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Nautical Theme on BlackBerry

We've just launched our latest theme on BlackBerry: Nautical. Check out the video for an animated demo of the theme, and try it out for free from the App World link below.

For more information contact:

 

Jonathan Simon
Director of Marketing
jsimon@magmic.com
www.magmic.com
www.twitter.com/Magmic

 

Filed under  //  Ocean   blackberry   blackberry themes   mobile themes   themes  
Posted by Lionel 

Announcing: Blackjack King Beta for BlackBerry

Big news! We've just launched Blackjack King into BETA phase, and we need you! Download for Free!

To help make the best blackjack game on Blackberry even better, play Blackjack King for free! We are listening to your feedback and we'll try to address all major issues before launch. Those familiar with THK Live can expect the same quality experience so head over to App World now and join the fun!  

Features include:
• Daily Challenges
• Achievements* 
• 30 Stylish Avatars to choose from
• 8 standard decks
• Twitter integration to share your scores with your followers
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*Check out all the acheivements you can get!

Title Description
First Time King Won a Daily Challenge
Repeat King Won a Daily Challenge 5 Times
The Blackjack King Won a Daily Challenge 25 Times
Welcome to Blackjack King Won a Hand
Little League Achieved a Bankroll of $100,000
Minor League Achieved a Bankroll of $1,000,000
Major League Achieved a Bankroll of $10,000,000
Lucky 7's Got 21 with 3 straight 7's
Taste of Blackjack Got first Blackjack
Blackjack Squire Won with blackjack 10 times
Blackjack Frenzy Won with blackjack 100 times
Blackjack Galore Won with blackjack 1000 times
Black-to-Black Got two blackjacks in a row
Black-to-Black-to-Black Got three blackjacks in a row
Double up! Won a double-down bet
Double-Double Doubled after a Split and won both
Winning in Stereo Won both hands in a split
Banana Split Won all three hands in a three way split
Square Split a Hand 4 ways
Perfect Square Split a Hand 4 ways and win all 4 Hands
The Way Split a Hand and got 21 in both
The Truth Split a Hand 3-ways and got 21 in all 3 Hands
The Light Split a Hand 4-ways and got 21 in all 4 Hands
Smart Move Stood on lower than 17 and dealer busts
Beat the Odds Stood on lower than 17 and dealer busts 10 times
Wise Choice Stood on lower than 17 and dealer busts 100 times
It's a Tie Pushed a Hand
You've been Pushed Pushed 50 Hands
Man Overboard Pushed 500 Hands
Blackjack Newb Won 50 Hands
Getting better at Blackjack Won 250 Hands
Blackjack Pro Won 1,000 Hands
Blackjack Guru Won 10,000 Hands
Charlie Won with a 6 card Charlie
Charlie plus One Won with a 7 card Charlie
Brown Busted with 6 cards
Aww shucks Busted with 7 cards
Four Leaf Clover Hit on Hard 18 and won 10 times
End of the Rainbow Hit on Hard 19 and won 5 times
Ace in the Hole Hit on Hard 20 and won
Welcome Back Played Blackjack King for 2 consecutive days
Hebdomadal King Played Blackjack King for 7 consecutive days
Addicted to Blackjack Played Blackjack King for 31 consecutive days
Blackjack Prince Won 5 Hands at the 100 (or higher) chip tables
Blackjack Crown Prince Won 25 Hands at the 1,000 (or higher) chip tables
Blackjack King Won 50 Hands at the 10,000 (or higher) chip tables
Long Live the King! Won 100 Hands at the 500,000 (or higher) chip tables
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner! Won 500 Hands at the 50,000,000 (or higher) chip tables
Play it Safe Insured your bet
Insurance Works Insured your bet and Dealer had Blackjack
Actuarial Fellow Insured your bet and Dealer had Blackjack 50 times
Hypochondriac Insured your bet and Dealer had Blackjack 250 times
Promoted to Emperor Unlock all the Achievements


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information, contact:

Jonathan Simon

Director of Marketing
jsimon@magmic.com
www.magmic.com
www.twitter.com/Magmic

 

 

 

 

 

Filed under  //  Blackberry games   blackberry   blackjack   blackjackking  
Posted by Jonathan Simon 

The New York Times Crosswords Introduces Blackberry® Playbook Support

Your favorite crossword app has made it to the BlackBerry® Playbook!

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Here are just a few of the features that come with the official NYT Crosswords app:

  • Play more than 6,000 classic puzzles from The New York Times archive 
  • Play the daily puzzle from The New York Times newspaper 
  • Compare their solve times with friends online 
  • Compete against top players via the online leaderboards 
  • Solve puzzles on the grid or directly from the clues list 
  • Automatically highlight related clues 
  • Check or reveal letters, words or the entire puzzle

Take advantage of a free one-week sucscription with your download to try out the daily puzzles and access the crossword archives. If you decide you love the game afterward, you can choose one of three subscriptions:

  • One year for $16.99 (Best deal!)
  • Six months for $9.99
  • One month for $2.99

(download)

Happy crosswording!

 

For more information, contact:

Jonathan Simon
Director of Marketing
jsimon@magmic.com
www.magmic.com
www.twitter.com/Magmic

 

Filed under  //  New York Times Crosswords   Playbook   RIM   blackberry  
Posted by Lionel 

Crossword fan? BlackBerry user? You must read this!

To our dearest BlackBerry users. Your wait is almost over. The latest release of our New York Times Crosswords game – the only crossword app officially licensed by The New York Times—is imminent! This update will feature full access to official daily puzzles and a simple, integrated pay-as-you-go plan, and it all starts with a free download and a free week of puzzles to try it out.

You told us what you wanted to see next and we heard you loud and clear! 

 

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A summary of what's coming:

  • One FREE week! When you download the lastest version of New York Times Crosswords from Magmic, you'll instantly have one free week of daily puzzles from the New York Times, and access to its archive of 4000+ puzzles
  • Play at your own pace! Once your free week is up, you'll be able to add your choice of a one month, six month, or one year subscription 
  • Secure and easy billing! You can now rest easy with our new and secure billing process through your existing BlackBerry App World account - no hassle, no worries!

We've also updated the look of the game! Scroll through the photos to sneak a peek at some in-game screenshots:

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This new version will be live on BlackBerrys everywhere very, very soon! We'll let you know on this blog as soon as the update is live and ready to download!

Are you excited yet?

 

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Filed under  //  App World   Blackberry games   Crosswords   NYTCrosswords   New York Times   blackberry  
Posted by Elizabeth Cooke 

Connect With Our BlackBerry Theme Developers!

Do you have some theme ideas you'd like to share with our theme developers at Magmic?

Maybe you've got some questions about a theme you're already running?

We'd love to hear from you! 

 

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Filed under  //  blackberry   blackberry themes   magmic   magmic themes   mobile themes   themes  
Posted by Elizabeth Cooke