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SPYR's Pocket Starships Now Available on Europe's Largest Social Network and Fifth Most Visited Site in the WorldDENVER, April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SPYR, INC. (OTCQB: SPYR), a holding company with wholly owned subsidiaries in both the mobile game & app development and publishing industry, today announced that its flagship game, Pocket Starships, is now available for download and play on VK.com (VK), a social networking site very similar to Facebook and the fifth most visited website in the world. VK is the largest online social media and social networking service in Europe, and as of January 2017, VK had at least 410 million accounts. VK has 95 million monthly active users, 77% of which access the site on their mobile devices. VK supports more than 80 languages. SPYR's Pocket Starships is a popular mobile game that is one of only a few titles that offers real-time, cross platform play allowing gamers on both PC and Mobile devices to play against other gamers simultaneously. The game is now available for free on both VK's site as well as in the mobile app stores for iPhone and Android. Players can log in with their VK accounts and use their VK currency in the game. Mike Turner, SPYR's Vice President of Strategic Partnerships states: "Pocket Starships' availability on VK.com brings the game to a huge number of passionate gamers on Russia's largest Social Network. Just like popular social networks here in the US, we know that today's users access VK on their mobile devices, so all of our players on PC as well as Apple and Android devices will now have a new way to play Pocket Starships with their network of friends on VK." About SPYR SPYR, INC. is a holding company that through its wholly owned subsidiary SPYR APPS, LLC, is engaged in mobile application and game publishing and development. SPYR, INC. also owns and operates an "American Diner" theme restaurant located in the International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania called "Eat at Joe's®" through its other wholly-owned subsidiary, E.A.J.: PHL Airport Inc. The Company is currently exploring opportunities for additional acquisitions in these and other verticals, including mobile application and game development, in order to expand its holdings, to drive and increase revenue and to generate profits and build value for shareholders. Safe Harbor Statement: This release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations or beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions about future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, we can give no assurance or guarantee that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of words like "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties, including but not limited to: adverse economic conditions, competition, adverse federal, state and local government regulation, international governmental regulation, inadequate capital, inability to carry out research, development and commercialization plans, loss or retirement of key executives and other specific risks. To the extent that statements in this press release are not strictly historical, including statements as to revenue projections, business strategy, outlook, objectives, future milestones, plans, intentions, goals, future financial conditions, events conditioned on stockholder or other approval, or otherwise as to future events, such statements are forward-looking, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Readers are advised to review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that can be accessed over the Internet at the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov, as well as SPYR's website located at http://www.spyr.com, and SPYR's community channel on Twitter located at https://twitter.com/spyrinc. Investor Relations Contacts: Marlin Molinaro Stanley Wunderlich
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