Houston, Texas – BigSprocket, LLC is pleased to announce Tourneys 1.1, an update to their popular poker tool for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed for the Internet poker player, Tourneys 1.1 puts the schedules of upcoming tournaments from the most popular Internet poker sites in the palm of your hand. It allows players to quickly find out what games are coming up on each site, without having to log into that site’s software.

Feature Highlights:
* Sorted display of upcoming tournaments from the most popular poker sites
* Filters by site and stakes allow users to zero in only on games that interest them
* Detailed information on each tournament is available

“Many online players have accounts with multiple sites and choose where to play based on the best action at that time” said Kyle Davis, BigSprocket’s founder and self-proclaimed “head geek.” “Normally, it’s a manual process to see what’s happening on each site. Tourneys allows players to see, at a glance, all the upcoming tournaments at their favorite online poker sites, so they know when and where to log in. The details provided by the site (such as prize guarantees, rebuy/addon availability, etc.) are displayed for the player so they can make the best decision where to spend their time.”

Tourneys consolidates schedules published to the Internet by major poker sites. Currently, Tourneys supports Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet, Absolute Poker, Pokerstars, Party Poker and Bodog. “The major sites are covered; we’re talking to a number of smaller sites to get their data too,” said Davis.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Tourneys 1.1 is $2.99 (USD), and is available worldwide exclusively through the iTunes App Store in the Entertainment category. Review copies are available upon request. Online poker sites not already supported by Tourneys are encouraged to contact Davis for inclusion in the next release.

Tourneys 1.1: http://tourneysapp.com
Purchase and Download: http://bspl.us/itrny
BigSprocket: http://www.bigsprocket.com/

San Mateo, California – PlayHaven, an online universe of fan communities for games, today launched its innovative platform enabling virtually any iPhone game developer to instantly establish a community presence online and in-game for free. For the first time, developers can now easily claim their game communities to start directly communicating with their fans, while creating word-of-mouth buzz with iPhone gamers everywhere.

“Having passionate fans is the cornerstone of any successful game. For the first time, developers can now offer their fans a destination to share, gather, and interact,” said Raymond Lau, co- founder and CEO of PlayHaven. “We want to be a true partner to game developers who are looking to establish a connection with their fans and form the base of a lasting franchise.”

PlayHaven’s online universe of communities has an aggregated audience across more than 15,000 games in the iPhone App Store. Fans share their passion for the games by creating guides, tips, reviews, and other content. They also eagerly await announcements of new releases from the developers. Any iPhone game developer can simply visit PlayHaven and claim their fan community in seconds.

Today, 20 developers of the most popular games on the iPhone became PlayHaven Charter Partners and have made their communities available within their games. Charter Partners include Minigore, Geared, I Dig It, The Quest, Mouse House 2, SnowFerno, iSamurai, Bobble Surfer, ZombieSmash!, Transylvania, Genius Defense Force, Gang Street Wars, Hopple, Tipoli, Influence, Above and Cell War, to name just a few. Many of these titles have occupied the top spot on Apple’s list of most popular games in the App Store and have collectively reached over 1 million iPhone users.

“Now we have a community where Geared fans can share tips and strategies on the web or straight from the game,” said Bryan Mitchell, the developer behind Geared. “We are already seeing tremendous value in the new online features with nearly one-third of our players entering our community each day.”

A recent survey from AdMob found that 46 percent of iPhone users choose applications based on word-of-mouth recommendations. Yet most iPhone game developers have no way to reach their fans directly to encourage word-of-mouth buzz or even to announce new titles.PlayHaven does what the iPhone App Store does not – create a connection between game developers and their fans. Developers can now rely on their passionate fans to be the rocket fuel that grows the popularity of their games.

PlayHaven: http://www.playhaven.com