Somebody has been working hard to make Geon: Emotions sound more enigmatic than it really is. Not content with letting the game's specifics hide within the vagaries of the abstract futuristic sports genre, the developer/ publisher/ PR agency has sought to further befuddle consumers with talk of gameplay based around 'playing to emotional strengths', 'using feelings to your advantage' and other such imprecise spin.
Strawdog Studios: These days, being an independent game developer is just as much about being a business man and fund raiser as it is about development and delivering risky and original products. One is infinitely more enjoyable than the other, but to be honest we often approached the securing of externals funding as a exciting challenge.
Before we could secure development funding we needed to secure a digital route to market and since we had an excellent relationship with Microsoft via our development of ‘Geon’ on XBLA, we decided to pitch them the idea whilst at GDC 2007.
Strawdog Studios, the small Derby based team responsible for the successful Geon series, is set to launch their latest title on Xbox LIVE Arcade very soon. Electronic Theatre was given the opportunity to get hands-on with Space Ark recently, and also secured the chance to get to know the team that little bit better with an exclusive Question & Answer (Q&A) session.
This week's GTKYD features Paul Smith, from Strawdog Studios. They're an indie game developer from the UK who create some unique and addictive games for the Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, iPhone and PC. Space Ark is a new Xbox LIVE Arcade game you can look forward to soon from Strawdog Studios. Read on to learn more about Paul's role in Strawdog Studios and get a sneak peek at what games are the works and coming soon!
