Author Archives: Chris

The Other White Meat

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Chris

We’ve been quiet lately.  We’ll make some noise soon. Baw-baaaawk!!

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Play WIND-UP KNIGHT at Tokyo Game Show!

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Chris

We know you’ve been biting your nails with anticipation for Wind-up Knight, so much so that you’ve started to eat into the fleshy bits at the tips of your fingers.  Fortunately, we have a way for you to avoid all-out … Continue reading →

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Announcing WIND-UP KNIGHT

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Chris

We are absolutely, positively, fantastically excited to announce Robot Invader’s first game: Wind-up Knight, coming this fall to Android and iOS. Wind-up Knight is a game designed to test your mettle. We know you enjoy screwing around on your phone when … Continue reading →

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Personality Goes a Long Way

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Chris

Robot Invader is housed in a small office in Mountain View, California.  The office is located in one of the many featureless business parks that pepper the Peninsula like the aftermath of a boring meteor storm, a rectangular wedge of … Continue reading →

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Never Count Nintendo Out

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Chris

If there are any universal rules or golden constants by which the game industry is governed, one of them is surely this: never count Nintendo out.  It is not an exaggeration to call the Kyoto firm the world leader in … Continue reading →

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The Best Way to Succeed is to Fail

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Chris

For the past several weeks we’ve been prototyping different ideas for a new mobile game.  Taking the time to “find the fun” through experimental prototyping is one of those Game Development 101 strategies that everybody agrees is a good idea … Continue reading →

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Mobile Platform, Console Experience

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Chris

What separates the mobile gaming experience from the console gaming experience?  I don’t mean obvious differences, like the size of the screen or the control interface, though those are important.  I’m also not talking about the on-the-go nature of many … Continue reading →

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