We managed to raise just over £500 for the two charities and have a lot of fun in the process. Huge thanks to the DJ’s and Andy (8BitNinjas) for providing the sounds and a massive thank you to all of you that attended, keep your eyes open for BLIP part 2 coming soon…

 Enjoying a spot of classic gaming on the N64, of course they’re playing Golden Eye

Before 9pm Crowd!

Live Act 8-Bit Ninja’s

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This pink and… big… fellow comes from England. He packs a mean punch and yes, sometimes he uses the cannon as a baseball bat!

Here’s a video of the first days on the training grounds. After viewing, report to the bottom of this article for pictures and wallpapers with the pig. At ease private.

And now for pig propaganda material:

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Last week I was honoured to be invited to open a new exhibition space in my hometown of Leamington Spa. Backspace is a 2-week celebration of Leamington’s game makers with a focus on the past, the present and the future of the industry here in Leamington.

The first thing somebody said to me upon arrival was “oh no, I’m very disappointed you’re not wearing your sheep outfit”. For those of you who missed that rare sight there’s a nice little picture below for you to feast on, no laughing!

So why was I dressed as a sheep I hear you ask, well… in a nutshell – I’m not really sure. We make mobile games here at Kwalee and we like to have fun in the office so when a photo opportunity arose to publicise the Backspace events, myself and the guys in the marketing department just couldn’t help ourselves.

We thought why not promote our new game Farm Fighters, so 10 bags of cotton wool and 2 hours later there I was head to toe in a militarised sheep costume. Admittedly the strangest thing about all of it was the people of Leamington not even batting an eyelid to the outfit, I think maybe they were too busy looking at my rather clingy leggings!

This town really is a special place in terms of the innovation and expertise here, and myself and my brother Richard are proud to be a part of that history and also now having the opportunity to shape the future of this place we call Silicon Spa.

To see the game that influenced my dress sense CLICK HERE 

To see what we do when we’re not dressing up as animals CLICK HERE

To get involved with the Backspace Events CLICK HERE 

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This recruit hails from Scotland, has a mean look in its eyes and is eager to put that training to the test.

Here’s a video of the first days on the training grounds. After viewing, report to the bottom of this article for pictures and wallpapers with the cow. At ease private.

And now for sheep propaganda material:

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While the visual style and uniqueness of each cannon caters to the soldiers’ personal taste and also to distract the enemy and make him lose time (because of all the admiring), the cannons perform differently in battle and they discovered some are more powerful than others.

So have a look below and tell us which is your favourite and why.

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We have already talked a bit about the audio in the game and you probably saw the interview with Nadeem from Pitstop Productions. We thought it would be pretty cool to let the people working on the game talk about it from their own perspective. Today, they discuss audio and the important role it played.

Also, you will be able to catch some quick (and exclusive actually) action from within the game and be sure to check out the theme music sample at the end of the article.

Let us know what you think or what questions you have in the comments.

 

Don’t forget to visit the Farm Fighters page for updates and news and like our game on Facebook.

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Next up is the sheep, hailing from the land down under and ready to take on anything and everything when the time comes.

Here’s a video of his first days on the training grounds. After viewing, report to the bottom of this article for pictures and wallpapers with the sheep. At ease private.

And now for sheep propaganda material:

ENLIST NOW! – Don’t forget to enlist private. All enlisted will receive a launch email, a bowler hat and double ammo. There’s nothing more terrifying than entering a battle calm, with a smooth bowler hat and putting out double the amount of bombs.

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They are already working on better versions based on the field testing we did with this one. Have a look and tell us what you think. And don’t forget to become a Farm Fighters fan.

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From the moment the first recruits set foot in the base, they have undergone intense training to get ready. After all, carrying and wielding a cannons and heavy weaponry is not easy.

It seems that for some of them, the training is already starting to pay off. Donkey has just finished all the initial trials and here’s a video with him in action and pictures of him to prove it. Heck, we went a bit overboard with the excitement and decided to do wallpapers and leaflets with him.

Thank you for your support so far. We will keep the intel coming both from HQ and our scouts.

To get the news faster and make sure that you are up to date, just enlist at the comm. tower. We’ll keep you up to date and let you know when the war starts. 

Donkey in action:

And now for donkey propaganda material:

 
ENLIST NOW! - Don’t forget to enlist private. All enlisted will receive a launch email, a bowler hat and double ammo. There’s nothing more terrifying than entering a battle calm, with a smooth bowler hat and putting out double the amount of bombs.

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So in order to choose the lucky winner in a fair, and most importantly completely random way we drew up a list of everyone that tweeted, gave each a number and then used Random.Org to select the winner.

So the lucky winner of the £25 iTunes voucher is @Nichola_Adlard

Massive congratulations to you! and thank you everyone for getting involved in the competition. Keep your eyes on Kwalee for future competitions and giveaways!

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