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G5 adds brand new adventures to The Island Castaway®: Lost World™ (iPad) – Free Update
FREE 1.1 update features a brand-new chapter, 95 new quests, a new building, 2 new obstacles, 7 new islanders, 4 additional tasty recipes & a new magic potion

San Francisco, California – April 8, 2014 – G5 Entertainment invites you to spend a few weeks on a deserted island in the company of some ship-wrecked survivors as well as natives … in the updated The Island Castaway®: Lost World™. The 1.1 version guarantees lots of fun for you with a brand-new chapter, 95 new quests, a new building, 2 new obstacles, 7 new islanders, 4 additional tasty recipes and a new magic potion featured in this update. And it is available on the App Store for free download now.
This time you’ll get to a new unexplored part of the island where you’ll meet the second native tribe. They are unaware of the existence of Nepolo tribe and are hostile to strangers. And your tasks will be to make friends with Hakomo tribe, break the spell cast on you, excavate an ancient city in the mountains, fight new enemies and learn lots of new stuff. Unexpected twists and turns are awaiting you in The Island Castaway: Lost World 1.1, start your adventure now!
What’s New in Version 1.1:
Bet you never thought that being stranded on a deserted tropical island would be this much fun! Fortunately it’s not time to go home just yet. Enjoy a thrilling new chapter, meet another tribe on the other side of the island, face mysterious new creatures and find out what happens next on this enigmatic and unpredictable island!
BRAND NEW CHAPTER! Explore the other side of the island in a brand new chapter and unlock seven new locations.
NEW QUESTS AND RESOURCES! Solve over 95 challenging quests and prepare six more types of resources.
NEW BUILDINGS AND OBSTACLES! Build a lumber mill and conquer a giant quail and snake-monster.
NEW SURVIVORS, RECIPES AND POTIONS! Meet seven new islanders, master four tasty new recipes and obtain an important magic potion.

About the game:
In The Island Castaway: Lost World, players will experience all new, heart-pounding adventures and unending fun. A brand new, intriguing tropical island, challenging quests, a riveting and fresh storyline along with fearless indigenous characters await you! You can finally find out whether or not the castaways made famous in the first 2 installments make it off the island in one piece. Being stranded on a remote island has never been so entertaining!
After a shipwreck, your main goal is survival, although getting off the island would be great too. But first you must step up and become the leader of the castaways to prevent chaos and ensure everyone’s well-being. To provide reliable food sources for your group, build a fish farm to catch eels, a quail farm to cultivate poultry and a crab farm to trap shellfish. Also create a clay pit and a liana farm to source the building materials needed for shelters. Track down rare plants for your magic potions, and be mindful about protection while exploring the island. Befriend the natives and learn to cook all kinds of local cuisine.
But it’s not just about keeping safe, dry and well-fed. To escape the island and return home, you must decipher bizarre markings on the ground, collect ancient statues, kill a crab monster and unravel this mysterious island’s dark secrets!
The Island Castaway: Lost World is a treat for fans of the franchise, survival simulators fans and newcomers to the genre. It’s absolutely glorious – colorful story, cartoonish graphics and loads of engaging quests make the game vivid and believable! You will be immersed into this adventure from the first quest. And the fun will never end with regularly scheduled free updates!
The game is developed by Sampad®, Awem Games® and published on iOS by G5 Entertainment.
Key Features:
* A stunning tropical island to explore
* Over 350 challenging quests to complete
* 25 types of resources to prep and store
* 20 original and engaging characters to meet
* 15 delicious native dishes to master
* Five magic potions to concoct: protective, transfer, speed, immortality and spirit protection
* Six farms to build: a fish farm, crab farm, clay pit, liana farm and quail farm
* Collections of trophies and statues to piece together
* Regular game updates to keep you fascinated for months

Purchase in the iTunes Store: The Island Castaway®: Lost World™ for iPad

Nightmares from the Deep™: The Siren’s Call Comes To Mac Today, care of G5 & Artifex Mundi
Ready yourself for a spine-tingling sequel to your favorite hidden object adventure!
San Francisco, California – April 9, 2014 – By popular demand, G5 Entertainment and Artifex Mundi today launch the sequel of one the best hidden object adventures of all time – Nightmares from the Deep™: The Siren’s Call on Mac. Right from the first screen, you’ll be plunged into an epic adventure featuring frightening foes and heart-pounding twists!
When Sarah Black, curator at the Caribbean Naval Museum, receives a mysterious package, she is unwittingly drawn into an ancient conflict. As she begins to remove an artifact from the package, assailants instantly descend on the museum and snatch it. In disbelief, Sarah realizes that yet again she is falling headfirst into a nightmare from the deep! Soon she finds herself on the shores of Kingsmouth, a forgotten fishing village with an incredible secret. A would-be messenger reveals the sad truth: he and the town’s other denizens are gradually turning into ghoulish, mutated ocean creatures. And this curse was cast by none other than Mayor Murray and the old sea-devil himself, Davy Jones! Answer the siren’s call to save this beleaguered village and defeat Davy Jones, Mayor Murray and his pet sea monster, the Kraken!

Nightmares from the Deep: The Siren’s Call is filled with suspense and intrigue. It brims with interactive mini-games, diverse puzzles and dynamic hidden object scenes. Silhouette type scenes hide a few items that are parts of puzzles and help you find other hidden items on the same scenes. In the end of each search you’ll get a tool that is crucial for further progress. This sequel too offers you to play mahjong mini-game as an alternative to regular search for hidden items. Stunning artwork and pleasant voiceovers maintain a proper atmosphere. Spiced up with a breathtaking story line that mixes mythology with modern characters, Nightmares from the Deep 2 will catch your attention from the very first till the very last minute, and guarantee an unforgettable gaming experience.
The game is developed by Artifex Mundi and published on Mac OS by G5 Entertainment.
Key Features:
● Thrilling storyline and awesome artwork
● 48 enigmatic locations
● Over 400 objects to find
● 20 hidden object scenes
● 28 amazingly diverse mini-games
● 30 fantastic achievements
Nightmares from the Deep™: The Siren’s Call is available for download on Mac today. Gamers can try the game for free and unlock the full version via in-app purchase for $4.99 through April 11th (reg. $6.99).
Purchase in the Mac App Store. The game is also available on iPhone, iPad, Google Play and Kindle Fire.