King.com has announced they will be making games for both Facebook and the iPhone/iPod Touch platforms. Kalorie King and Mars Lives are the first two games coming to Facebook and Amazon Survival is the first game coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch. The games are a new business model for King.com as they extend into the social gaming market and the Apple App Store.

Kalorie King challenges players to get up and get healthy, virtually. The goal is to see who can burn off the most calories by catching falling vegetables and fruit. There are vitamins hidden in the falling vegetables and fruit that will increase player’s scores. Players can challenge their friends to a weight loss tournament to see who can lose the most amount of weight.

Mars Lives is a Massive Multi-Player Online Game (MMOG) that challenges players to be the first settlers on Mars. The players are the first humans to try to settle Mars and will face all the complications that come along with that feat.

Amazon Survival is a puzzle/matching game. The goal is to match the blocks to save the Amazon forest. There are two modes players can choose to play in, attack mode and survival mode. In attack mode, players match as many blocks as possible before time runs out. In survival mode, players have to make as many matches as possible before their energy runs out.

All of the games are suppose to be available today, July 14th, but I was not able to find Amazon Survival on iTunes, maybe it will be up there later today. The Facebook games are available to play today too, but I got an error when going to Kalorie King. It seems launch day for the games is not working out so well. King.com will probably fix the issues with time. If any of these games sound like games you would enjoy, go to the respected platform and check them out.

Press Release Follows:

King.com (www.king.com), the world’s largest online skill games company, today announced the release of its first-ever games for the iPhone and Facebook.  Kalorie King and Mars Lives are the first in a series of games for Facebook users and Amazon Survival is the first iPhone game. These launch games mark the first in a series of new games and business models designed exclusively for social networks and the iPhone.

“With more than 350 million games played globally each month, King.com is proud to drive skill games as one of the fastest-growing games sectors. Now, we are excited to bring our games to the fastest-growing consumer audiences – iPhone owners and Facebook users,” said Riccardo Zacconi, CEO, King.com. “King.com’s global skill games platform continues to reach more consumers and engage them with more games than any other skill games company in the world.”

According to mobile analytics company Mobclix, of the 50,000 programs available through Apple’s App Store, games are the largest category, at about 20 percent of all offerings.
King.com already provides more than 150 different skill and social games to over 17.5 million unique users per month. By making its games available through these new distribution channels, King.com will significantly extend its reach and market lead, as well as bring high quality games to these new platforms.

About the new games:
Amazon Survival is a puzzle game where you save the Amazon forest. In attack mode, you must match as many blocks as you can before the time expires.  In survival mode, you must match as many blocks as you can before spending all your energy. Amazon Survival is available at Apple’s iTunes store.

Kalorie King helps you and your friends get in shape. The object is to burn as many calories as you can in the time allotted by catching falling vegetables, fruits and vitamins to increase your score. You can challenge friends to a “weight loss” tournament, and find out who can burn the most calories the quickest. Winner can show off their score and write comments to their Facebook newsfeed. Kalorie King is available on Facebook at:  http://apps.facebook.com/kalorie-king/.

Mars Lives is King.com’s premier MMOG game about the first human settlers on Mars and the challenges and adventures they face. From flying mushroom to robot sports leagues, this episodic game contains all the fun, excitement and tension faced when inhabiting a brave new world. Mars Lives is available for free on Facebook at: http://apps.facebook.com/mars-lives/game3.