Space Blaster Lockdown High-Score Challenge!

The 'Space Blaster Lockdown High-Score Challenge' finished on 1st June 2020. There have been some absolutely amazing scores but in the end AtuKiti took the top prize with a score of over 3 million on the Nintendo Switch. In second we have dario.persi with a score of more than 1.5 million and in third 420MacMan with a score of over

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TimeSplitters Retro Roots

Like many of you I've been trapped inside due to the coronavirus lockdown for over a month now. I feel it's time to take a long needed break from development of The Flawless: Art's Tale and get all nostalgic about a PlayStation 2 classic... The original TimeSplitters by Free Radical and Eidos. (more…)

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We’re Supporting the NHS with Games for Carers

We are proud to support Ukie's Games for Carers initiative (in association with Keymailer). The initiative aims to give free video games to NHS workers throughout the UK. So far over 85,000 digital game codes have been donated by more than 85 video game developers and publishers. We have donated over 250 copies of Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo

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ITTA – Best Indie Games

I've been meaning to write about ITTA for quite some time. Since seeing the isometric pastel pixel art of the blue caped girl and her ghost cat in early development I've been captivated. Also being fond of shooters and exploration based games, ITTA is right up my street. The game exudes style and desolate mystery in a way similar to

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The Flawless: Art’s Tale Coming to Xbox Series X

Some awesome new, The Flawless: Art's Tale will be on the next generation of consoles. That's right we can proudly confirm that our action adventure game, set in a brutal world of cats, will be coming to Xbox Series X. The game will also launch on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Steam(Win/Lin/macOS). This is great news but means

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Final Fantasy VII Retro Roots

Final Fantasy VII is probably my favourite game of all time. With the Final Fantasy VII Remake just around the corner I though it a great time to get all nostalgic about the RPG that blew me away back in 1997 on the original PlayStation. It was a game brimming with emotion, where plot twists lay around every corner and

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The Flawless: Art’s Tale

Get ready for a truly epic adventure through a strange and brutal world of cats. The Flawless: Art's Tale is hacking and shooting its way on to Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Take control of young hero Art and his flying droid sidekick as you try to rescue your best friend and bring colour back

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There is No Light – Best Indie Games

We’ve had a busy few months launching our retro space shooter Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo on Switch, Xbox One, PS4 and PC. I’ve finally had time to have a gander at some indie games by other developers for our March award. ‘There is No Light’ looks like a really cool isometric hack ‘n’ slash dungeon crawler. Its developed

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Super Fantasy Zone Retro Roots

Super Fantasy Zone – Retro Roots

Super Fantasy Zone by Sunsoft is one of my favourite childhood games. It's still one of the games I come back to as a retro gamer and game developer. Released in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis in the US) the game was massively original with loads of cool mechanics that made it stand out. I spent hours taking

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