‘Top Mobile Gamer Challenge’ Will Catapult One Prodigious Player Into The Guinness World Records 2013 Gamers Edition
NEW YORK- April 23, 2012– Guinness World Records, the global authority on record breaking achievements, and Kiip, the first mobile rewards network to offer real rewards for virtual achievements, are partnering up for a second time to give users a chance at record breaking glory in the world’s first‘Top Mobile Gamer Challenge’ April 27-29, leveraging Kiip’s unique Swarm ™ technology.
This special, 3-day Swarm will include three popular games:‘ Mega Jump’ by Get Set Games, Slam Dunk Basketball by Visual Dreams and ‘Monster Shooter’ by Gamelion Studios. High Score Guinness World Records for each of the respective games will be awarded throughout the course of the event.
To participate, users can simply download the apps to their iPhones and Android Devices and compete for top scores and Guinness World Records® glory. Game players will then submit their score during the Swarm and see how they stack up against the world’s best. Scores will be viewable publicly on the official Kiip Swarm Leaderboard at www . kiip . me gwr. High Scorers during the competition will be eligible for actual Guinness World Records® titles including: ‘Highest Score Achieved on Mega Jump,’ the ‘Highest Score Achieved on Slam Dunk Basketball’ and the ‘Highest Score Achieved on Monster Shooter.’
The mobile gaming challenge winner will not only get their name in the next Guinness World Records® 2013 Gamers Edition (published in January 2013), but will also receive their own exclusive, personalized certificate officially recognizing their feat.
The final winners across each game will be announced at the culmination of the competition.
This competition is part of an ongoing network integration using Kiip’s Swarm ™ technology that will see players of every Kiip-enabled game being potentially eligible to become a Guinness World Records® holder in future editions of the digital and print publications.
Brian Wong, CEO of Kiip, mentions:“We’ve always thought that the Guinness World Record is the ultimate achievement. We’re glad we’re going to be able to continue bringing the ultimate achievement to everyone playing these top games. We’re proud to also announce that we’re now integrated into over 200 games, which means that there is a reward at almost every turn. Achievements are becoming more and more real, every single day.”
“This event will give anyone with a smartphone, anywhere in the world, the chance to be a Guinness World Records® holder. It’s the kind of accessible record-breaking that we love,” said Samantha Fay, SVP of Global Communications, Guinness World Records Guinness World Records.
For more amazing video game feats, check out the Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition book out now. Readers can also scratch their record itch in a fully illustrated, full color eBook format at B&N.com, Kobo and Apple’s iBooks. For more information please visit www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers< http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers>
About Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records< http :/ www . guinnessworldrecords . com > (GWR) is the global authority on record-breaking achievements. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records™ book has become one of the biggest-selling copyright titles of all time, selling 120 million copies to date in 22 languages and in more than 100 countries. The internationally renowned brand is now also available across a number of platforms– GWR’s global television shows are watched by 250 million viewers annually; digital media and online record-processing services attract more than 50 million visitors a year; and the live events team annually entertains and inspires 1.5 million people around the world. GWR receives more than 1,000 applications each week and has a specialized team of multi-language record managers and adjudicators who travel the globe to verify official record attempts. GWR also has a commercial division (Guinness World Records Corporate< http :/ corporate . guinnessworldrecords . com ) that offers accessible record-breaking business solutions to other organizations and brands.
The Guinness World Records® Gamer’s Edition, otherwise known as the“Video Game Bible” is a comprehensive gamer’s reference guide appealing to everyone from hard-core gaming veterans to first time gamers and families. It is a complement to the Guinness World Records best-selling annual edition.
About Kiip
Kiip is the world’s first mobile rewards network that delivers real rewards for virtual achievements. Kiip operates on a“moments-based” model that leverages the achievement moment to help brands reach consumers when they are truly engaged. All Kiip-enabled games are in turn able to monetize and retain users through access to a premium rewards network. Kiip was founded by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi in September 2010, and now has offices in New York, NY and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Kiip is currently backed by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, True Ventures, and Crosslink Capital. For more information visit: www . kiip . me.
Today we have the pleasure to give you a sneak peak of our next game.
Enjoy!
Great news everyone with an droi, Bubble Filler is now available on the Android Market for Free!
