Posted by Ross
Thu, 20th Dec 2012
Merry Christmas everyone! :)
We’ve had a busy year here at Laughing Jackal. Aside from moving offices we’ve also released our first ever games on two different platforms. In October we brought some of our favourite Laughing Jackal games in Hungry Giraffe, OMG-Zombies and Cubixx to PlayStation Mobile and then recently we released our first ever game on iPhone, when Hungry Giraffe made its first appearance on an iOS device. Hungry Giraffe also recently got a festive update, so there’s never been a better time to check it out. :)
Of course that’s not all that’s happened as we also released a PlayStation Mini and work has continued on many other titles. Not only has ‘Mystery Game X’ been a constant presence but we’ve also got several other work in progress titles which you can look forward to next year.
Before I go I’d like to offer you a big thank you for your support through 2012 and I hope you all have a really good Christmas and New Year. We’ll be back in January. Until then why not on join us on our Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Google+ pages?
Posted by Ross
Thu, 13th Dec 2012
Hi everyone. We’ve had a busy week since the last Laughing Jackal blog. Our fantastic festive Hungry Giraffe iPhone update has just been released.
This amazing update has lots of brilliant new features, including the first new skin for you to try as well as a whole host of festive fun, from Christmas food to Santa hats. We’ve also removed Openfeint and added Game Center support, making this a vital update even for those of you who have a “Bah! Humbug!” approach to Christmas (see here for the full list of exciting new features!)
So, make sure you download this fantastic update from iTunes here and stuff your very Hungry Giraffe (or reindeer :)) full of festive treats from Brussels sprouts to Christmas Pudding.
That’s not all we’ve been up to, as we also found time to move our offices earlier this week. Fortunately, we just had to move a few yards down a corridor but it’s still been hard work. We’ve been up to our necks in cables:
and lugging cabinets, desks and the like through the corridor. We’ve also found lots of things we never realised we had. It’s amazing how much stuff you can accumulate over the years from a copy of RPG Maker for PS2, to a mini football from 2006 (which promptly got lost beneath the floor during the impromptu kickabout which broke out :)). To keep our energy levels up during the move we had this balanced and healthy meal waiting for us: :)
Still, we’ve now made it across and as I write this the finishing touches are being put on the new kitchen and the network is just going up. It’s a bit different but I’m sure I’ll get used to it eventually.
Not that I’ll have much more time this year as tomorrow is my last day in the office before the New Year. Fear not though: through some internet wizardry I’ll still be here with a new blog post for you next week. Until then why not on join us on our Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Google+ pages and remember you can get the updated version of Hungry Giraffe on iTunes here.
Posted by Ross
Thu, 6th Dec 2012
Hi everyone we’re just a couple of days away from submitting our fantastic Christmas Hungry Giraffe update to Apple. This update includes more festive features than you could shake a mince pie at, including a new Christmas icon, Christmas lights, festive food and Santa hats. We’ve also added a friend for our giraffe as our first skin - the appropriately Christmassy Reindeer skin – which will be available as part of the first update.
Even those Scrooges out there who want nothing to do with Christmas will want this update, as version 1.2 also brings a host of new improvements including a total revamp of the Store, improved icons and simplified descriptions for each upgrade. Not only that, but with the forthcoming closure of Openfeint, we’ve completely stripped out Openfeint and replaced it with Game Center.
After the holidays, we’ll be adding even more upgrades, plus we’re creating mini missions for the game, giving you bite sized tasks to accomplish while you continue your journey into the snack-filled skies. You can expect more news on these upgrades very early in the New Year. Exciting stuff!
Since the update is still in the pipeline, you can check out the existing version of Hungry Giraffe on iOS here.
Back on PSN we’ve just released another brilliantly cool theme for all your PS3 desktops. Our brand new “Sunset Flight” Dynamic Theme will be priced at just £1.59 and really is a must have this Christmas. Go and check it out on the PSN store now!
Finally, a big thank you to everyone who’s bought one of our awesome new T-Shirts from the Laughing Jackal Store. So far our biggest seller is this rather stylish OMG-Zombies T-Shirt, which you can check out here. You can check out the full list of available T-Shirts here (and those of you who prefer your prices in US$ should go here.) But remember, you’ll have to order by tomorrow if you want it to arrive before Christmas via Standard Shipping.
That’s all for now. I’ll be back next week, but until then why not on join us on our Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Google+ pages?
