We are lucky to have Rawson Stovall designing games at Concrete Software! Check out this great article on Rawson and his impact on the video game industry!‪

Today, video game reviews are a way of life in the gaming world. But it wasn’t always like that.  In fact, in 1982 video game reviews were a rarity.  Despite the ongoing video game craze of the time, reviews of new and upcoming titles were relegated to a handful of monthly magazines that often went to print well after the game had hit store shelves.  One young man named Rawson Stovall aimed to change that.  At the tender age of 11-years-old, Stovall became the first syndicated video game reviewer in history, starting a column that spanned across video game generations and brought him to his own levels of fame. Read the full story on Syfy.com

Hearts is one of the most popular card games around the world. Aces® Hearts brings this timeless card game to Android with extra and opulent flare. Try and “Shoot the Moon” against 10 fun and friendly Heart players such as Elouise, Vladmimir, and Drucilla. Customized game points settings (50, 100, 200, 500) and 5 levels of difficulty make this a card game that you’ll enjoy playing over and over on your Android device. Don’t remember how to play Hearts or need a refresher? We have a step by step tutorials to make Aces® Hearts easy and fun for everyone!

Gin Rummy at its best
Concrete Software’s beloved Aces® Gin Rummy has been improved and updated to support newer devices and larger screen sizes. We tuned the game’s performance, upgraded the AI and added requested features such as manual card sorting.

Minneapolis, MN – January 8, 2015 – Concrete Software, developers of rock-solid mobile games, is excited to announce the release of NHL Hockey Target Smash™, available now in both the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store!

Concrete Software has developed an engaging mobile game that brings casual players and avid hockey fans a National Hockey League game they can play anywhere. Building upon Concrete’s experience with their top-ranked mobile sports game, PBA Bowling Challenge, NHL Hockey Target Smash™ takes Concrete Software’s winning formula further with improved graphics, updated physics, and a robust tournament system.

In NHL Hockey Target Smash, players compete in timed shootouts against rival NHL® teams in multiple seasons and playoffs in the hopes of winning the Stanley Cup® Championship. NHL Hockey Target Smash features all 30 NHL teams, jersey personalization, realistic virtual players, stat tracking, and the ability to enhance skills and equipment throughout the game such as with unlockable sticks and pucks.

“Being from Minnesota — the state of hockey — we are ecstatic to bring an engaging hockey game to mobile devices,” said Keith Pichelman, CEO of Concrete Software. “NHL Hockey Target Smash translates the fast-paced, strategic, and competitive nature of hockey to be easily-accessible to all mobile players, including casual gamers and hardcore hockey fans.”

About Concrete Software

Since 2003, Concrete Software has been creating rock-solid games across all major mobile platforms, including iOS and Android. Their game PBA Bowling Challenge has nearly 11,000,000 downloads and is one of the top-ranked mobile sports games. Find out more at www.concretesoftware.com.

NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks and NHL Hockey Target Smash is a trademark of the National Hockey League.  © NHL 2015.  All Rights Reserved.

Anthony Pepe of Elmhurst, New York, in his national television debut, won the PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Challenge Mobile Game at the new South Point Bowling Plaza with an emotional 224-206 come-from-behind victory over top qualifier Dick Allen of Columbia, South Carolina.

The Cheetah finals, the first of five GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VI title events, aired Sunday on ESPN. It also was the first national telecast originating from the new state-of-the-art 60-lane bowling facility at the South Point Casino, Hotel and Spa complex on Las Vegas’ south side.

Pepe refused to give in to Allen in the title match, despite missing a 7 pin in the sixth frame which put him in a 29-pin hole with four frames to go. After leaving back-to-back 6 pins in the eighth and ninth frames, Pepe threw three strikes in the 10th frame to clinch the title.

Pepe came within one shot of matching a feat performed only one other time in PBA history: a 300 game in a player’s first-ever game on national television. Bob Benoit of Topeka, Kansas, is the only player to do that, winning the 1988 Quaker State Open in Fort Worth, Texas, with a 300-255 victory over PBA legend Mark Roth.

“I just told myself to make better shots,” he said. “It was unfortunate what happened to Dick, especially in the 10th frame – he threw that (7-10) shot really well – but I came up in the 10th and knew I only needed a mark a win. When all 10 pins fell down, I fell down, too.

Since its introduction in January 2013, the “Official Mobile Game of the PBA” has surpassed 8.3 million downloads on Android mobile devices, and has added almost 2 million downloads on iOS devices since its availability for Apple products in November of 2013. Those figures from Concrete Software, the creator of the PBA Bowling Challenge, translate into 4,700 downloads per day by Android users and 2,700 daily downloads by iOS users. Another 350,000 downloads have been recorded by Amazon and Barnes & Noble device users.

PBA Bowling Challenge is a mobile game that features actual tournaments, oil patterns, bowling balls and legendary PBA bowlers who are faithfully represented throughout the game’s extensive career mode.

To download the PBA game in a version to fit your mobile device visit the PBA Bowling Challenge page