Cipher Prime’s ‘Splice’ chosen for major indie game showcase [Startup Roundup]

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MUST READS

Indie game shop Cipher Prime‘s latest, Splice, was chosen to be part of The PAX 10, an indie game showcase at the Penny Arcade Expo, according to the Cipher Prime blog.

Ecommerce optimization firm Monetate recently released its latest EQ report — check out this infographic on its website about how tablet shoppers are changing online sales.

Warby Parker, the buzzy eyeglasses retailer, is opening up its first brick and mortar shop in New York’s SoHo, Racked reports.

GIVE A GLANCE

OnlineMechanix, the startup that’s hoping to be Open Table for car repair, got featured on TechCrunch. The blog points out that users have been slow to adopt the service, though mechanics are registering at an alarming speed. Check out our coverage of the startup here.

Pinterest analytics shop Curalate can barely fit in its office, as per a tweet from the startup’s marketing guru Brendon Lowry. The team’s moving to Benjamin’s Desk next month. Check out our update on the Philly firm here.

ElectNext, the app that matches you with your perfect political candidate, is now on the community funding platform AppStori.

Old City printing startup LTL Prints gets featured on Flying Kite Media. LTL Prints was part of startup Cloudmine’s recent marketing push, the report notes.

MIGHT BE WORTH YOUR TIME

Hire an Esquire co-founder Julia Clair Shapiro gets quoted in another national news piece, this time in U.S. News, on how law school grads are flocking to rural markets. The Philly-based startup hooks up freelance lawyers and potential clients.

Receipt and business card scanner hardware firm The Neat Company has got a blog post on how small businesses can use its services.

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