Sudoku Challenge 100,000,000 Sudoku puzzles now in your pocket! on Nintendo DSiWare

Digital Leisure Inc. a leading developer and publisher of interactive video-based titles and console games, announced today the launch of Sudoku Challenge!, designed exclusively for the Nintendo DSi Shop.

Award-winning Astraware Sudoku now available for BlackBerry smartphones!

Astraware - the Handmark Game Studio is excited to announce the release of Astraware Sudoku for BlackBerry smartphones. Alongside the new release, this award-winning Sudoku game has also been updated for Palm OS and Windows Mobile smartphones - with enhanced graphics, and changes to the existing game engine to improve calculations and hints for some of the more difficult puzzles.

Recognised by many as the best mobile Sudoku game for a range of smartphones, Astraware Sudoku includes all the features avid Sudoku players want. The game includes the highly acclaimed OTA Puzzle of the Day that allows players to download a puzzle for each difficulty level from the Sudoku of the Day webserver each day and on completion submit their time to see how they compare to other players worldwide! The BlackBerry and Palm versions of Astraware Sudoku also enable players to download packs of puzzles at multiple difficulty levels as and when required, so players never need worry about running out of puzzles.

Astraware Sudoku includes a wide range of assistance including a Sudoku solver, manual and automatic pencilmarks, a smart hints system to give players helpful guidance without just showing the solution, and hold-and-highlight for locating particular numbers or groups. Players can use these features to learn how to play Sudoku, improve their game and progress to higher difficulty levels!

In addition, players can enter their own puzzles from magazines and newspapers and use all of Astraware Sudoku s assistance to help solve them.

To coincide with this release, Astraware Sudoku for BlackBerry, Palm OS and Windows Mobile has been reduced to the new regular price of $9.95, but to celebrate the release players can grab a copy for just $4.95 for a limited time from Astraware.com and Handmark.com!

Astraware Sudoku is available for BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod touch, Windows Mobile and Palm OS.

KenKen - Sudoku killer coming to mobile phones

Capcom Mobile, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games, and NEXTOY, LLC today announced their intention to bring the hit puzzle game KENKEN to mobile platforms worldwide. Dubbed "sudoku with a brain,” KENKEN has become a certified phenomenon with more that 1.5 million puzzle books sold and regular puzzles appearing in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, Readers Digest and on NYTimes.com.

"In this exclusive agreement Capcom Mobile is honored to be bringing the next big puzzle franchise to mobile devices worldwide,” said Midori Yuasa, president, Capcom Interactive, Inc. "Mobile devices are the perfect platform for puzzles, and we look forward to giving new players and those franchise fans the opportunity to the play KENKEN on the go”.

The first KENKEN game from Capcom Mobile, called KENKEN: Train Your Brain!, will feature more than 250 puzzles, and will be available on mobile devices across Europe and North America by the end of April 2009.

The brainchild of Japanese Math teacher Tetsuya Miyamoto and made famous by puzzle master Will Shortz, KENKEN requires simple arithmetic calculations and logic to decipher the ingenious puzzles. Translated as "wisdom squared” in Japanese, KENKEN involves addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. With difficulty levels from beginner to advanced, KENKEN puzzles improve logical thinking, concentration and perseverance.

What People Are Saying about the KenKen Puzzle:

• "The most addictive puzzle since sudoku" - Will Shortz, New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor

• "The successor to sudoku” – The Times UK

• "My latest puzzle love: KenKen” - Stephen Shankland, CNet News

Cafe Sudoku video game on N-Gage

Become a part of the Café Community with the highly addictive Café Sudoku from Digital Chocolate on N-Gage. With an infinite number of puzzles to crack across five different difficulty levels, the fun is endless in this brand new numerical brain-teaser!

Create a character, form a café and share Sudoku strategies with other players in the Community, then grab a quick game on the go. Café Sudoku is suitable for all skill levels. In-game hints and tips give players the chance to learn how to play the game on the move and develop their Sudoku skills to unlock items for both their café and character.

Vibrant animations bring the dynamic gameplay to life and make Sudoku more exciting than ever in the most social Sudoku game yet. Flex your mental muscle in the game that anyone can play anytime, anywhere.

Sudoku has never been this mobile!

Café Sudoku is now available on
http://www.n-gage.com

Best Sudoku apps for iPhone and iPod touch

Chances are, you’re fully aware that the number-placement logic game Sudoku is massively popular. 

But if you’ve been in a cave the past few years and need evidence, look no further than the 18 (and counting) versions of Sudoku apps available in the iTunes App Store, ranging in price from 99 cents to $10.

