a wonderfully intuitive artistic
process. Lineform has all of the most popular tools, including
everything from freeform gradients to compositing effects, enabling
you to create the images and designs you want, effortlessly.

Contest details and a free demo of Lineform available here.

New York - April 9th, 2008 - Freeverse and MrJoy proudly announce the release of Hordes of Orcs, a 3D tower defense strategy game for the Windows platform. Wave after wave of successively stronger orcs are appearing from what the village elders call, "The Glowing Portal of Really Bad Things That We Should Have Bricked-Up a Long Time Ago". Players must construct walls and lethal towers to prevent the orcs from reaching the human village. If too many orcs make it to the village, it's time for an Orc Luau, and everyone is invited!

Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse, has said "We're very excited to bring this great Mac game to Windows. Hordes of Orcs has been widely praised for it's originality, beautiful graphics, and addictive gameplay. It's a blast!"

Hordes of Orcs is the first game to use the +7systems Balance Engine to collect game-play information. The more info the Balance Engine collects, the better future versions of Hordes of Orcs will be, resulting in an awesome game only getting better. The Balance Engine is of course optional and only game-play information is transmitted back. At no time do we access any personal information (unless you count doing 683 damage to an Orc personal).

Hordes of Orcs is available for $24.95 from the Freeverse online store. More information about the game, including a full demo, screenshots, and the Worst Game Trailer ever made, are available from the Hordes of Orcs Product Page.

Link:
www.freeverse.com/orcs

About MrJoy

MrJoy (www.mrjoy.com) creates fun and captivating games for casual gamers of all ages. Available on multiple platforms, including PC, Mac, and mobile devices, MrJoy games can also be played directly inside popular web browsers. MrJoy is based in California’s sunny Silicon Valley.

About Freeverse

Freeverse (www.freeverse.com) strives to develop and publish seamless software, with a particular concentration on the Mac OS and the Xbox 360. Our developed and published titles have been honored with more Apple Design Awards than any other company. Our original characters have appeared in TimeDigital, Wired, and Animation World magazines, as well as television commercials for Blockbuster Video.

Headquartered in New York City, Freeverse draws upon the talents of artists, programmers and sound designers from around the globe.

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PR Contact

Brian Akaka
Marketing Director
akaka@freeverse.com
212-929-3549

New York, NY - March 31, 2008 - Freeverse and MrJoy today announced a new update to Hordes of Orcs, their original 3D tower defense game. Now featuring new levels and an improved Artificial Intelligence, it's even more challenging to fight off the marauding invasion! This is a free update for all registered owners of the game.

What's New in version 1.1.3:
* Three new Maze Defense maps: Swirl, Back and Forth and Chip!
* Improved main menu interface.
* Fixes the Shiny! map.
* Walls are slightly larger so they don’t look tiny compared to the Orcs when zoomed in.
* Orcs are now smarter when navigating maps at high speeds.
* Various graphical and bug fixes.
* Game now pulls balance changes from the +7systems Balance Engine.
* Auto-launch of new waves doesn’t “stop” randomly anymore.

About Hordes of Orcs:

Hordes of Orcs is a “Tower Defense” game in which you must build walls and lethal towers to defend your village from the Orcs emerging from, what the village elders call, “The Glowing Portal of Really Bad Things That We Should Have Bricked-Up a Long Time Ago.” Sadly, the Portal is un-bricked and the Orcs are very, very hungry. If 20 Orcs make it to your village, you’re toast. Featuring full 3D graphics and intriguing gameplay, you'll be hooked for hours!

Hordes of Orcs is available for $24.95 from the Freeverse online store. More information about the game, including a full demo, screenshots, and the strangest game trailer ever, are available from Freeverse's website.

Website:

www.freeverse.com/orcs

Contact Info:
Brian Akaka
Freeverse
akaka@freeverse.com
212-929-3549

New York, NY - March 6th, 2008 - Here at Freeverse, we've always loved Apple technologies and have had a blast incorporating them into our games wherever possible... from Apple Speech Recognition in Hearts Deluxe way back in 1994, to iChat integration in the more recent Big Bang Board Games.

