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After the release of Furmins HD, we run two features on the music and sound design of our first foray into the uncharted territories of iOS. At the time, we spoke with Peter Hajba (music) and Ari Pulkkinen (sound design) about all aspects of their work. Today we are happy to announce that the soundtrack of Furmins is available in its entirety from Bandcamp, and that you can get it for an insultingly low price: So head there and do the right thing! Want to know more about ...
HELSINKI, FINLAND – September 03, 2012 – Housemarque, the award-winning Finnish games developer responsible for Angry Birds Trilogy, has released Furmins Free, a free version of Furmins HD, the critically-acclaimed physics-based action puzzler for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The game’s furry protagonists are already a household name in the iOS community, and Housemarque hopes this offering will only add to their popularity. “We believe this step will allow us to tap into a ...
HELSINKI, FINLAND – June 7, 2012 – Independent and critically acclaimed Finnish developer Housemarque today released a title update to Furmins, the physics based action puzzle game for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Players will find 12 new levels to explore and solve, beautiful Retina Display graphics for the new iPad, Game Center support and iCloud backup for saved games. To celebrate the latest release, Furmins HD will be on sale for $0.99/€0.79/£0.69 for a limited time." Since ...
Over the past few weeks we have been mentioning on our Facebook page that a new update (1.1) of Furmins was about to land on your iOS devices. Now, the time has come: the date is June 7! Write it down on your calendar and get ready for a whole new Furmins experience!" Since the initial release, we have been listening to fan feedback and committed ourselves to making the best possible game. This update answers many fan-made requests, as well as tackling some other opportunities to make ...
We believe that developers should have the freedom to price their games how they like, without interference from the online stores that sell the games." This is, in short, the idea behind the Because We May initiative. Giving developers the possibility to control the price of their own creation is a smart idea: users buy when they think the price is fair, we can experiment and learn more about our customers. That's why Housemarque has decided to join the Because We May initiative in the iOS ...
Today we conclude our overview on the pre-production artworks created for Furmins. With us, Housemarque's Lead Artist Mikko Eerola. If you missed the previous episodes, find them here, here, and here. For the last part of the interview we featured at the top the image of a sea. What can you tell us about it? This is another example in our quest to find the right look for Furmins. The previous painting was a bit too texture-like, and this one was, in my opinion, too realistic. It does ...
Missed the first two parts? Mikko speaks about more pre-production artoworks here and here. Make sure you check them and see how the Furmins aesthetic has been evolving over time. Ok, so let's continue our discussion speaking of this early draft. Readers can see it at the top of this post, and its name is “Pieces”. This was an initial design of the ornaments and the marble. As you can see, the ornaments are way too detailed. They look good on a computer screen but were a mess in the ...
A few days ago we started to go through the pre-production artworks of Furmins with Mikko Eerola, the game's Lead Artist. Let's see what else we found in our secret stash... Up next is this crest background. Readers can see it here at the top. This was one of the first images I came up with when I started exploring the idea of having these medieval-themed crests – but I also wanted to keep in mind that this game is not supposed to be completely historical and that's why I included ...
Our exploration into the world of Furmins continues with an additional commentary of Mikko Eerola, the game’s Lead Artist. Renowned for his work on Outland, Mikko’s influence can be found in all aspects of Furmins, from the main characters’ undeniable cuddliness to the game’s rich, immersive backgrounds. In this interview, divided in 4 parts, we dip into Mikko’s design archive and touch on a number of images which were generated over the course of production. Let’s start with ...
We continue our discussion with Housemarque's Artist Mikko Eerola, responsible for the - very much praised - Art Direction of Furmins. If you missed the first part, check it out here. Why does the world of Furmins look the way it does? That’s an interesting question. I guess the idea came from the fact that we knew from the beginning it would be a puzzle game, and so I wanted a look which reflected a lot of cultural thinking. Greek and Roman structures were an inspiration for this kind ...
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No comments | 176 shares | 23. May 2013 | housemarque
Helsinki, Finland, May 23 – Housemarque, the award winning developer of downloadable hit titles such as Dead Nation, Outland and Super Stardust HD, announced they are hard at work on a (still unnamed) “spiritual successor” to the Super Stardust franchise. The game will be released as a PlayStation®4 (PS4) exclusive. “We are super ...
