Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Auditorium 2: Duet multiplayer wants you to make sweet harmonies with that special someone]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/28/auditorium-2-duet-multiplayer-wants-you-to-make-sweet-harmonies/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/28/auditorium-2-duet-multiplayer-wants-you-to-make-sweet-harmonies/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/28/auditorium-2-duet-multiplayer-wants-you-to-make-sweet-harmonies/#comments Indie studio Cipher Prime has launched a Kickstarter project for Auditorium 2: Duet, the sequel to 2008's rhythm-physics title Auditorium, which is celebrating its debut on Steam today. Duet aims to be a polished playground built on the experience Cipher Prime has gained developing Auditorium, Pulse and Fractal over the past three years, but its most exciting feature is something none of the developers have attempted before -- multiplayer.

"When we first started our studio we were very nervous," Cipher Prime's Will Stallwood told Joystiq in an exclusive interview. "We created Auditorium by accident and had little game design experience. We've spent the past three years honing our skills so we could tackle multiplayer.

"Auditorium has been our playground since the day we started, so the only logical step is to keep her as our playground," Stallwood adds, unknowingly outing Auditorium as a female game, for those of you keeping score.

Auditorium 2: Duet will be optimized for two-player gameplay, and Cipher Prime will be testing it as a local feature to start, with tentative plans -- more like vehement wishes -- to include PS3/Steam and iPad/Steam crossplay functions down the line.

Gallery: Auditorium 2: Duet - Multiplayer Design Concept

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Auditoriumauditorium-2-duetAuditorium-Duetcipher-primedomesticityfractaliosipadiphonekickstartermobilemultiplayerpcplaystationps3PulsesequelTue, 28 Feb 2012 14:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Auditorium devs look to Kickstarter for sequel funding]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/28/auditorium-devs-look-to-kickstarter-for-sequel-funding/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/28/auditorium-devs-look-to-kickstarter-for-sequel-funding/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/28/auditorium-devs-look-to-kickstarter-for-sequel-funding/#comments Will Stallwood and Dain Saint of indie studio Cipher Prime don't want to buy new Ferraris.

Actually, they may want to do that -- because hello, Ferraris -- but that's not where their current focus lies. Cipher Prime wants to make a sequel to its first title Auditorium, titled Auditorium 2: Duet, and has turned to Kickstarter to crowdsource a portion of its budget.

Cipher Prime is the conductor behind a trio of ambient, subtly beautiful, rhythm-based brain busters. After launching the originally Flash-based Auditorium in 2008, the developer orchestrated two follow-up titles: Pulse and Fractal. Since then Auditorium has been ported to iOS, PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP, and today marks its launch on Steam -- and, Stallwood hopes, the launch of its sequel's development.

Speaking exclusively with Joystiq, Cipher Prime's Will Stallwood says development of Auditorium 2: Duet will only take place if the team manages to hit its sizable Kickstarter goal of $60,000. According to the developer, the goal represents half of what the team needs to complete the project, with Cipher Prime contributing the other half of necessary funds.

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JoystiqAuditorium devs look to Kickstarter for sequel funding originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Auditoriumauditorium-2-duetauditorium-duetcipher-primeDain-Saintfractaliosipadiphonekickstartermicrosoftmobilemultiplayerpcplaystationps3pspPulsesonyWill-StallwoodxboxTue, 28 Feb 2012 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Indie Royale unveils four fancy games in the New Year's Bundle]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/05/indie-royale-unveils-four-fancy-games-in-the-new-years-bundle/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/05/indie-royale-unveils-four-fancy-games-in-the-new-years-bundle/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/05/indie-royale-unveils-four-fancy-games-in-the-new-years-bundle/#comments Indie Royale has lifted the beautiful silver lid from its New Year's Bundle games -- Nuclear Dawn, Fractal, Max & the Magic Marker and Super Crossfire, the last of which is marked as an Indie Royale exclusive. The New Year's Bundle was released as a mystery earlier this week and was available for blind pre-order at $3.99, with a free copy of George & Jonathan's chiptune album, "Beautiful Lifestyle," for faithful early buyers.

Indie Royale bundles increase in price as the sale continues, but paying more than the minimum knocks that price down and gets you a free copy of George & Jonathan's chiptune goodness to boot. There are just under five days left to snag the Indie Royale New Year's Eve Bundle -- and don't judge it for celebrating the new year one week late. We know some of you are still feeling the annual effects of the new year, too.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fractalindieindie-royaleIndie-Royale-New-Years-Bundlemacmax-and-the-magic-markerNew-Years-Bundlenuclear-dawnpcSuper-CrossfireThu, 05 Jan 2012 18:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Portabliss: Fractal: Make Blooms Not War (iPad)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/portabliss-fractal-make-blooms-not-war-ipad/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/portabliss-fractal-make-blooms-not-war-ipad/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/portabliss-fractal-make-blooms-not-war-ipad/#commentsDid you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy -- and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. Today: Fractal: Make Blooms Not War..
My entire life, I've had a problem. When I see multiple shapes or objects of the same color, I feel this need to push them together and make them vanish. It's instinctual, some kind of primordial need I must fulfill at every given opportunity.

And that's why I can't put down Fractal: Make Blooms Not War from Cipher Prime, the developer of Pulse and Auditorium.

Gallery: Fractal: Make Blooms Not War (iPad)

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JoystiqPortabliss: Fractal: Make Blooms Not War (iPad) originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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