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The founders of Pittsburgh-based LeftRight Studios, a mobile game developer, are celebrating the quick, but not altogether unexpected, success of their iPhone game smackBOTS…Based on the classic game Rock’em Sock’em Robots, smackBOTS takes the robot boxing ring digital. The game was released over the summer, around the time the small studio started, and now sits in the No. 92 spot for top free application downloads. It is No. 42 on the top free games list, No. 16 among top free action games and No. 2 among top free kids games. According to Apple, the App Store has 100,000 applications available.

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In the AlphaLab offices on East Carson Street, there is something infectious in the air — optimism. Geraldine Yong, CEO of LeftRight Studios, says starting a tech company during a recession is tough, but has its upside, too. – Pittsburgh Business Times

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KatchUp – Notable iPhone game releases for 11/27/09 – The Examiner

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At the Apple WWDC 2009, our very own Director of Business Development (now CEO) Geraldine was spotted “smackbotting” with Steve Wozniak, Apple cofounder and Dancing with the Stars Celebrity Dancer. This interesting photo was coincidentally captured by NBC News Photographer Jeremy Carroll! A picture speaks a million words…check out the article for yourself!

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So here you go, the video recorded LIVE off the TV set in our hotel room at 6.30pm PST June 8th 2009. Sue Kwon, thanks for the interview and picking LeftRight Studios out of the sea of iPhone developers at WWDC.

Here is the article on CBS5’s website: Entrepreneurs Cash In on iPhone App Success