Hurdle Turtle iOS Gets The Bit of War Battle Pack!

We're excited to announce  some new Turtles that have joined the roster of Hurdlers in Hurdle Turtle iOS!


Introducing the Bit of War Battle Pack, featuring four all new Turtles based on characters from our latest game release, Bit of War!  The mighty albino Battle Turtle is joined by his "pals" Lightning Turtle, Thunder Turtle and Kitty Turtle!

   

If you already have the game on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, you can go grab the update from the App Store right now for free!


If you haven't yet hurdled with any turtles, you can pick up the game for 0.99USD right here.


Keep Hurdlin'!


 Holmfry 

Announcing "Operation: Clown Drop"!

Update: Happy April Fool's!!

The latest fun-filled, family-friendly retro arcade hit from Holmade Games is Operation: Clown Drop!  How fast can your clown go?

Completely customizable, you can select from several famous dropping zones including the Grand Canyon, the CN Tower, or even the Empire State Building! Design your clown's colorful costume before sending him on an exciting adventure downwards!  Select from many unlockable clowns such as happy clown, sad clown, or creepy clown!


As the game progresses, earn coins from mid-air clown stunts to upgrade your clown and increase his terminal velocity!  Upgrades include pants payload, outfit wind resistance, and more!


Please Note:  All clowns in this game are trained professionals.  Please do not attempt to drop a clown at home.


Click here to check out the game's mini-site for more info:
http://clowndrop.holmadegames.com

Get ready to drop some clowns!

 Holmfry

Bit of War (8-Bit God of War Demake) Released!

It's been a long while since we've posted!

That's because we've been hard at work completing what has been for us a 5 year journey. During development of Hurdle Turtle and Pixel Whirled and their various incarnations, Bit of War (our 8-bit demake of the God of War universe) has been an ongoing side project - a labor of love - that we are so excited to now finally share with the world!  

As a free fan game we couldn't always afford to give it as much attention as we wanted to and so development has been (very) part time.  It has taken many forms over the years and the project has been started, stopped and restarted numerous times as other projects took the forefront, and as we found the right look and feel for the game.. as this very blog can attest to!

It's taken us far too long to get here.  But this year we made a New Year's resolution to put everything else aside and give it the love it deserved and complete it.. and here it is!  It was ultimately our fans' support of our other games that allowed us to take this liberty, and for that we are eternally grateful.

http://bitofwar.holmadegames.com

This page contains a link to the download page (temporarily hosted on filedropper while the game awaits authorization on  indiedb.com) and will soon contain a lot more than that - an online instruction manual in the style of old school NES manuals, as well as an explanation of the story of the game and its inspirations.

Please enjoy the game - it's free for your Windows PC! - and feel free to leave us feedback and questions right here!

Thank you all!

 Holmfry
CEO & Founder
Holmade Games

Bit of War - Release Date!!

As you can see, Bit of War will be heading free to PCs everywhere around the world very soon!  The game is almost finished, with just a couple of boss fights and some final polishing left.  Likely, it will be complete before Christmas. However, we do want to make sure there's ample time for testing and as that would have pushed release just into next year anyway, we've settled on March 16, 2012 (a date of some significance).

Enjoy the poster above, feel free to print it out and post it up everywhere, and to go ahead and get good and excited for the game! :)  To help you with the home stretch of your wait here are some brand new, mint-in-the-box, never-before-seen screenshots to enjoy!

 Holmfry

Bit of War Dev Entry

We've been chugging away and this weekend, we've just about finished off implementing all of the different enemies for each level. Previously we'd been using mostly level 1 and 2 enemies as stand-ins for testing during development. Now that we've got the proper enemies, screenshots won't be far off!

There's only a bit (excuse the pun) left to do before we go to beta - code the boss fights with the graphics we've already created, polish off the levels and insert the cinemas. A healthy round of testing and bug hunting later and we'll be ready to think about actually releasing!

It's been a crazy ride, full of unexpected delays and complications (but also tons of fun!), and we're almost there!

Keep watching this blog for those screenshots!

Holmfry

What is Project Purple?

Pixel Whirled iOS Available Now!

Hey everyone!


It's out!  Pixel Whirled has been released on the iPhone App Store!  Check out our previous post for more info, or just go ahead and click the pic below to grab the game now! :)

Enjoy!


 Holmfry