FlipSide5 joins Plus+

We have partnered with NGMoco:) and joined the Plus+ network, see the press release here

Turning over the network to Nothing But Nets

This weekend we are going to do something different, we are turning our entire in-game ad network over to the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign.

Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to prevent malaria by sending long-lasting insecticide-treated nets to families in Africa. Malaria is a leading killer of children in Africa and refugees are especially at risk. Approximately two million people will play a FlipSide5 iPhone or iPod touch game over holiday weekend and when they do they will learn about the Campaign and the fight to stop malaria.

Long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets are one of the easiest and cost-effective methods of preventing the spread of the malaria. Bed nets prevent malaria transmission by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions occur. It costs just $10 to purchase and deliver a net to a refugee in need, and to educate the recipient on its proper use.

To learn more please visit NothingButNets

So while you are playing one of the games this weekend take a little time out to learn how you can help prevent malaria and protect some of the world's most vulnerable.

Sneak peek at the new CheckersFS5

Take a look at the persistent turn by turn feature in the next release of CheckersFS5,

let us know what you think.

play by play provided by our own bshirley

CheckersFS5 now available in the App Store

Checkers leverages FlipSide5’s multi-player platform with internet, WiFi and Bluetooth game play available. Game players can push game play invites to their AIM buddies using the iPhone’s push notification capabilities. Checkers also includes worldwide leaderboards based on a innovative player rating engine. With two modes of game play and 5 levels of computer player artificial intelligence, Checkers has engaging gameplay for both the casual and serious game player.

Checkers is our most socially networked game ever and we hope that with its industry leading game play and network features it will develop a strong following in the iPhone and iPod touch communities.

Checkers comes in both free and paid flavors.
Free
Paid

The paid version shows of a new online matching feature where you will be matched against a player who's ranked similarly to you. That way your challenged but not blown off the board every time you play.
Also, Checkers tweets here: checkersFS5

Touch Hockey Reaches 10 million Unique Game Player Milestone.

During the week of August 24th Touch Hockey, FlipSide5’s ground breaking air hockey game for the iPhone and iPod touch reached 10 million unique game players. Since its launch in October 2008 Touch Hockey has been one of the most popular games on the iPhone platform. Touch Hockey’s with its industry leading graphics and multi-player game play over Wifi and Bluetooth showcases the iPhone’s breakthough capabilities for mobile gaming.

You can find the full press release here: the full press release

FlipSide5 Leads iPhone Social Network Gaming with “Mancala: FS5”

RESTON, VA - FlipSide5, Inc. proudly announces the release of “Mancala: FS5”, the best-of-breed, social-networked Mancala board game for the iPhone. It leads the social gaming iPhone market with full AOL AIM integration.

Mancala: FS5 is currently the #1 board game for the iPhone with 250,000 downloads during its first week. Users are raving about the game calling it “addictive” and a “must-have”. The online gameplay and AIM integration keeps players coming back.

Mancala: FS5 brings leading social-networking capabilities along with best-in-class graphics, sounds and game play to the classic game of Mancala on the iPhone. In addition to three difficulty levels in one-player mode, the game supports three styles of two player game play: local area network, anonymous internet play, and internet play between AIM buddies with full instant messaging capabilities.

“Mancala: FS5 is the first iPhone game to have integrated the OpenAIM protocols - allowing AIM users to play games with their buddies while on the go.   FlipSide5 has opened up new possibilities in social gaming on the iPhone.” said Todd Brannam, Chief Architect of AOL’s iPhone Application Team. “I look forward to seeing the evolution of social gaming from FlipSide5.”

“We have learned a lot with our previous social-networked games and wanted to push the envelope.” said Michael Sanford, President of FlipSide5, Inc. “We have also licensed our social gaming engine to Zerion Software in their new game ‘Rochambeau’.”

Mancala: FS5 joins the FlipSide5 product suite of Touch Hockey, Tic-Tac-Touch and Touch4. FlipSide5 games are currently on over 4 million iPhones and iPods with over 1.5 million online iPhone games played a month. Over the last 3 months, FlipSide5 has seen over 6.5 million downloads of their games.

Mancala: FS5 is being featured in the App Store in the “Best Family Games” section by Apple.

Pricing and Availability:
Mancala: FS5 is available today for $1.99 and a fully-featured ad-supported version is available for free.