New York -- October 26, 2004 -- Freeverse Software today announced that Big Bang Board Games has been declared "gold master" and been sent off to duplication. This suite of classic board games, which includes Chess, Checkers, Reversi, Tic-Tac-Toe, Mancala, Backgammon and 4-In-A-Row, features an award-winning interface that utilizes a host of cutting-edge Apple technologies.
Big Bang Chess was the recipient of two prestigious Apple Design Awards earlier this year, including the top award of "Best Mac OS Product". Now the engine that powered Big Bang Chess has been refined even further and expanded to power a half-dozen other games.
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.
Demos of the individual games are available for download from the Freeverse website. Big Bang Board Games is $24.95 srp and will be available at the Apple Stores and other fine Mac retailers in the coming weeks.
For more information visit:
http://www.freeverse.com/bbbg/
Or contact:
Colin@freeverse.com