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Gridrunner submitted to Apple

Posted on February 17, 2012 by admin

Well I didn’t expect to be posting another “submitted to Apple” entry quite so soon after the last one, it’s only a few weeks ago that we released Caverns of Minos. This one came together rather quickly. I’ve intended for … Continue reading →

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Caverns of Minos now out!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

Apple were awesomely fast approving the game this time round. It’s out now and available on the App Store here. Feedback’s been very good so far with some users reckoning it’s Llamasoft’s best iOS game yet. Some iPhone users wanted … Continue reading →

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New iOS Game: Caverns of Minos

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

It’s a new year, and just about a year since Llamasoft started releasing iOS games; so what better way to celebrate it than with another new Llamasoft game. The new game is called “Caverns of Minos”. All finished now, I … Continue reading →

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In-App Panhandling is a Pain in the Tits

Posted on December 27, 2011 by admin

I’m getting to hate the current trend for “in-app purchases”. Case in point. Last night I went to buy a game from an author whose work I’ve previously enjoyed and who up until now I would happily buy sight unseen. … Continue reading →

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Is higher rez always better?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by admin

The other day I was playing through some of my Gamebase collections and spent a while checking out an old favourite of mine on the c64 and Atari 800, “Repton”. And no, I don’t mean the BBC Boulderdash-not-quite-clone of that … Continue reading →

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GoatUp Was Almost An Atari VCS Game

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

As I’ve mentioned before the main influence on the design of GoatUp was an excellent Atari homebrew game called Man Goes Down (and not, despite what some people have thought, “Doodle Jump” on iOS, which I have never in fact … Continue reading →

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Llamasoft adding iCade support to iOS titles

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

We are adding support for the iCade mini-arcade-cab iPad game controller to our arcade-style iOS games. The iCade allows the games to be played with authentic arcade joystick and buttons. You can see it in action here. An update for … Continue reading →

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New iOS game: GoatUp

Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin

I’ve just finished our new iOS game “GoatUp”.  It is now available on the App Store Get it here. It’s a bit of a departure for me because one genre that Llamasoft has never attempted has been platform games.  This … Continue reading →

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Latest iOS game Deflex – out NOW

Posted on July 8, 2011 by admin

Our latest iOS game “Deflex” has just been released for sale on the App Store.  It’s a Universal app for iPad and iPhone and will be priced at tier 2, £1.19 or local equivalent.  It’s quite different from my previous … Continue reading →

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