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No comments | 7 shares | 14. May 2013 | housemarque
After announcing winners 1 to 4 of our Housemarque memorabilia forum competition (see them all HERE), we are ready to award the two final pictures from the early years of Housemarque. Drum roll... and the winners are: 1. Drageard with "Well.. uh.. hi?" for breaking the ice in the "Introduce Yourself" section of the forum 2. Jerique with ...
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No comments | 13 shares | 07. May 2013 | Tommaso
As we explained HERE and HERE, each week for 3 weeks in a row we will select the best forum discussions and reward their authors with a few exclusive Housemarque relics from the 90's (can you remember when owning an Amiga was all the rage?). Here below the winners for the the past week: 1. Cobra_Qc with "[SSHD] My personal guide to earn ...
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No comments | 10 shares | 30. Apr 2013 | housemarque
Populating a forum is not an easy task, especially when all our new products are still shrouded behind a veil of mystery (not for long, that's a promise). That's why we want to reward with some unique Housemarque memorabilia the loyal fans that are helping us starting interesting discussions, as we announced HERE. The first two topics to be ...
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No comments | 4 shares | 22. Apr 2013 | housemarque
We live in interesting times. The Housemarque team keeps expanding, and will soon move to a bigger, cooler office, where our projects will have enough space to bloom to their full potential. As part of this process we found ourself going through our storage room just to find a lot of vintage stuff we have no use for. As painful as it may be, we ...
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No comments | 18 shares | 18. Apr 2013 | housemarque
Hello there. We just opened the Housemarque community forum, find it HERE. First of all, why did we need a forum? Well, because we noticed our community being pretty active in social media, and we were wondering if it was somehow possible to channel that positive energy into more elaborated discussions. Facebook comments are often not the ...
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No comments | 29 shares | 18. Mar 2013 | housemarque
As we anticipated on our Facebook page, Housemarque has been featured on EDGE 252. Ilari Kuittinen, our CEO, took part in the traditional Region Specific royal rumble, and released an interview about Housemarque's future and upcoming projects. Curious about the juicy bits? Go grab your copy of EDGE now, or read the studio profile online!
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No comments | 8 shares | 15. Mar 2013 | housemarque
Tilting Point – a US-based publishing fund founded by Tom Frisina (formerly head and founder of EA Partners) – has debuted yesterday with the following statement: “Our view is that independent developers own the future of games,” said Tom Frisina, Executive Chairman of Tilting Point. “However, a studio’s potential can be severely ...
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No comments | 33 shares | 13. Mar 2013 | housemarque
We must have some really passionate fan over at IGN, becase after making it into their "Top 25 PSN Games" list with Super Stardust HD and Dead Nation... we made it also to their new "The Best $30 You Can Spend on PSN" chart, this time with both Outland and SSHD. Chapeau!
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No comments | 4 shares | 06. Mar 2013 | housemarque
We are happy to share with you that both Super Stardust HD and Dead Nation have been included in the IGN's Top 25 PSN Games chart released on Feb 28th, respectively on position 4 and 12. Not a bad result, right? Check the whole video HERE, and grab the games – if for some inexcusable reason you haven't done so yet – from HERE.
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No comments | 59 shares | 04. Mar 2013 | housemarque
Our Dead Nation Zombie Love Competition ended last Friday. A big "thank you" to all the participants, we had fun looking at your submissions: some of you really put some effort into it! However, survival is an art mastered by few, so it's time to declare the winners! In no particular order: Marwa Syed, for her creepy zombie make ...
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No comments | 123 shares | 27. Feb 2013 | housemarque
Last week EDGE published a round up of developer opinions about the recent Sony Playstation Meeting. We were asked for a comment too, so read below what Housemarque's CEO Ilari Kuittinen had to say: “It was great to hear how focused Sony was on games during the PlayStation 4 announcement,” he says. “The new console sounds really developer ...
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No comments | 7 shares | 22. Feb 2013 | housemarque
How does the saying go? "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." We all know how that ends. That's exactly why we are having a little Robotron 2084 tournament here at the office. Why? Because Robotron is a great fit for Housemarque! It's a very hard, very vintage twin-stick shooter, plus no one at the studio knew it too well beforehand. ...
