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!
Wired Sussex Careers Event
If you’re based in Brighton and are looking to break into the digital media industries our friends at Wired Sussex are putting on a careers event today (Thursday 12th November) in the Corn Exchange between 12-4pm. Helen our HR Manager and Sarah our Recruitment Coordinator will be there, along with some other like-minded Brighton based companies. We’ll be giving 1-2-1 advice on getting your CV and Portfolio right, how to apply for jobs and what companies like ourselves look for. You can find more information here, if you are going please come and say hi, it would be great to see you there!
BAFTA Youth Mentoring Programme
On a normal day Ruben can be found lost in the complexities of constructing a new Blue Toad Murder Files™ puzzle. However, taking time out from his favourite blue amphibian, Ruben Farrus, one of Relentless’ game designers travelled to London to volunteer his time for the BAFTA Youth Mentoring Programme. The scheme gives 13-25 year olds the opportunity to learn media skills from industry professionals in various media outlets. This year BAFTA decided to start a videogame related course and asked some developers to collaborate in it.
You can read the full feature here.
IGN Reviews Buzz!: Quiz World
Greg Miller at IGN is the first in the US to review Buzz!: Quiz World and has given us a nine. As superlatives go, there's nothing wrong with "Outstanding". Greg closes with "IGN doesn’t do a Quiz Game of the Year Award, but if we did, I assure you Buzz!: Quiz World would snag it for 2009." If we were less modest we'd include a few more quotes here, but instead we'll just link to the review.
We really listened to everyone's feedback since we released Buzz!: Quiz TV so it's great that the multitude of new features, enhanced game modes and a million and one tweaks are appreciated.
Eurogamer Expo Careers Fair
It’s four days since Eurogamer Expo and we’ve just about unpacked our bags and recovered! Thanks to everyone who came and met us. We spoke to lots of really interesting people and David and James gave a careers talk as part of the BAFTA Games Careers Surgery.
We really enjoyed meeting so many people who want to break into videogames and we hope that everyone we met is wearing their beanies and t-shirts with pride! Those of you there may have noticed that ‘Relentless TV’ were filming. Keep an eye on this website, Blue Toad Murder Files™, Facebook and YouTube - you might spot yourself having a chat with us.
So now you’ve met us we hope you’d like to come and join Relentless. Our crack recruitment team of Sarah and Helen are now excitedly awaiting your applications so come on don’t be shy, get those CVs in! Check out our current vacancies here.
