Tag Archives: minis

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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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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Couldn’t think of a name for this post – General update

Posted by Black Lab Games on September 20th, 2010

It’s been a while since I last posted about what is going on at Black Lab Games, so I figured it was about time. This blog has been pretty quiet lately, because most of my time since the release of … Continue reading

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Star Hammer Tactics for PSP and PS3 is now available in Europe (and Australia/NZ). Also, new video!

Posted by Black Lab Games on July 15th, 2010

Star Hammer Tactics is now available for the PSP *and* PS3. OMG!!!1!! Presently, it’s out in Europe and Oceania (meaning Australia and New Zealand basically). (A full list of countries can be found here) If you’ve been looking for a … Continue reading

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Star Hammer Tactics for PSP and PS3 available in Europe and Oceania from July 14th

Posted by Black Lab Games on July 5th, 2010

I’m excited to announce that Star Hammer Tactics for PSP and PS3 will be available in Europe and Oceania from July 14th. That’s next week! The complete list of countries is: Australia Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece … Continue reading

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Paul’s Picks : Coconut Dodge

Posted by Black Lab Games on June 25th, 2010

One of the awesome things about being a game developer is market research. By that, I mean when a new game comes out that is getting some attention, it’s usually worthwhile checking it out to see what all about, what … Continue reading

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Development updates

Posted by Black Lab Games on April 16th, 2010

I thought I’d share the latest word on the various games in development at Black Lab Games: Star Hammer Tactics for PSP/PS3 minis has been the main development focus of BLG over the last few weeks. It’s progressing really well. … Continue reading

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