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No comments | 7 shares | 15. Feb 2013 | housemarque
Housemarque's CEO Ilari Kuittinen released today an official comment regarding the alleged Dead Nation 2, The Walking Dead and Superman artworks discussed in our recent statement: "Playing around with concepts and settings is standard practice among most developers, and as veterans of the industry will be able to confirm, by the end of the ...
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One comment | 50 shares | 14. Feb 2013 | housemarque
Wow. Just wow. We didn't suspect you would want a Dead Nation t-shirt SO bad. After much cogitation and discussion, consensus has been reached on what our fans are supposed to do to bring one home. The Rules: Since today is Valentine's day, we want you to show us your love for zombies, in every possible way. That means, in practice: 1) ...
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2 comments | 33 shares | 11. Feb 2013 | housemarque
Housemarque would like to clarify the situation regarding recent rumors: Amar Djouad doesn't currently hold any position within the company. As for the artworks on display, they belong to a discarded batch and are not representative of projects we might or might not be working on. We are flattered by the interest surrounding our future ...
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No comments | 42 shares | 06. Feb 2013 | housemarque
Since release, Super Stardust Delta has collected incredible reviews and prestigious awards. We are happy to announce that our little baby has been included in Sony's PSVita Birthday Sale, starting today. Head to the store to steal Super Stardust Delta + Advanced Star Fighter Pack Bundle for €4.99/£3.99 instead of €9.99/£7.99. PS Plus ...
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No comments | 49 shares | 05. Feb 2013 | housemarque
We know, it's been a while. Despite the lack of substantial sharable updates on our upcoming projects, we'd like to reassure you that things at the studio are proceeding smoothly, and this long wait is all for the better. 2013 got off on the right foot, and we can't honestly wait to tell you more about what we've been working on. Just hang in ...
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No comments | 22 shares | 22. Nov 2012 | Tommaso
Are you a PSVita owner yet? You should be, because PS+ has spread on Sony's newborn as well. Aside from the excellent selection of free games coming with the subscription, for a limited amount of time you'll be able to purchase a bundle including Housemarque's award-winning space shooter – Super Stardust Delta – and the Advanced Star Fighter ...
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One comment | 42 shares | 13. Nov 2012 | housemarque
As we announced on Facebook, our Dead Nation: Road of Devastation Score Competition is now concluded. If you missed it completely (shame on you), the goal was to score as high as possible in Arcade Mode, the new mode we added last June through a patch update (haven't played it yet? Launch Dead Nation with ROD installed and you will get it free of ...
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6 comments | 129 shares | 30. Oct 2012 | housemarque
One week left before the end of Halloween sales on PSN (at least for Europe, sorry America) – if you didn't get your copy of Dead Nation: Road of Devastation yet, now you can get it for the insultingly low price of €1.99/£1.59! Anyway, not only you need ROD because it's a great expansion to a great game (ahem!), but also because our Road ...
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No comments | 44 shares | 26. Oct 2012 | housemarque
Last week we told you that Dead Nation was being included in the Halloween Sale, but that offer was valid only on the American PSN. "What about Europe", some cried out? Well, Europe gets a double ration this week! In addition to Dead Nation (was €12.99/£9.99, now you can get it for €6.49/£5.19), the sale also includes Road of Devastation ...
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No comments | 27 shares | 25. Oct 2012 | housemarque
Even casual Housemarque fans are aware that our headquarters resembles a cross between a kindergarten classroom and a Dark City-esque evershifting maze of walls. After providing an overview of our reading habits in our last post, we decided to turn our gaze to a different corner of the room: and so without further ado (except for one or two ...
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No comments | 23 shares | 22. Oct 2012 | housemarque
Making videogames is a complex matter. More often than not, our fans would love to see us banging our keyboards with new game code like there’s no tomorrow (if for no other reason than Dead Nation’s warning that there might not be a tomorrow). However, creating a game doesn't always involve computers. At times, we find it more productive to ...
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2 comments | 87 shares | 18. Oct 2012 | housemarque
Fans of parties, zombies, guns and cities under siege, rejoice! All Hallows' Eve is approaching and there's no better time for you to grab a copy of Dead Nation! As a matter of fact, US Playstation Plus subscribers will be able to download the best zombie shooter out there for the insultingly low price of $3.75. And if you want a real ...
