It is so addictive you will forget you are still on the toilet! Florida game developer Artix Entertainment launches Battle Gems, a crazy puzzle-based RPG for iOS devices.

LUTZ, FLORIDA – March 18, 2014 — Over 180 million players have signed up for web games by indie game studio Artix Entertainment, and now they are excited to announce Battle Gems, the puzzle-based role playing game available now in the iTunes App Store.

Battle Gems features a huge cast of quirky and comical characters and monsters with nods to geek, gaming, and pop culture icons. Players battle, quest, and race their Facebook friends up the huge and humorous world map towards their ultimate goal, Mount Doom Dread Death Skull.

Battle Gems Game Features:

• Over-the-top fantasy Puzzle/RPG

• Amazing 2D graphics (…’cuz 3D is too hard) • 150+ crazy monsters including BrutalCorn, Octobear and more!

• 450+ quests to Mount Death Dread Doom Skull • 250+ items to equip • Every item you collect increases your total power!

• Fully customizable character

• Crazy monsters, epic battles, and… horrible puns (but get it anyway)

Device Requirements:

• iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

• Requires iOS 6.0 or later

• 85 MB

Pricing and Availability:

• Battle Gems is FREE! Whoohoo!

• 99 pennies for additional turns if patience is not your friend • Speaking of…. you can ask your Facebook friends for more turns • Limited-Time ‘Founder Package’ for $9.99 grants you UNLIMITED turns, the exclusive Dragon Knight Armor Set, permanent 30% Gold boost, and also unlocks exclusive items in AdventureQuest Worlds MMO at www.AQ.com • Battle Gems is available worldwide exclusively through the iTunes App Store • Android and Facebook versions coming soon

Battle Gems Links:

• Battle Gems on iOS at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/battle-gems-adventurequest/id694721552?mt=8

• GameSkinny Review on Battle Gems at http://www.gameskinny.com/4cfw0/review-battle-gems-ios-puzzle-game-that-wont-make-you-hate-yourself-for-loving-it

• Battle Gems Website at http://battlegems.artix.com/ • Battle Gems Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BattleGems

Battle Gems Videos

• Dance! Dance! Dance! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao54wcPnDAc

• Is it ready? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl3c0eP4Lys

Shameless Self Promotion:

Artix Entertainment offers many free-to-play RPG and MMO titles, ranging from the fantasy realms of AdventureQuest Worlds, OverSoul, DragonFable, and AdventureQuest, to the sci-fi galaxies of MechQuest and EpicDuel, to the puzzle-based Battle Gems mobile game. Artix has enjoyed a high success rate in the past eleven years with over 180 million accounts created for their games.

For more information about Artix games, please visit:

Battle Gems (Mobile Puzzle/RPG) at battlegems.artix.com AdventureQuest Worlds (Flash MMO) at www.aq.com EpicDuel (Flash PvP MMO) www.epicduel.com OverSoul (Flash Card Game / MMO) at www.oversoul.artix.com DragonFable (Flash Fantasy RPG) at www.dragonfable.com MechQuest (Flash Mech RPG) at www.mechquest.com AdventureQuest (Flash RPG) at www.battleon.com

Artix Entertainment games at www.artix.com

HeroMart is Artix Entertainment’s official online store at www.HeroMart.com

You can follow or friend Artix on…

Twitter: http://twitter.com/artixkrieger/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/artix

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About Artix Entertainment

Artix Entertainment LLC, is a privately held, game development and publishing studio that specializes in creating online, browser-based, anime-style, role-playing Flash games with a distinctive visual style and high-quality game play. Artix has developed a range of games with storylines that are based in the fantasy, sci-fi, and adventure genre. Content within the games is updated on a weekly basis creating a compelling experience which keeps users coming back frequently for new content and story lines. Artix core offerings are four MMORPGs: AdventureQuest Worlds, EpicDuel, and OverSoul; three online RPGs: DragonFable, MechQuest, and AdventureQuest; and the puzzle-based mobile game Battle Gems. Players can visit www.artix.com for more information.