Metaversal Studios Releases 'Frank Further' for iPhone OS
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Posted on June 11, 2010 at 9:07:01 AM
Metaversal Studios Releases 'Frank Further' for iPhone OS
BOSTON, June 11 -- Metaversal Studios, the video game content development arm of Alliance Distributors (Pink Sheets: ADTR), today announced the release of "Frank Further", the sequel to their popular free iPhone game "Hot Dog Down a Hallway", available worldwide through the iTunes App Store for an introductory price of US$1.99.
With "Frank Further", the designers of the flying hot dog game series have flown above and beyond the original game's racy-but-innocent double-entendres to produce a hilarious tri-pack of visual and verbal puns. At first launch, the game offers a "vegetarian option" that addresses a few players' complaints about cartoon violence by sending a carrot or turnip through the meat grinder instead of a pig. The player then selects a "stage" for the hot dog's flight from a carousel of diner dishes. In keeping with the sequel's theme, all of the game menus are parts of a diner's menu.
For the 1.0 release, Metaversal Studios serves up "Remix", "Retro", and "Clay". "Remix" updates the graphics of the original "Hot Dog Down a Hallway" while maintaining its original flavor, while "Clay" takes the game into the third dimension with graphics inspired by the animation styles of Will Vinton and Rankin/Bass and new items and achievements. Things really take off with "Retro", an homage to the Atari 2600 and the Super Nintendo that incorporates new gameplay elements from classic games like "Pitfall", "Mario Bros." and "Adventure".
Lead Game Designer Jay Laird said, "The hardest part about getting this game out the door was selecting from many ideas that everyone in the studio contributed. But that's good news for our players: we plan to add new stages and new surprises to the existing stages as part of the game's regular free updates." As with the company's recently released iPad game system "GameRoom", "Frank Further" will soon include a newsfeed that informs players about game updates and a feedback system that lets the designers know which stages players enjoy the most.
Jay Gelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Distributors, stated, "We're excited to build on our existing brand with this sequel and to continue our commitment to our players by responding to their feedback and giving them more of what they want whenever possible."
About Metaversal Studios
Metaversal Studios (http://www.metaversalstudios.com), a developer of video games for iPhone OS and the web, is wholly owned by Alliance Distributors Holding Inc.
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Certain statements contained in this press release contain forward-looking statements including without limitation, statements concerning our operations, economic performance, and financial condition. The words "estimate," "believe," "expect," "should" and "anticipate" and other similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements, which are based largely on our current expectations, involve risks and uncertainty. Actual results, events and circumstances (including future performance, results and trends) could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors, risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, risks associated with technological change, competitive factors and general economic conditions, including the related impact on discretionary consumer spending, changes in marketing and distribution strategies by manufacturers, continued shortages of new platform systems, timely development and release of video game products we produce, potential cost overruns in our development of video games, ability to protect our intellectual property rights, potential claims that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of others, market acceptance of games we develop, ability to realize anticipated benefits of acquisitions, potential undiscovered liabilities of companies that we acquire, changes in our business or growth strategy, the emergence of new or growing competitors, various other competitive and technological factors. There can be no assurance that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this release will occur. The Company has no duty and undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Source: Alliance Distributors
CONTACT: Steve Gelman, VP of Marketing and Communications, Metaversal
Studios, 1-877-842-2080, steve@alliancedis.com
Web Site: http://www.metaversalstudios.com/
BOSTON, June 11 -- Metaversal Studios, the video game content development arm of Alliance Distributors (Pink Sheets: ADTR), today announced the release of "Frank Further", the sequel to their popular free iPhone game "Hot Dog Down a Hallway", available worldwide through the iTunes App Store for an introductory price of US$1.99.
With "Frank Further", the designers of the flying hot dog game series have flown above and beyond the original game's racy-but-innocent double-entendres to produce a hilarious tri-pack of visual and verbal puns. At first launch, the game offers a "vegetarian option" that addresses a few players' complaints about cartoon violence by sending a carrot or turnip through the meat grinder instead of a pig. The player then selects a "stage" for the hot dog's flight from a carousel of diner dishes. In keeping with the sequel's theme, all of the game menus are parts of a diner's menu.
For the 1.0 release, Metaversal Studios serves up "Remix", "Retro", and "Clay". "Remix" updates the graphics of the original "Hot Dog Down a Hallway" while maintaining its original flavor, while "Clay" takes the game into the third dimension with graphics inspired by the animation styles of Will Vinton and Rankin/Bass and new items and achievements. Things really take off with "Retro", an homage to the Atari 2600 and the Super Nintendo that incorporates new gameplay elements from classic games like "Pitfall", "Mario Bros." and "Adventure".
Lead Game Designer Jay Laird said, "The hardest part about getting this game out the door was selecting from many ideas that everyone in the studio contributed. But that's good news for our players: we plan to add new stages and new surprises to the existing stages as part of the game's regular free updates." As with the company's recently released iPad game system "GameRoom", "Frank Further" will soon include a newsfeed that informs players about game updates and a feedback system that lets the designers know which stages players enjoy the most.
Jay Gelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Distributors, stated, "We're excited to build on our existing brand with this sequel and to continue our commitment to our players by responding to their feedback and giving them more of what they want whenever possible."
About Metaversal Studios
Metaversal Studios (http://www.metaversalstudios.com), a developer of video games for iPhone OS and the web, is wholly owned by Alliance Distributors Holding Inc.
Safe Harbor
Certain statements contained in this press release contain forward-looking statements including without limitation, statements concerning our operations, economic performance, and financial condition. The words "estimate," "believe," "expect," "should" and "anticipate" and other similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements, which are based largely on our current expectations, involve risks and uncertainty. Actual results, events and circumstances (including future performance, results and trends) could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors, risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, risks associated with technological change, competitive factors and general economic conditions, including the related impact on discretionary consumer spending, changes in marketing and distribution strategies by manufacturers, continued shortages of new platform systems, timely development and release of video game products we produce, potential cost overruns in our development of video games, ability to protect our intellectual property rights, potential claims that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of others, market acceptance of games we develop, ability to realize anticipated benefits of acquisitions, potential undiscovered liabilities of companies that we acquire, changes in our business or growth strategy, the emergence of new or growing competitors, various other competitive and technological factors. There can be no assurance that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this release will occur. The Company has no duty and undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Source: Alliance Distributors
CONTACT: Steve Gelman, VP of Marketing and Communications, Metaversal
Studios, 1-877-842-2080, steve@alliancedis.com
Web Site: http://www.metaversalstudios.com/