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Indie Royale's Thoughtful Bundle is live, and features five different PC and Mac games for a pay-the-minimum price, which is currently $5.46. Included in the bundle are Snapshot by Retro Affect, Cognition Episode 2: The Wise Monkey by Phoenix Online Studios, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity by Dejobaan Games, Subatomic Studios' Fieldrunners and Snuggle Truck from Owlchemy Labs. Buyers that fork over at least $8 will also receive Night Animals, a chiptune album by Bright Primate.

The Thoughtful Bundle will be available on Indie Royale's site until Saturday, March 23.

JoystiqThoughtful Bundle: Fieldrunners, Reckless Disregard for Gravity and more originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-a-reckless-disregard-for-gravitybright-primatecognitiondejobaan-gamesfieldrunnersindie-royalemacnight-animalsowlchemy-labspcPhoenix-Online-Studiosretro-affectsnapshotsnuggle-trucksubatomic-studiosthe-wise-monkeythoughtful-bundleSat, 16 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Humble Android Bundle 2 adds bonus Snuggle Truck]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/humble-android-bundle-2-adds-bonus-snuggle-truck/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/humble-android-bundle-2-adds-bonus-snuggle-truck/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/humble-android-bundle-2-adds-bonus-snuggle-truck/#comments If you bought the Humble Canabalt Bundle -- sorry, Humble Android Bundle #2 -- you're eligible for an extra bonus game. Snuggle Truck, the game that isn't at all about immigration, is making its Android debut as part of the bundle. Everyone past or future who buys the bundle gets the game for Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux.

The Humble Bundle folks also told us that Android users can download Smuggle Truck, the original concept of the cuddly game. That version, deemed unacceptable for the iOS App Store, will be released as a mobile game for the first time on Android.

The organizers of the bundle also gave us a Humble brag: the Android Bundle #2 has been downloaded over 80,000 times to date, for over $525,000 in sales.

JoystiqHumble Android Bundle 2 adds bonus Snuggle Truck originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidhumble-android-bundle-2humble-indie-bundlemacmobilepcsmuggle-trucksnuggle-truckMon, 26 Mar 2012 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Snuggle Truck downloaded 1.3 million times in 9 days after going free]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/24/snuggle-truck-downloaded-1-3-million-times-in-9-days-after-going/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/24/snuggle-truck-downloaded-1-3-million-times-in-9-days-after-going/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/24/snuggle-truck-downloaded-1-3-million-times-in-9-days-after-going/#comments Owlchemy Labs' Snuggle Truck dropped its price to free on the iOS app store last week, and has been downloaded 1.3 million times in the past nine days. In a developer post discussing the success, we see the move earned the app serious goodwill in iTunes reviews, resulting in over 4,000 new levels made using the in-game editor. China has downloaded the game nearly a quarter-million times since the switch.

We asked Owlchemy founder Alex Schwartz if the company had earned more revenue in the past nine days than it did with Snuggle Truck as a $2 app. "Even though less than one percent of our players are buying anything [using the in-app store]," he said, "we have been able to make more revenue over the past nine days than we totaled the previous month.

"Making more money is great for us as a company, as it enables us to continue making games, but the pride factor of having over a million new players playing a creation you've put blood, sweat and tears into certainly rivals the positives of making money."

Schwartz told us the most popular in-app purchase item has been the zoo truck skin for $0.99. Owlchemy is looking to bring more customization to the game, including some DLC that isn't exactly in-game based.

"Our friends at Dejobaan Games joked about creating an in-app purchase that awards the buyer with 'a no-expenses-paid trip to Boston and the unique opportunity to buy the developers dinner,'" Schwartz said. "I'm curious what would happen if we put that in our next title. NO REALLY. What would happen? Maybe we need to make this happen in order to find out?"

JoystiqSnuggle Truck downloaded 1.3 million times in 9 days after going free originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobileowlchemy-labssmuggle-trucksnuggle-truckThu, 24 Nov 2011 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Snuggle Truck now free on iOS App Store]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/14/snuggle-truck-now-free-on-ios-app-store/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/14/snuggle-truck-now-free-on-ios-app-store/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/14/snuggle-truck-now-free-on-ios-app-store/#comments Indie studio Owlchemy Labs' Snuggle Truck, the eleventh-hour artistic reinterpretation of Smuggle Truck for the App Store, is now free for iOS devices. Launched in late April, with a robust level editor added a few months later, the free version includes the full game in exchange for some easily-dismissed ads every few levels.

If the ads drive you absolutely truckin' crazy, the game can be purchased -- making it ad-free -- for $5 (there's also a $10 option for hardcore Owlchemy supporters).

For those who found the original $1.99 price too steep to pick up this charming title, there's no excuse to not get on the snuggle truck for gratis.

Gallery: Snuggle Truck

JoystiqSnuggle Truck now free on iOS App Store originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobileOwlchemy-Labssmuggle-trucksnuggle-truckMon, 14 Nov 2011 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Smuggle Truck now Snuggle Truck on iOS after Apple rejection, PC/Mac version includes both]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/28/smuggle-truck-now-snuggle-truck-on-ios-after-apple-rejection-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/28/smuggle-truck-now-snuggle-truck-on-ios-after-apple-rejection-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/28/smuggle-truck-now-snuggle-truck-on-ios-after-apple-rejection-pc/#comments Content trumped context after Smuggle Truck was rejected by Apple for distribution on the company's iOS App Store, but Owlchemy Labs reworked some art to launch Snuggle Truck for iPhone and iPad.

"The changes made to the game consist only of minor art changes and some swapped sound effects. Gameplay remains exactly the same," Owlchemy's Alex Schwartz told Joystiq. "Essentially, instead of smuggling immigrants over the border, you're now bringing animals from the wilderness into the comfort of a zoo, where they are provided plenty of food, water, shelter, and state of the art health care."

Schwartz explained that Snuggle Truck was the developer's way of still bringing "the fun and silliness" of its original game to the iOS platform. Due to contractual reasons, he couldn't tell us the details of Apple's rejection.

Mac and PC players don't have to compromise, as they'll be able to switch between Smuggle Truck and its cuddlier counterpart with the press of a button (as shown in the video after the break). Snuggle Truck is available now on the App Store for iPhone ($2) and iPad ($3). Smuggle Truck (with Snuggle Truck) is $5 from SmuggleTruck.com.

Gallery: Smuggle Truck


Gallery: Snuggle Truck

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JoystiqSmuggle Truck now Snuggle Truck on iOS after Apple rejection, PC/Mac version includes both originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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