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In addition to the successful launch, SkyVu has now surpassed 14 MILLION paid & free downloads across its portfolio of iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android apps, SkyVu Entertainment has reached yet another major milestone in its quest to become one of the top transmedia mobile social game companies.         

Ben Vu, co-Founder and CEO of SkyVu, attributes the successful launch to the ever-growing BATTLE BEARS fan base and the company’s strategic decision to make BATTLE BEARS ROYALE a free-to-play game.  “Our fans have supported us from the beginning and shared in our vision of making innovative mobile games with a twist of humor and plenty of non-stop action.  We couldn’t have gotten this far without them.  By making our games free-to-play, we’ve eliminated all barriers to experiencing our original brands.” says Vu.    

Vu adds, “Our goal was to make an extremely fun multiplayer shooter that anyone can play anytime, anywhere, with anyone, for free.”  BATTLE BEARS ROYALE features 5 different character classes with almost a hundred different weapons, power ups, skins, and special features.  Character classes include:  OLIVER the brown bear (Soldier class),  RIGGS the polar bear (Heavy class), TILLMAN the robotic panda (Demolition class), HUGGABLE the pink bear (Huggable class), and ASTORIA the very first female BATTLE BEAR (Sniper class).  BATTLE BEARS ROYALE is currently compatible with 3^rd generation and higher iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads.  The game can be played over standard WiFi or 3G connections.  Leaderboard & achievement systems provided by Game Center and GREE’s OpenFeint.

SkyVu plans to continue updating BATTLE BEARS ROYALE through 2012 and beyond.  “This is the tip of the iceberg.  We will be adding more social features, game modes, classes, weapons, skins and maps.  We also actively listen to our fans on Facebook, Twitter and BattleBears.com for their suggestions.”  An Android version is also in the works and will provide real-time cross-platform game play between iPhone and Android users.

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Last week, SkyVu also introduced the world to its first official toy, a pink HUGGABLE plush toy from BATTLE BEARS.  HUGGABLE is the first of many BATTLE BEARS inspired toys to be released.  Below, Patrick Norton proudly introduces the HUGGABLE toy to the world on Revision3's Tekzilla show.  Fans can purchase the toy at next week's San Diego Comic-Con or online at BattleBears.com.

Click to watch HUGGABLE on Revision3's Tekzilla    

Benjamin Vu, co-founder and President, announces SkyVu's next two games at GDC 2011Coming this April to the App Store is BATTLE BEARS BLAST, the first one-handed casual shooter game for the iPhone and iPod touch.  "We wanted to bring the fun, action, and comedy of BATTLE BEARS to a wider audience, so BLAST requires only one hand and takes only a minute or two to play but will have you coming back to beat your own score or to challenge your friends." says Vu.  Learn more about BLAST at the official BattleBears.com website.

Vu then introduced BATTLE BEARS ROYALE, the first BATTLE BEARS multiplayer game coming to the App Store this summer.  The BATTLE BEARS series has established itself as one of the best mobile 3rd person shooter game series and BATTLE BEARS ROYALE will be one of the only 3rd person multiplayer shooters available on any mobile platform.  Working in partnership with W3i's Recharge Studios, experts in app promotion and freemium monetization systems, BATTLE BEARS ROYALE will be SkyVu's first entry into the growing freemium game market and will expose the BATTLE BEARS brand to an even larger audience than before.  

Vu adds "We are so excited about partnering with Recharge Studios on BATTLE BEARS ROYALE.  Our fans have asked for multiplayer features ever since our first release in 2009, and we're finally going to be able to deliver an awesome 3rd person shooter experience with BATTLE BEARS ROYALE." Learn more about BATTLE BEARS ROYALE at the Official BattleBears.com website.

"Although I mostly do creative work, I am honored to be listed alongside some of the best executives and leaders in the Midwest.  Thanks to SkyVu's amazing team and great mentoring by the Nebraska Angels, I'm able to continue leading SkyVu in the super competitive mobile entertainment industry." says Vu.

Today, we proudly present BATTLE BEARS -1 for Android users around the world!  We're launching on Android Market first and will have versions available on Verizon VCAST and the Amazon Appstore.