Gurk 8-bit RPG for Android released

by John Watkinson on Android /

As promised in an earlier post, we have ported Gurk from J2ME to Android! It is available as a free download in the Android Market now. Only hardcore old-school RPG fans need apply, but those that do should find themselves right at home in the pixelated land of Gurk. Your party of three adventurers (a [...]

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SlideScreen 2.0 Beta

by Matt Hall on Android /

We’re making a preview release of SlideScreen 2.0 available today so that we can start getting feedback and so developers can get started on writing plugins! So without further delay here are the features present in the current beta release: Plugin API Anyone will be able to write a plugin, release it themselves on the [...]

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Android: The Positives

by Matt Hall on Android / Larva Labs /

I was quoted today in an NY Times article about Android. While what I said there is definitely true, what wasn’t included in the article were the positive things I said about Android. So to offer the rest of my points in a forum that I’m sure rivals the NY Times in readership, I’ll post them here on our blog.

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Android Market Payouts Total 2% of App Store’s $1B

by John Watkinson on Android /

During the WWDC keynote, a landmark statistic was revealed, namely that $1 Billion has been paid out to developers for their 70% cut on paid apps on the iTunes Store. This immediately led us to wonder how much money has been paid out to Android developers. The Android Market with support for paid apps became [...]

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Battle for Mars Upgrade: Multiplayer!

by John Watkinson on Android /

We’ve just released a free upgrade for Battle of Mars users on Android. We are excited to report that this version includes support for online multiplayer! You can take part in any number of multiplayer games simultaneously. Each game can have up to four players. Multiplayer games have the shroud of war mode enabled. This [...]

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