SPYR Join Forces with Superplus Games to Co-Publish 80’s Inspired Arcade Release Retro Shot; Now Available on the App Store and Google Play Worldwide

Combining Mini Golf and Neon Pinball Mechanics with a Retro Synthwave Soundtrack, Retro Shot is Now Available Worldwide

Helsinki, Finland/Denver, US – February 25, 2016 – Mobile game developer Superplus Games and publisher SPYR today announced their debut title Retro Shot is now available on the App Store for iOS and the Google Play Store for Android. Formed by a team of former Rovio developers, Superplus Games combines years of experience with a deep knowledge of the free-to-play mobile market to introduce this unique 80’s retro-style arcade game that combines mini golf with pinball mechanics in a world of lasers, explosions and neon lights.

“As big fans of 80’s music and culture, we dreamed of developing a retro-style arcade game that mimics the look and feel of that iconic time”, said Kalle Mäkinen, CEO of Superplus Games. “Creating Retro Shot has been such a fun and thrilling process, and we are eager for players to enjoy the results!” 

“With its super fast gameplay, retro stylings and synth soundtrack, we’re very excited about publishing Retro Shot”, Paul Thind, Managing Director of Games and Applications at SPYR comments. “With such a talented and experienced team, we look forward to Retro Shot making its mark on the App Store and Google Play this February.”

The action of Retro Shot takes place in one of four retro neon light cities: Laser Town, Technopolis, Sunset Beach and Volcano Islands, each filled with explosions, lasers and mind-bending puzzles. With 80 stages of fast-paced arcade madness and 24 unique pinballs that are unlocked as players progress through the levels, Retro Shot challenges even the savviest arcade gamers and also includes a custom synthwave soundtrack, created by known Finnish game music artists Retro Thruster and Tommi Salomaa. 

For more information about the game, visit: http://www.superplusgames.com/retroshot/. 

To download Retro Shot on the App Store, visit: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1026926977

To download Retro Shot on Google Play, visit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superplusgames.retroshot

To listen to the soundtrack on Spotify, visit: https://open.spotify.com/album/4kfOjrIS3j0tpgcbgWHZDw

PR Assets: http://www.superplusgames.com/retroshot/ 

Trailer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GN7ubxHcTU 

Like Retro Shot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayRetroShot/

Follow Retro Shot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlayRetroShot 

About Superplus Games
Superplus Games is a Helsinki, Finland based game studio founded in the beginning of 2015, which focuses on developing games that are beautiful, simple to play and unique. The Superplus founders Kalle Mäkinen, Joonas Mäkilä and Petteri Linnakangas have almost 30 years of combined experience in the mobile games development industry and have been involved in the development of more than 70 titles, including such Finnish success stories as Angry Birds and the Flatout Series.

http://www.superplusgames.com/ 

About SPYR APPS
SPYR APPS, LLC is wholly owned subsidiary of SPYR, INC. (OTCQB:SPYR) that is engaged in mobile application and game publishing and development.  SPYR, INC. is a holding company that through its wholly owned subsidiaries is engaged in a variety of different business lines.  SPYR, INC. is constantly exploring opportunities to expand its holdings in current and new business lines, including game publishing and development.
http://spyr.com/

AMD Expands Low-Power, G-Series Processor Family to Scale Performance, Price, and Power across its Embedded Line 
Three new SoC additions deliver top-to-bottom options for gaming, imaging, industrial control, and other common x86 applications

NUREMBERG, Germany — Embedded World 2016 — February 23, 2016 — At Embedded World, AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) announced its 3rd Generation AMD Embedded G-Series SoCs and the Embedded G-Series LX SoC, providing customers a broadened portfolio of performance options. The latest offerings expand developers’ ability to scale x86 platforms, starting with the entry-level AMD Embedded G-Series LX SoC, which is pin compatible to the previous generation G-Series SoC devices. Also announced today are two new, higher performing 3rd Generation AMD Embedded G-Series SoCs, codenamed “Prairie Falcon” and “Brown Falcon,” which introduce for the first time pin compatibility for G-Series processors with the higher performance AMD Embedded R-Series SoC.

The new products expand upon the low power capabilities of the award-winning AMD Embedded G-Series SoC platform, bringing scalable performance, power, and price across the CPU, GPU, multimedia, and I/O controller hardware, helping to lower development costs for AMD customers. Together, the new G-Series processors deliver immersive, graphically rich experiences across a broad range of platforms, from entry-level to mainstream gaming, digital signage, imaging, and industrial control.

