Updates
Things have been quiet here for a while, but all with a good reason.
We just finished a version of Hacker Evolution for the iPhone. It’s going to be available in the App Store in a few days.
Until then, here is a teaser screenshot:
Also, Hacker Evolution: Untold has been picked up for publishing, by IGN Entertainment’s Direct2Drive publishing service.
We are running a promo with them, so for a limited time, you can order the game and save 50% of the standard price (only $12.50 now).
Click the image below, to order your copy now:
A bit of spotlight…
Recently, our Symbian antivirus, exoVirusStop, has been picked by Phoload.com an featured on their front page. It’s nice to see whenever the success of our products is recognized.
See it yourself here: Phoload.com
New game ideas
One of the things I will be focusing in 2009 is researching new ideas for games. A lot of things changed since we released our first hacker game. I know the first thing that crosses your mind is the hot new graphics cards, but that’s not what’s on my mind. Computers are no longer what they used to be. We have so much new hardware we can take advantage of.
Think of mobile phones. They come with generous displays, fast processors, high resolution cameras, GPS, etc. This can open some very new ways to think of, and implement multiplayer games.
One of the things I became fascinated about is the ability to use the geotags from within the photos taken by mobile phone cameras, and reconstruct the real word as a 3D scene for a game. I need to figure out a way to digitally process those images, and turn a few photos of a real life factory (for example) in a similar 3D world, set somewhere in a decayed future world, as a scene for an online game. There is a lot of research and math that will be going into this, but I hope I will be able to develop a tech demo, sometime this year.
Also, I have decided to try and allocate more time to write and publish various documents for developers
and gamers. Just as I was finishing this thought, Chris from gamersdailynews.com proposed the idea of running a developer blog on his website. I think it will be a great opportunity to get in touch with gamers, listen to what they have to say, and develop our next games accordingly.
exoVirusStop antivirus now offered for free
Since Nokia has discontinued manufacturing mobile phones with the Symbian Series 60 1st and 2nd edition mobile phones, and since we no longer offer our antivirus for that platform, we have decided to give it away for free to everyone. You can download it from:
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New Year thoughts…
Hello everyone,
First of all, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!brSecond, I would like to thank everyone for supporting us (specially with our newly released game, Hacker Evolution: Untold).
I rarely post photos of myself, but you can see me above, a few hours after the New Year’s midnight. I have spent the New Year in Budapest (Hungary), a city which I highly recommend everyone to visit. It’s absolutely beautiful in the winter.
2008 was a very challenging year for me. I had to rebuild my entire personal life from scratch, and find a new direction in life. It eventually turned out to be great, and things got back to normal. I have been a bit slow with development and work, but eventually I got around to release a sequel for Hacker Evolution, to keep the fans busy until we are ready to take the next step in our games. 6 years have passed since our first game release. Through this years, with the tremendous support we received from everyone of you, we managed to refine the original hacker game idea and turn into a great game.
There won’t be a new hacker game release (in the style you are familiar with). We will follow 2 separate directions with our games. We are currently busy with porting Hacker Evolution: Untold to the Mac and Linux. Also, I am planning to release an online multi-player version. As much as my time will permit, I will rolling out some (free) expansion packs with new levels and content. There will be plenty of stuff coming to keep everyone entertained.brThe second direction will be the development of (another) brand new game. We will take the hacker game idea one giant step ahead. The game-play and implementation will be an absolutely new addition to the gaming industry.
Also, I am planning to devote some time to research and explore new ideas. Some will come out as new products, while some will come out in the form of white-papers.
Stay around … we are heading into an exciting new year!