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- Mac Game Programming Contest Announced: Freeverse To Sponsor "The OMG Cup" in Association with iDevgames.com
- Kill Monty Updated
- Last Day of Freeverse Sale

New York -- OCTOBER 17th, 2005 -- Freeverse today wrapped-up its week long series of new product launches and news items with two final announcements.

Freeverse has announced that it will be the principal sponsor of "The OMG Cup," a Mac game programming contest to be held by iDevGames.com.

Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse has said, "We're very proud to be the sponsor of the first annual OMG Cup. Encouraging new Mac game development is more vital than ever, and no one has done more to foster that development in recent years than Carlos Camacho and the community at iDevGames.Com."

The contest is open to all and official rules and more information may be found at:
http://idevgames.com/index.php/contest/omg_info/omg_cup_2005

"Freeverse Software's support of our annual Mac game development contest, uDevGames, has been great for independent Mac game developers and gamers alike. The OMG Cup is an extension of the spirit that both Freeverse and iDevGames share -- Original Mac Games (OMG) are just more fun!", said Carlos Camacho, Editor-in-Chief of iDevGames. "Through this new contest, we hope to encourage even more Mac programmers to produce games that focus on engaging gameplay."

Freeverse has also announced that Kill Monty, (a game that began as an entry in a previous iDevGames contest), has just been updated to version 1.0.5. A demo is available at:
www.freeverse.com/killmonty/

Freeverse's "Big Week" sale ends tonight at midnight, Eastern time. Until then, everything remains 25% off at Freeverse.com. Among the announcements of the past week were the boxed editions of Comic Life Deluxe, Sound Studio 3, and ToySight Gold.

About iDevGames
Established in 1998, iDevGames' mission is to educate, support, and enhance the Macintosh Game Developer community. We also hope to facilitate the exchange between developers and designers so that the Macintosh game market can expand and improve. iDevGames features articles, the latest industry news, tutorials, an active forum, downloads, and much more for Macintosh Game Developers.

About Freverse
Freeverse Software is a leading developer and publisher of software for the Mac. Based in New York City, Freeverse titles have received numerous awards including Macworld Game Hall of Fames, MWSF Best of Shows and three Apple Design Awards. Its original characters have appeared in TimeDigital, Wired, and Animation World magazines, as well as in national television commercials for Blockbuster Video.

For More Information Contact:
Colin Lynch Smith
Colin@freeverse.com
(212) 929-3549

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New York -- OCTOBER 14th, 2005 -- Freeverse and Strange Flavour today announced the release of the ToySight Gold retail box. The award-winning camera-controlled entertainment software for the Mac adds new games at a new value price - the perfect companion for the new iMac with integrated iSight camera!

Toysight Gold features fifteen interactive games and toys for one or two players. Instead of using a gamepad, mouse, or keyboard, players maneuver themselves in front of an iSight or other firewire camera to control the action. The players are superimposed transparently onto the game screen, and must use arm and hand motions to interact with the games.

It's fun, it's lively, it's silly, and it's amazing to watch. No one, kid or adult, can resist smiling as they flap like a bird or play a harp by just moving their arms in front of a camera.

Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse has said, "The guys at Strange Flavour have worked absolute magic. Anyone with an iSight should own ToySight Gold, and anyone without an iSight should run out and get one to see these games in action. ToySight Gold is a technological wonder."

Among the toys and games in the collection are FlySight, Mars Lander, The Owl and the Pussycat, AirHeads, Submarines, and Laser Harp.

The original ToySight release was greeted with a MacWorld "Best of Show" award as well as an Apple Design Award for innovation.

Priced at only $24.95, ToySight Gold will be available at the Apple Stores and better Mac retailers. It is also available today for pre-order at Freeverse.com and will ship before the end of this month.

Further details and screenshots can be found at:
www.freeverse.com/tsg/

Freeverse will wrap-up its week of announcements with a final item this Monday, October 17th when our Big Week Sale of 25% off everything at the Freeverse Store will end. That means this weekend is the last chance to take advantage of the Sale and order Comic Life Deluxe Edition, Sound Studio 3, Best Of Original Mac Games Pack, Toysight Gold, BumperCar Web Browser for Kids, Burning Monkey Solitaire or any of our other great titles.

Strange Flavour features the talents of two brothers, Aaron and Adam Fothergill, who between them have nearly 30 years of experience in the computer game industry. Based in the UK, they are dedicated to writing innovative and fun-to-play games and eventually telling everybody about it on their web site at http://www.strangeflavour.com/

Freeverse Software is a leading developer and publisher of software for the Mac. Based in New York City, Freeverse titles have received numerous awards including Macworld Game Hall of Fames, MWSF Best of Shows, and three Apple Design Awards. Its original characters have appeared in TimeDigital, Wired, and Animation World magazines, as well as in national television commercials for Blockbuster Video.