Now, Apple is opening up the iPhone and iPod Touch to developers and we are beyond excited!

Everyone at Freeverse is in love with their iPhones, and we've got some terrific ideas for new games and applications. Some ideas we're keeping under wraps for a while, but a few we really just couldn't wait to share.

While we await the official SDK from Apple, here is some of the screen-mock and prototype work we've been doing:

Flick Sports™
Using the iPhone's unique flick/pinch feature, we're working on Golf, Bowling, Soccer, and Baseball (to start). Fun, colorful and quick, these will be ideal games for a modern mobile platform.

Flick Sports™: Moto Racing
Ah, the wind in your hair, the bugs in your teeth and the open road stretching out in front of you! Using the iPhone's cool accelerometer, (you know, that doohickey that knows when your iPhone is sideways or not), you can steer your motorcycle to victory in this wild racing game. Awesome characters and a touch of humor, its a Freeverse game after all, will add to the fun.

For screen-mocks, prototypes, and more, please visit:
http://freeverse.com/games/game/?id=667

Stay tuned for iPhone / iPod news from Freeverse. - Did I mention we're excited?

The latest Monty Mail is out, and in celebration of Leap Year Day, we're offering 20% off the entire Freeverse catalog, good until March 1st!

Check it out!

Monty Mail, Volume V, Issue II

New York, NY - February 7, 2008 - Freeverse proudly announces the immediate availability of Neon Tango, an original game for the Mac. Neon Tango is a psychedelic arcade shooter with thrilling action, eye-popping visuals, and a spoonful of retro sprinkled on top. Conceived with a gorgeous minimalism, Neon Tango licks the shoot-em-up genre down to its chewy abstract center.

Launch your cybership into battle against the forces of chaos across 50 stages of bitmapped treachery, overflowing with glowing enemies and pulsating bosses. Eye-popping graphics and a killer soundtrack from Digital Droo dazzle the senses, while the built-in online scoring lets you mock your friends as you beat their hi-scores like a Bulgarian circus monkey.

Each arcade-packed wave offers a brand new way to play, thanks to unique enemies and clever levels. Get tricky by bouncing your shots off of walls and enemies as you charge up your cannon to deliver massive energy blasts. Dodge the forces of entropy by stopping time or activating your hyper thrusters. Cinch up your britches and loosen your collar, because you're about to go for a ride!

System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
* G4, G5, or Intel Processor
* 800 MHz or faster
* 32 MB VRAM minimum
* 512 MB RAM minimum
* 500 MB hard drive space minimum

Pricing and Availability:
Neon Tango is available for $24.95 USD from the Freeverse online store. A free demo is available from the Freeverse website.

freeverse.com/games/game/?id=7015

New York, NY - February 5, 2008 - Freeverse today released Big Bang Board Games 2.5.8, the latest iteration of the popular Mac games suite featuring Chess, Backgammon, Checkers, Reversi, Tic-Tac-Toe, Mancala, and 4-In-A-Row. With new fully 3D game pieces and animations, the best looking board games now look even better. A new video chat mode also allows you to see your opponent's face as you place them in checkmate! This is a free update for existing owners of the game.

Featuring stunning graphics and Freeverse's unique characters, Sol and Luna, who amuse and taunt you while you play, Big Bang Board Games is truly an "out of this world" experience.

What's New (from version 2.3.4):
* New 3D Models of all game pieces and boards
* Play online with streaming video of your opponent
* New Chess Artificial Intelligence
* Fully Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) compatible
* Now fully Universal, with native support of Intel Macs
* Multiple stability and performance improvements

All of the games feature tight integration with Apple's iApps to give users the most Mac-friendly gaming experience possible. These include...

iTunes - Play and manage your iTunes songs within the games.
Mail & Address Book - The games talk to your Mac's email program making it simple to send game turns to friends.
iChat - Your Buddy List appears in the game so its easy to invite a Buddy to a match.
iSight - Share pictures with your buddies from within the game!
GameSmith - Meet other players on the free GameSmith matching service.

