http://www.archonclassic.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:08:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay, we've squeezed in a few changes at the last minute (I know it's not supposed to be done, but they're small things, but cool.)  We've been busy implementing SDKs for various portals and will be updating everyone soon.  Some of the cool things we have now are: •   Improved ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/272/ We've been really busy doing updates and working on new features of the game.  With the approval to be on Steam and Direct-to-Drive as well as Greenhouse and other portal sites, we're gearing up with improved AI, bug fixes and new boards.  Multiplayer is still coming along, but it's proving ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/265/ We've been accepted to be on Steam!  Yeah!  We'll be implementing their SDK in the next few days, so you Steam people will be very excited!  I know we are! http://www.archonclassic.com/uncategorized/267/ We've been talking with and finally accepted on Direct-to-Drive, which is an IGN site.  We feel great about being on here!  They'll be running marketing and advertising for us to make a big splash on the site.  We've even talked about tournaments and other promotional things they'll do on the ... http://www.archonclassic.com/uncategorized/270/ We're on Impulse now and doing very well.  We are currently #32 in popularity with a 5 out of 5 user rating.  We keep playing the game here at "work" and it is still as fun as when we were designing it.  We're trying to get on as many gaming ... http://www.archonclassic.com/uncategorized/262/ PRESS RELEASE REACT GAMES RELEASES ARCHON:CLASSIC FOR THE PC Salt Lake City, UT: April 9th, 2010 Archon:Classic, which is a faithful remake of the 1983 classic game, “Archon” has finally made its way to the PC again thanks to React! Games. This remake first appeared on the iPhone in June 2010 to great ... http://www.archonclassic.com/news_article/260/ Well, we've held on as long as we could...so now we're going for it!  We're officially releasing our game out into the world.  We've had an incredibly good response from our PreSales community.  They're really helped us put the finishing touches on the game to make it stable and fun! This ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/257/ What a great day!  We met a bunch of people, reconnected with old friends and talked about Archon all day.  Everyone we talked to was very interested in what we've been doing, especially how we've tried to handle the Archon IP.  We even got a free Droid phone for attending ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/252/ We are going to San Francisco, CA this week to attend GDC (Game Developer's Conference.)  It should be a good one...as we are going to talk to a few people about Archon, past, present and future.  We'll be there from Wednesday through Saturday, hobnobbing and rubbing shoulders with the finest ... http://www.archonclassic.com/uncategorized/250/ Our latest beta build, which released today to those who bought it has a bunch of new things in it, including: Secondary Abilities...which means each piece has another fire/ability unique to it. For example, one of the pieces that has previously been pretty weak is now VERY vital on the ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/247/ We worked 25.7 hours Friday (from Friday morning to Saturday morning) to get the latest build finished and out. We put in a bunch of additions to this latest build, which includes: MANY tiny enhancements to the core game, MANY visual effects (it now rains on the dark ... http://www.archonclassic.com/uncategorized/245/ Here's an interview I did about Archon...check it out! BigDownload http://www.archonclassic.com/news_article/240/ We've still got a few bugs to work out tonight with the delivery mechanism for the download, but the installer is done, the game is ready...just a few more wrinkles. I should have everything done tonight...For those who've bought the game already, a few more hours of patience and you'll be ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/238/ Here is a quick shot of the New Golem, which is just one of the graphical updates we're doing for the game.  We're really excited about getting this Pre-Beta build out and into the hands of fans around the world.  Currently we are only building for XP and Vista, but ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/232/ We attended and partially sponsored the quarterly "Indie Game Night" which was hosted by the great folks at Ninja Bee/Wahoo studios.  Steve Taylor (Studio Owner) and Greg Squire (Indie Organizer) let us come and show off our pre-Beta build of Archon PC.  We took down several machines and had a ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/228/ Archon:Conquest is now on the App store for $0.99.  We've put a lot of hard work and testing to make this one of the best games around.  I still play it when I have a chance and haven't gotten tired of it.  We designed this with the single player in ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/226/ To anyone who has played Archon in the past, there was one piece you either loved or hated...and that's the Phoenix.  Most people I've talked to say this was the one piece that was way underpowered, even though she held a high ranking in the lineup (opposite of the much ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/221/ Since we're doing everything with HD in mind, we have a lot of lateral room to play around with.  So we've added a few new things to the PC version (design-wise.)  See the screenshot below: We have the players name along with a nifty (huge) recharge indicator.  We've need to really ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/216/ We've been so busy...I can't believe it's been over a month since my last entry.  Well, it's official...we'll be releasing the PC version soon.  We've been playing it for the last couple of day and it's been GREAT, AWESOME, FUN, and all those other wonderfully descriptive words.  4 player definitely ... http://www.archonclassic.com/generic/214/ Salt Lake City, Utah: October 5, 2009 Archon, which was first released in 1983 by Free Fall Associates, now makes its way to the PC, after more than 25 years.  The remake from React Games first made its appearance on the iPhone in June of this year to critical acclaim. "It reached ... http://www.archonclassic.com/news_article/212/