HILVERSUM, August 25 2011 -- Experience the life of a praised sea hero in Youdagames’ latest time management game Youda Fisherman, launching today.
In Youda Fisherman the player owns a fleet of ships and commands these by managing harbor resources in this exciting mix of tower defense and time management elements.
After the release of two sequels, Youda Survivor 2 and Youda Farmer 3, Youdagames now again releases an all new time management game with refreshing game play, original artwork and features.

COO Jurriaan van Teunenbroek: “With Youda Fisherman we create more depth and diversity in the gameplay than ever before. A very high rating in our beta survey tells us that the customer appreciates this. As a developer that is something we are constantly looking for.”

Story
The tales of your fearless deeds travelled around the world and now someone has came to you  for help. Help this stranger face his fears and rebuild his company to grow a trading empire like no other.

Learn trading techniques through a unique mechanism, discover new markets around the world and become the ruler of the open seas in this fun adventure. In over 70 levels the Scientist’s inventions help you gain incredible powers. Open sea ship battles and the diversity in enemies, all with unique characteristics, give an extra dimension to this beautiful sea themed game.

Availability
From today, Youda Fisherman is exclusively available on the Youdagames casual games portal www.youdagames.com. A free downloadable version can be played now, soon to be followed by an online demo. Youda Fisherman is the first in its series and is available for Mac and Windows in the languages Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian and Japanese.

Youdagames… Time to play!
The games that are published under the brand of Youdagames are developed by I Sioux Game Productions BV located in Hilversum, The Netherlands. Youdagames hits like Youda Farmer and Governor of Poker were enjoyed by millions of casual gamers around the globe. All these games are developed on a high quality standard with original game play and high-end 3D design. Besides games for iPhone, iPad  and Nintendo DS, the portfolio now consists of 22 download games. After the release of Youda Fisherman the focus will be on developing a social version of Governor of Poker and a new hidden object game to be released in October 2011.  Besides developing Youdagames also publishes a variety of casual games through their portal www.youdagames.com.

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Hilversum – September 2, 2011 - Campaignizer, the tool to optimize promotion campaigns will be used for speeding up the success of Governor of Poker 2. The developer of the game Youdagames has agreed to launch the first promotion campaign in September and use Campaignizer to target paying users around the globe.

About Governor of Poker
Governor of Poker is the absolute hit game produced by I Sioux Game Productions. The game was released in June 2008 and became a huge online success. The classic, but still very popular poker game Texas Hold’em has been transformed to a very original casual game. Different than in many other online poker games, in Governor of Poker you do not play for real money. What’s no difference is that the game is as addictive as other poker games. This is the first online poker game where casual game play and RPG elements are added.
The game has already been played by millions of gamers and has been ranked in the top 10 of several important casual game portals worldwide. In 2008 the game won a Dutch Game Award for ‘Best Online Game’. Because of the big success of the game it was released for iPhone in December 2009. The game has been ranked #1 in the App Store Top Card and Casino games for weeks. Also a version for iPad2 is available in the App store.

In July 2010 Governor of Poker 2 was released, a sequel with an all new poker engine and many new features. Professional and non-poker players alike will find a full house of reasons to enjoy Governor of Poker 2, thanks to a slick poker-tutorial, renewed poker engine and intuitive opponent AI. The game is 100% casual, meaning younger and non-professional players can learn how to play without the worry of losing real money at a table, while professionals will feel compelled to play until the end, sharpening their skills and ability to read whether they should see a round of Hold 'Em to the final river card.

About Youdagames
The games that are published under the brand of Youdagames are developed by I Sioux Game Productions BV located in Hilversum, The Netherlands. Youdagames hits like Youda Farmer and Governor of Poker were enjoyed by millions of casual gamers around the globe. All these games are developed on a high quality standard with original game play and high-end 3D design. Besides the portfolio of 22 downloadable games, Youdagames also publishes their IP’s on different platforms like Mobile, iPad and Nintendo DS. For 2011 the focus will be on developing a social version of Governor of Poker and a new hidden object game to be released in November 2011. Youdagames also publishes a variety of casual games through their portal www.youdagames.com.

Hilversum, October 28, 2010 – Youdagames, Dutch casual game developer and publisher, announces the launch of its own Facebook page. The Youda Facebook App offers thousands of games to play online and gives players the opportunity to get high scores for all Youda games, challenge their friends and share their scores with friends and other Facebook players. You can visit Youda on Facebook here.

