News & Updates 2010

This page contains archived news and updates.
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News

DECEMBER 7, 2010
Bloxter for Samsung bada
The bada version of Bloxter is now available in Samsung Apps for Samsung Wave (S8500).
Look for it in the Games section under Arcade.

NOVEMBER 1, 2010
ST Magazine interview
You'll find an interview with us in the latest issue (#147) of the French publication ST Magazine.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Bloxter is one of the GDC finalists
Bloxter has made it to the last phase of Samsung's Global Developer Challenge.
If you have a Samsung Wave S8500, look for Bloxter in Samsung's App Store come late November.

JULY 20, 2010
New ad-based version of Downfall for iOS4
To complement the regular version, we now have a free ad-based version of Downfall that works on all iPhones/iPods with iOS 4.0 or newer.
More information can be found here.

MAY 6, 2010
iPad
Downfall has been enhanced/optimized for iPad. The new version is universal, which means that it can be downloaded to both iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch.
More information can be found here.

MAY 5, 2010
Downfall reviewed
The iPhone version of Downfall has been reviewed by Game Chronicles Magazine, receiving a score of 8.6!
Check out the review here.

Mobile Updates

Please refer to the product page of the app in question, on our website.
Detailed update notes will either be found on that page, or you might find some info included in the app's description if you click through to any of the supported application stores.

Mac/PC Updates

NOVEMBER 26, 2010   -Downfall v2.9.1
[Bugfix] The previous version introduced a bug that made it impossible to select a different game/board.
Get Downfall here

NOVEMBER 24, 2010   -Downfall v2.9.0
[New Feature] Aiming aid.
[Misc.] A few minor improvements and bugfixes.

JULY 2, 2010   -Downfall v2.8.9
[Improvement] Downfall is now fully compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7.
[Improvement] The pause screen has been slightly enhanced.
[Misc.] A couple of minor improvements and bugfixes.

MARCH 6, 2010   -Downfall v2.8.7
[Bugfix] The arrow keys stopped working, under certain circumstances.
[Misc.] A minor bugfix and some minor changes.

FEBRUARY 11, 2010   -Downfall v2.8.6
[Improvement] Game speed is now adjusted with a slider.
[Misc.] A couple of minor improvements and bugfixes.

JANUARY 3, 2010   -Downfall v2.8.5
[Improvement] The leading zeroes of a score are no longer displayed (there's also a new setting to toggle this).
[Bugfix] A bug that could cause the game to crash/freeze at startup has been fixed. (Mac only.)
[Bugfix] Scores higher than 999,999 are now displayed properly.
[Misc.] Some minor improvements and bugfixes.

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