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The Telegraph: Creative Brighton

Martin Webb discovers a city teeming with creative and digital business start-ups
Martin Webb visits Relentless Software and Nixon McInnes, two of the new creative companies revolutionising business in Brighton and changing the town's image.
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Date

09 March 2012
Develop: Kinect Nat Geo

Incredible Playful Learning experiences on Kinect for Xbox 360
"Kinect Nat Geo TV" blends world-renowned Nat Geo WILD TV programs with intuitive Kinect for Xbox 360 technology, transporting children and their families to animal habitats around the world to inspire a sense of wonder and excitement about nature. Through the magic of Kinect "reach in and explore" interactivity, kids do more than just watch television — they will engage, play and learn using their full bodies, gestures and voices.
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Date

14 February 2012
Gamasutra: Playing to Win?

Measuring Social Interaction in Games
Usability and user experience studio Vertical Slice and developer Relentless Software have collaborated on a study to discover what it is that turns friends against each other in games, through understanding how player types affect the forms of social interaction found in collocated (same room) multiplayer games and what this means for developers.
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Date

16 January 2012
148 Apps: Quiz Climber Rivals' Review

More addictive trivia gaming from Relentless Software
I was a huge fan of Quiz Climber when it came out this summer. Blending trivia gaming with the competitive element of challenging friends was an inspired touch. It was the kind of game that turned a 5 minute play into an hour or more of desperately trying to get ahead of a friend.

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Date

08 December 2011
Gizmodo: Kinect Nat Geo TV

Kids Swiping and Leaping Around Nature with National Geographic on Kinect Looks Awesome
Using both voice recognition (yell "WOLF!" when there's one onscreen) and motion (swipe at bear tracks to earn points), regular episodes of Nat Geo naturalism are supplemented with games, side factoids, and opportunities to get off the couch and jump around.
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Date

20 October 2011
Develop: Unity Focus

A look at how Relentless crafted the first Unity-authored Kinect game.
When Microsoft threw open the doors of the Kinect Fun Labs to developers, the Relentless Software team knew it had to move fast.

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Date

10 October 2011
Yahoo: Quiz Climber & PlayJam

Highly compelling, competitive and lots of fun
PlayJam will launch successful social trivia game Quiz Climber: World Edition by Relentless Software across their global connected TV gaming platform. Says PlayJam's Commercial Director, Anthony Johnson, "Quiz Climber: World Edition is the perfect game for PlayJam's connected TV network."
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Date

07 October 2011
The Guardian: Gamescom 2011

Kinect Fun Labs Airband
Developed by Relentless Software, the creator of hit PlayStation quiz series, Buzz, this is one of Microsoft's new Kinect Fun Labs titles: experimental, downloadable mini-treats designed to showcase the abilities of the peripheral.
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Date

24 August 2011
Kinect News: Air Band Now Available!

As of today, August 22nd you can download Air Band in Kinect Fun Labs!
Air Band uses Kinect technology in creating an augumented reality envrionment that lets you unleash your inner performer on stage then share the spectacle with all your friends with Kinect Share.

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Date

24 August 2011
The Guardian: Free games round-up – review

The element of one-upmanship makes this ruthlessly addictive
Relentless Software, the developer behind the well-liked Buzz! series, recently made its App Store debut with the terrific Quiz Climber (iPhone), with players competing against Facebook friends to answer as many multiple-choice questions in a row as possible. The element of one-upmanship makes this ruthlessly addictive.
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Date

07 August 2011
MODOJO: Quiz Climber Review

Chillingo's Quiz Climber is so exceptional that we play it obsessively.
This little slice of heaven from Relentless Software is simple to play, adorable and highly addictive. In fact, we're thinking about playing it right now, and will probably pick it back up again as soon as this review goes live.

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Date

04 August 2011
Pocket Gamer: The best of free iPhone gaming

Quiz Climber challenges your brain while you challenge your friends.
It's charming, it's addictive, it pits you against your friends, and it's free. That's always good. Relentless Software's Quiz Climber tasks you with answering 50 multiple-choice questions on a number of different topics, such as movies, music, geography, general knowledge, sport, nature, and history.
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Date

30 July 2011
Eurogamer: Relentless' Quiz Climber free on iPhone

Quiz Climber plays to Relentless' well-oiled and proven social quiz game strengths.
A cute exterior belies increasingly taxing questions that, if answered correctly, will propel your rank above your friends'. Are you brainier than them? Are you brainier than the whole world? Give it a try and find out.

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Date

20 July 2011
Gamasutra: Quizzing Relentless on the New Social Landscape

Relentless Software recently partnered with Chillingo for iPhone and Facebook title Quiz Climber
Just the tip of the social gaming iceberg for a company that found massive success with its console-based Buzz! franchise. As both Quiz Climber and Buzz! are based on quiz questions, it doesn't seem like much of a departure at first glance. But the company's move into new platforms is actually quite telling of the major disruption in the gaming landscape that the casual and social explosion has wrought.
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Date

11 July 2011
EDGE: Studio Profile

Which mild-mannered British developer has sold over £325 million worth of games? Buzz if you know the answer.
One of the more enduring myths of the videogame industry is that true creativity can only be found thriving in chaos. It's not a view that Andrew Eades, the CEO of Brighton-based Relentless Software, has much time for. "You can be creative without making a mess," he argues.
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Date

10 July 2011
The Gamers Hub: Relentless Software Goes Multi-Platform

Relentless Software have made a very special announcement at E3 regarding the future of the company.
Relentless Software recently announced that they have struck a deal with brand new publishing partners Microsoft. They also have signed a deal with Chillingo which will publish Quiz Climber for the iPhone for them this month. They have stated they will not stop focusing on digital distribution due to the success of Blue Toad Murder Files.
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Date

27 June 2011
MCV: Relentless signs with Microsoft

Former Buzz dev to begin work on new Kinect title Music in Motion.
UK developer Relentless has announced a new partnership with Microsoft that will see the studio work on a new title called Music in Motion for the new Kinect Fun Labs suite. The company recently penned a deal with EA-owned digital games publisher Chillingo.
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Date

18 June 2011