Free upgrade to Minigore HD for 50 fans

In celebration of iPad's U.S. launch tomorrow, we decided to let 50 of our quickest fans in the U.S. upgrade to Minigore HD completely free of charge today!

Requirements:
1. You own Minigore on iPhone or iPod touch.
2. You are based in the United States.
3. You have a working PayPal account.

You need to send us your:
-OpenFeint ID
-current online highscore in Minigore for Single-player survival (Episode 3.5)
-PayPal-enabled email address

Send the information to the following email address with the topic "Minigore HD free upgrade":

The first 50 will receive instructions on how to get your free upgrade. Only people meeting all the requirements and sending all the required information will be considered. Godspeed, my friends!

Minigore HD has arrived!

The best-selling iPhone action game makes its long-awaited High Definition appearance!

Can you survive the onslaught of furries in the dark wilderness of Hardland?

- 14 unique playable characters

Guest stars from App Store hits Zombieville USA, Hook Champ, Sway and Enviro-Bear 2010.
All premium characters included for FREE.
Egoraptor returns as the voice of John Gore – wait till you hear the all new Zombie Gore open its mouth!

- Unmatched set of features

Razor-sharp HD-experience – graphics carefully redone from ground up to exceed all expectations!
Accessible touch2go controls – simply point where you want to walk and let John Gore handle the guns. So easy grandma could play!
Dual-stick shooter controls – the original Minigore experience on the iPad. For ultimate precision.
Multiple dynamic difficulty modes – be warned: insane mode is not for the faint-hearted!
Crystal – online leaderboards and achievements.
Day and night cycle – Hardland is never going to be the same again!
PlayHaven community – access tips, announcement and more.
Automatic saving – enables true pick up & play gaming.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minigore-hd/id364238135?mt=8


PS. Episode 3.7 was submitted before Minigore HD but latter was approved faster. It's probably because of the DLC in Ep 3.7 which makes the approval last a bit longer.

Minigore Easter Celebration!

We're having an Easter sale to celebrate the latest Episode!

Episode 3.7 was submitted on Monday and here's the feature list:

Two completely new characters:
-Zombie Gore (this fellow can’t seem to shoot straight)
-Easter Bunny (one like you’ve never seen before, courtesy of Dr. Metusalem)

New enemy:
-Predator Furry (lurks in the bushes!)

A whole host of improvements:
-Bullet shells
-Improved controls (use up the whole screen)
-Larger play area
-Prettier shadows
-Hardland map (level selection)
-Dozens of bug fixes

Painting Minigore levels

The next episode is in beta testing! It features this zombie fellow below:

This is a bit different blog post...

I though it would interesting to show a timelapse footage of how I paint the level textures.

The only maps you've been able to play so far are the forest and it's snow version. This is one of the levels that I've been working on behind the scenes while waiting for the coding side to catch up:

I've also changed the forest level quite a bit since Episode 1, adding small details and refining certain areas. It's gonna get yet another layer of polish:

Snow forest gets similar treatment:

As I said above, Episode 3.7 is in final beta testing now! It includes new gameplay that will make the gaming experience fresh again :)

Best action game

Minigore went on to win the award for Best Action Game in the Best App Ever contest. It also got the second place in Best App for Middle School Kids and Best Use of Social Gaming Platform Game categories. Thank you so much everyone for voting!

Newcomer

Time to introduce the latest addition to the family of furries - the Predator Furry. Sam, a shoutout to you for the name.

This fiesty little furry is quite different from the rest of the pack; it won't come straight at you. This one hides in the bushes, stalking on its prey, moving from one hideout to another until it's ready to make the plunge. I tell you, it is fast like you have never seen before. Predator Furry is exclusive to the Insane Mode, so anyone who is yet to unlock it, start honing those skills because this mad creature is guaranteed to test them.

Back on the map

Who is? John Gore is, of course, and not just on any old map. He's on the map of Hardland, quite literally. You all sworn survivalists will be treated to a number of exciting new things as the game starts expanding in levels and game modes.

You can see from here you will have access to the familiar survival in all of its flavors. Once you tap on any of the emblems, a preview thumbnail will open up and the emblem animates. A second tap will take you to the selected level or game mode. There are also a few hints of things to come on this map. The emblem in the bottom right corner looks an awful lot like zombies, but whatever could the fourth emblem be? Time will tell, I suppose.

We are also planning on adding experimental game modes - they may be completely out of line or outright crazy, like a fat John Gore rolling around using tilt controls (just an example), but the bottom line is we want to try out new things and share them with you without the need for them to be completely refined. These game modes will be marked with the title "Experimental".


P.S. For those who thought we were dead, Minigore was dead or that they were dead themselves, fear not - Dec 20, 2012 is still only coming up and we didn't crawl into a hole either and abandon you. :) Some of us were in the UK for business, some on holiday in Africa and some simply working on things behind the scenes.