Apologies for the delay in Square Off hitting the WP7 marketplace. It’s currently held up in the Microsoft certification process. We were confident it would be ready by now but it’s taking longer than expected. Please be patient, you’ll get your dose of alien destruction soon. We’ll post here as soon as it’s available on the marketplace.
Well, sort of. We submitted the gold release on Wednesday for release on Friday, however we had a minor audio issue in the game that made it fail Microsoft certification :(. If the music was muted in the game, after exiting it kept the settings for the master phone volume! All is good though, we have re-submitted and aim to release the game this Monday the 2nd of May. In the meantime, here is a release trailer of the game!
Thanks to Simon over at simonpstevens.com for another great review of Square Off for XBLIG! Click here to read Simon’s Square Off Review
We are getting ever closer to releasing Square Off for Windows Phone! We are currently aiming for an April release. Below is a press release outlining some of the features that will be in the port. “Gnomic Studios are proud to announce their critically acclaimed game Square Off for Windows 7 Phone, coming soon. Level Artist Adam Matera explained why Gnomic chose Windows Phone for their next release. “Having released Square Off for Xbox Live Indie Games, we were looking for a smaller project to develop before starting on a larger game.” he said. “Since Microsoft recently released the Marketplace …
Although the blog has been quiet for a little while, behind the scenes it has been a hive of activity with everyone hard at work to port Square Off to Windows phone! We hope to release it soon, and we are currently in beta sorting out the final touches. Here is a small WIP trailer on how it is looking on the Windows Emulator:
Gerald from indienerds.com liked our press kit so much he wrote up a detailed analysis. Read it on the creators club forums: the perfect press kit.
The free update to Square Off is now up for Peer Review and should only be a few days away from release. We have finally finished all of the bug fixing and testing required to get the game released with the level of quality that you expect from Gnomic games. Here is what some xbox peer reviewers have been saying so far… “Nice Job!!! No evil checklist issues, fun and addictive gameplay!!!” – Jennifer (Beta Cell 3D) “You put alot of effort into this for a free update…” – QuimbyRBG “Pass, Great Job!” – DigitalDNA “… that’s a lot of effort …
Sale Price? Sold! Since we managed to shift 5000 copies at $3, we’ve decided to drop the price to just $1, which is ridiculous value (in our opinions). There are many reasons for doing this, the main one being that on the Xbox Live Indie Games services, $1 seems to be the sweet spot for getting sales and snowballing the popularity of your game. We’re calling it a “sale” for now, as if it doesn’t work out we may put the price back up in 3 months. The Free Update We’re still working on this. It contains loads of improvements …
Hey all, don’t let the quietness on the blog front fool you, behind the scenes we have been hard at work planning our next move and an update to Square Off! There will be some bug fixes and some cool new additions to the game for free! We will reveal all when we release it soon so stay tuned…
Co-optimus.com by Katrina Pawlowski (4.5/5) “Great music, quirky, awesome animations and art, 4 player co-op and aliens. What more do you need?” Thanks Katrina and Co-optimus! I also did a developer interview recently with Shin Hogosha, check it out on ForceDisconnect.com.
