Shark-riding in Hamburg
Getting Loot
Last month we sent part of our team on a side quest to the Casual Connect Indie, and we got some loot:
Kevin showing us the cool stuff while a guy gives exactly 0 damns about it
It was a great multiplayer experience, sharing quality time with other indies from all over the world. In Hamburg we got the chance to connect with fellow adventurers, play each other's games and get to know what's going on in the indie scene.
Playing Co-Op
The nice guys at Yellow Monkey got a prize as well for their game Hue Brix. Later on we got to know Yoeri Staal (give his game Flooded Village a try here) who was a truly awesome guy.
Kevin was also quite hyped about Hairy Tales (Arges Systems) and Forced (Beta Dwarf). He's also been nagging us about moving BeautiFun Games to Argentina since he met the fine people of Epic Llama (who at the very least deserve an award for Best Indie Company Name).
Hernán López (Epic Llama) had a bad case of indynitis
And then, using the free beer powerups to fill up his Mana Bar, Kevin used the "Ride a Shark" on full blast.
Riding Sharks
We were kindly invited to do a post-mortem of Nihilumbra. It's quite a departure from our usual kind of talk. Rather than introducing our game, we focus on the process of making it - how me made it happen, what went wrong (aka Where We Screwed Up) and what we learned during the development. Watch it to discover how YOU can be a shark rider (yes, you), if you really really really wanna do it.
Too busy playing Nihilumbra and couldn't go to Hamburg? Watch it here:
That's it.
Now go ride some sharks.
And tell us about it.
OUR cake is not a lie
Don't believe it? Here you go:
And why, you wonder?
That's right, we've been bringing you great games since March 2011*
We started off as a somewhat crazy project by four former masters students looking to do the indie thing and develop videogames. Looking back at those times and all the effort we've put into BeautiFun, it's hard to overstate our satisfaction! Sure there have been bumps on the road, but every time we think of all you people who've had a minute of fun because of Nihilumbra, we know it has been damn worth it!
And the best is yet to come! Behold our team celebrating our future Huge Success:
To all you guys and girls, thank you very much for playing our games! And if you still haven't, then GO FOR IT NOW (preferably, buy them first).
But look at us talking while there are games to be done!
Now back to work - so that we can release on time!
-The BeautiFun Games Team
* Well, admittedly it's been just one game, BUT it was amazing, wasn't it? And then we're indies, baby. Anyway, this cake is great.
It's because BeautiFun Games has just turned 2 years old!
That's right, we've been bringing you great games since March 2011*
We started off as a somewhat crazy project by four former masters students looking to do the indie thing and develop videogames. Looking back at those times and all the effort we've put into BeautiFun, it's hard to overstate our satisfaction! Sure there have been bumps on the road, but every time we think of all you people who've had a minute of fun because of Nihilumbra, we know it has been damn worth it!
And the best is yet to come! Behold our team celebrating our future Huge Success:
Lourdes dreams about the next game while Pol gets all red in the face
on screen, Aniol has experiments to run - and Jordi... he's still alive.
To all you guys and girls, thank you very much for playing our games! And if you still haven't, then GO FOR IT NOW (preferably, buy them first).
But look at us talking while there are games to be done!
Now back to work - so that we can release on time!
-The BeautiFun Games Team
* Well, admittedly it's been just one game, BUT it was amazing, wasn't it? And then we're indies, baby. Anyway, this cake is great.
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Having lots of [Beauti]fun at the Best App Ever Awards
Sometimes we get prizes.
And sometimes we get a beer and a good time, like last night at the Best App Ever Awards 2012.
The ceremony was sponsored by Free App Slots and held at Barcelona's well-known club Luz de Gas. The place was packed with developers, publishers and other game-related party animals.
Nihilumbra was nominated in the Most Innovative Game category. No mean feat, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Eufloria (Omni Systems Limited) or Waking Mars (Tiger Style). Of course we were totally wowed to be in such company, and we didn't mind a bit that the prize went (very deservedly) to The Act (Chillingo). Then, as part of our unwavering commitment to beautiFun, we partied.
We met a lot of old and new friends from the industry - and had a blast. Pluuuus... (wait for it)... we made some cool pictures so you get the chance to meet the team in its REAL natural environment and doing The Real Thing.
Left to right:
Aniol, CEO, Programmer and Lead Beer Lifter
Marcos, Programmer and Senior Handshaker
Lourdes, Artist and Master Headbanger
Víctor, Marketing, Writer and Associate Beerhater
Kevin, Game Designer and Smileyguy-in-Chief
Pol, Programmer and Head of Teleporting Tech
Jordi, Artist and Ninja*
* (Don't bother trying to find him in the pic)
And sometimes we get a beer and a good time, like last night at the Best App Ever Awards 2012.
The ceremony was sponsored by Free App Slots and held at Barcelona's well-known club Luz de Gas. The place was packed with developers, publishers and other game-related party animals.
Nihilumbra was nominated in the Most Innovative Game category. No mean feat, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Eufloria (Omni Systems Limited) or Waking Mars (Tiger Style). Of course we were totally wowed to be in such company, and we didn't mind a bit that the prize went (very deservedly) to The Act (Chillingo). Then, as part of our unwavering commitment to beautiFun, we partied.
We met a lot of old and new friends from the industry - and had a blast. Pluuuus... (wait for it)... we made some cool pictures so you get the chance to meet the team in its REAL natural environment and doing The Real Thing.
Left to right:
Aniol, CEO, Programmer and Lead Beer Lifter
Marcos, Programmer and Senior Handshaker
Lourdes, Artist and Master Headbanger
Víctor, Marketing, Writer and Associate Beerhater
Kevin, Game Designer and Smileyguy-in-Chief
Pol, Programmer and Head of Teleporting Tech
Jordi, Artist and Ninja*
* (Don't bother trying to find him in the pic)
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