Category Archives: irish games scene
dubLUDO, a new event about gameplay and testing
Hey there guys. I want to let you know about something I am very passionate about. Play. I love playing and playing games. I love our little dev scene here in Ireland and it’s wonderful to see it grow each year, every event I go to I am wowed by a new team or an idea. But something has been missing [...]
FranknJohn: Update 1 – Unchained
Hey there! Where has the sun gone?? We’ve been teasing our new game for a little while now and it feels like a good time to give it a proper introduction. We are all incredibly excited about this game and have been bursting to share it with you. ‘FranknJohn‘ is a Roguelike-like Action Game that will [...]
Ku: SOTM Edge’s choice for IOS Game of the Month :D!
Good Morning Fellas!!! We are please to announce that “Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan” was Edge’s choice for IOS Game of the Month for February ! “Can you imagine how compelling and bizarre it would be to mash up a luscious, Bastion-esque handdrawn art style, the unexpected medieval steampunk from Final Fantasy VI, and Ireland’s [...]
Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan Out Now!
So the day has finally arrived. Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan has finally found it’s way onto the App Store and we are happy. And tired. Amongst a tonne of other feelings and emotions. It has been a long road, with many lessons learnt and many more to learn. It’s been a thrilling ride. So [...]
Live Blog From Charity Dublin GameCraft
So here we go – the Charity Game Jam theme is: Here’s the donation link and the live streams: You can keep up with how we are getting on below:
Dublin Charity GameCraft time
Hello all! While we all wait with bated breath for Apple to accept Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan, instead of boring all your (ex) friends about voting for Ku on Greenlight, why not spend your time (and money) on a wholly more worthy cause. MINCE PIES! Oh and yes, the ISCPCA will be the beneficiary [...]
bitSmith Adventurez
We recently had some transition year students here in bitSmith Towers (namely Noah Donnelly and Tom Harris ), and while they were here they decided to put us all to shame by creating and releasing a whole game. In a week. Retires. That game, ‘bitSmith Adventurez’ has now been uploaded to Static Void games for you [...]
Interview, Cheat Sheets, Podcast!
The end is in sight. There are bribes in place to ensure the completion by the 26th October – a Steam game apiece and a week off. It’s constant testing at the moment, running through build after build, testing each platform and trying to work out why Kú sometimes has the ability to walk through [...]
Super Exciting News!
There’s been a bit of silence on the bitSmith end (mainly Sharon’s fault, she was finishing a Master’s) but massively exciting news. Greenlight! If you haven’t been checking Greenlight on Steam lately, well, you’re missing out on some very cool stuff. FOR EXAMPLE, us. Also BatCat. You are missing out on a ton of other [...]
Greenlight is go!
Sorry for the radio silence over the past few weeks, things have been so hectic! We are now deep, deep in Beta and the end is finally in sight. The outpouring of support we have received over the past few weeks as we race towards the finish line has been nothing short of incredible, we [...]