http://www.hemispheregames.com Games for both sides of your brain. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:14:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Has is only been four seasons since last GDC? Hard to believe - it seems like so much has happened since then! Anyways, we're taking off for San Francisco tomorrow. Andy and I will be giving a talk on Wednesday about Osmos and game design minimalism. (We'll post the slides ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/03/gdc-2010/ Many fans have requested it, and here it is -- brought to you by Peter Kirn, the man behind the most excellent Create Digital Music website. + It's an extended, free soundtrack, featuring full tracks from Loscil, Gas 0095, Julien Neto, High Skies and more, running 50 minutes in total. The .m4a ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/03/osmos-soundtrack/ Dear Motes, Have we got a deal for you! This Valentine's we're banding together with five other independent developers to bring you a sweet bundle of Indie Love. It's an $85 value for only $20!! The games are: And Yet It Moves, by Broken Rules Auditorium, by Cipher Prime Aztaka, by Citeremis Eufloria, by Omni ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/02/the-indie-love-bundle/ For those of you making an "Osmos Rage!" video: go away, this post ain't for you, ya big sissies. But for those who are interested in beating those last few levels in the main game, read on. Given the Achievement stats on Steam, it's pretty clear that the last few Force ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/02/osmos-rage-part-4-roadside-assistance/ Welcome to part 3/4 of our "Osmos Rage" series. We introduced the topic in part 1, announced a video contest in part 2, and today we explain why the game gets "so bloody hard" in the end. Believe it or not, our primary motives were a) truth and b) respect. Truth: to ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/02/osmos-rage-part-3-the-perversity-of-inanimate-objects/ The last few levels in Osmos get hard. They've induced rage in some gamers and in more than one reviewer. (See the previous post for the full introduction.) Before we offer explanations or further remedies, we want to harness that rage. Prior to our recent difficulty adjustments, user jnfenrir began a ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/02/osmos-rage-part-2-the-bait-and-switch-and-revenge/ Since we released Osmos in August, we've been getting mostly great feedback from players and reviewers alike. Mostly. There is however one complaint that we see regularly, and very vocally: Rage. "I'm done with Osmos. Done. F3A-3 is no fun." -RSHabroptilus, Steam forums "... playing Osmos was like getting knocked out by ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/01/osmos-rage-part-1-welcome-to-hell/ Mat Jarvis just released an awesome new mini-album - Sounds of Earth - under his High Skies moniker; and he's generously allowed us to distribute it free for the next while to people who purchase Osmos from us. (New and existing customers, just visit your game download page.) If you ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/01/awesome-new-album-from-high-skies-free-for-hemisphere-customers/ The new version includes translations into four languages (French, German, Spanish and Italian), a decrease in the extreme difficulty of a few late leves, D3D support, sound engine improvements, and more. You can see all the details here. http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/01/osmos-pc-version-160-released/ For Hemisphere Games - and for me - 2009 was a whirlwind year. New Years' day found me skiing and relaxing with good friends in Revelstoke, British Columbia. Osmos still lay in the hands of the IGF judges, quietly unknown to the world beyond a few friends and some very ... http://www.hemispheregames.com/2010/01/pretty-good-year/