So on behalf of whole Tuiske team: Welcome, Katariina! We hope that you enjoy your days with us.

Till the next time,
Matias

Oh, are we?

Now, two months later, we are in close collaboration with Appstar, the new player in the field of mobile games targeted for female players. Although this collaboration has only lasted for a month or so, I can’t underline enough how great this all has been right from the start. New office, new great co-workers, lots of new faces, a whole new game concept.

So, what are we actually developing? Nothing less than the next biggest hit in female gaming, a dress up fashion game challenging the great names in the niché, namely Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and Covet Fashion. I don’t want to bore you by telling how great it’s going to be, you can check it out yourself when it’s ready

And don’t you worry dear Armadillo Adventure fans, this doesn’t mean that we have abandoned you! We are developing the game further, adding new levels and cool skills in our next patch. Now that we have made the Android launch in Nordics, it’s time to conquer Apple Appstore.

The bestest of regards,

Matias

Ps. See you in Slush

Still, it was a great summer. I got to see the startups of northern Finland by visiting Midnight Pitchfest in Oulu. I also visited Cologne in Germany to attend the Pirate Summit, which really opened my eyes about the startup scene in Europe. Further, I was in Assembly Summer 2015 with Sami and Marianna to collect the third prize from gamedev compo with our very own game (which btw was full of annoying bugs at the time).

But the most important thing is that finally we were able to make our game full time with no school or other projects hindering our work. On top of this, our team was joined by a great new member, Ilona. She has been a real help for all of us. Although she’s here only for a short time, her work will influence our game for all eternity.

And now we are ready. Ready to launch the first full version of Armadillo Adventure: Draw & Roll, in Google Play and Apple AppStore.

Mind you, this first launch will be only in Nordics, and we will continue working on our game in order to improve it. Next step for us is to launch the game for app markets all over the world.

We may be ready, but we are definitely not finished.

Have a nice fall!

-Matias

It has been a long time since we have posted anything, so I thought it would be nice to inform you all that we are alive and kicking. Our game development has been a bit slow because of our personal lives, but since this week we have been able to do our work full-time, which is awesome. Now we can really focus on our game and launch it in time!

For a couple of days there has been a lot of debate in our team about the game genre we are choosing. Should we keep Armadillo Adventure as an infinite runner or change it to more arcade-like with different levels? Both have their own pros and cons, of course, and both have a clear impact on how the game is being played. What do you think? Do you want to see Armadillo Adventure: Draw and Roll as an infinite runner or as a level-based game?

Oh, and here’s some eye candy for you all. She doesn’t have a name yet but I’m sure we’ll come up with something that fits her well.

Cheers!

-Matias

Also, there is going to be a web launch very soon for all of you guys! The game can be played via internet browser and it is, of course, free-to-play. So stay tuned, test the game and give us your honest feedback so we can make the final release the best possible.

Peace.

-Matias

PS. Here’s some early footage of the game.

In the midst of all game making we also managed to get one team member more, and we are happy to welcome Marianna as one of us here in Tuiske! She’s our lovely graphic artist and all you fans and players will be seeing lots of her work in the future. Pics coming soon!

While waiting the beta version to be launched I wish good summer to all of you!

Take care.
-Matias