Wii-like Baseball game for iPhone Available In Time for Major League
Baseball Playoffs Global Leader boards launched for all three SGN iPhone
Games
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- With over 2 million
downloads for their hugely popular games iGolf and iBowl, today, SGN, the
leading social gaming company, has launched iBaseball, the third game in a
series of Wii-like games for the iPhone
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293578522
&mt=8. Like previous SGN games released for iPhone, iBaseball leverages the
innovative accelerometer mobile technology platform for the iPhone to let
baseball fans, sports and gaming enthusiasts practice their baseball
pitches and hitting on-the-go.
iBaseball allows players to play an inning of baseball as the pitcher
and a hitter. As a pitcher, players have the opportunity to pitch to three
batters with a fastball or curveball. As a batter, players try for as many
hits as possible in a single inning.
In a major update release, SGN is also launching Global Leader Boards
for iGolf, iBowl and iBaseball enabling players from around the world to
compete against each other and have their names and high-scores displayed
in a global venue. SGN is the first company to have two games in the Top
Ten most popular downloaded applications at the same time and iBowl is
currently features in Apple's 'What's Hot' App Store. Both games reached
the number one spot within a few days of their release and iBowl remained
the number one download for over a week.
"We are thrilled with the success of iGolf and iBowl and anticipate a
similar reception for iBaseball among gamers and enthusiasts," said Shervin
Pishevar, CEO of SGN. "It is our mission to continue to deliver these kinds
of games for the iPhone and cross platform. We have an exciting pipeline of
games for iPhone expected for release between now and the end of 2008 as
well as regular updates to improve game play for our loyal fans." In
addition to the release of iBaseball for iPhone, SGN is releasing updates
to iGolf and iBowl. iGolf Pro, will be released in the next few weeks and
offers a new premium update for iGolf, is an 18-hole golf course available
for download from the iTunes App Store for $0.99. It is expected that
within a week the free iGolf version will add a nine-hole golf course to
its current options. Both games will feature water hazards to further
simulate real-life game play. In response to player feedback, SGN is
releasing a directional update to iBowl allowing players to add spin and
curve to the ball as they release. This new update will also include the
ability for players to customize the look of their bowling balls.
Pishevar continues, "Our vision for social gaming is to engage people
across multiple platforms and social networks. We are striving to leverage
the power of social networks on mobile devices as the vehicle for
communication from any location. We see a tremendous opportunity with the
viral nature of the iPhone games for connecting people from around the
globe. Evidence of this vision is the Global Leader Board which allows
players from across the world to compete against one another, sending game
play onto international playing fields."
SGN is taking its extensive experience in the development of original
and engaging social game play and applying cutting-edge technology to
create a compulsive game play experience. The development of iPhone games
marks SGN's expansion in mobile and social gaming technology, heralding its
commitment to expanding the "social graph" established on social networking
sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Hi5 across multiple platforms and
form factors.
About SGN SGN is the largest developer of social networking games and
applications. SGN's current network of games commands over one million game
players per-day across multiple social networking platforms including
Facebook, MySpace, Hi5 and Bebo. SGN has three games available for iPhone
utilizing its unique accelerometer technology turning your iPhone into a
bat, bowl or club for iBaseball, iBowl and iGolf. For more information go
to http://www.sgn.com.
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