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21Apr/133

Time is running out! Get Hotel Transylvania Dash for FREE now.

You’re running out of time to get Hotel Transylvania Dash for FREE!


That’s right... sink your teeth into this spooktastic deal! Get Hotel Transylvania Dash Deluxe FREE for a limited time on iPhone & iPad.

The full game contains over 40 levels of spooktastic fun!

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Written by Chris

19Apr/130

Hotel Transylvania Dash Deluxe – Free All Weekend!

This weekend we are giving away Hotel Transylvania Dash Deluxe for FREE!


Join Drac and Mavis as you upgrade and manage Hotel Transylvania, featuring the addictive DASH gameplay you know and love!

The full game contains over 40 levels of spooktastic fun, available FREE all weekend long. Available on both iPhone & iPad only.

Click here to start playing!

Written by Chris

5Oct/121

Meet the Team: CEO Marco DeMiroz

In the last few interviews, we’ve been interviewing a variety of team members who have worked on, managed or overseen the production of Hotel Transylvania Dash. This week, we are proud to present our interview with PlayFirst Inc. CEO, Marco DeMiroz.

We caught up with Marco this week to learn a little more about him.

1. Could you briefly explain what your role here as CEO entails?
It’s a combination of many responsibilities: setting the vision & strategy, building the executive team, translate the strategy into operational objectives & milestones and then driving the execution together with the rest of the company.

2. What is your favorite part about working at PlayFirst?
The awesome team we have! Our team is super smart, driven and funny! We focus on our collective success model where our achievements and corporate success are a result of our collective efforts and cooperation. We work together and have fun at the same time to build the next big game company.

3. What do you like the most about Hotel Transylvania Dash?
It’s a great combination of a wonderful story by Sony and the super addicting game play of our Dash platform.

4. Who is your favorite Hotel Transylvania Dash character?
Dracula is my #1 choice with Frank as a close 2nd.

5. What do you like to do outside of work?
Anything with my family, especially going to the beach, playing all sorts of mobile games, soccer and tennis plus watching the 49ers!

6. Do you have anything you wish to say to our dedicated fans?
We love and appreciate our fans! They make PlayFirst happen! We are humbled by their loyalty and we are dedicated to developing super fun games that will entertain and engage them.

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Written by Chris
Games in this post: Hotel Transylvania Dash

27Sep/120

Hotel Transylvania Advance Screening!

Last night the PlayFirst team took over the San Francisco Metreon to watch an advance screening of Hotel Transylvania! We invited some of the press and even some fans to come enjoy a fantastic evening with us.

PlayFirst celebration before the movie!

Hotel Transylvania was warm, fun and enjoyable! I think what was the best part of the night though was getting to see these characters we have been putting into the game come to life on the big screen!

The movie opens in theaters nationwide tomorrow so make sure you go out and see it this weekend!

For all your mobile gaming fun, check out Hotel Transylvania Dash! It’s FREE and available on iPad and iPhone now!

Written by Chris

21Sep/120

Hotel Transylvania Advance Screening!

Want to see Hotel Transylvania before anyone else? Well.. we have 5 tickets to give away* to our exclusive advance screening in San Francisco.

Hotel T Advance Screening
Join the PlayFirst Team for an evening and see Hotel Transylvania!

We will be giving tickets to the first 5 people to send an email to competitions@playfirst.com from 12:00pm 9/21/12 with their:

- Name
- Address (must be a local North Californian resident and US citizen)
- Phone Number
- Primary Email
- Age (must be 18+ to enter)

Winners will be notified by email.

*First come, first served. Limit 1 pass per person.  Each pass admits 2.  Arrive early.  Seating is not guaranteed.  Screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording.  Ticket recipients will have to make their own means of transport to the venue. The information collected from participants shall be subject to PlayFirst’s privacy policy available at http://www.playfirst.com/privacy-policy.html.

19Sep/123

Hotel Transylvania Dash Released on iPhone and iPad Today!

Are you ready for a ghoulishly good time? Hotel Transylvania Dash is available right now for FREE on your iPhone and iPad!

We’re proud to present our latest creation, the frightastic Hotel Transylvania Dash! Start playing today and get ready for one of the greatest movies of the year!

Help Dracula run a lavish 5-stake resort for lovable, quirky monsters, including Murray the Mummy, Frankenstein and his wife, a family of werewolves, and more! As Dracula, you’ll book rooms, deliver room service and luggage, and attend to your guests’ needs. Use your hard-earned blood bills to buy new decorations and deck out your VIP suites with help from Dracula’s daughter, Mavis.

Click here to download Hotel Transylvania Dash FREE on your iPhone or iPad now!

While you’re downloading the game, check out the official trailer!

Any questions? Check out our FAQ, featuring tips and advice directly from the PlayFirst development team!

Leave a comment below and let us know what you think of our latest creation!

Written by Chris
Games in this post: Hotel Transylvania Dash

19Sep/121

Hotel Transylvania Dash: FAQ

PlayFirst and Sony Pictures Animation team up to bring you Hotel Transylvania Dash, a frightfully fun game based on the upcoming movie, Hotel Transylvania!