Youdagames is one of the few casual game developers that always releases the online version of the game at the same time as the downloadable version. Because of this Youdagames has a large online fan base on the own website as well as on lots of online portals worldwide. With Facebook as the most important online community, Youdagames could not stay behind and decided to move here as well with its games.

"The iPad is a great device to experience the full quality of this game. All graphics are upgraded to the unique iPad HD quality. We believe that when you play Governor of Poker on the iPad you will be engaged to a maximum level.”, says Jurriaan van Teunenbroek, COO at Youdagames.

For the first launch of the Facebook App, all online games available on the Youdagames portal are added. This way the own audience can play their favorite games directly from their Facebook profile. Of course the social element of Facebook has been taken into account. All Youdagames games have high scores that can be added on the page. This way people can share their high scores and challenge their friends or any other players on Facebook. Soon every game will have a high score option implemented and nice features will be added.

Hilversum, October 28, 2010 – After the successful launch of the game Governor of Poker on the iPhone last year, Youdagames has now also brought this casual poker game to the iPad™. The game can now be downloaded for iPad™ in the App Store.

Following the success of the downloadable and online version and the iPhone version of Governor of Poker, Youdagames decided to bring this success to the iPad as well. The iPhone version of the game was launched in the beginning of December 2009 and has performed very well in rankings of the Card & Board Game categories worldwide. The game has reached the Top 10 of game apps in the iPhone App Stores in most countries and is still going strong. Governor of Poker is the first casual poker game, where you do not play for real money. Nevertheless this game is at least as addictive as non casual poker games.

"The iPad is a great device to experience the full quality of this game. All graphics are upgraded to the unique iPad HD quality. We believe that when you play Governor of Poker on the iPad you will be engaged to a maximum level.”, says Jurriaan van Teunenbroek, COO at Youdagames.

In Governor of Poker you battle your way in poker tournaments and win it all. Cash, fame , properties, transport assets and perhaps a title. Earn rewards for exceptional skills and achievements. In Governor of Poker you can really make it, and when you make it, you make it big! From tournaments to cash games. This game features a simple property management system, a possibility to buy transport upgrades. When you make some name, you might even get newsflashes in the local papers of major events. Governor of Poker brings you a trusted save game option, over hundreds of different opponents all with a very sophisticated AI. Opponents really show different play styles and act differently and realistic time and time again. This all packed in a beautiful rendered environment with stunning 3D graphics.

Governor of Poker for iPad is now available in the iTunes App Store. You can find more information here:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/governor-of-poker-hd/id395216676?mt=8

Hilversum, October 14, 2010 – Dutch based online game company, Youdagames, was awarded with the German Children's Software Award Tommi 2010 for its hidden object game Youda Legend: The Curse of the Amsterdam Diamond at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Games developer and publisher, Youdagames, was awarded as Up-and-Coming Developer for three titles released in 2009, Youda Farmer, Youda Marina and Youda Sushi Chef. GameHouse®, a division of RealNetworks®, Inc., announced the winners for the second annual GameHouse Great Game Awards™ (GG's) during an exclusive event held last night at Experience Music Project in Seattle. The judging panel included representatives from leading independent developers across the casual games industry.

GameHouse introduced the GG's in 2009 as a way to showcase the most talented and creative casual games developers in the industry.

Over 3,000 girls and boys examined the 20 submitted computer, online and console games. With the TOMMI Award outstanding, commendable and innovative software titles for children between six and 13 years are honored. The awards are held annually since 2002 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Since 2010 the TOMMI is under the auspices of the German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Dr. Kristina Schroeder. The children’s jury could vote for games that were first selected by a prestigious jury of media experts

The child jury said the following about Youda Legend - The Curse of the Amsterdam Diamond: “We really had to think about the hidden items and where they could be found. In addition, the story was exciting, the graphics beautiful and the puzzles had a lot of variety. The game teaches you to concentrate and use logic to solve the puzzles. All children between the age of 6 and 13 had an insanely fun time! But what we liked the most was to start the game and sit with a friend in front of the screen trying to find the hidden objects and solving the puzzles together, each discovery told us something new about the story. When you start the game for the first time you cannot stop playing! Everything is perfect. It is never boring. I had to win.”

"The Tommies Children's Software is innovative, creative, nonviolent, and it is really fun - hopefully not only for children, but also their parents. As a parent you should look carefully which computer games your children play. Because children are best protected, if we help them to protect themselves, says Kristina Schroeder. “We all share responsibility for protecting children on their way in media worlds and to accompany them. Children need to learn to use these things safely and responsibly and the best way to learn these things is through playful gaming.”