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Quick one on Underworld 2

May 10th, 2012 10 Comments »

Hey everybody, long time no hear! As already mentioned in comments to the announcement post, we’re not hiding — we’re working our asses off on UW2. So, what’s been done since the last update?

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The most important part is that we’ve finished all the necessary research & planning and dived into the code! That’s right. We have decided to throw out the first game’s code base and start from scratch. It was a tough decision because usually it’s not such a good idea, leading to enormous development timelines and huge risks. In the case with UW2, after looking at the vast amount of features and improvements we want to see in the sequel, it was clear to us that the new game needed a new foundation. The awesome part is that the new code works on both target platforms, allowing for almost simultaneous release on both iOS and Android. Cool, huh?

Now with the code development on track, we’re finalizing the Game Design Document and deciding what exactly goes into the initial release and what will have to wait until the update. As soon as we figure it out, we’ll share the scope of work with everybody. That’s the topic of the next update — stay tuned, folks!

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Underworld 2 is on the way!

April 11th, 2012 53 Comments »

Phew, what a pleasure to finally share the news: we have officially started working on Underworld 2 (code name). And not the way we did it for the past few months, a flimsy side project with almost non existent resources (sorry folks). We are really pulling out all the stops this time!

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For those who just joined us here: Underworld is our firstborn and the game famous for being packed with innovative stuff. For starters, back in 2008 it was the first location-based game on mobile. Not only was the gameplay using your real location and real life movements; we have introduced geo-aware Leader Boards  — with tremendous success. Finally, Underworld became ‘Freemium’ when ‘Freemium’ wasn’t even a thing!

With innovation all over the place, you can probably imagine how long it took us to balance the game, what a buttload of mistakes we did on the road and how much we’ve learned from that. Finally, we got an opportunity to re-use that experience.

One of the things that worked really well in development of the first game was that constant stream of support and feedback we received from the community. We intend to keep it on to gather your ideas and thoughts on the bigger, funnier and even more addictive second version! We promise to keep you posted on the progress as often as possible. Stay tuned for further details and spread the word!

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New project announcement!

March 3rd, 2012 2 Comments »

For those of you who wonder if we’re still alive, here is the news - we are! : )

Not only we feel great and enjoy the first spring sunny days, we also work hard on finishing our next awesome project - Dark Blood (working title). DB is a free online game for both Android and iOS that will be out later this spring. And since no one’s watching me, I’ll show you the screenshot of the aforementioned game. Stay tuned!

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Vampire Rush hits the AppStore – get ready for some hardcore vampire massacre!

April 28th, 2011 4 Comments »

vr-iconLet’s be honest here for a moment. Vampire Rush is no game about pink ponies, sweet candies and cutie fat penguins. It’s no puzzle, trivia or a board game either.

Vampire Rush is all about bloody sword fights, deadly fireballs and tower defense mastery! Expect countless hordes of greedy bloodsuckers, nasty werewolves and no one there to help you!

If you’re up for all that, we’ve got some good news — Vampire Rush has just hit your local AppStore! Go get it now and get back to us with your thoughts, rants and praises.

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Vampire Rush, $1.99
Vampire Rush HD, $2.99

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Good things are worth waiting for or what happened to Vampire Rush

April 11th, 2011 No Comments »

You know how game development companies love to comment their deadline shifts again and again: «It’s done when it’s done». Gosh it’s unnerving. Well, we aren’t like that. Or at least we’re trying hard not to end up like that :)

Okay, let’s admit, we really screwed up with premature title’s launch announcement back in December 2010. On the bright side, it wasn’t our laziness that caused that delay. Quite contrary — we teamed up with awesome folks from Chillingo, who helped us improve the game even further. Two more months of bloody hard work and dedication and we’re finally happy to report that the game’s release is right around the corner.

The release date is yet to be announced, but don’t make it stop you from letting us know what you think. Our twitter and Facebook page are always there for you!

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Bye-bye 2010, Happy New 2011!

December 31st, 2010 12 Comments »

Hey everybody!

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Let’s not turn this into a ‘year roundup’ post, but 2010 was pretty awesome, really. We finally grew into a fully-sized small studio, moved to a new office and released Vampire Rush, which was taken absolutely great by players and received Gold Award from the press!

During 2010, we had to dedicate a lot of time to a few work-for-hire projects. This has already been changed with the release of Vampire Rush and you will definitely see more games from A Steroids in the 2011!

Have fun folks, see you next year!

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Vampire Rush to hit the AppStore in January 2011

December 14th, 2010 8 Comments »

As promised, the next big thing A-Steroids is preparing for you folks is Vampire Rush on iPhone & iPad! The game is going to land in the AppStore in January 2011.

Sounds like a lot of time to transfer a game from one mobile platform to another? Well, that’s because we don’t want to just create a «port» from Bada to iOS. Among smaller improvements in art, UI, sound and gameplay, we are adding few major features that will literally blow you away. Stay tuned, we’ll reveal them soon!

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Vampire Rush 1.1 is out there

November 11th, 2010 2 Comments »

vg_ico01_135x135An update for Vampire Rush just came through and is now available in Samsung Apps! More levels, more features, more awesomeness!

Check out what’s in the update.

Get Vampire Rush from Samsung Apps.

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Vampire Rush 1.1 coming soon

November 2nd, 2010 7 Comments »

vg_ico01_135x135Good news for everyone who enjoyed Vampire Rush on Samsung Wave: new version’s coming!

For the last few weeks of game’s presence in the Samsung Apps, we are proud to say the game has been received really great! PocketGamer gave it Gold Award, customer average rating is 4.5 of 5 stars and the game has climbed to the Top 15 paid apps in few countries!

We didn’t want to stop on that though. We’ve collected carefully all the feedback we could get our hands on and used it to craft an update that will make the game even more addictive and awesome! Long story short, here is what you’ll find in the Vampire Rush 1.1;

  • 2 more dungeons to protect from hordes of vampires;
  • Pick-up chests on the dungeon map: collect them to get some gold, heal yourself or blow the place up and kill monsters around you;
  • Dungeon high-scores: gain bonus score for using fighting combos, collecting chests and so on;
  • Better game balance, tutorial, interface and many other small fixes and improvements;

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The update is going to be submitted to the Samsung QA team first thing tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed, it should go live next week!

As usual, the update is free for those who already bought the current version of the game. For those who didn’t do it yet: hurry up, today is the last day of the Halloween 50% discount! Stay tuned, folks!

bada, samsung-apps, update, vampire-rush, wave




Vampire Rush Halloween Sale: 50% OFF

October 26th, 2010 8 Comments »

It’s Halloween time! Vampire Rush is available with a wicked discount of 50%! Go get it now!

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bada, discount, samsung-apps, vampire-rush, wave




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