How do I get more points?
Make sure you are matching your guest’s color with the room color. When you color match correctly, you will earn awesome tip bonuses! The faster you match guests to their rooms, the more you will earn in tips! Make sure you make use of ‘Blood Drops’ to increase your tips!

What is the point of Blood Bills? Why should I collect them?
Wayne and Wanda are coming to stay and they require a VIP suite! Use the Blood Bills you collect to upgrade their suite to make it the perfect visit! Upgrades include beds, rugs, windows, tables, dressers, etc.

How can I get more Blood Bills?
When it comes to upgrading your items, before every level, make sure to purchase Blood Drops and assign them to the room of your choice. The more Blood Drops your rooms have the more Blood Bills you’ll receive at the end of the level.

How can I make my customers happier?
Upgrades! Buy paintings, murals, urns and potion makers to help increase the overall happiness of your guests. Additionally, several of the guests have taken a particular liking to worm cake! Treating guests to worm cake will increase their happiness immensely!

What are the different types of customers I will have to deal with?
There are 9 types of customers you will be dealing with:

  1. Fly People - The most easygoing of your monster guests.
  2. Swamp Monster - Loves daily swims, always asks for a towel.
  3. Mrs. Blob - Big appetite, orders twice as much food.
  4. George & Gina Gremlin - Will request pillows, love Worm Cakes.
  5. Yeti - These noisy guests make a monstrous racket.
  6. Murray the Mummy - He often knocks things over in his excitement.
  7. Frankenstein - Wanders the hotel while sleeping - tap to wake him!
  8. Bigfoot - Loves traveling with an entourage.
  9. Jonathan - He will scare other guests with his humanness! Tap on him to return him to his room.

What's the difference between Hotel Transylvania Dash FREE/Upgraded and Hotel Transylvania Dash Deluxe?
Free/Upgraded versions of Hotel Transylvania Dash are entirely separate from Hotel Transylvania Dash Deluxe. While they may seem the same, purchases in one do not transfer to purchases in the other.

Hotel Transylvania Dash FREE/Upgraded are the same game client. You are able to download and play a small amount of the game for FREE with additional upgrade features available at a small in app purchase cost. The option to upgrade your game to the deluxe edition from within the free version is available and will allow you to continue your progress without starting over.

Hotel Transylvania Dash Deluxe is a paid version of the game that features the hotels from the free edition including any additional in app purchases. Players can purchase the full game outright if they wish to maximize their content and gameplay. If you require further explanation or clarification, our support team can assist.

How many hotels are there?
There are three wings in Hotel Transylvania, each with new challenges.

  1. The Main Hotel
  2. The Howling Wing
  3. The Dungeon

Additional levels are to be released as in-app purchases.

I'm having technical issues and cannot find the solution myself! Who do I talk to?
Our support team is always willing to help! If you're completely stuck or seem to be suffering from technical troubles, send an email to support@playfirst.com or submit a ticket through our knowledge base. A customer support team member will get back to you within 1 - 3 business days.

15Aug/124

Sneak Peek: Murray the Mummy!

On Monday we gave you a sneak peek of Count Dracula and today we’re proud to present another character reveal. This time around we’re showcasing Murray the Mummy!

Murray the Mummy

Murray the Mummy may look scary but deep down he’s a good guy. He’s the life of the party and likes to keep things real. He’s also guest at Hotel Transylvania and looking to party it up whenever and wherever he can!

Keep an eye out for more Hotel Transylvania Dash fun in the next few weeks! We’ve got some exciting themed content for you guys.

Written by Chris
Games in this post: Hotel Transylvania Dash

8Aug/121

Hotel Transylvania Movie Trailer!

A few weeks ago we announced a partnership with Sony to create the Hotel Transylvania mobile game.

This week we bring you the Hotel Transylvania movie trailer, released a few months ago by Sony. The trailer should provide a sneak peek into the quirky characters and their backstories.

Stay tuned over the next couple weeks for a lot of new Hotel Transylvania Dash content including some cool pictures and videos.

Leave a comment below telling us who your favorite character from the trailer is!

Written by Chris

17Jul/123

PlayFirst and Sony Pictures partner to develop Hotel Transylvania Dash!

We are excited to announce that we’re partnering with Sony Pictures to develop Hotel Transylvania Dash, the official mobile game for the upcoming animated comedy Hotel Transylvania.

Sony approached us to work on Hotel Transylvania Dash for our “proven, immersive game mechanic and a worldwide recognized brand.” - Mark Caplan, VP of Licensing and Consumer Products for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Hotel Transylvania Dash #1
The Hotel Transylvania movie is set around Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them.  On one special weekend, Dracula has invited some of his best friends – Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Werewolf family, and more – to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’s 118th birthday.

Hotel Transylvania Dash #2

For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem – but everything could change for the overprotective dad when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis.

Hotel Transylvania Dash will be available in the App Store on September 20, 2012. The movie launches on September 28th in the US.

Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter accounts for more information!

Written by Chris