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No comments | 22 shares | 13. Oct 2012 | housemarque
Recently we received an email from a fan asking if by any chance we still have the MP3s of The Reap's soundtrack stored somewhere is our steampunk hard disks. Well, it took us a good half day to go through the relics in our storage room, but guess what? It turns out we actually do have those files. So, to the benefit of all, we put together a ...
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No comments | 37 shares | 08. Oct 2012 | housemarque
The most attentive of you has surely noticed that our Jobs page has been quite dynamic lately, with new positions popping up and then dissolving into nothingness like timid dew at sunrise (take that, Walt Whitman!). Today, for the first time in Housemarque history (I think), we have decided to ask our rookies what prompted them to bathe in ...
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8 comments | 61 shares | 01. Oct 2012 | housemarque
Did you miss the first two parts of this feature, published originally in the March 2011 issue of Game Developer? Find them here and here. --- WHAT WENT WRONG [CONTINUES FROM PART 2] 3 /// Too much content for a downloadable game. In hindsight, our levels should have been smaller in scale. After all, we had a fairly small team for the ...
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No comments | 16 shares | 28. Sep 2012 | housemarque
Housemarque and Angry Birds fans, the day you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: the console version of Angry Birds Trilogy is now available at retail outlets across Europe! In a first-of-its-kind Angry Birds experience, you’re now able to play through three award-winning titles: Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds ...
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No comments | 51 shares | 27. Sep 2012 | housemarque
The other day we started to republish an interesting Dead Nation feature Game Developers printed first in their March 2011 issue. If you missed the first part, check it out here! --- WHAT WENT RIGHT [CONTINUES FROM PART 1] 4 /// Engine and Technology. Our in-house Housemarque engine has never let us down, and with the PlayStation 3, ...
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One comment | 52 shares | 24. Sep 2012 | housemarque
In the March 2011 issue of Game Developer, a magazine dedicated to the most stressing best craft in the world, Housemarque was featured with a five pages retrospective on Dead Nation. The article – technicallly a postmortem – documented all the various aspects of the game from inception to completion. One and a half years later we decided ...
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No comments | 29 shares | 21. Sep 2012 | housemarque
If you spent June 2011 in a salt mine, thus missing the release of Outland (later awarded as Best PSN Game for IGN and Gamespot's Best Download-only Console Game), you have now a chance to make up for that terrible mistake. As a matter of fact, Outland is being re-released a part of Ubisoft Triple Pack, a retail package including also the ...
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No comments | 44 shares | 17. Sep 2012 | Tommaso
"I think it's about time to review the company highlights for the recent past", told me Housemarque's CEO Ilari Kuittinen last time we met in the corridor. "As you say, chief", I answered, starting to jot down questions. This interview is the result of our conversation: read ahead to know more about Housemarque's past, present and ...
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No comments | 31 shares | 13. Sep 2012 | housemarque
On Tuesday we posted the first part of our results reveal for the survey we run on Housemarque's Facebook Page. As we diabolically planned, the article spawned heated comments, but hold your horses: we are not done examining the data yet. Last time we showed a bar chart with approval statistics about Housemarque developing on iOS. Users could ...
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One comment | 8 shares | 10. Sep 2012 | housemarque
On August 15, after a little poll to find out what was the Housemarque game people were more fond of (Dead Nation), we decided to put online a small survey to understand in more detail what fans were expecting from our production. Today, we start a series of posts about the results: we want to share what fans have answered, and possibly have a ...
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No comments | 14 shares | 07. Sep 2012 | housemarque
On August 23 we asked fans of Dead Nation to come up with a new cover photo for out Facebook page. The community around Dead Nation is without doubt the most lively and active Housemarque has, and we deemed appropriate to convey all that energy into something fun. Over the course of a few days we received as much as 20 submissions, an amazing ...
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No comments | 22 shares | 03. Sep 2012 | housemarque
HELSINKI, FINLAND – September 03, 2012 – Housemarque, the award-winning Finnish games developer responsible for Angry Birds Trilogy, has released Furmins Free, a free version of Furmins HD, the critically-acclaimed physics-based action puzzler for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The game’s furry protagonists are already a household name in ...
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No comments | 10 shares | 31. Aug 2012 | housemarque
At our headquarter, today's codename was "Janitor's Day". What do we mean with that, you say? Well, we can't really tell anybody. If we did we would have to blast you into stardust right away, and you guys don't really look like meteorites... But, of course, we can't stop you from guessing. Here some visual aid, any clue? Why is this guy ...