“The latest AMD Embedded G-Series SoC additions offer our customers a broad range of mainstream embedded solutions, including two that are in the same package as the higher-performance R-Series,” said Scott Aylor, corporate vice president and general manager, AMD Enterprise Solutions. “The new SoCs further our commitment to provide embedded design engineers with an evolutionary path toward the highest levels of power efficient compute and graphics capabilities, and a strong value proposition for a broad range of embedded applications.”

The new G-Series’ balanced set of peripheral support, performance options, and overall energy efficiency are expected to make an immediate impact with AMD customers and the embedded ecosystem.

“The embedded market is an incredibly dynamic space right now, enabled by more immersive graphics and significant gains in power efficiency and performance,” said Shane Rau, IDC. “The advent of versatile system on chip (SoC) solutions that are pin-compatible across a range of performance and price, coupled with comprehensive embedded software stacks, are giving product engineers a much greater range of choices in building dynamic, graphically rich next gen systems.”

3rd Generation AMD Embedded G-Series SoC
The low-power AMD Embedded G-Series is designed to deliver an immersive, graphically rich experience and smooth system performance, all in a compact, energy efficient SoC with low power consumption and significant memory bandwidth for mainstream embedded applications. With impressive gains in compute and graphics performance compared to the prior generation embedded G-Series, the new additions to the lineup are ideal for thin clients, IP set-top boxes, and TVs, casino gaming, industrial control and automation, digital signage, and communications networks. The new models include “Excavator” x86 CPU cores and 3rd generation Graphics Core Next (GCN) graphics with support for OpenGL ES, OpenCL™, DirectX^® 12, and EGL. For greater design flexibility, the new 3rd Generation Embedded G-Series SoCs, and the AMD Embedded R-Series SoC announced last fall are also all pin compatible.

3rd Generation AMD Embedded G-Series SoC Family key features and specifications:
•    Up to 2 “Excavator” x86 cores
•    AMD Radeon™ graphics (up to 4 GCN compute units¹)
•    4K x 2K H.265 decode (10-bit compatibility on select devices) & multi-format encode & decode
•    Multiple display technology – HDMITM 2.0, DP 1.2, eDP 1.4
•    6~15W Thermal Design Power (TDP)
•    Up to 2 Channels DDR4/DDR3
•    Integrated AMD Secure Processor
•    10-year planned longevity

Embedded G-Series LX Family SoC
The Embedded G-Series LX SoC is a new, low-power x86 SoC offering compelling performance for the price with advanced multimedia and display features. It features the “Jaguar” CPU core with support for Error Correcting Memory (ECC) and GCN, as well as support for DirectX^® 11.2, OpenGL 4.3, and OpenCLTM 1.2. The Embedded G-Series LX SoC is ideally suited for numerous applications, including retail point-of-sale terminals, digital signage, arcade gaming, and industrial control. The AMD Embedded G-Series LX SoC uses the same FT3b socket as its predecessor codenamed “Steppe Eagle” and provides a higher-performance migration path for AMD Geode™ customers.

G-Series LX key features and specifications:
•    2 “Jaguar” x86 cores
•    AMD Radeon™ Graphics Core Next (GCN) graphics
o    Multi-format encode & decode
o    Multiple display technology – HDMITM 2.0, DP 1.2, eDP 1.4
•    6~15W TDP
•    Single-channel DDR3
•    AMD Secure Processor
•    Industrial temperature – extended temperature SKUs

The first 3^rd Generation AMD Embedded G-Series SoCs are available immediately with additional offerings planned in the first and second quarter of this year. The first AMD Embedded G-Series LX products are expected to be available in March.

Supporting Resources
•    Learn more about the new AMD Embedded G-Series product family
•    AMD Embedded Processor product page
•    Follow @AMDEmbedded on Twitter
•    Become a fan of AMD on Facebook
•    Follow AMD on Twitter @AMD

Industry Support
Congatec
“The new AMD Embedded G-Series SOCs boast vibrant, immersive graphics, high performance, and low power for robust yet fanless designs,” said Christian Eder, Marketing Director of Congatec. “We’re excited about the pin compatibility of the 3^rd Generation G-Series
I-Family with the R-Series as this scalability makes it even easier to incorporate these processors into multiple COM Express designs.”

