A little toad in a big pond!
We were all jealous last week when Jade (the producer on Blue Toad Murder Files) had the hard task of jetting off to the US to demonstrate the game for our friends in the media across the pond. We hoped the British humour would translate to an American audience and were relieved when their previews started to come in.
IGN found the puzzles deviously difficult, the narrator delightfully British and Greg Miller (Editor, PlayStation Team) is looking forward to playing the rest of the story. Destructoid enjoyed the unique humour, found the characters charmingly designed and the voice acting sublime.
And Jade even got to star in the Gamespot Daily Demo.
You can play the game for yourself very soon as episodes 1, 2 and 3 are released on the PlayStation Store in North America on the 25th March.
We hope y’all like it too America!
Episode 3 - The Mystery of the Concealing Flame is Out Now
It’s another exciting day in the Relentless calendar with the third episode of Blue Toad Murder Files™ available on the European PlayStation Store today. Episode 3 is truly special as it’s free for one month only ! That’s right - zero pounds, complimentary, for nothing, gratis, gratuit, gratuito and БЕСПЛАТНО!
If you want to let us know what you thought of the episode once you’ve enjoyed it with your friends and family, visit the Episode 3 Forum here.
Blue Toad Leaps the Pond
It’s time we unleashed our British humour on the American public. Today we’re finally allowed to announce when Blue Toad Murder Files™: The Mysteries of Little Riddle will be released in North America. In just five weeks time, on 25th March, Episodes 1, 2 and 3 will be available on the PlayStation Store priced at a very reasonable $14.99 for all three episodes.
Episodes 4, 5 and 6 will follow on 29th April, again priced $14.99 for three or $7.49 for an individual episode. Head over to the Blue Toad Forums and let us know what you think.
It's BAFTA time again!
It must be February once again because Buzz! has been nominated for another BAFTA. This time Buzz!: Quiz World™ is in the running for best ‘family and social’ game alongside some very stiff opposition.
The award ceremony will be streamed live online on the 19th March so we don’t have long to practice our surprised winner and gracious loser faces in front of the mirror.
Episode ‘Free’
We’re all really excited today as we announce the release dates for the next four episodes of Blue Toad Murder Files™. We’ve also decided to give the third episode away free. Only time will tell whether this is a stroke of genius or an act of madness. As far as we’re concerned the more people that play Blue Toad the better - Episode 3 is also our favourite so far, it’s got a great cliff-hanger!
Why don’t you pop over to the forums on the Blue Toad website and tell us what you think? The only thing you need to bear in mind is you need Episode 1 installed to play Episode 3. Episode 3 will be available on 25th February and Episodes 4 to 6 will launch on 8th April.
Buzz! supplies running low
We’re hearing unconfirmed reports around the web that Buzz! Quiz World and Buzz! Quiz TV are in very short supply. To help solve this problem and raise a bit of money for charity we’re selling one of our much loved copies of each game on Ebay.
In the traditional way our auction will start at 99p and end at 2.00pm on Wednesday. We’ll be sending the games Royal Mail special delivery in the hope that they’ll arrive on Christmas Eve. All proceeds will go to video games industry charity Games Aid.
Blue Toad Murder Files, Out Now!
Oh come, all ye faithful Blue Toad fans. The game previously known as Secret Project #1 isn’t so secret anymore and is available on the PlayStation Store from today! We also have not one, not two, but three trailers to show off Blue Toad Murder Files™ on our website. We’ve spent the last few months telling anyone who’ll listen about our first self-published title for PSN and it’s crazy to think that it is finally released. Head over to the forums afterwards and let us know your thoughts.
Office Space
Who'd have thought that discussing office space in Brighton could be so newsworthy? BBC South Today came to visit our central Brighton offices to talk to Andy about finding suitable accommodation for technology based companies and the challenges we face. If you look closely you'll notice a few of us enjoying the limelight. A Relentless Software beanie will be sent to anyone who can name everyone featured. You can view the piece here.
N.B. Competition not open to Relentless Staff.
The Gadget Show
Last week on Channel Five’s Gadget Show Winter Special they were trying to find the season’s best party game. I’ll give you one guess what came top of the list, king of the hill, a number one! That’s right, you’ve guessed it, Buzz!: Quiz World™.
“Our favourite party console game is Buzz!: Quiz World” says presenter Suzi Perry; who are we to disagree. If you want to see the review for yourself, click here.
The Wii? That's so Christmas 2008.
Read all about it!
It’s almost like putting your child into a beauty contest but with Blue Toad Murder Files™ getting a clean sweep of previews, David and Andy can finally get a good night’s sleep. When talking about the game, some have said “Gathering clues and puzzle-solving is made all the more enjoyable by the unique art style of the game. It's like a cross between a Pixar movie and a Playmobile set.” While others simply said “it’s the most entertaining and enjoyable game I’ve played in quite some time.” Praise indeed!
Not to count our chickens and all that but we’re off to the local public house for a good old-fashioned knees-up!
