November — and early December — were an incredibly busy time for Novy. Let’s look back and remember some of the highlights:
Client:
Swarm (www.swarmconnect.com)
Outlet:
VentureBeat
VentureBeat interviewed Swarm, creator of the SwarmConnect platform. The piece came out a day before our big Unity announcement.
URL: http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/03/swarm-hopes-to-swoop-in-and-help-out-developers-fed-up-with-gree/
Client:
Appy Entertainment (www.appyentertainment.com)
Outlet:
Kotaku
Kotaku writer Mike Fahey loves Animal Legends for one reason and one reason only: he gets to be a Rogue Raccoon.
URL: http://kotaku.com/5961137/animal-legends-lets-me-control-a-rogue-raccoon-thats-all-i-ever-wanted
Client:
Shadegrown Games (www.shadegrowngames.com)
Outlet:
TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog)
TUAW featured Starbloom as its Daily iPhone App for December 3. Better yet, editor Mike Schramm shot a video review of it!
URL: http://www.tuaw.com/2012/12/03/daily-iphone-app-starbloom-is-musical-mystery-magic/
Client
Appy, Woo Games, Swarm, PlayScreen, Involution Studios
Outlet
Modojo / Business Insider
Editor Chris Buffa needed developer reactions to Peter Molyneux’ Curiosity. Novy PR was happy to help.
URL: http://www.modojo.com/features/curiosity_what_do_game_developers_think/
Client:
Swarm (www.swarmconnect.com)
Outlet:
GamesIndustry International
Swarm’s CEO (Matt Haggerty) penned an extremely polished piece for GamesIndustry International. His article includes a ton of updated numbers and in-depth analysis, making it a must-read if you’re interested in mobile gaming.
URL: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-11-28-the-state-of-mobile-game-development
Client:
Woo Games (www.woogames.com)
Outlet:
148Apps
Indie Woo Games relied on Novy PR to help them with the iOS launch of ErnCon. 148Apps, one of our favorite sites, did a very fair and accurate review of the game, helping this one-man studio reach a wider audience.
Appy was chosen one of the Top 10 Mobile Developers to Watch in 2012 by Pocket Gamer! This awesome bit of news follows the two Best App Ever awards won by SpellCraft earlier this year. 2012 promises to be epic for the Appy Combine :)
Excerpt:
“US outfit Appy has been around almost as long as the App Store. Spun out by veterans of the console scene, it quickly found scale with its FaceFighter franchise. Subsequent games were interesting but didn’t have the same mass market appeal, at least until the company’s first proper free-to-play release SpellCraft.
It’s certainly not perfect, but it is different to the typical Ville-style games, providing a deeper design mentality, as well as quality of presentation. This, combined with a push into Android and the company’s previous game experience, leads us to expect good things in 2012.”
One of the spells in SpellCraft
Follow this link to read the whole piece.
Liquid Entertainment’s founder and president, Ed Del Castillo, was featured in Gamasutra with a new post filled with valuable productivity tips, [Productivity] Tips & Tricks from a Game Developer. Ed figured out a way to keep projects, the studio itself and personal life on track with select techniques and mobile apps, most of them free (!)
Excerpt:
“There are times that you need to write and write fast. I’m a decent speed iPhone typist and I now take notes on my phone. Draftpad is the simplest, easiest to use note-taking app ever created. I think the thing that turns people off to Draftpad is that there is only one page, but that is its biggest strength.”
Visit Gamasutra to read Ed’s post and don’t forget to leave a comment :)
Indie developer Woo Games has announced its new multiplayer-focused Android shooter, ErnCon. The game has been available as a beta in the Android Market for a couple days now. ErnCon was downloaded by thousands of Android users and it currently has almost a thousand installs, pretty impressive for a game designed/programmed/tested by a single developer :)
Here’s the trailer:
You can download ErnCon here. It’s a free download. If you stumble on any bugs (it’s an open beta after all) make sure to send your feedback to contact@woogames.com.
Next week, I’ll be at GDC. If you’d like to meet, send me an email at luis ‘at’ novypr ‘dot’ com.
