Posted by Daren
Mon, 6th Dec 2010
Hi,
As you know, Laughing Jackal is a very busy office, what with minis games coming out of our ears, our very own PS3 title (Cubixx HD) making good headway, plus other commissioned titles to boot.
To help us along and keep up the pace and the quality of our work, we're looking to expand our current programming team. If you have knowledge of working on the major consoles and like the idea of working in a busy environment, then please send your CV to me, at: daren.morgan@laughingjackal.co.uk
I look forward to hearing from all you coding geniuses out there. :)
Cheers,
Daren
Posted by Al
Mon, 6th Dec 2010
Hi everyone,
Now that the new and improved build of 'Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags!' has been doing the rounds for a few weeks we can, at last, show your our very own video play throughs of levels 3-5, all of which have been completed in a single life on Rookie difficulty.
!!!SPOILERS!!! - The video for Level 5 also shows the end-game credits sequence, so you have been warned... :)
We also have a video of the LJ office's highest-rated score (courtesy of me!), but that one's a bit of a monster in size (and isn't a 1CC), so we won't provide it unless people really feel its worthwhile (let us know).
The 1CC videos are right here:
Level 3:
Level 4:
Level 5:
They can also be found in the following locations on Youtube:
Ace Armstrong - Level 3 - 1CC
Ace Armstrong - Level 4 - 1CC
Ace Armstrong - Level 5 - 1CC
That's all for this week. We'll be back very soon (I PROMISE!!) with more news on some of our forthcoming products. There's still loads incoming for us, including 'Duæl Invaders' (minis), 'Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death' (minis) and the mighty 'Cubixx HD' for PS3' PSN Store.
While I remember, I want to say a big thank you to everyone out there who's supported 'Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags!' by buying the game and contributing high scores and opinions, especially the guys from the community at pspminis.com. We really appreciate the time you guys have dedicated to forum posts and play throughs, fan fiction (I'm talking to you onmode-ky!) etc. It really does make creating even our little games feel so worthwhile, so thanks guys! :)
Finally, I'd like to apologise for the delay in posting on the blog - it's been three weeks now! The reasons are many and varied - we have loads on at the moment, I've been trying to use up holiday days before Christmas and I was too drunk on Friday to post anything after our Christmas party on Thursday night (Drinking: DON'T DO IT, KIDS - JUST SAY NO)! ;)
Won't happen again, honest... famous last words, right? ;)
Bye for now,
Al
Posted by Al
Fri, 12th Nov 2010
Hey everyone!
Ok, we’ve been a bit quiet recently because, to be blunt, we’ve got so much going on at LJ Towers at the moment. :) We’ve got 3 nuggets of news to share with you today, so here goes:
1) ‘Cubixx HD’ almost at alpha:
Things are shaping up really nicely for our flagship PSN title for PS3, the mighty Cubixx HD! We’re now at a point where the game’s almost at alpha (that is, the content has pretty much all been nailed down, before we crack on with refining the game balancing and graphics/sound).
While I’m obviously biased, Cubixx HD is looking really special and we can’t wait to get it out there into the hands of line-drawing area-capturing obsessives everywhere. As you’d expect, Cubixx HD introduces buckets of new PS3-exclusive features on top of what’s easily our most popular minis title to date.
2) ‘Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags! – Updated build live on SCEA PSN Store next Tuesday:
That’s right; at very long last Ace Armstrong’s vastly improved updated build goes live on the SCEA PSN Store on Tuesday November 16th. If you’ve already played the game over on the other side of the Atlantic please do give the update a try – it’s so much better it’s not even funny. If you’ve yet to give it a go, then there’s never been a better time to see just how Ace you are at shmups.
3) ‘Duæl Invaders’ announced for PSN minis:
Yes, that’s right; we’ve begun work on another PSN minis project. Our next minis title is ‘Duæl Invaders’, a single-screen seriously retro-themed shmup featuring awesome enemy waves and cool modes for 1 or 2 players. That’s all we can tell you for now, but please feel free to speculate! More will be revealed very soon! ;)
Have a great weekend.
Al :)
