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Monkey Moon Chart

Blog posted by Ste Pickford on Sat, 29 Mar 2014

We've been working on making 'I Sent My Monkey To The Moon' (currently playable as a prototype within Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint on iOS) into a finished, releasable game, hopefully coming out on iOS in a month or two. This week, for the level select ...

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Sardines Icon test 2

Blog posted by Ste Pickford on Fri, 15 Nov 2013

OK, after posting the first draft of the Sardines icon yesterday I got some really useful feedback, on here, Twitter and Facebook. Thanks everyone. General consensus was that it was maybe a bit too busy, and the green version was the best. As well as so...

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Sardines Icon test

Blog posted by Ste Pickford on Thu, 14 Nov 2013

Here's my first draft of an icon for the new Magnetic Billiards game. I've looked at it too much now and I can't tell if it's any good, or complete rubbish, or which variant looks better. Would you tap this icon? Maybe it needs a few tweaks? Or may...

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Sardines promo banner

Blog posted by Ste Pickford on Thu, 03 Oct 2013

Last night I finished this promotinal banner image for 'Sardines', the new version of Magnetic Billiards that we've been working on for iOS. This is hot on the heels of the first blurred screenshot of the game we posted earlier in the week. I've spent ...

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Sardines coming into focus

Blog posted by Ste Pickford on Mon, 30 Sep 2013

This is the first screenshot of the follow up to Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint that we've been working on for the last year or so. The game is an expansion of the Sardines mode from Blueprint, with a complete overhaul of the code and visuals. Develop...

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Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint goes free. Forever.

Blog posted by JPickford on Wed, 04 Sep 2013

As of today, our iOS game Magnetic Billiards is now free for the main game (20+ levels). We've also dropped the price of in-app purchases to the lowest tier (69p / $1) for level packs and the Skeleton Key which gives you all the content plus access to pr...

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In very good company

Press cutting added by Ste Pickford on Sun, 21 Jul 2013

Magnetic Billiards was listed in the Observer's 50 Best Games for Tablets and Smartphones this morning, which was a nice surprise to wake up to. We're in some pretty amazing company here. I wonder if we can get a special prize for being the lowest gros...

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Sardines Animation test #6

Blog posted by Ste Pickford on Wed, 19 Jun 2013

This is a sixth little animation test for another character who will be popping up in a new version of Magnetic Billiards we're working on, 'Sardines', which will be an expansion of the Sardines Arcade mode from Blueprint. This one is loosely based on t...

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Sardines Animation test #5

Blog posted by Ste Pickford on Thu, 06 Jun 2013

This is a fifth little animation test for another character who will be popping up in a new version of Magnetic Billiards we're working on, 'Sardines', which will be an expansion of the Sardines Arcade mode from Blueprint. This one is loosely based on B...

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Sardines Animation test #4

Blog posted by Ste Pickford on Tue, 04 Jun 2013

This is a fourth little animation test for another character who will be popping up in a new version of Magnetic Billiards we're working on, 'Sardines', which will be an expansion of the Sardines Arcade mode from Blueprint. This one is based on our John...

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