BUBBLE FILLER (FREE) is an incredibly relaxing puzzle game with awesome gameplay that everyone enjoys!
Bubble Filler features beautiful and vibrant colors, calm and relaxing music with a real challenge on top. The game is incredibly easy to play — fill the screen with bubbles to advance to the next level, but beware of the bubble poppin’ spikeballs!
FEATURES:
• Challenging and ADDICTIVE gameplay
• ENDLESS gameplay
• RELAXING music
• Openfeint LEADERBOARDS
• Openfeint ACHIEVEMENTS
• Vibrant ARTSTYLE with RETINA support
• Three unique POWERUPS
o Freeze Time — Stop time to fill bubbles easier
o Extra Life — Instant extra bubbles
o Multiplier — Double score
We made it into the quarter-final of AppMadness Tournament. So please cast your votes, remember that you can vote one time every 24 hours!
Download it for Free today!
Yesterday Slam Dunk Basketball made it to the final Sixteen in the AppMadness Tournament. So cast your votes today for the third round!
Thank you everyone for all votes, we really appreciate the support.
Today is the first day of the AppMadness Tournament where Apps are put versus each other to see what application is the best on the App Store! We here at VisualDreams thinks this tournament is a great and innovative idea to give all the good applications a fair chance to get noticed in all the static on the App Store.
We are therefore proud contestants in the tournament with Slam Dunk Basketball, so if you are a fan please go and post your vote!
Read the official AppMadness Tournament press release here
We love Apple here at VisualDreams, and our love just grew when we realised that Slam Dunk Basketball was handpicked into the Staff Favourites section of the App Store. This is great news for us and we just wanted to share it with all you guys that support us.
We are currently working on a major update that is shaping up to be nothing but spectacular, so if you haven’t already downloaded Slam Dunk Basketball do it, you will not be dissapointed!
We can also share that Slam Dunk Basketball has been played for more than 73 years in total! Keep it up Slam Dunkers!
Slam Dunk Basketball update 1.01 is now available on the App Store featuring 6 new balls and a new FREE level, Alley. Go check it out while you wait for the next update that will include Game Center Multiplayer!
Today Bubble Filler was release on the Apple App Store for FREE!
Bubble Filler features beautiful and vibrant colors, calm and relaxing music with a real challenge on top. The game is incredibly easy to play – fill the screen with bubbles to advance to the next level, but beware of the bubble poppin’ spikeballs!
FEATURES:
• Challenging and ADDICTIVE gameplay
• ENDLESS gameplay
• RELAXING music
• Game Center LEADERBOARDS
• Game Center ACHIEVEMENTS
• Vibrant ARTSTYLE with RETINA support
• Three unique POWERUPS
o Freeze Time – Stop time to fill bubbles easier
o Extra Life – Instant extra bubbles
o Multiplier – Double scoreHOW TO PLAY:
Your goal is simple, fill 60% of the screen with bubbles to progress to the next level. But beware while filling a bubble, if it hits a spikeball it will popp! For each level the number of spikeballs will increase and when you are out of bubbles the game is over.
Download it today and see if you can be king of the Leaderboards!
Slam Dunk Basketball is now available on the Apple App Store!
SLAM DUNK BASKETBALL (FREE), when real basketball just isn’t cool enough! Don’t wait, play the MOST ANTICIPATED basketball game to ever hit the App Store today!
Slam Dunk Basketball is a fast paced arcade basketball game with a unique goal system designed to reward the player when scoring cool looking goals. Combine these goals to fill your fever meter and unleash awesome powerups to increase your score.
THE GOAL
Score as many points as possible in 90 seconds, increase time by scoring clean shots and combine goals to get cool powerups. Earn credits, unlock levels, upgrade powerups, purchase new balls, complete challenging goals, increase your fame and use Game Center to soar to the top of the leaderboards!FEATURES
- Awesome POWERUPS to increase your score
- 8 awesome and varied LEVELS with different difficulty
- Over 30 UNLOCKABLE ball skins
- Fun and CHALLENGING GOALS to complete on each level
- Complete goals to LEVEL UP and reach the Hall of Fame
- Over 60 ACHIEVEMENTS to complete
- SIMPLE CONTROLS, aim where you want to shot. Simple as that!
- Unlock levels, balls and powerups in the SHOP
- Running smoothly on ALL DEVICES