Mentor
“Using the new, highly scalable AMD G-Series embedded processors, embedded developers can perform evaluation, prototyping, and development by downloading the freely available Mentor Embedded Linux Lite and Sourcery CodeBench Lite tools,” said Scot Morrison, general manager, platform business unit, Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division. “The combination of the AMD Embedded processors and the Mentor Embedded Linux make for a powerful hardware/software platform solution to create dynamic, immersive applications with great multimedia capabilities targeting markets such as digital gaming, point-of-sale (POS), and electronic signage/displays.”

RTS
“As a leader in embedded virtualisation and real-time hypervisor technology, RTS has been working closely with AMD hardware partners to bring robust embedded solutions to market for the industrial and medical ecosystems,” said Gerd Lammers, CEO of RTS. “With scalable SoC performance, the AMD G-Series processer family is an ideal fit for running real-time virtual applications.”

Sapphire
“Sapphire and AMD have long collaborated to bring innovative products to the embedded market,” said Adrian Thompson, VP of Marketing for SAPPHIRE Technology. “With software compatibility from the entry-level LX to higher performing processors, our board level solutions based on the newest AMD G-Series embedded processors will enable customers to incorporate these scalable products quickly and easily into their projects. This new generation brings hardware and software scalability, excellent performance and immersive graphics for immersive multimedia applications.”

About AMD
For more than 45 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualisation technologies ― the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms, and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work, and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, Facebook and Twitter pages.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. OpenCL is a trademark of Apple Inc. used by permission by Khronos. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the United States and other countries. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

¹ A Radeon™ graphics GCN Compute Unit contains 64 shaders (“Stream Processors”)

The battle for Suburbia grows to crazy new heights at the Microsoft Store, Sydney

• Visiting the Microsoft Store, Sydney before Friday 26^th February and speaking with a Store Associate
• Watching the 6T4 Bites Twitch Live Stream of Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2on Thursday 25^th February
• Visiting the Plants vs. Zombies ANZ Facebook page
• Attending the event on Saturday 27^th February

1. Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2 launch event
2. Live Talent Q & A in Pitt St Mall from 2:15pm
3. Live Consumer Tournament begins 2:30pm
4. Activity stations & entertainment for kids throughout

PLAYRAVEN UNLEASHES GALACTIC REAL-TIME STRATEGY MAYHEM WITH THE WORLDWIDE iOS RELEASE OF ROBOCIDE™

Former Remedy, Rockstar and Supercell developers launch the first of three fully original mobile games coming in 2016

HELSINKI – Feb. 24, 2016 – PlayRaven has released Robocide™, a galactic adventure and brand-new micro RTS (real-time strategy) game, now available worldwide on iPhone and iPad devices. Created by ex-console and mobile industry veterans, Robocide lets players traverse the galaxy with a legion of robots at their command in order to fight against an imminent robot invasion.

“2016 is going to be a huge year of releases for us, and we’re excited to kick it off with Robocide,” said Lasse Seppänen, co-founder and CEO at PlayRaven. “Our mission is to bring fresh new entertainment to the App Store, and Robocide fits the bill perfectly. We look forward to seeing how our fans and new players dive into the experience.”

In Robocide, humanity is on the brink of collapse from robot attackers, and it’s up to players to fight back. Using intuitive one-finger controls, players command a powerful swarm of robots across a series of battlefields, hostile planets and multiplayer arenas, while also collecting upgradable Titans, highly powerful heroic robots with unique abilities that will tear through the competition. Players will travel far and wide to harvest resources, customize their fleet, destroy evil robots and take back the galaxy.

Robocide marks the first of three all-new releases from PlayRaven launching in 2016. It is also the first PlayRaven title to support Apple Watch, with a companion app available now.

Robocide is out now as a free download via the App Store on iPhone and iPad devices. More in­for­ma­tion about the game can be found at www.robocidegame.​com. For the lat­est news from PlayRaven, fol­low the com­pany at www.facebook.com/PlayRavenInc or @PlayRavenInc on Twit­ter.

About PlayRaven
Based in Helsinki, PlayRaven is an independent game development studio founded in 2013 by five game industry veterans with AAA console, mobile and free-to-play experience. PlayRaven has a best-in-class creative team with years of experience from renowned studios such as Supercell, Remedy and Rockstar. PlayRaven’s first title was Spymaster®, launched worldwide in September 2014. PlayRaven currently has three teams developing three new titles – the objective is not just to create new games, but whole new genres of games. PlayRaven is proud to be backed by venture capital funds Northzone and Creandum, as well as early-stage Supercell investors Jari Ovaskainen and London Venture Partners.

