New York - November 13, 2003 - Freeverse Software annouced today that 3D Crazy Eights, its rendition of the classic suit-following card game, is now shipping to retail outlets across North America. The game uses the 3D Card Games engine for the most realistic player perspective, and supports Internet play via the GameSmith opponent matching service.
Freeverse's version of Crazy Eights supports many popular rule variants, so players can enjoy the game as they learned it, quickly and easily, with a few clicks. The game also supports two scoring methods, and even allows users to customize card point levels.
Finding an opponent is easy with Freeverse's GameSmith player matching service. Players connect to GameSmith using an in-game menu, and can browse from any number of games in progress or waiting for players, or chat with others and convince them to join their games. The game also supports a parental lockout feature for Internet play, so concerned parents can be sure their children are safe.
3D Crazy Eights also supports Freeverse's PicturePuppets technology, which allows for simple drag-and-drop creation of unique online avatars for network play. Users supply digital photos of their own faces, and PicturePuppets does the rest.
The retail version of 3D Crazy Eights carries a suggested retail price of US $24.95, and comes with a free bonus codebreaking game: Enigma. 3D Crazy Eights requires any Macintosh running Mac OS 8.6 or later, and runs natively on Mac OS X.
About Freeverse
Headquartered in New York, Freeverse Software is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. Freeverse operates an online store at http://store.freeverse.com/
3D Crazy Eights, Enigma, GameSmith, and Freeverse are our trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
A downloadable shareware version of 3D Crazy Eights has been released!
Users can download the free trial at download.freeverse.com.
The game is available from the Freeverse Store in two packages. An electronicly-sent registration code is available for $19.95, and a boxed version (shipping soon) with a full suite of puppets and a free copy of Enigma is available for $24.95.
Freeverse Software is happy to announce that our latest card game, 3D Crazy Eights, has gone golden master and is on its way to the duplicators for printing.
3D Crazy Eights is the card game you know and love from your childhood, updated to be shiny and new for the modern age. With tons of opponents, kid-friendly features, and full support for GameSmith, 3D Crazy Eights is crazy fun for the whole family!
The boxed version will include a free copy of our award winning codebreaking game Enigma and a full suite of opponents, all for the low price of $19.95. Both 3D Crazy Eights and Enigma are 100% OS X 10.3 "Panther" ready (as well as working on previous versions of OS X and Classic OSes 8.6 and 9.X). The boxed version will ship within the next few weeks.
A downloadable shareware version of 3D Crazy Eights will also be available within the coming weeks.
Webpages are now live for 3D Crazy Eights and Burning Monkey Casino.
No downloads are available for either yet, but will be in the coming weeks. For now, you can enjoy some thrilling screen shots.
3D Crazy Eights, our upcoming addition to the 3D Card Game line, has reached Beta 16.
The game is expected to go Final Candidate within the next two days and should ship in November.
3D Crazy Eights, our upcoming addition to the 3D Card Game line, has reached Beta 10.
While the game is not in a fully public beta, any parties interested in beta testing it may contact Bryan Pietrzak to join the beta.
The game is expected to ship this quarter.
A lot of people have been finding products of ours popping up on various retailer sites. Rather than face an endless barrage of "does this exist?", we've decided to nip it in the bud with this complete list of everything we've got in the works for this fall.
3D Crazy Eights (Link)
Your favorite game as a kid makes its triumphant leap onto GameSmith! Play against all your favorite opponents or go online in this kid-friendly game using our 3D Deluxe Cards engine.
Active Lancer (Link)
Join Lancer Squad, an elite team of flight capable soldiers, on their current mission to defeat the diabolical war machine of an alien army bent on taking over the universe. Taking the battle to the alien factories over the diverse landscapes of their home world, Active Lancer pits you (and a friend of you have need) against wave after wave of alien ships, tanks, boats, and gun turrets over 15 levels of increasing intensity. It's straight up vertical scrolling arcade shooter action.
Burning Monkey Casino (Link)
Put your bananas where your mouth is! Challenge the Burning Monkey crew to games like Video Poker, Blackjack, and 3 Card Monty, plus more!
Burning Monkey Mahjong Solitaire (Link)
Monty, Jackie, and even more monkeys are heading to the Far East to challenge you in the most beautiful Mahjong Solitaire game on the market! Lots of layouts, helpful features, a soothing soundtrack, and Asian-themed monkey antics!
ToySight
You've never played quite like this before! Using your iSight or other webcam, become part of the game as you flap, balance, dance, wave, and freefall your way to victory! With 10 games and fun extras, you won't want to miss out on this thrilling new way to game!
Secret Projects
ChewToy