For More Information Contact:
Colin Lynch Smith
Colin@freeverse.com
(212) 929-3549

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ENHANCED BOXED VERSION OF AWARD-WINNING COMIC CREATION SOFTWARE.

New York -- OCTOBER 13, 2005 -- Freeverse and plasq today announced the release of Comic Life Deluxe Edition, an enhanced version of the widely acclaimed software that lets you make comics, greeting cards, and much more from your own iPhotos.

Comic Life Deluxe Edition gives you dozens more fonts, over a hundred new styles, and over two hundred new templates to help create fun and easy comics with your digital photos.

A winner at this year's Apple Design Awards, Comic Life reflects all the best qualities of the Mac; its simple, its powerful, and its incredibly fun to use.

Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse has said, "Comic Life has been universally hailed as one of the coolest programs for the Mac in a very long time. The guys at plasq really hit this one out of the park and Freeverse is thrilled to be publishing the Deluxe Edition of such a killer app."

Comic Life Deluxe Edition is priced at just $29.95 and will be available from the Apple Stores and better Mac retailers worldwide within weeks.

More information, screenshots and sample comics may be found at:
www.freeverse.com/comiclife/

About Comic Life:
Comic Life is a highly-acclaimed, fun, easy and powerful application that expands what you can do with your digital photos. With Page and Panel layouts, streamlined image selection, cropping and placement of authentic speech balloons, captions and special effects lettering - each with saveable styles.

Comic Life offers full Integration with .Mac (including RSS feeds), iPhoto image library and exports to TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PNG, HTML, iPhoto and Quicktime. Taking advantage of Tiger's CoreImage, it contains image effects that transform your photos into Comic Life images and more. Capture images directly from your iSight or DV Camera within Comic Life - drag and drop elegance.

plasq is an exciting new thinktank of developers and user interface designers brought together to make software more intuitive, powerful and fun. Known for its world wide online collaboration, plasq brings together leading innovative talent from the United States, Australia, Switzerland and France. plasq works across borders to make beautifully-designed, fun and useful tools.

Freeverse Software is a leading developer and publisher of software for the Mac. Based in New York City, Freeverse titles have received numerous awards including Macworld Game Hall of Fames, MWSF Best of Shows and three Apple Design Awards. Its original characters have appeared in TimeDigital, Wired, and Animation World magazines, as well as in national television commercials for Blockbuster Video.

For More Information Contact:
Colin Lynch Smith
Colin@freeverse.com
(212) 929-3549

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Five Great Games, One Low Price - And Only For The Mac.

New York -- OCTOBER 12, 2005 -- Freeverse continues its week of news and new releases with the announcement of "The Best Of: Original Mac Games, Vol 1." A two-CD set that features five action/arcade games created just for Mac OS X.

Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse has said, "Individually, these games have earned rave reviews and represent some of the best original Mac development, together, and for under six bucks a game, this box is unstoppable."

Games include:

The deep sea adventure, Deep Trouble 2 from Code Blender Software.
The balloon-popping mayhem of Airburst Extreme from Strange Flavour.
The retro space action of Starbase Defender from Bigger Planet.
The shoot 'em up goodness of Active Lancer from de software.
And the adrenal-spanking Kill Monty from JustinFic.

Additionally, in the box is a "sneak peek" - A playable development level from the upcoming Wingnuts 2.

The Best Of: Original Mac Games, Vol. 1, (in addition to having the longest title of any game release this year), is priced at only $29.95.

It will be available at the Apple Stores, and better Mac retailers, and is available today for pre-order at Freeverse.com.

The Best of the OMG will ship before the end of the month.

Further details and screenshots can be found at:
http://www.freeverse.com/omg

Freeverse will continue unveiling new Mac titles and news items each weekday morning through October 17th.

Freeverse Software is a leading developer and publisher of software for the Mac. Based in New York City, Freeverse titles have received numerous awards including Macworld Game Hall of Fames, MWSF Best of Shows and three Apple Design Awards. Its original characters have appeared in TimeDigital, Wired, and Animation World magazines, as well as in national television commercials for Blockbuster Video.

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For More Information Contact:
Colin Lynch Smith
Colin@freeverse.com
(212) 929-3549

New York -- OCTOBER 11, 2005 -- Freeverse and Felt Tip Software today announced the release of Sound Studio 3. Sound Studio is the simple and powerful digital audio recording tool which has been a long time favorite of Mac users.

