Osmos 2.3 for iOS
Hey everyone, just a quick post about our latest iOS Osmos update. The main additions are: Multi-language support You can now play Osmos in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and… Inuktitut! The story behind the Inuktitut translation is an interesting one actually. Big thanks to Nicolas Simon (a Master’s student in translation […]
Multiplayer Comes to Android!
As promised, multiplayer Osmos has come to Android! This is a free update, and includes 6 distinct arenas in which players can play against each other — both locally and online — in a mote-eat-mote absorption-fest of skill and strategy. This update also includes many audio/visual improvements. Local play is supported over Wi-fi, and online […]
Osmos 2.2 for iOS
Hey everyone, we’ve released Osmos version 2.2 on iOS! Here are the details:(note: for those of you on other platforms, you can see what we’re up to here.) iPhone 5 support Osmos now takes full advantage of the iPhone/iPod 5’s bigger screen! More motes, more zen. Game progress saved in iCloud Do you play Osmos […]
L337 Osmos
[Note: if all you want is to play some hardcore Osmos multiplayer games, feel free to skip this post and come straight to our new forum.] We’ve put a lot of work into Osmos multiplayer – about 3 man-years across 4 people – and (modesty aside) we’re really proud of it. Technically, we feel it’s […]
What we’re up to…
Things have been fairly quiet on the Hemisphere blog recently. The last year saw us busy on: Osmos Multiplayer, which we released on iOS this Summer, and updated soon after with voice-chat. This is where we spent most (read, a lot!) of our time. The Android port, released at the beginning of the year. A […]
Introducing Osmos Multiplayer!
Dear Motes, We’ve worked long and hard on this one, and are excited to announce a major addition to Osmos: multiplayer! This is a free update to the iOS versions of the game, and includes 6 distinct arenas in which players can play against each other — both locally and online — in a mote-eat-mote […]
App switching and graceful music handling in iOS
We post few dev/technical pieces on our blog (I’d love to do more), but we ran into an issue recently that seems to plague many iOS apps on the store: Music not always playing on app resume. It’s not catastrophic when it happens – and can often be fixed by hitting the home button and […]
Humble Android Bundle
Some of our Android fans may remember us mysteriously mentioning that there’s “more good news coming!” Well, the good news has landed, and she’s a beauty: a Humble Bundle dedicated to Android! (Though Win/Mac/Linux is included of course.) We’d also like to thank Mat Jarvis (aka High Skies) for allowing us to include his Sounds […]
Video Contest Winners Announced!
As just announced on physicsofosmos.com, we’re pleased to announce the winners of the “Physics of Osmos” video contest! First prize – and a $500 Amazon gift certificate – is being awarded to Alex Christofferson, a student at Tatnall school in Wilmington, Delaware. His one minute video is very well presented, and chock full of physics. […]
