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Tampere, Finland – August 23, 2010 – 10tons Ltd announced today that Miriel the Magical Merchant HD is now available for iPad.

"The initial response for Miriel the Magical Merchant HD has been really positive. The game plays extremely well on the iPad and the gameplay experience is very intuitive and smooth.", said Tero Alatalo, who is the CEO of 10tons and also one of the developers.

Miriel the Magical Merchant is a magical time management game. The original PC and Mac version was released in 2008. The game reached top 10 on several portals and appeared on the 1st position of Mac download charts on one of the largest casual gaming portals. The game features several hours of game play, over 60 levels, a mini game, a branching storyline, and even unlockable real life cooking recipes. The iPad version also has some improvements like higher resolution and the ability to play the mini game separately.

Miriel the Magical Merchant HD is available now from the Apple App Store for $4.99/3.99€/£2.99: http://bit.ly/mirielhd

Gameplay trailer: http://bit.ly/mirielvideo

More information: http://www.10tons.com/Game/miriel.html

Please contact sampot (at) 10tons (dot) com for any information or interview requests. Promo codes also available for review purposes.

You can also follow 10tons Ltd on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/10tonsLtd), twitter @10tonsLtd or find us on Facebook (http://bit.ly/10tonsfacebook).

About 10tons Ltd:
10tons Ltd is a Finnish game developer and publisher founded in 2003. Their debut title, Crimsonland, has become a cult-classic among fans of top down shooter games. 10tons has also released several games for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Their latest creations include the popular iPad games Sparkle HD and Azkend HD. 10tons has created eight casual games under the MythPeople brand. These include popular titles such as Azkend, Miriel's Enchanted Mystery, and Dragon Portals. To find out more, please visit http://www.10tons.com.

PR contact:
Sampo Töyssy

+358-45-1260928

Tampere, Finland – August 11, 2010 – 10tons Ltd announced today that Miriel the Magical Merchant HD will be released for the iPad during August 2010.

"As Miriel and her adventures have been hugely popular on PC and Mac, we are excited to bring it to the iPad too. We think that the game works like a charm on the iPad as the touch interface really fits the game mechanics and the theme. Miriel the Magical Merchant HD should be a lot of fun for the whole family.", said Sampo Töyssy of 10tons.

Miriel the Magical Merchant is a time management game with a magical theme. The main character is a girl called Miriel who has a general store in a magical kingdom. With the player's help Miriel travels through the kingdom and uncovers a branching storyline while building a general store empire. The game has over 60 levels and it provides several hours of entertainment. The player can create 19 different items in the store while traveling across six unique areas with their own environments and musical pieces. Also, there is a mini game and real-life cooking recipes can be unlocked.

10tons is also hosting a Miriel the Magical Merchant HD competition. The task is simple: watch Miriel the Magical Merchant HD game play trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwB_itQU0mw) and count how many times Miriel peeks from behind the iPad. Then send your answer to mirielhd(at)10tons.com before August 22nd 2010. From all those who've answered right, five randomly selected winners will receive a promo code for Azkend HD iPad game (US iTunes account required).

Miriel the Magical Merchant HD will be available from the Apple App Store in August 2010 for $4.99/3.99€/£2.99

Game play trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwB_itQU0mw

More information: http://www.10tons.com/Game/miriel.html

iPad screenshots: http://www.10tons.com/Screenshots/miriel.html#iPad

You can also follow 10tons Ltd on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/10tonsLtd), twitter at #10tonsLtd or find us on Facebook (http://bit.ly/10tonsfacebook). Please contact sampot (at) 10tons (dot) com for any information or interview requests.

About 10tons Ltd:
10tons Ltd is a Finnish game developer and publisher founded in 2003. Their debut title, Crimsonland, has become a cult-classic among fans of top down shooter games. 10tons has also released several games for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Their latest creations include iPad games Sparkle HD, Azkend HD, and Abundante! for iPhone. 10tons has created eight casual games under the MythPeople brand. These include popular titles such as Azkend, Miriel's Enchanted Mystery, and Dragon Portals. To find out more, please visit http://www.10tons.com.

PR contact:
Sampo Töyssy

+358-45-1260928

Tampere, Finland – July 1st, 2010 – 10tons Ltd announced today a brand new game called Heroes of Kalevala. Heroes of Kalevala is a village-building match-3 game. The game world is inspired by Finnish national epic Kalevala. The game will feature state of the art match-3 mechanics, an extensive village building meta game, and several hero characters from Kalevala for the player to meet.

"We've always loved match-3 games that are original and provide polished playability. We created a tiny match-3 game called Ice Breaker way back in 2004 and now we wanted to revisit this classic genre.", said Sampo Töyssy of 10tons. "Our goal was to create a modern match-3 game with all the best parts from existing games seasoned with some new twists. We also have an original meta game that interacts heavily with the match-3 game. Since the whole team is from Finland, it's been fun and interesting to create a game that draws inspiration from Kalevala."

Heroes of Kalevala will be available for iPhone and iPod touch around August 2010. More platforms will be announced later. Heroes of Kalevala is developed with the support of the MEDIA programme of the European Union.

Watch the Heroes of Kalevala iPhone teaser here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62RDWEtP2Y8

Screenshots:
http://www.10tons.com/image/misc/kalevala_screen_1.jpg
http://www.10tons.com/image/misc/kalevala_screen_2.jpg

Find out more about Kalevala here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala

Get the latest news by following 10tons on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/10tonsLtd), twitter at #10tonsLtd or find us on Facebook (http://bit.ly/crIFk1). Please contact sampot (at) 10tons (dot) com for any information or interview requests.

About 10tons Ltd:
10tons Ltd is a Finnish game developer and publisher founded in 2003. Their debut title, Crimsonland, has become a cult-classic among fans of top down shooter games. 10tons has also released several games for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Their latest creations include iPad games Sparkle HD, Azkend HD, and Abundante! for iPhone. 10tons has created eight casual games under the MythPeople brand. These include popular titles such as Azkend, Miriel's Enchanted Mystery, and Dragon Portals. To find out more, please visit http://www.10tons.com.

PR contact:
Sampo Töyssy

+358-45-1260928

Tampere, Finland – June 30, 2010 – 10tons Ltd today announced that a free Lite version of its iPad game Sparkle HD is now available in Apple App Store.

The iPad version of the popular and critically acclaimed game is now available also as a free lite version. Sparkle HD Lite lets the players step into the mysterious world of Sparkle and try the game hands-on at no cost. So far tens of thousands of people have played Sparkle on iPhone and iPad. Now even more people will get to experience the game with the lite version.

Sparkle HD Lite is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at http://itunes.com/apps/sparklehdlite

You can also view Sparkle HD Lite directly in a browser here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sparkle-hd-lite/id378798371

For screenshots and more please visit: www.10tons.com/Game/sparkle. Contact 10tons via e-mail: sampot (at) 10tons (dot) com. Promotional codes for the full version are available on request. You can also follow 10tons on twitter @10tonsLtd, on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/10tonsLtd or find us on Facebook (http://bit.ly/crIFk1).

About 10tons Ltd:
10tons has released several games for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Their latest creations include iPad games Sparkle HD, Azkend HD, and Abundante! for iPhone. 10tons has created eight casual games under the MythPeople brand. These include popular titles such as Azkend, Miriel's Enchanted Mystery, and Dragon Portals. To find out more, please visit http://www.10tons.com.

PR contact:
Sampo Töyssy

+358-45-1260928