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Train2Game student developed iOS game Bug Wings gets free Lite version and update

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Train2Game students on industry experience placements at DR Studios have helped produce Bug Wings throughout its game development and update cycle.

The game for iPhone,iPad  and iPad touch has received some positive reviews with the Train2Game blog previously reporting on a score of 4/5 from 148apps. Bug Wings also received 4/5 from high profile American website GamePro.

DR Studios has released a free Lite version of their tilt-controlled arcade adventure Bug Wings.  Featuring six levels set across a unique pond in a single player Solo Mode, Bug Wings Lite gives players a tantalizing free taste of the complete game.

Bug Wings Lite is available to download for free from the iTunes App store.

Also released today is version 1.2 of the full version of Bug Wings that introduces a number of game play improvements. These include:

  • New and improved virtual joypad controls
  • Improved tutorials for new players
  • Increased number of bug sound effects

For more information about Bug Wings, visit the official Bug Wings website or the official Bug Wings iTunes app store page.

Support fellow Train2Game students and give it a go!

Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

[Source: Train2Game]

Partially Train2Game student developed game Bug Wings updated

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Bug Wings for iPhone and iPad, developed with the help of Train2Game students on work placement at DR Studios, has received its first official update.

Bug Wings Version 1.1 adds the following features:

★ Bug selection and level loading UI improvements
★ Support for both device orientations
★ Reduced default sensitivity for new players

Bug Wings, which has Train2Game student names in the credits, has received favourable reviews online, including a 4/5 review on 148apps.com. Bug Wings also currently has a user rating of 5 stars on the official iTunes app store page.

For more information about Bug Wings from DR Studios, see the launch post on the Train2Game blog, or the official Bug Wings website.

You can support your fellow Train2Game students through buying Bug Wings from the iTunes store.

Do you like Bug Wings? Does it inspire you into mobile game development?

Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

GameHorizon event to promote Train2Game student work placements

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In potentially exciting news for Train2Game students, Train2Game partner GameHorizon is holding an event next week with the aim of encouraging even more game developers to take Train2Game students on placement.

For more on how Train2Game students have fared on industry experience placements, see the official Train2Game website. Train2Game students on work placement at DR Studios helped develop newly releases iPhone and iPad title Bug Wings.

The release on the GameHorizon website states:

“GameHorizon is working with Train2Game to promote and place their best Train2Game students in UK companies.  We are holding events around the UK in Brighton, London and Dundee but thought it would be a good idea to start with an event for our nearest and dearest!”

“We are only placing students who are in the top 10% and these places are heavily subsidised and will give you a chance to have a risk free placement who could potentially become an employee.”

“The evening will give you a chance to test our knowledge on the subject and also to meet some of the local interns.  You will also find out how the scheme can help you and your company.  Please send decision makers and your HR professionals.”

For more information about the Train2Game partnership with GameHorizon, see the Train2Game blog post regarding the partnership announcement.

Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game E3 news: OnLive brings Triple A to tablets and smartphones

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OnLive tablets

In a mobile gaming development that could very much be of interest to Train2Game students, OnLive has launched an Android and Apple app that brings cloud gaming to the mobile market.

As previously reported by the Train2Game blog, OnLive allows streaming of Triple A titles to computers or other system that wouldn’t be advanced enough to run them. This process is done via running the games on computers on OnLive servers then transferring the visuals to the users monitor via the internet.

The certainly adds something to the mobile gaming market, something Train2Game students will know is fast growing industry.

And OnLive Founder and CEO Steve Perlman belives cloud gaming is the future of the industry.

“The power of the cloud is definitely the theme this week, displacing what had been assumed to be platforms that could never be displaced,” he said as the App was launched at E3.

“The OnLive Player App for iPad and Android shows how with the power of the cloud, the question is not whether cloud gaming will be able to catch up to consoles, it will be whether consoles will be able to catch up to cloud gaming.”

The Onlive App reportedly works with most games already available on the service, and both smartphones and tablets will be able to become advanced gaming devices. A control will also become available to play games in the more ‘traditional’ way.

OnLive is expected to launch in the UK later this year.

Smartphones and tablets aren’t just for playing games anymore, with the Train2Game blog reporting earlier this week that one new app allows game developers to produce games using the iPad.

Regular Train2Game blog readers are also well aware of how valuable developing mobile games can be for an aspiring game developer. Indeed, Train2Game students on work placement at DR Studios helped develop newly releases iPhone and iPad title Bug Wings.

So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on the OnLive app? Can smartphones and tablet computers compete with consoles? Is the future of gaming cloud based?

Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

[Source: PCR-Online]

Train2Game course providers DR Studios release Bug Wings

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Bug Wings – the game which Train2Game students on work placement at DR Studios helped develop – is now available for iPhone and iPad. You can support the work of fellow Train2Game students by buying it from the iTunes App store for just £1.19!

Taking control of your colourful bug, you must glide and guide your tiny winged steed across the skies above the Great Pond locating the missing pollen, trying to land safely on the flowers and lily pads with your precious cargo intact and not end up in the water! Accumulate the big points by collecting as much pollen as possible while aiming at the stars which multiply your landing tally for those ultimate high scores.

Unlock new levels and bonuses as you progress and then return to previous levels to try and beat your high scores. With both single player story mode and multiplayer mode for up to four players, Bug Wings is a game with bugs in that you’ll love!

For more information on Bug Wings visit the official website at www.bugwings.net or follow the game on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BugWings

FEATURES

·         24 exciting levels across 4 unique Ponds, with more coming soon

·         Simple, intuitive touch&tilt game controls

·         Solo or Party modes with up to 4 players

·         Rich, colourful game world and lovable characters

·         Hundreds of points, stars and power-ups to collect

·         Addictively fun game play and scoring

·         Risky flying rewarded with high scores

You can leave your comments about Bug Wings here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.