Happy New Year 2010 !!! The stream of news has been slow last year, to say the least, but being a small team also has drawbacks. Be assured we're still hard at work on several projects, hopefully released this year.
We can't disclose all the details now, but one thing is sure, our new hero, Weston Westie, will appear on some mobile devices near you quite soon ! This game is our first 3D project, but you will nonetheless notice a heavy influence of pixel art ! More to follow soon.
Also, while we're at it, 2010 will see some new platforms supported by the RabbitFactory, including the PSP Minis.
A new iPhone game is about to be released, this is Wizzley Presto And The Mysterious Time Machine. The coding team includes the famous zodttd, well known in the homebrew community for his numerous portings and emulators works. If you like old school Amiga platform games with nice pixel art, then you'll definitely have to have a look at this game.
Why do we mention this game ? Having been in touch with zodttd recently, the team was disappointed by the framerate they obtained with the cross platform engine they were using so far. When they had a go with the RabbitFactory, they saw that performances had more than doubled, offering a steady 60 frames per second, while still offering unparalleled speed of development. So this is a new game powered by BitRabbit technology !
We wanted to let you know that after S60, UIQ and Blackberry versions in September, it is now the iPhone/iPod Touch version of Platypus which has just been released on the store. Big graphics, smooth animations, touch and tilt controls which can both be parameterized, it's one of the few old school shoot'em ups available on this platform. More here !
Here it is ! Tomorrow, Astraware will release Platypus, the famous PC casual game, which was later ported to PSP. Platypus is a high octane horizontal shoot'em up, which was entirely created with clay animation. This is the most squishy arcade game ever !
The versions for Windows Mobile, Palm OS (Symbian versions will be released later) were done by BitRabbit using our middleware, the RabbitFactory. Thanks to this tool, we were able to offer on the mobile versions all the features that have delighted so many players on the original PC version. All the mobile versions are a perfect replica. It has already received outstanding reviews from www.pda247.com and http://palmaddict.typepad.com
We are very happy, especially that at BitRabbit we are huge fans of this great game !
Yukiko and Atomanic were selected for the launch of a new mobile service in Korea, called WiBro, which is a WiMax service operated by KTF. Along with a few native mobile game providers, BitRabbit has been chosen to provide its award winning games (Windows Mobile versions) from the early start of this service !
A lot of games are currently worked on at BitRabbit ! Just to give you an idea, here is a very small preview of one of them, Surumi's Quest ! In the traditional japanese shoot'em up style, comes a game which would actually look very good on a console. Parallax scrollings, Mode 7 scrolling, 60 frames per second, particle engine, everything is there for an unforgettable mobile experience !
Also, we will be present in January at Las Vegas for the CES, so if you want to talk with us, just contact us to arrange a meeting.
Today is the release date of the RabbitFactory, the middleware developed by BitRabbit to develop high quality smartphone and PDA games. Offering unparalleled easy to learn and use C++ APIs, coupled with immediate deployment and certification ready features, the RabbitFactory is the fastest way to cover all smartphones and PDAs on the market, with new platforms soon to be added !
