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Time... Is Not On My Side
Another long break inbetween updates. This one is just a notice to let everyone know that obviously neither Sweeney Todd or Memphis Drive will be making a February/March release. I start university soon which even further delays progress - but rest assured they're both going ahead and hopefully they'll both be finished by mid-year. Games arent born overnight unfortunately - theres a lot of time involved in building a really good game and I dont want to rush things, especially with Memphis Drive. I know people have high hopes and i'll do my absolute best to live up to them... but it cant be rushed.
Also I have just placed some support banners for Play-Asia around the site. This is a really excellent website which specialises in almost all forms of media (primarily games though) which can be bought for discount prices over the internet (and when I mean discount - I REALLY mean discount!) It has quite a large fanbase, so I highly recommend everyone checks it out - and while your at it I would appreciate if people can follow our links to the site as it supports Myrtilus Entertainment. Thanks guys, more news to come on our latest games soon - i promise!
Broken Links = Apologies!
Firstly let me start by saying -- HAPPY NEW YEAR! -- I am a bit late, I know, but never-the-less I'd like to wish everyone a safe and prosperous new year all the same, and hopefully we can all out do last year by a mile and a light-year.
Now to business: it's been a while since my last update - I apologize for leaving everyone in the dark but thing's have been pretty hectic around here. Development is still going strong on Memphis Drive and Sweeney Todd: The Game and the website is growing in hits by the day which is great to see. There have been a few problems with the Osiris Games website over the past month or so, which means all downloads that are hosted on the servers have been down. Which is not good at all since the Osiris Games server is what hosts Extermination, Gemstones, Bestseller, Insider AND Insomnia. Arrgh! But not to worry people - hopefully by the time you read this update all games will be back up on THIS website and will be available for download. Thing's may take a little while longer with the Osiris Games website however so just bare with us on that front. Cheers!
Memphis Drive Delayed!
Some of you have no doubt already figured, but unfortunately Memphis Drive will be delayed until Q1 2008. As the game has progressed I have been constantly adding new features and spending more time on the overall presentation, these being the two main causes for delay. Don't fret though -- the game is getting bigger as the weeks tick by and I can promise at least double the content of what was originally planned. I hope to have a few more videos posted soon on the main gameplay of Memphis Drive, so remember to keep at eye on the Myrtilus Entertainment YouTube page. Cheers.
Wanted: Artists/Cartoonists
This is a shout out to all talented artists or cartoonists out there: I need your help. I am looking for horror-gothic artwork (which will eventually be in a comic-book form) to appear in the new Sweeney Todd: The Game title. Now i am very open minded at this stage of the game, so this is a shout out to anyone with artistic talent AT ALL. Which means it could be any array of tools you use to do your work - wether it be paint, spray-paint, pencils, a computer, whatever! I want to keep details to a minimum until I select the artist I'm after, but basically if you can present any kind of artwork (scans, photos, or JPEG or GIF format) to me, i'll certainly consider using your talents for the game itself. Also credits will be provided in-game and on the website and your artwork will be placed on the website under the Sweeney Todd section for permanent display. Fee's ARE negotiable, so please name your price and every entry will be taken under seriously.
Now if you would like to present any form of art to us then please email me @ blackart@myrtilusentertainment.com. Thank you!
Sweeney Todd: The Game
Well it's been exactly 1 month since my last update. Long time for me i must say, and I apologize to all who have been hanging on for some news. Development with Memphis Drive is still coming along nicely, but today i'm not here to talk about this one. I want to officially annouce my plans to begin work on my newest title "Sweeney Todd: The Game" (along side Memphis Drive of course). For all those familiar wtih who Sweeney Todd is then you already know how crazy and incredibly funny a game it would make, for those unfamiliar then please follow this link to the Wiki page to read up on him (and his mistress): Click Here.
The game will consist of many different genres squeezed into one. The main element throughout though is its dark humour and gothic cartoon-style approach. The game will be in full 2D, and include 6 games in the one package: 3 for Sweeeney and 3 for his accomplice Mrs Lovett. For more information and a sneek peek at the main menu of the game (with some commentry from me) then please follow the links to the Sweeney Todd page (Under Development>Sweeney Todd: The Game). Newsletter coming next month with more news on the game and exclusive footage of Memphis Drive. Cheers
Newsletter
We officially have a newletter! Every couple of months or so we will send out a newsletter to all of our subscribers detailing what we have been up to since the last one, and include exclusive information, pictures, videos, etc. It is free to subsribe of course, and you can unsubscribe any time you wish so there are no obligations or anything like that. At the moment we will be hosting this service via Bravenet, but thing's may change in the future (but you wont need to sign up twice - we will simply ship all details over to the new host). Thanks.
Yet another website design...!
I don't even think the god's predicted this one; a new site design. I have to say the last one was nice, but I think this one is even nicer and I couldnt help myself but to change it again. Everything should be running normal though so feel free to browse the site as you normally would. Also I will be adding up a newsletter sign-up page soon, so that way every couple of months or so we can send our a newsletter informing everyone of what we have in store, what progress we have made with the games, any new media that has been released, etc.
Also, don't forget the new version of Bestseller (1.2.02) was released yesterday, to update via the Press Room > Downloads page, or via your in-game "Check for Updates" feature.
Bestseller 1.2.02 Now Available
A new version of Bestseller is now available for download. To view the bug fixes for this version please consult the Version History log. Enjoy!
Insomnia: Night Shift 1.0.04 Now Available
A bit of a change -- I have re-written a lot of the code from Insomnia: Night Shift to create a much more stable build of the game. You may notice a few differences in the interface here and there also -- but hopefully fans of the game will be happy that Insomnia plays a lot more smoother, and newcomers or people that havent been previously able to play the game might be in for a bit of a suprise. Either way, i hope you all enjoy the new version.
On a quick side-note, a new version of Bestseller will be released by the end of the week (and it fixes many bugs, including the save/load and biography bugs that have forever been able to dig their way through every version thus far -- i finally got the little buggers!), so remember to look out for that. Cheers
Update from Viktor
Viktor Stahl asked me to pass on a message to everyone regarding Scandinavian Song Contest. As of now SSC will not be released anytime soon, and may be postponed for a 2008 release instead. Viktor also said that a new game: Tennis Academy is in the works and a demo may be available for download within the next 1-3 months. Viktor will post an update hopefully next week explaining more (and an development page will be included). Cheers!
Website Updates & Plague Recorder
You may have noticed I've added a Google search engine to the site. Also I've just added an About Us page to the site. In other news version 1.0.1 of Plague Recorder is now available. The new version fixes a program bar bug, and i've also added system tray support. Enjoy