Author Archives: Black Lab Games

Stats!

Posted by Black Lab Games on August 3rd, 2011

Way back in June, I posted about a survey I was doing to gather some research data about gamers and there gaming preferences. The idea was to gather real-world information to assist with some decisions I was making at the … Continue reading →

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Back in the Lab

Posted by Black Lab Games on August 1st, 2011

After a short (and unannounced) break, I’m back in the Lab! It was necessary to take a short break from Black Lab Games, for various reasons. The problems with the PlayStation Store earlier in the year is one of them. … Continue reading →

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Survey…please help!

Posted by Black Lab Games on June 12th, 2011

I’m doing some research for a new game. I want to get some hard data about a few things related to what you, dear reader, do and don’t like in the games you play. I’ve set up a survey on … Continue reading →

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Star Hammer Tactics part of the biggest US PlayStation Store update ever!

Posted by Black Lab Games on June 2nd, 2011

Great news everyone, the PlayStation Store is back! Here is the list of games. It’s huge! And, if you scroll all the way to the bottom (be patient, it will take a while, there is a lot of new content), … Continue reading →

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Xperia Play

Posted by Black Lab Games on March 7th, 2011

On the topic of GDC, I had an opportunity to play with the new Xperia Play – the smartphone Sony recently announced that is targeted towards gamers. My impressions : Awesome! The screen looked great, and controls were responsive and … Continue reading →

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GDC 2011

Posted by Black Lab Games on March 7th, 2011

Yesterday I got home from GDC 2011, (Game Developers Conference) held in San Francisco. It was the third GDC San Francisco I’ve been to, and it was awesome. Primarily I was interested in the Independent Game Summit, which is held … Continue reading →

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Review

Posted by Black Lab Games on February 10th, 2011

As an independent developer, it really hurts when you read a negative review of a game you’ve written. After putting in months (or years) of creative energy and effort, you tend to get quite emotionally tied to what you’ve created. … Continue reading →

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NGP

Posted by Black Lab Games on January 27th, 2011

Sony have just announced a new PSP, codenamed ‘NGP’, or “Next Generation Portable“. I expect it will be renamed at E3 this year. Most of my Black Lab Games-related focus over the last few months has been on minis – … Continue reading →

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2010 Postmortem

Posted by Black Lab Games on January 22nd, 2011

All-in-all, I think 2010 was a pretty good year for Black Lab Games. Some good things were achieved, but their were a few things that could have worked out better. The Good 1. Star Hammer Tactics released on Xbox 360 … Continue reading →

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Star Hammer Tactics to be released in more regions!

Posted by Black Lab Games on November 3rd, 2010

So, Star Hammer Tactics is currently available in about 23 countries across Europe and Oceania. Soon, it will be available in more! The PlayStation Store has recently been opening up in a number of new countries and making PlayStation® minis … Continue reading →

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