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Blazin’ Aces Launched!

Duncan — Sat, 10 May 2014 13:15:06 +0000

Great news! Yesterday we successfully launched our first commercial game – Blazin’ Aces.

It is available on the iOS, Google Play and Windows Phone app stores.

Check out the website for more details.

Blazin’ Aces release date!

Duncan — Fri, 02 May 2014 09:31:20 +0000

Blazin’ Aces will be launching on the Apple and Windows Phone App Stores on 9 May 2014. Android version coming soon.

Check out the website to find out more.

We’ll be posting the reviews as they come in, so keep checking back to see what reviewers are saying!

Interview with Ogilvy Johannesburg

Duncan — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 07:04:57 +0000

A couple of weeks back, the guys over at Ogilvy Johannesburg read about Blazin’ Aces being on display at rAge. They set up a short interview and were kind enough to create a blog post about the game, myself, and my lecturing.

You can check it out on the Jogilvy blog

Interview and Game Maker Talk

Duncan — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:26:29 +0000

While I was manning the Make Games SA standover at this year’s rAge expo, the guys from eGamer interviewed me about my game.

The following week after rAge, I gave a talk at the monthly Make Games SA community meet up. The talk was a brief introduction into Game Maker studio, and I showcased some of my student games to reinforce the quick turnaround of making games with the application:

rAge 2013 – First public demo

Duncan — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:36:35 +0000

So the annual rAge expo took place at the beginning of October, and as part of the Make Games SA community, I was lucky enough to get a Blazin’ Aces demo up and running for a public playtest.

It was an invaluable experience, and I’d just like to say thank you to everyone involved in organising such an awesome event. Check out the link below to see some of the photos captured at the awesome Make Games SA stand.

Check out the rest of the photo’s here

Red Dot Lab featured in NAG

Duncan — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 20:31:41 +0000

Red Dot Lab was fortunate enough to be interviewed for this month’s NAG magazine. A big thanks goes out to the team at NAG, for showcasing local indie developers all across the country every month. It’s a great time to be developing games in this country

Announcement – Blazin’ Aces HD

Duncan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:28:21 +0000

We are proud to announce that we will producing a commercial version of Blazin’ Aces.

Blazin’ Aces (HD) will be an upgraded version of the original, with smoother controls, better graphics, and some crafted additions to the gameplay.

We have planned to include the following for the commercial release:
- New gameplay modes (Up to 4v4 planes on screen)
- Upgraded visuals and controls
- Multiple platforms: PC, Mac, Android, iOS
- Local and Online Multiplayer (via Google+)
- New Weapons
- Customizable Perks (To help give you the edge in combat)

Blazin’ Aces featured on PC Format

Duncan — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:03:56 +0000

A big thanks goes out to the guys at PC Format, who featured Blazin’ Aces on this months cover disc. We are super psyched to have the game distributed on such a great mag.

If you still haven’t played Blazin’ Aces yet, you can download it here.

Blazin’ Aces – 100 games on Indiecity

Duncan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:36:45 +0000

The guys over at Indiecity were nice enough to include Blazin’ Aces in a round up for their first 100 approved games. Check it out below, there are some great titles included:

Blazin’ Aces featured on NAG

Duncan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:57:25 +0000

Blazin’ Aces is now featured on the cover disc of the January 2012 NAG magazine, and a big thanks goes out to the folks at NAG for featuring our game.! This is a great achievement for us and we hope to continue making fun games.

If you haven’t played Blazin’ Aces yet, you can download it here.