Category Archives: Star Hammer

Updated to 1.0.1!!!

Posted by Black Lab Games on December 10th, 2011

The first update to Star Hammer Tactics for iPad is now live on the App Store! So, whats new? Well… * New campaign mode. The original campaign mode had a 45 second time limit on turns. That mode is now … Continue reading

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Released!…and giving credit where it’s due

Posted by Black Lab Games on November 24th, 2011

Today, I’m excited. Star Hammmer Tactics for iPad has just hit the App Store. You can download it for free right now! (Note that their is an in-app purchase to unlock some of the options and missions) I wanted to … Continue reading

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Game Center

Posted by Black Lab Games on November 23rd, 2011

A new feature in the iPad version of Star Hammer Tactics that was not available in previous versions is support for Achievements and Leaderboards. Neither PSP Minis, nor XBLIG support this feature. I’ve used Game Center to provide Achievement and … Continue reading

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Campaign revamp

Posted by Black Lab Games on November 22nd, 2011

I’ve posted before about how I think the iPad version of Star Hammer Tactics will be the best version yet. New development tools, and a platform absolutely made for strategy games have made the job of improving Star Hammer Tactics … Continue reading

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Star Hammer Tactics on iPad is set for launch on November 24

Posted by Black Lab Games on November 11th, 2011

Earlier today I received notification from Apple that the iPad version of Star Hammer Tactics has been approved for sale. (In case you are not familiar with the workings of the App Store, Apple has a set of checks each … Continue reading

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So you wanna be a game designer?

Posted by Black Lab Games on November 3rd, 2011

…then I hope you like spreadsheets…

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First preview of Star Hammer Tactics on iPad

Posted by Black Lab Games on October 31st, 2011

Star Hammer Tactics on iPad is getting close to completion, and we’ve gotten our first preview of the game, courtesy of the fine folks at Spacesector.com You can read it here. Nice one.

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Star Hammer Tactics for iPad release date update

Posted by Black Lab Games on October 25th, 2011

When Star Hammer Tactics for iPad was officially announced, the plan at the time was to release the game in October. Given that there is only a week left in October, that’s obviously not likely to happen. However I can … Continue reading

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IGF

Posted by Black Lab Games on October 25th, 2011

The entrants for the 14th Indépendant Game Festival have been announced, and the iPad version of Star Hammer Tactics is one of them! See, here! There are 568 games this year. Wow! Good luck to all of the contestants.

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Star Hammer Tactics for iPad has reached beta

Posted by Black Lab Games on October 3rd, 2011

Last week, the iPad rewrite of Star Hammer Tactics reached beta! I previously put out a call for beta testers and got a decent number of responses – which is awesome. I plan to release the game to testers in … Continue reading

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