February 2013
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What are you guys up to?
Hey everyone!
It’s been a crazy two months since we’ve released Word Derby. Within one week after the game was released, Word Derby already hit 20 million turns and was featured in the “New and Noteworthy” section of the App store!
Now that the game has been in the App store for some time, we’re excited about the Word Derby community that has come together on...
January 2013
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1.5 Update
Attention Word Derby users and Fans! We are aware that our recent 1.4 update that was live for one day may have connected you to the account Adam B. I want to assure everybody who downloaded this update or experienced issues that your accounts have NOT been compromised nor your games lost. This is not a security issue as Adam B. is a producer on the game and this was a test account....
December 2012
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Word Derby Update!
Hope you all are having a great holiday, everyone!
Word Derby is approaching its one month app store release anniversary, and we thought it would be fun to post a big ol’ update on everything Word Derby! We’ve received many thoughtful tweets, great reviews and helpful feedback about Word Derby, and we couldn’t thank you guys enough!
So without further ado, here are some of Word...
Have you seen us?
Almost a week after Word Derby debuted in the App store, we have been getting a number of fantastic reviews! Here are just some of our favorites:
Have Fun While Horsing Around With Your Vocabulary In Word Derby
“If you’re anything like us here on AppAdvice, then you must also be a big fan of word games… And pretty soon, we might just be adding another title to our list of favorite...
November 2012
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Thank You!
Only a day after Word Derby was released, we have already reached many a milestone including an overall five-star user rating and a place in the top 10 paid word games list in the app store. But none of this would have happened if it were not for all of you! So we just wanted to say THANK YOU and hope you all continue to have fun playing the game.
See you at the tracks!
Sincerely,
Your friends...
It's finally here!
That’s right, everyone!
Word Derby is finally available on iOS!! Download it now and share it with your friends and family so you can challenge them to 2 player, 3 player or even 4 player races! It’s wordy excitement that you won’t find anywhere else, folks!
See you all at the tracks!
Word Derby & Updates!
At Mention Mobile, we are always working on something. Whether we are designing interfaces or beginning to develop a new game, we continue to add more things to our to-do list.
But after much testing, updating and some more testing, one of the games we have been working on for quite some time now, Word Derby, is going to be released to the public in November! Jonathan, the Mention Mobile lead...
September 2012
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Doodley Updates!
The talent of our Doodley users never ceases to amaze us here at Mention Mobile. We get a wide variety of submissions and even if no two drawings are alike, we absolutely love every single one of them!
Here are just some of our favorites:
Keep up the great work, everyone!!!
Ryan's Interview with StartUpSmart
What advice would you give to other young entrepreneurs?
The best advice I ever got when first starting out was to take every meeting because you never know what might happen.
If I had never taken the lunch with Kory Jones, Mention Mobile may have never started.
StartUpSmart just posted a great article about Ryan and his goals and aspirations as president, founder and chief executive of...
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We're back!
After a short vacation from social media, we are back to bring you updates on all of your favorite Mention Mobile game apps! Currently, we are in the process of launching a new and exciting app that will blow you and your friends away, so look out for that! Get excited because Mention Mobile is back and better than ever before!
March 2012
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St. Baldrick's & Doodley: A success!
Our collaboration with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is nearing an end, and we couldn’t be more pleased with how it’s gone. We had nearly 600 submissions over the weeklong contest on Doodley, each a more delightful interpretation of a Lucky Leprechaun than the last.
Before we share the winners as selected by Mention Mobile and St. Baldrick’s Foundation, we would like to...
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Doodle to Conquer Kids' Cancer!
We’ve been talking at the office for a few weeks now about how to take our community drawing app Doodley to the next level. We thought about our awesome users and the loyal community they’ve built up since the app’s release, and we wondered… what next?
We thought about the themed prompts that we’ve held that have been so extremely successful (I still remember all...
February 2012
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G2TN: A Look at Lifelines
We’re pleased to announce that our newest Facebook trivia game, Get 2 The Nest, has been submitted to the App Store! This is an especially fun time for us in the Mention Mobile office as now we finally get to talk about our brand new app with all of you, our friends and fans. Without any further ado, let’s jump in!
There’s plenty of fun to be had in Get 2 The Nest. Your...
January 2012
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A Doodley How To
Scott Esbeck, artsy winner of the most recent Doodley contest, has graciously agreed to share the secrets behind the talents he so regularly shares with the rest of us. He has a hilarious sensibility and an incredible style, and we’re thrilled to have him writing for us today.
This is a well put together and wonderfully detailed look into his process, and on top of that, it’s a...
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Ryan's Interview at M.O.
Concept creation is my forte… Seeing an idea come to life and watching hundreds of thousands of users enjoy the end result is a pretty rewarding feeling.
- Ryan Ozonian
Ryan’s interview with MO went up yesterday, and it’s a great read. Though we spend hours and days in the office hammering out the nitty gritty of everything from game design to marketing plans to publishing,...
December 2011
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Zombie Bash: Character Development
Josh Engel, one of the two artists who worked on Zombie Bash, recently put together a look at how the Scrambler developed over the course of a month or so.
For so long the zombies existed in isolation, tinkered with (and then animated as well, there’s a forthcoming compilation video of them all), and then improved upon. It’s nice to have the perspective like this, to look back and...
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Zombie Bash: In Review
One of our screenshots for the upcoming Zombie Bash: Xmas Attack.
Ho-ho-how’s it going?
Last week was a wild one here at Mention Mobile’s Worldwide Headquarters. There was last-minute changes and late-night pushes (I think our programmer went three days without sleeping), but Zombie Bash: Xmas Attack was uploaded into the iTunes store…
… and accepted for review!
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November 2011
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Santa vs Zombie Bash: Choosing a Name
The wonderful whimsical zombie bashing game that we’re releasing in just a few weeks is officially called Zombie Bash: Xmas Attack, but this wasn’t always the case.
As some of our dedicated fans know, the game was born into existence one late, fateful October evening as Santa vs. Zombies. A title so simple and effective that it left no question as to how truly incredible the game...
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Zombie Bash: Xmas Attack Mock to Final
We’re just a few weeks away from the release of our holiday game Zombie Bash: Xmas Attack, and the staff at Mention Mobile HQ is hustling. From rough draft beginnings mere weeks ago are emerging some truly remarkable pieces of art and gameplay, and it’s very exciting to see the polish being applied to each part of the game.
The idea for Zombie Bash: Xmas Attack is simple (Santa...
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The Mark Cuban Announcement, and More
There’s a lot to talk about, so let’s start with Mention Mobile’s biggest news: Mark Cuban, successful investor, billionaire entrepreneur and championship-winning Dallas Maverick, has invested in Mention Mobile.
“Mention Mobile’s creativity, fun factor and advanced Facebook integrations skills are a great combination that I’m excited to be part of.” -...
