Company Augments Real Life Games With Virtual Add-Ons

     

    ROME, Ga., Nov. 7, 2011 — Software company Downcast Systems aims to bring video games into the real world by augmenting classic card and board games with new rules through the use of mobile phones and tablets as virtual “game pieces.”
    “It’s an experiment,” says Da…

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    Authors of The Book of Love, Laughter & Romance, Barbara and Michael Jonas, Suggest Valentine’s Day Is the Perfect Time to ‘Disconnect’ to Re-Connect

     

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 26, 2011 — 57% of people talk more online than they do in person, according to a recent survey conducted by Socialhype.com and Onlineschools.org.
    Michael and Barbara Jonas, co-authors of The Book of Love, Laughter & Romance (7th printing) and creators of the Time for T…

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    Romance Needs More than Bits and Bytes to Flourish, It Needs Time for Two

     

    “Disconnect” to Re-connect on Valentine’s Day
    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2011 — According to Michael and Barbara Jonas, co-authors of The Book of Love, Laughter & Romance (7th printing), and named as “One of America’s Most Romantic Couples” by Peo…

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    Best Friends Strike a Chord With Bestselling ‘Pianimals’ Beginner Piano Books

     

    WINTER PARK, Fla., Aug. 2, 2010 — Two lifelong friends from Central Florida who developed a series of music instruction books called PHONICS 4 PIANO are celebrating a milestone this month – 40,000 units sold.
    PHONICS 4 PIANO (aka “Pianimals”) was developed initially for priv…

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    Battle for Baghdad Simulation Game Release

     

    POMONA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2009 — Modern Conflict Studies Group (MCSGroup) announces the January 29, 2010 release of the new simulation board game Battle for Baghdad. Battle for Baghdad is a political/military simulation game dealing with the current occupation of the city of Baghdad by US forces.…

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    iWin Games Coming to Steam

     

    SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2009 — iWin, Inc., a leading developer and publisher of online casual games, today announced an agreement with Valve to bring 17 iWin games to Steam(R), a leading platform for PC games with over 20 million accounts worldwide.
    The first set of iWin games launched on Steam on Au…

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