Freeverse

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

Macworld Expo -- January 14th, 2008 -- - Cinch up your britches and loosen your collar, because you're about to go for a ride! Freeverse is announcing that Neon Tango, an original game for the Mac will be released on February 5th. Attendees of Macworld Expo will be granted the first chance to to get their hands on this highly anticipated new game. For those interested in sampling this neon-flavored delicacy, a fully playable version of the game will be available all week at Freeverse's booth (Booth #1243, South Hall) as well as the Macworld Game Arena. Come by and give it a whirl!

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. State of the art OpenGL 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.

Ian Lynch Smith, president of Freeverse, said "I get so excited playing this game that my fingers twitch for hours afterwards. If that isn't a sign of how great a game it is, I don't know what is."

Neon Tango will be available for $24.95 from the Freeverse online store. Screenshots and more are available from Freeverse's website.

Website:
http://freeverse.com/games/game/?id=7015

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

Contact Info:
Brian Akaka
akaka@freeverse.com
Marketing Director

MacWorld Expo --January 14th, 2008 -- The fastest and easiest to use vector-drawing program for Mac OS X just got better. Freeverse is pleased to announce a new version of Lineform, their popular illustration software. We've listened to the tremendous Lineform community and are excited to be releasing version 1.5 today. This is a free update for all registered owners of previous versions. Changes include brand new custom brushes, full pressure support for pen/tablets, even more speed improvements, and countless other features! Lineform can be seen at Freeverse's booth (South Hall, Booth #1243) at MacWorld Expo all this week.

Winner of an Apple Design Award, Lineform is the ideal Mac app for vector-based diagrams and illustrations. Powerful 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 designs you want.

Ian Lynch Smith, President of Freeverse, said "Lineform fills a very important role for creative Mac users, especially since the recent demise of Freehand. Lineform is an award winning tool that's competitively priced, blazingly fast, and intelligently designed. Check it out!"

A full demo of Lineform is available from Freeverse's website, as well as sample artwork and tutorial videos. Lineform is priced at $79.95, and is available from Freeverse's online store, as well as most Mac retailers.

Website:
www.freeverse.com/lineform

What's New:

Full tablet pressure support
Full custom brush support and multiple colorisation methods
Full OS X 10.5 Leopard support, including QuickLook support
New Document palette containing document info, brush info and grid
New Document info metadata (author, title, etc.)
New layer palette
- Complete object tree
- Graphic selection and state display
- Drag and drop
- Layer selection effects and filters possible
- New isolation mode toggle Cmd-/ -- for layers and groups

What's Better:

Improved PDF parsing
Improved recent font handling
Improved artistic brush selection
Improved Core Image filters
Updated media browser
Faster document scrolling, soft preview and updating
Performance improvements
Many other improvements

What's Still Awesome:

Launches in one bounce in your dock. (We rounded up.)
Under 7 MBs!
Less than 15% the cost of Adobe Illustrator.
It's not a dessert, it's not "Delicious", it's a tool for Artists.

There is a great article posted on Apple.com/games about our latest strategy game, Commander-Europe at War.

The article includes lots of information, including screen-shots of the game, an extensive description of the different options within the gameplay, and even a brief synopsis of the events surrounding World War II.

Thanks Apple!

Click to read the full article.

January 8th, 2008 -- Freeverse will be hosting a booth at next week's Macworld Expo & Conference in San Francisco, January 15th-18th. There will be exhibitions of Freeverse's newest games and software, and these products will also be available at deep discounts. Freeverse's booth will be in the South Hall, booth 1243, so please make sure to come by and check out the latest developments!

Freeverse is also giving away 100 free Exhibit Hall passes to the Macworld Expo. To claim your free pass, please go to: http://rcsreg.com/macworld/08-G-PC108 . Once these passes are gone, you will still be able to purchase an Exhibit Hall pass for the deeply discounted price of $10, by going to: http://rcsreg.com/macworld/08-G-SP108 .

See you all there!

New York -- Jan 4th, 2007 -- Freeverse Inc. is pleased to announce two new games are now available on their Macfun.com game portal: Rainbow Mystery and Hidden Relics. Free demos of both games are available for download from the website. As part of our commitment to making Macfun.com the premier place for Mac games, Macfun.com will always be giving away at least one game for free!

"Rainbow Mystery" is a terrific fun from the creators of Rainbow Web! This time you join a young fairy of flowers, Lily, on her quest to break the curse in this swap-and-match puzzle. Some time passes and the evil wizards turn the Rainbow world into a tainted landscape. But Lily is determined to bring life and color into this world again. Help Lily solve puzzles on her way while keeping an eye out for magical power-ups, and bonuses. They will give you the edge you need to twist your way through 70 levels of joy! Featuring stunning graphics, amazing animations and 3 different game modes, Rainbow Mystery is bursting with puzzle-solving fun!

"Hidden Relics" is completely addicting hidden object game fun.

In Hidden Relics, priceless antiques have been stolen and hidden throughout Europe. The Professor calls upon her star student Adrianna to help her retrieve the stolen antiques.

You will help Adrianna evade the evil thief as she travels Europe to locate the stolen antiques. Along the way you'll be able to get gadgets that help you uncover secret priceless artifacts from Mr. Gadget after solving fun puzzles. Go and start playing Hidden Relics now!

Macfun.com was launched because existing large games sites are Windows focused, and Mac gamers need a place to find the very best games for their Macs. Macfun.com has been designed from the ground-up to make it easier than ever to find the game you are looking for. With over 15 years of experience creating and publishing Mac games, Freeverse is uniquely qualified to provide Mac users with the very best and most entertaining games available today, with an emphasis on games that are fun for the entire family, including the series of best-selling games such as Diner Dash, Zuma, and Bejeweled 2.

Click here to visit Macfun.com

Macworld has just reviewed Sound Studio 3.5.5, and we were thrilled to see that they awarded it 4.5 out of 5 mice!

"The Mac has more than its share of capable sound editors, but until now, not one has stood out to me as a go-to tool for everyday tasks.

...Falling squarely in between those products, Sound Studio 3.5.5 finally fills the role of the long abandoned and much loved Macromedia SoundEdit 16 (which never made it to OS X). Sound Studio is an easy-to-use program for recording, editing, and applying effects to digital audio that can be used for everything from podcasting to digitizing those old cassette tapes and vinyl records you have lying around in the basement.

...Sound Studio 3.5.5 is an easy-to-use tool that fits smoothly into your daily workflow without requiring a degree in audio engineering. It’s a good tool to reach for when it comes time to produce a podcast, record the local garage band, or resurrect a noisy recording from the past."

To read the full review, click here.

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