Patch Products’ dice game Word Shout is now an app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Created by Paze Interactive, the Word Shout app uses sound effects, music, high-score features and customization.
How it Works: Ten lettered dice are presented to the player randomly. First, find a word. Then, swipe up to play the word. The player has 30 seconds (or 60 seconds based on their choosing) to spell as many legitimate words as possible—the longer the word, the higher the score. The app can be played solo or one-on-one with friends on Game Center or with the Pass-N-Play feature. The difficulty level, game length and round length are adjustable.
Word Shout is now available through the App Store for $0.99.
Following the online success of the “Pocoyize” feature, which allows users to create personalised Pocoyo-style avatars, entertainment brand specialists Zinkia Entertainment has unveiled a “Pocoyize” application for iPhones, which is now available from the gallery at Apple Store.
Users can design their own character by accessing the micro website , where a host of different options are available to define features and style, including World Cup football shirts from each participating country. Completed creations can be used as iPhone profile pictures, sent to friends, or posted on social networking sites such as Facebook.
The App, which is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish, has more than 6 million characters ‘Pocoyized’ to date. Competitions are being organized to create celebrity lookalike characters, World Cup team players, and generally to inject some laughter into life.
Since Pocoyo first aired on the small screen in 2005, the property has evolved into a multi-platform global brand. The series has been licensed to more than 100 countries worldwide, with over 100 licensees on board, over 1,000 licensing references in the market, over 4.5 million visitors to the virtual world pocoyoworld.com, over 130 million hits on YouTube, and 25 million downloads from the offical Pocoyo website.
Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, following the recent publication of The Earth Book by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Hachette Digital today announced the release of The Earth Book as a digital picture book that introduces the concept of “going green” to children. The Earth Book app features illustrations from the original picture book plus additional features.
The complete audiobook, read by Todd Parr, comes synced with the text and illustrations so children can listen as they read along. Readers can easily move along the story themselves by tapping on arrows, while Pinch & Zoom capabilities allow children to explore their favorite illustrations close up. And even beginning readers can jump easily from one part of the book to another by viewing the table of contents as a collection of visual representations of the story.
An intuitive recording interface makes personalizing the audio easy, so that kids, parents, or grandparents can record their own audiobook.
The Earth Book app is now available in the iTunes app store, where it joins more than 20 of Todd Parr’s bestselling children’s books as iPhone apps. Each book is sold as a separate app via ScrollMotion’s Iceberg Kids, and features the same interactive navigation system, which enables kids to read along with the audio narration by Todd Parr or even record their own voices.
Experience the digital world of Todd Parr online.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could play golf at work, on the train, or in your own home? As it turns out, you can.
Jump Games has introduced the official Putt-Putt golf to Apple’s iTunes App Store with the release of Putt-Putt Golf 3D for the iPhone and iPod touch. The licensing deal was brokered by ACA The Licensing Group.
Putt-Putt Golf 3D features 90 holes scattered across five courses, as well as five characters based on the original Putt-Putt mascot, Buster. Putt-Putt Golf 3D variations of the mascot include Howdy Partner, Tee Hee Hee, and others, each with its own personality and abilities.
The game offers several modes of play. There’s Quick Play for the novice player, Pass & Play to challenge your friends, Time Trial for that quick game on the go, and Championship for those ready to push themselves and test their skills. Players also have the chance to win virtual medals and trophies. Additional features include the ability to show off high scores and kick up a challenge by posting scores on Facebook and Twitter.
Scholastic Media has announced that its I SPY Spooky Mansion iPhone app cracked into the Top 5 in the “Paid Kids Games” category on the App Store. With 3,000 apps in this category, I SPY Spooky Mansion jumped up nine spots in one week, experiencing the highest number of downloads yet in a single day, besting its previous record set on Christmas day. I SPY Spooky Mansion is also ranked in the Top 10 among “Paid Puzzle Games.” In the “Paid Educational Games” category, Scholastic Media’s Clifford’s BE BIG With Words App is currently among the Top 10.
I SPY Spooky Mansion and Clifford’s BE BIG With Words lead Scholastic Media’s suite of apps based on its children’s book properties including Clifford the Big Red Dog, I SPY, The 39 Clues, and WordGirl. An additional I SPY app called I SPY Riddle Race is currently among the Top 50 among “Paid Kids Games” and “Paid Puzzle Games.”
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TLB has just gotten wind that the simple but addicting Facebook app, Social Interview, is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch. How did we get wind of this? By checking our Facebook while at work, of course! The announcement says the app is available now, and offers this link with game instructions and screenshots.
Additionally, the post we got on our facebook wall says, “We’re working on a version for the game for Android, and possibly an iPhone version of Social Interview for facebook which will be free! Keep answering questions, we love you!”
We love you too, Social Interview.
How it Works: Ten lettered dice are presented to the player randomly. First, find a word. Then, swipe up to play the word. The player has 30 seconds (or 60 seconds based on their choosing) to spell as many legitimate words as possible—the longer the word, the higher the score. The app can be played solo or one-on-one with friends on Game Center or with the Pass-N-Play feature. The difficulty level, game length and round length are adjustable.