"Mushroom War" was recognized as the "Game of the Year" at Mobile Shark 2013
December 25, 2013
– Saint Petersburg, Russia – The Mushroom Wars mobile game, created by Creat Studios in collaboration with i-Free, won the "Game of the Year" nomination at Mobile Shark 2013. In the near future, strategy fans will see the release of the second part of the game, which will be called "Mushroom War 2".
Within the framework of the Mobile Developer conference & The Business Day, held at the DigitalOctober technology center, hosted the presentation of the Mobile Shark 2013 award in the categories "Start of the Year", "Game of the Year", "Business Application of the Year", "Product of the Year", "Outsourcing Company of the Year". The jury of Mobile Shark 2013 included representatives of Google, Samsung, Content review, Afisha-Rambler-SUP, Sberbank, Digital October, etc.
In the nomination "Game of the Year", the victory was awarded to the strategy "Mushroom War". When choosing the winner, the jury evaluated the originality of the gameplay, the viral growth of the user base, as well as the quality of the graphics.
The Mushroom War was released by i-Free, a leading Russian publisher of mobile games and applications, in early 2013. Just a few weeks after its release, the game entered the TOP 5 of the best Apple App Store games and apps in the United States and the TOP 5 of the best strategies in 92 countries. In the first three months of sales alone, the number of downloads of "Mushroom Wars" in the Apple App Store exceeded the 1 million mark.
After the success of the "Mushroom War" at Mobile Shark 2013, i-Free and Creat Studios announce the imminent release of the second part of the game. In version 2.0, the action is transferred to space, where the mushroom men, the main characters of the game, went in the final video of the single–player campaign of the first part of the "Mushroom War".
In the second part, players will have to unite conflicting planets, which will require going through a new campaign and getting to know the full variety of flora and architecture of stellar bodies. The multiplayer mode will be improved in version 2.0. The planned start of sales is March 2014.
Commenting on the victory of the "Mushroom War" at Mobile Shark 2013, Kirill Petrov, Managing Director of i-Free, said: "We are pleased that the "Mushroom War" has received such high marks from experts in the mobile industry. The success of the game is also confirmed by user reviews and top positions in world stores. We are currently working with CreatStudios on the second part of the game, which should become even more exciting and competitive, which will ensure its even greater popularity."
More information about the MobileShark2013 Award can be found on the MDDay website.
You can watch the trailer of the game "Mushroom War" at the link, download the game for iPhone in Russia and the CIS – in the Apple App Store, for iPad in Russia and the CIS – in the Apple App Store, as well as on Google Play.
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Creat Studios, Inc. is a leading developer of console games in Russia. Founded in 1990, the company has offices in St. Petersburg and Boston (USA) and is the official (licensed) developer for most modern mobile devices and game consoles: Microsoft Xbox360, SonyPlaystationPortable(PSP), SonyPlayStation3, NintendoWii, NintendoDS
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i-Free is an innovative company that has been operating in the CIS market since 2001 and in the international market since 2006. Specializes in the creation and implementation of innovative projects in the field of mobile and NFC technologies, electronic finance, digital content distribution, electronic payment systems and micropayments, the development of applications for smartphones and new network devices, as well as the promotion of digital products in the B2C market and the implementation of B2B projects in the field of mobile marketing.
The company is represented and successfully operates in international markets: i-Free offices are located in Kiev (Ukraine), Minsk (Belarus), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Mumbai (India), Beijing (China), Sao Paolo (Brazil). I-Free products and services are delivered today to more than 100 countries around the world.
The headquarters of i-Free is located in St. Petersburg, the representative office is in Moscow. Currently, the company employs more than 750 people.
i-Free cooperates with leading mobile operators in Russia and the CIS countries, global mobile equipment vendors, banks, multinational brands and trademarks, major media holdings, publishing houses and Internet resources.
More detailed information about the company is available on the website www.i-free.com
For more information, please contact:
Aelita Davydova,
e-mail: pr@i-free.com
