NEWS AND UPDATES

Missile Defender Featured on Amazon.com Free App of the Day

San Francisco, California - January 15, 2012 - Amazon will be featuring another of Epic Pixel's game, Missile Defender, for Amazon Free App of the day. This auspiciously coincides with Epic Pixel's one year anniversary. Nick Sha, co-founder, remarked, "What better way to celebrate Epic Pixel's first birthday than to have another one of our game featured on Amazon free app of the day. We’re delighted to give Missile Defender away for free and let everyone in on our little celebration".

Missile Defender is a touchscreen twist on the classic 80s arcade games. Defend your city against an enemy bombardment. Intercept missiles, upgrade your defenses, and play through limitless levels. See how long you're able to hold out before your physical and psychological defenses crumble. Prepare to get nostalgic as you defend civilization from anachronistic existential threats.

Amazon Appstore Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XQLBU4/

Grow Featured on Amazon.com Free App of the Day

San Francisco, California - June 12, 2011 - Epic Pixel, an up-and-coming indie game studio, today announced Grow will be available for FREE for a limited time. "We wanted to make Grow available for everyone to enjoy and see what we had to offer, so we decided to give the full retail version away for free," said Chris Sha, co-founder of Epic Pixel.

Grow, an action packed fish-eat-fish game, is FREE today only on the Amazon Appstore for Android. The deal will last 24 hours and can be purchased thereafter for a list price of US$1.99.

Grow is not your typical fish game, where you mindlessly tap on the screen to feed your pet fish and wait for it to get bigger. In Grow, you are the fish, and you're trying to fill your insatiable appetite while avoiding becoming lunch yourself.



Amazon Appstore Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZH66XO

Epic Pixel Releases Free Version of Grow

San Francisco, California - May 23, 2011 - Epic Pixel releases a free version of their well received game, Grow. With positive reviews from game reviewers and fans alike, Grow is well on its way to becoming a hit on the Android platform.

Grow has been described as a casual time killer that is addictive and fun. The premise is simple, as a tiny fish your job is to eat everything in your habitat, starting in a jar and ending in the ocean. You'll encounter many creatures with special abilities, but also power-ups to help devour these enemies.

"With the Android market ever increasing with iOS ports, we wanted to release a free version of Grow for everyone to enjoy and experience what an original Android game had to offer," said Chris Sha, co-founder of Epic Pixel.

Grow Free offers a subset of levels and features from the full version for fans to try out. Be sure to keep a lookout as more levels will be added in future updates. So go ahead and get your fins wet!

Free version available at: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.epicpixel.GrowFree
Full version available at: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.epicpixel.Grow

Indie Developer's First Release: Grow

San Francisco, California - April 30, 2011 - Epic Pixel's maiden voyage, Grow, is an action packed fish-eat-fish game that is addictively fun. Nick Sha, Epic Pixel's co-founder said, "With our first release, we wanted to show that Android games can be fun to play, and also have the look and feel of a well polished game."

In this aquatic adventure, you start off as a tiny egg in a cramped jar, and escape into the open sea. Devour your way through 64 levels and 7 stunning environments to fill your insatiable appetite. You'll encounter dangerous fishes and helpful power-ups to aid you through your journey. Collect coins to upgrade power-ups in the shop, then test your skills in survival mode, where endless hours of replay and online leader board awaits.

Features:

  • 64 levels with 7 stunning environments
  • 7 endless survival levels with global leader board
  • Intuitive on-screen virtual joystick with multi-touch support
  • Dynamic fishes and variable sizes offers a different experience every play
  • Five unique power-ups with 17 upgrades to unlock
  • Six types of enemies with unique behaviors
  • Exclusively for Android