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No comments | 9 shares | 21. Aug 2012 | housemarque
A few days ago, we published confirmation of an incredible Super Stardust HD record on our Facebook page. Today we are happy to have with us Elle Galea, “the girl who achieved the impossible”. Hello Elle, first things first: you contacted us for the first time a few days ago about your “Impact Mode” score in Super Stardust HD. ...
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No comments | 22 shares | 09. Aug 2012 | housemarque
The top-selling and award winning PS3 game, Super Stardust HD blasts you on a breathtaking tour through the galaxy full of epic sights and scenes! With its unique orbit based gameplay and stunning 3D visuals, Super Stardust HD has won several accolades and has been chosen by IGN as one of top 100 modern games, as well as making many Top ...
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No comments | 26 shares | 12. Jul 2012 | housemarque
Dear gamers, ornithologists, and casual bird-watchers: It’s finally time for the big reveal: Housemarque and Rovio have soared together to create Angry Birds Trilogy, the most comprehensive chapter yet in the über-popular avian saga! Fresh off of Furmins and Super Stardust Delta, the Housemarque team has successfully tackled the ...
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No comments | 1 share | 26. Jun 2012 | housemarque
Attention Dead Nation recruits worldwide! We're excited to announce a brand new game mode for Road of Devastation (the expansion pack), called "Arcade"! It's a brand new way to experience Road of Devastation! Everyone who's taken "the Road" knows of the Egogate experiment - to find the perfect zombie killer who can survive longest against ...
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No comments | 1 share | 07. Jun 2012 | housemarque
HELSINKI, FINLAND – June 7, 2012 – Independent and critically acclaimed Finnish developer Housemarque today released a title update to Furmins, the physics based action puzzle game for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Players will find 12 new levels to explore and solve, beautiful Retina Display graphics for the new iPad, Game Center support ...
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3 comments | 5 shares | 06. Jun 2012 | Aki
A new exhibition on Finnish games (both analogue and digital) opened yesterday in Tampere (Finland), and Housemarque was there for the opening. The exhibition has 45 games on display (out of hundreds) and is open until June 10th. Five of our games are playable there; Stardust (Amiga), Alien Incident (PC), Supreme Snowboarding (PC), Super ...
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No comments | no shares | 31. May 2012 | housemarque
Over the past few weeks we have been mentioning on our Facebook page that a new update (1.1) of Furmins was about to land on your iOS devices. Now, the time has come: the date is June 7! Write it down on your calendar and get ready for a whole new Furmins experience!" Since the initial release, we have been listening to fan feedback and ...
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No comments | no shares | 28. May 2012 | housemarque
May 28, 2012 For industry fancy pants like us, the Nordic Game Awards have for the last 10 years been the place to be: we have fun, we meet old friends, and we celebrate the Nordic Countries’ rollicking game development scene. This year, Housemarque was nominated in two categories: Best Nordic Handheld Game for Super Stardust Delta ...
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No comments | 4 shares | 26. May 2012 | housemarque
We believe that developers should have the freedom to price their games how they like, without interference from the online stores that sell the games." This is, in short, the idea behind the Because We May initiative. Giving developers the possibility to control the price of their own creation is a smart idea: users buy when they think the ...
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One comment | 59 shares | 15. May 2012 | housemarque
Hello game designers, look at your job, now back to me, now back to your job, now back to me. Sadly, it isn't my job but if you came to work with us you could have a job like mine. Do you have what it takes? Now look at your clock, can you see how it ticks, now back to mine, can you make it cuckoo? Look down, back up, where are you? You're on a ...
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26 comments | 154 shares | 14. May 2012 | housemarque
Great game development never sleeps. The beginning of 2012 saw Housemarque ship two major titles: the highly acclaimed Super Stardust Delta for PSVita, as well as our first experiment on iOS devices — the brain-racking, lavishly illustrated Furmins, a physic-based puzzle game. As you may have guessed, the purpose of this blog is to give you ...
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2 comments | no shares | 05. Apr 2012 | housemarque
This is the third and last episode in our series of articles about Super Stardust Delta Bosses. If you missed the previous ones, read the first here and the second here. --- Craboid is an iteration of one of the bosses in Super Stardust HD that had long arms and was able to stretch them around the player's ship. In Super Stardust HD the ...
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