Free demos of the games are available for download from the Freeverse website. Big Bang Board Games is $24.95 USD and is available at the Apple Stores and other fine Mac retailers. Visit the Big Bang Board Games website now!

www.freeverse.com/bbbg

Macworld Expo -- January 18th, 2008 -- Freeverse today announced a cool, new update to the thrilling arcade-shooting game, Kill Monty. Kill Monty 1.1 is now fully Universal for both Intel and PowerPC Macs. Other new features include a new "Assault" gameplay mode, an online high score list, and a complete rebalancing of the weapons. This pulse-pounding finger-banger just got even more exciting.

About Kill Monty:

In the fine tradition of such extinction-level events as asteroid impacts, supernovas and the Lynne Spears Parenting Guide, Freeverse proudly gives you Kill Monty, the game that spanks your adrenal gland and makes you call it “Papi”.

With multiple levels of non-stop shooting and bucket after bucket of red, um, food coloring, (we have our family-friendly image to maintain after all), Kill Monty is the perfect quick-gaming fix.

The story features exactly two words, so it won’t over-tax your higher cerebral function or be an impediment to our
literacy-challenged customers. After you’ve tried the demo and purchase the game, you’ll get access to the flame thrower (which throws flames) and the rail gun (which guns rails…) or something. It’s super cool and it’s only for the Mac!

A full demo of Kill Monty is available for download from Freeverse's website, and the game is sold for $19.95 from the Freeverse online store.

Website:
http://freeverse.com/games/game/?id=5006

Features:
* Unlockables!
* Spreadshot, Machine Gun, Laser, Grenades, insane Armageddon X Laser, and more!
* Zombie Monkeys, Evil playing cards, Jared!
* Carnage Meter
* Wave upon Wave of endless gratuitous action!

What's New:
Universal Binary build
Online high scores
New "Assault" gameplay mode, mixing nonstop carnage with speedrunning. Kill as much as possible before time runs out! Killing bosses or picking up a 1-up gets you 15 extra seconds, but die, and you lose 30 seconds.

Gameplay balance changes:
Grenades now do 5x more damage
Flamethrower does 3x more damage (but no longer passes through enemies)
Railgun does more damage and fires faster at higher levels
Armageddon X Laser now has a score bonus. Think of it as Star Power, only with more death

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Contact Info:

Brian Akaka
akaka@freeverse.com
212-929-3549

Macworld Expo -- January 15th, 2008 -- Freeverse proudly announces the latest update to Hordes of Orcs, the dangerously addictive tower-defense game for Mac OS X. Hordes of Orcs 1.1 features new gameplay modes, new maps, performance improvements and more, providing even more reasons to keep those Orcs from breaking through! This is a free update for all registered owners of the game.

What's New:
* "Gem Drop" Mode- Gems are falling from the sky, and the Orcs are rushing to grab them. Use your defenses to prevent them from leaving with their precious riches, and keep the spoils for yourself!

* "Endless" Mode- For those who want to push themselves past the limit, we have created Endless mode. The Orcs will never stop coming, getting stronger with each passing wave. You will eventually succumb to the onslaught, but your glorious struggle might become the stuff of legends.

* New maps.
* 2nd Chances
* Crossover

* Camera rotation.

* Many other improvements and enhancements.

About Hordes of Orcs:

Hordes of Orcs is a “Tower Defense” game in which you must build walls and lethal towers to defend your village from the Orcs emerging from, what the village elders call, “The Glowing Portal of Really Bad Things That We Should Have Bricked-Up a Long Time Ago.” Sadly, the Portal is un-bricked and the Orcs are very, very hungry. If 20 Orcs make it to your village, you’re toast. Featuring full 3D graphics and intriguing gameplay, you'll be hooked for hours!

Hordes of Orcs is available for $24.95 from the Freeverse online store. More information about the game, including a full demo, screenshots, and the strangest game trailer ever, are available from Freeverse's website.

Website:

www.freeverse.com/orcs

Contact Info:
Brian Akaka
Freeverse
akaka@freeverse.com
212-929-3549