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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (June 30, 2015): Syrinscape, the award-winning app that puts the power of sound in the hands of the gamer, is thrilled to announce today it has been nominated for two prestigious ENnie Awards, the award that recognizes excellence in tabletop gaming.

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Syrinscape’s Rise of the Runelords MegaSoundPack

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Syrinscape’s Rise of the Runelords MegaSoundPack

“It’s a bit of a cliché, but really, just being nominated is such an honor,” says Syrinscape creator Benjamin Loomes. “Syrinscape is a relative newcomer on the RPG scene, and to be considered in such great company is so fantastic. Congratulations to all of the nominees!”

The Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (the “ENnies”) are an annual, fan-based celebration that gives game designers, writers, and artists, the recognition they deserve. A panel of judges selects the nominees, but the gaming public votes upon the final winners online. Public voting for the 2015 ENnies opens on Saturday, July 4.

About Syrinscape

Using a powerful audio engine and complex algorithms to produce ever-changing soundscapes and rich encounter-specific music, Syrinscape conjures every aural landscape imaginable, from ethereal forests and stony shorelines, to dank, vermin-filled dungeons, to the spooky depths of the underdark. Designed by accomplished composer and tabletop gamer Benjamin Loomes, along with the developers at the Interaction Consortium, Syrinscape builds on more than 6 years of prototyping and community feedback. Syrinscape is based in Australia. Syrinscape is available for a wide range of devices, including PC, Mac, Android Phones and Tablets, iPads, and coming soon to iPhones, and the players can be downloaded via syrinscape for free.

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REDMOND, WA (June 29, 2015): Paizo Inc., publisher of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, is pleased to acknowledge the nomination of three Pathfinder products for consideration of 2015 ENnie Awards.

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“Paizo is thrilled to be nominated for three ENnie Awards this year,” said Paizo publisher Erik Mona. “Thanks to all the judges for their efforts, and thanks as well to all the faithful Paizo players who vote for us every year!”

The Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (the “ENnies”) are an annual, fan-based celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying gaming. The ENnies give the game designers, writers, and artists, the recognition they deserve. A panel of judges selects the nominees, but the gaming public votes upon the final winners online. Voting for the 2015 ENnies opens on Saturday, July 4.

About Paizo Inc.

Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and gaming accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into six languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

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Join the Dicestormers’ Benjamin Loomes as he Hosts an Epic Hour of Live, Audience-Driven Pathfinder RPG, with a Table of Game Industry All-Stars

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (June 29, 2015) – Syrinscape, the app that puts the power of custom, movie-like sound effects, soundscapes, and music, into the hands of the gamer, and Lone Wolf Development, developer of the Hero Lab character creation and Realm Works campaign management software, are thrilled to announce today, Dicestormers Live RPG Plus, the live, interactive RPG adventure where the audience decides the fate of the players, will make its North American debut at Gen Con Indy, July 31, 2015 at 2:00pm.

Dicestormers host and Syrinscape creator Benjamin Loomes will GM the special event. Using the Realm Works campaign management tool, and Syrinscape’s sound app, the Live RPG Plus event will transform the 1000-seat Gen Con auditorium into an epic gaming experience for the players as well as the audience.

Dicestormers Live RPG Plus will feature an all-star line-up of some of the game industry’s most-notable players, including:

James Jacobs/Paizo Inc: James Jacobs is the Creative Director at Paizo Inc, where he guides the development of the official Pathfinder Campaign Setting, Golarion.

Jeremy Land/Lone Wolf Development: Jeremy Land is a data entry specialist for Lone Wolf Development's Realm Works team. He also serves on the Monte Cook Games Editorial Board, and he has done freelance editing for MCG and Metal Weave Games. His 17 years of gaming experience began with AD&D Second Edition and now includes Numenera, The Strange, Iron Heroes, Arcana Unearthed/Evolved, Pathfinder, D&D 3.5 and 3.0, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and others.

Chris Pramas/Green Ronin: Chris Pramas is an award-winning game designer, writer, and publisher. He is best known as the designer of the Dragon Age RPG and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, 2nd Edition, and as the founder and President of Green Ronin Publishing. His latest books include the Fantasy AGE RPG and Osprey Publishing's Orc Warfare.

Adrian Swartout/Gen Con: Adrian Swartout is the CEO and an Owner of Gen Con LLC. Since joining Gen Con as CEO in 2009, the convention has nearly doubled in attendance. A game industry veteran, she enjoys the status of being a notorious plot bomb in RPG circles.

Benjamin Loomes/Syrinscape and The Dicestormers (Game Master): Benjamin Loomes is creator of the award-winning sound app Syrinscape, as well as host of the popular YouTube gaming group, The Dicestormers. Loomes is a pianist, singer, and composer, has composed two operas which premiered in Sydney, Australia, and serves as a music director for Artology’s WotOpera Project, where young people come together to compose, stage, and perform their own works

Tickets for Dicestormers Live RPG Plus are $2, and can be purchased via Gen Con.

Brought to you by the creators of Hero Lab, Realm Works is the tool every Game Master has dreamed about for managing campaigns. Spend less time preparing, more time creating, and focus on sharing the story with your players! Built by a team of experienced GMs, Realm Works can be used with any game system and allows you to create and manipulate your world like never before. If you haven’t had a chance yet to check out Realm Works and are wondering what all the excitement is about, check out the Virtual Tour or explore www.GetRealmWorks.com for more info!

The award-winning Syrinscape app Fantasy Player and Sci-Fi Player bring fantastic, realistic sound to tabletop gaming. Each is available to try for free, and can be completely unlocked for free for 30 days at syrinscape.com/freetrial, and includes 2 free SoundSets to keep after the trial. The Syrinscape app is compatible with a wide range of devices, including PC, Mac, Android Tablets, and iPads. To download the free Sci-Fi Player, or Syrinscape Fantasy Player, with an extensive library of sounds for fantasy gaming, including the official sounds for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, visit Syrinscape.

About Lone Wolf Development
Lone Wolf Development specializes in creating innovative digital tools for the tabletop gaming industry, allowing players to streamline game preparation, eliminate errors, and spend more time playing the games they love. With an ever-growing suite of tools, including the award-winning Army Builder, Hero Lab, and Realm Works products, Lone Wolf’s digital tools are the industry standard and are in regular use by tens of thousands of gamers, from miniatures games to role-playing games.          

About Syrinscape
Using a powerful audio engine and complex algorithms to produce ever-changing soundscapes and rich encounter-specific music, Syrinscape conjures every aural landscape imaginable, from ethereal forests and stony shorelines, to dank, vermin-filled dungeons, to the spooky depths of the underdark. Designed by accomplished composer and tabletop gamer Benjamin Loomes, along with the developers at the Interaction Consortium, Syrinscape builds on more than 6 years of prototyping and community feedback. Syrinscape is based in Australia. Syrinscape is available for a wide range of devices, including PC, Mac, Android Tablets, and iPads, and the players can be downloaded via syrinscape for free.

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Benjamin Loomes, creator of Syrinscape and host of the Dicestormers.

James Jacobs, creative director at Paizo Inc.

Adrian Swartout, owner & CEO of Gen Con.

Chris Pramas, founder and President of Green Ronin Publishing.

Jeremy Land, data entry specialist at Lone Wolf Development.