If you’re a fan of Sudoku, which do you buy? Unfortunately, the current state of the App Store doesn’t allow for demo versions of software, leaving you to take a wild guess based on a short description and a few screenshots. 

But Macworld is here to help: I tested every iPhone Sudoku app and picked out those worthy of your iPhone’s screen. (It was a tough job, but somebody had to do it.)


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Sudoku - iPhone iPod touch - Mobile Cellphone Game - Fact Sheet

Sudoku

Play Sudoku on your iPhone touch screen! Tap and shake your way through 10,000 grids on five difficulty levels. Tap New Game or enter your favorite magazine or Internet puzzle in Newspaper Mode. 

Tap Pen or Pencil to enter your selection or record number possibilities. Take advantage of helpful features including Error Checking, Hint and Candidate Numbers Auto-Fill. Track your stats and Journey Points. With Sudoku on your touch screen, the solution is at your fingertips!

• Tap your iPhone touch screen to easily fill in cells.

• Set up your game quickly with simplified menu navigation.
  
• Challenge yourself with thousands of different grids.
  
• Master Five Difficulty Levels.
  
• Customize your play with two Game Modes: Normal and Newspaper.
  
• Keep the fun going with three Helper Functions.
  
• Enjoy traditional Japanese graphics and music.
  

• Follow your progress with Stats Tracking.  2008 Electronic Arts Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Sudoku on Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade

Sudoku to launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade Q2 2008 with innovative multi-player

Merscom announced it will be publishing this Spring Buku Sudoku, the first Sudoku game for the Xbox LIVE Arcade system. The first, and only, Sudoku title for the Xbox LIVE Arcade, Buku Sudoku brings the worldwide Sudoku phenomenon to the Xbox LIVE Arcade while adding innovative competitive and cooperative play features.

Buku Sudoku uses three key features of the XBLA platform to create the best console Sudoku experience. First, the native HD resolution of the 360 allows for an easy to read grid with pencil marks. Secondly, the controller’s triggers and thumbsticks make for a very fast entry method, a usual barrier with electronic Sudoku games. Thirdly, the unique XBLA service allows for multiplayer experiences never before witnessed in a Sudoku game. All of this is wrapped up in a cohesive graphical style that manages to offer something for all users. In a similar fashion, multiple puzzle sizes, difficulties, control schemes, and tutorials offer appeal to any player whether totally new or a veteran.

“We are really excited about the release of Buku Sudoku, as it takes the proven and popular gameplay of Sudoku to a new level. It will appeal not only to Sudoku fans but anyone who loves a great gameplay experience,” said Kirk Owen, CEO at Merscom. “Given the popularity of Sudoku on other platforms and the quality of this game, we expect Buku Sudoku to be a phenomenal hit.”

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Seven Seas Sudoku Debuts at WorldWinner.com

WorldWinner's Original Strategy Game Provides a Twist on the Popular Puzzle Pastime

Ahoy, matey! Sudoku fans can now walk the plank and hit the high seas with the latest addition to WorldWinner’s games portfolio. The company today announced the launch of Seven Seas Sudoku, an online cash competition version of the popular puzzle game with a pirate-themed twist. WorldWinner is a subsidiary of FUN Technologies Inc. (TSX:FUN) (AIM:FUN) and the leading provider of online game competitions for cash and prizes.

Seven Seas Sudoku is already proving to be a popular puzzler on WorldWinner; more than 12,000 games have been played in the initial days since its launch.

“WorldWinner created Seven Seas Sudoku in response to player demand for an interactive cash competition version of Sudoku, one the world’s most popular puzzle games,” said Peter Blacklow, president of WorldWinner. “Creating engaging online versions of popular offline favorites, such as SCRABBLE and Sudoku, is a key component of WorldWinner’s strategy to introduce a new audience of board and puzzle game fans to online cash competitions.”

Conceptualized and developed by WorldWinner, Seven Seas Sudoku is based on the universal rules of Sudoku. Players compete against one another by filling a 9x9 game board with numbered coins during each five-minute game. Participants accumulate points – booty for their treasure chests – by correctly completing a row, column or 3x3 square. If the clock runs out before players complete the entire game board, all empty squares are filled with Jolly Roger icons, resulting in scoring penalties. The player with the most loot in his or her treasure chest at the end of the game wins. Fill ‘er up, Captain!

Seven Seas Sudoku is available to players exclusively on WorldWinner.com and its partner sites, including AOL Games, GSN, MSN Games and Pogo.com.