BIGGER. BADDER. BIGGER! PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES GARDEN WARFARE 2 AVAILABLE NOW

Watch the Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Gameplay Launch Trailer

Sydney, Australia. – February 25, 2016 – PopCap Vancouver, creator of one of the world’s most beloved video game franchises and a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), today announced that Plants vs. Zombies™Garden Warfare 2 is now available in stores and for digital download throughout Australia and New Zealand on Xbox One®, PlayStation®4, and Origin™ for PC. Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 immerses you into the biggest, baddest, craziest battles where, for the first time in franchise history, zombies have conquered Suburbia and plants are on the attack. Experience new ways to play, including the all-new Backyard Battleground – a massive, interactive environment that connects you to every map and mode in the game. Over 100 playable characters with outrageous powers and abilities, 12 all-new maps bursting with personality and humor, and eight crazy game modes makePlants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 the most insane over-the-top battle in the universe.

“Back in January, we held our first-ever open beta so fans could get a sneak peek at the Backyard Battleground and some of the new characters, maps and experiences,” said Justin Wiebe, Creative Director, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2. “That was just a glimpse at all of our new ways to play and the response was so positive that we can’t wait for fans to dive into even more features and see the rest of the world we’ve created.”

From the start of the game, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 drops you into Backyard Battleground, a wild personal playground full of dynamic events that brings to life more ways to experience the PvZ universe. Take your time exploring on your own or with friends, discovering and unlocking exciting secrets throughout the world and completing quests as you go. Or jump into the action once you’ve unlocked the King of the Hill-inspired mode, Flag of Power, igniting an all-out war where you’ll fight off wave after wave of enemies in a frantic, escalating battle.

Join the fight with six new character classes and over 100 playable characters, including Rose, Citron, and Kernel Corn on the side of the plants, and Imp, Super Brainz and Captain Deadbeard on the side of the zombies. Dive into even bigger new game modes with 24-player multiplayer battles, including Garden and Graveyards, and the new Herbal Assault featuring plants on the offensive. All of this takes place across brand new maps, including the low gravity Moon Base Z, and the snowy Great White North.

Players of original Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare  will have the ability to earn unique in-game rewards based on their rank in the original Garden Warfare. There’s also the option for players to transfer almost every one of their unlocked characters into  Plants vs. ZombiesGarden Warfare 2 right from launch, so they can jumpstart their new adventure with their favorite plants and zombies.

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 is developed at PopCap Vancouver. The game is rated PG by the Australian Classification Board. The game is available on Xbox One, the all-in-one gaming system from Microsoft, PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and Origin™ for PC. EA Access* and Origin Access* members also save 10% when they purchase Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 digitally, just like with all EA digital purchases on Xbox Live and Origin respectively. Become a fan of Plants vs. Zombies on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

POKÉMON DAY CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF ICONIC BRAND

Pokémon Direct coming soon on February 26

Experience the fragility of society with ‘collapse’ A SIMULATOR based on THE SETTING OF tom clancy’s the division

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LONDON, UK – February 24, 2016 – Today, Ubisoft released Collapse, a realistic simulator that shows how quickly a weaponized virus can spread, leading to the collapse of society, as depicted in the upcoming online open-world action RPG Tom Clancy’s The Division.

Collapse is an online interactive experience that uses real data to create an immersive and personalised projection of the end of society. The user is patient zero of this highly infectious virus and has to make several choices that will have consequences on the spread of the pandemic.

Based on Open Street Map, NASA open source data and IATA Flight routes, with input from emergency risk specialists and public service employees, Collapse features more than 3800 cities worldwide, home of 95% of the population. The user can compare different scenarios by choosing another epicenter or by making different choices in the simulator, and find the most vulnerable and the safest cities.

This simulator is based on the storyline of Tom Clancy’s The Division, which takes place in a mid-crisis New York that has been devastated by a deadly fictional virus named Variola Chimera.  The Division, a secret unit of self-supported tactical agents, is activated to restore order in the city and take back New York.

Collapse is a powerful reminder of the fragility and complexity of our interdependent systems on which we rely daily – power, transport, communications, banking and hospitals. When one of them collapses, the other ones fail in a matter of days. Collapse shows how fast our world would fall down in case of a pandemic similar to what happens in Tom Clancy’s The Division and help players understanding the context of the game.

To try Collapse and see how quickly your own city would fall, visit:  http://collapse-thedivisiongame.ubi.com

Tom Clancy’s The Division will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC on March 8. For more information, please visit http://thedivisiongame.com​