I’ve been to quite a few events this year. I went to my first GDC, we’ve taken XO to Seattle half a dozen times now, and we usually make it out to every local PIGSquad event. I’ve even been asked to speak at a couple of these things! But there’s still nothing quite like XOXO. XOXO is an annual experimental art and tech festival that… Read more →
…and we’re back! Our weekly updates were a little sporadic during Kickstarter, but now that the craziness is over we’re back on top of it. Everyone took a little time off to re-charge; turns out running a Kickstarter is pretty draining… more on that next week! So what’ve we been working on since then? Brian (Creative Director): I took a… Read more →
Ok everyone, lots of cool stuff to share today. We have about 50 hours left on Kickstarter, so let’s get right to it! XO’s Intelligence Network: First Look PC Gamer has the exclusive on our new political system demo: “I had a chance to futz around with a pre-alpha build of the game that included a quick rundown of its political simulator, and… Read more →
Meet Nick from Skewsound! They’re working on XO’s sound design, and he walked us through the process of creating one of my favorite SFX in the game – the laser weapon! Read more →
Good news! XO has been greenlit on Steam – and in less than 8 days! This means that our game will be available on the biggest digital gaming marketplace in the world! You have no idea how loud I yelled when I got that e-mail… Many of our Kickstarter backers have asked if they’d have the option for a… Read more →
Last Friday, Brian and I hopped on Twitch for the first time ever and streamed XO gameplay for over an hour! We were joined by some of our Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) friends and had a really great time answering questions and geeking out in general with XO Kickstarter backers. This is something we’re going to try and do a lot… Read more →