Sound Studio 3 has been reengineered to take advantage of the latest Mac OS X technologies including Core Audio(tm), Automator(tm) and Audio Units(tm). An essential addition to the toolbox of anyone who values having the right tool for the job. Simple, high quality audio recording has never been easier.

Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse has said, "Sound Studio is the perfect app for recording voiceovers, podcasts, or creating sound effects. We've used it for years to create all the dialog and sound effects in our games, which is why we're so thrilled to be publishing this amazing new edition."

Positioned perfectly between more expensive programs with steep learning curves, and far less robust apps, Sound Studio 3 is for anyone who needs to record or edit lectures, podcasts, voice-notes, sermons, performances and more.

Sound Studio 3 has an MSRP of $79.95 and will be available at the Apple Stores, and better Mac retailers. It is available today for pre-order at Freeverse.com.

Sound Studio 3 will ship before the end of this month.

Sound Studio 3 Features:

Recording:
• 24-bit / 96 kHz sampling, in stereo or mono
• Low latency monitoring, using Core Audio
• Automatic recording starting and stopping
based on timers or audio levels (a.k.a. VOX)

Editing:
• Sample-accurate edits
• Markers (a.k.a. Cue Points) with text labels
• Time ruler with units for video and film
• Copy-and-paste editing
• Basic mixing edits
• Applescript and Automator support

Effects:
• Supports Audio Units
• Dynamics: Compressor, Expander, and Noise Gate
• Equalization: Graphic EQ, Low Pass, Filter and High Pass Filter
• Delay: Chorus, Flanger, Echo, and Reverb
• Volume: Amplify, Fade In/Out/Special, and Normalize
• Repair: Interpolate, Silence, DC Offset, and Swap Channels
• Repair clicks and pops by interpolating samples or silencing them
• Tone, FM, and noise generators
• Pitch adjustment
• Backwards/Reverse Audio

Further details and screenshots can be found at:
www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/

Freeverse will continue unveiling new Mac titles and news items each weekday morning through October 17th.

Freeverse Software is a leading developer and publisher of software for the Mac. Based in New York City, Freeverse titles have received numerous awards including Macworld Game Hall of Fames, MWSF Best of Shows and three Apple Design Awards. Its original characters have appeared in TimeDigital, Wired, and Animation World magazines, as well as in national television commercials for Blockbuster Video.

For More Information Contact:
Colin Lynch Smith
Colin@freeverse.com
(212) 929-3549

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New York -- OCTOBER 10, 2005 -- Freeverse has begun its week of new releases and announcements with a 25% off sale at Freeverse.com. The sale includes every title in the catalog, including Robin Hood, Burning Monkey Solitaire, 3D Bridge Deluxe, and BumperCar, the web-filtering browser for kids.

The 25% discount will be applied automatically when users enter the Coupon Code, "bigweek" during the checkout phase at the Freeverse web store - www.freeverse.com

The sale will continue until the final announcement, next Monday the 17th.

Freeverse has said that it will be unveiling new Mac titles and news items each weekday morning through October 17th.

Freeverse Software is a leading developer and publisher of software for the Mac. Based in New York City, Freeverse titles have received numerous awards including Macworld Game Hall of Fames, MWSF Best of Shows and three Apple Design Awards. Its original characters have appeared in TimeDigital, Wired, and Animation World magazines, as well as in national television commercials for Blockbuster Video.

For More Information Contact:
Colin Lynch Smith
Colin @ freeverse.com
(212) 929-3549

Chatalog is a powerful app for seamlessly storing your iChats directly in your email program -- exactly where all of your other online correspondence is kept, and where it is easy to group and search.

Once in your email you can:

- Apply rules to sort your chats into the right folders
- View your chats in threads
- Forward interesting chats
- Archive off all your instant messaging conveniently

And you don't need another program in your already crowded dock, or learn to use a new interface.

What's more, Chatalog compiles lists of the images and links sent via iChat and builds them into convenient web pages for you to browse. Want to find that image someone sent you last week? It's a click away sorted by who sent it, or chronologically and as easy to browse as Google images. Another page gives you instant access to all the links you've sent and received.

Never again will you have to go hunting for that vital link your client IM'd, or spend precious time vainly searching in your email for a contact number, only to realize it had been iChatted to you. Chatalog will save you time; it may save your butt.

Chatalog Homepage:
http://www.freeverse.com/chatalog/
System Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or later
Apple iChat AV
Email account.

For More Information Contact:
Colin Smith
Colin @ freeverse.com
(212) 929-3549

What's new in this version:

• Improved documentation
• Included Old Chat Archiver
• Included Chatalog Widget