Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category
Bubble Blitz release
Woot - Bubble Blitz is out of the door. I had intended to send it off last weekend but as normal you release a game to other developers and they find a stack of bugs or issues with the game. Of course now that it has been ripped apart it is much more solid and, hopefully, less likely to break.
The game has generally been classed as a nice little puzzle game ...
New Game Release Soon!
I received the music for Bubble Blitz (ooh look - it has a name!) last weekend and adding it into the game has made everything seem much more complete. There are a couple of small bits of art to finish off and then I need to sort out the website. I've already done the simple things but have wanted to change things around on Binary Sun for a while now. When it comes ...
Bubble Game Name..?
I need to come up with a name for my bubble game. It's been too long without and now that everything else is complete a name and logo are needed.
I'm not very good at coming up with names. Sometimes they just come to me in a flash of inspiration (I like it when that happens) but generally I have to spend quite some time trying to think of ...
Video Game Usability
Usability is an integral part of software development and has been so for the past 20 years. For one reason or another, usability has not gained similar popularity in game development. This, however, is about to change.
There is an article on Gamasutra about usability in video games. A lot of the things mentioned are similar to the topics people have been talking about in the web design community for a while now, and I think it's great that game ...
My Next Game
I have been working on my next game for a while now. It's going to be an updated version of Bubble Bomb. This may seem like a strange choice since Bubble Bomb is essentially 'Yet Another Colour Matching Game' (YACMG?). The reasoning was very simple though - it's the best selling game on Binary Sun!
Why is the game so popular?This is something that intrigues ...
E3 Roundup
I wasn't at E3 but I did try to keep up to date with the news updates.
As expected all three 'next gen' consoles have been announced, and frankly I'm underwhelmed. They all look fairly ugly with Nintendo making the closest to an attractive machine (it's also the smallest).
However how the console looks matters little, it's the games that are important. There were a few games that stood out for me, so I've done a little round-up of what I ...
Nintendo rumours
Lots of rumours and speculation about what Nintendo are up to at E3. Apparently there is going to be a big reveal some time today... at least that's the theory.
Star Wars and really cool Nintendo stuff on one day - I'm a very happy man at the moment!
Moz La Punk - The Nintendo Manipulation Part 1 Moz La Punk - The Nintendo Manipulation Part 2 Moz La Punk - The Nintendo Manipulation Part 3 Nintendo Now - proof that something will happen ...New Video Games
I enjoy both playing, and developing video games. Recently I have bought a number of new games but not been able to play them for one reason or another.
Splinter Cell: Chaos TheoryI bought Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory about three weeks ago. I hurried home after buying it to have a play and what did I find? None of my memory cards were big enough to save the game. I have a GameCube and a standard 4 meg memory ...
Rocket Boards is a super fast 3D rocket boarding action. My first "commercial" (shareware) product. Didn't do amazingly well but was a good learning experience
Bubble Bomb is a polished update of a game originally built by Warren Marshal (who works at Epic games - developers of Unreal and Gears of War)
My own update of Bubble Bomb, Bubble Blitz was almost a total rewrite adding loads of new features and a shiny new look.
Seths Puzzle Boxes is a puzzle game with a surprisingly enjoyable story line, unfortunately it's quite short so won't take long to complete, but while it lasts is great fun.