Blast Process head to Play Expo gaming event!

Blast Process will be at this years Play Expo event held at Event City in Manchester, and it starts today! While we were very late is sorting our tickets, we will be at the event this Sunday.

Play Expo is unlike any other event held in the UK. The event caters for different type's of gamers with the expo split up into five areas. Re Play. Now Play, Pro Play, Cos Play and new to this years event is Screen Play. If you enjoy retro gaming and arcades or dressing up as your favourite charater to playing the latest games,  Play Expo will have something for you.

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Lone Survivor Infecting Wii U and PS4 Next Week

Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut by Curve Digital is heading to the WiiU and PS4 next week.

Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut is a new kind of adventure where the choice of how to survive is up to you. Sneak through without firing a single shot, or kill everything in your path.

Release dates are as followed. 14th (US PS4), 15th (EU PS4), 16th (Wii U) and will be priced at £7.99 / €9.99 / $9.99.

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Qora Gameplay

Chris has been playing through the upcoming title, Qora, via Steam. It's a quirky pixel-art sidescrolling exploration adventure game by Curve Digital. It is due to be released on October 10th. Intrigued? You should be! Why not check out the first 15 minutes of gameplay? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOKuwr0kL-o&w=560&h=315] Want to learn more about the game and the studio? Head on over to the official site!

TINYKEEP HAS BEEN UNSHACKLED OUT NOW ON STEAM

IT’S TIME TO MAKE YOUR ESCAPE – TINYKEEP HAS BEEN UNSHACKLED ON STEAM

TINYKEEP WON’T HOLD YOUR HAND AS IT WHACKS YOU IN THE HEAD

STAMFORD, CT. SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 – Don’t let the cutesy eye catching hand-painted look of the characters and environments fool you. TinyKeep is a loving yet harsh mistress. Prepare to have a blast being punctured, pummeled, impaled, grinded and more over and over again. Are ye badass enough?

The highly anticipated action roguelike TinyKeep is available today on Steam and other major digital distribution channels. TinyKeep brings intense creature filled, randomly generated dungeons, ruins and hellscapes to Windows PC with Mac and Linux versions planned after the initial launch.

Gamers eager to be the first to try and fight their way through the hordes of clever beasties and ever-changing trap-filled twisting pathways will be able to pick up TinyKeep on Steam for $9.99 - a special discount of -33% off of the suggested retail price of $14.99 at launch. This celebratory discount will only run for a limited time.

Critics are already falling in love with TinyKeep saying:

“I have just played Phigames action/adventure game "TinyKeep". And I have to say that I love the game so far. It´s like a cartoon version of Diablo and Dungeon Keeper (a mix of the two).”

The Gaming Ground “TinyKeep is a game that will keep you panting all while pulling you in for “one last escape.”

Invision Game Community Players will assume the role of a hopeless prisoner held deep in a forgotten dungeon - left to perish in the deepest, darkest cells of the keep. The nights pass by and all hope seems lost, you realize that the end is drawing near. But on one fateful day, you wake up and find yourself mysteriously free of your shackles, and in front of you lies a broken, unlocked door. There is only one thing left to do, you must now escape TinyKeep!

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More details can be found over at TinyKeep's website.

Let's Play Fight The Dragon and get 40% off on Steam today!

Fight the Dragon fights it's way to Steams Daily Deals with a massive 40% OFF! The game is currently on Steam's Early Access program and you can download the game here.

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Fight The Dragon is a COMMUNITY CREATED Hack'n Slash RPG where players can team up and tackle exciting adventures made by other community members in our in-game Adventure Construction Kit.

Players can play single player, local split-screen (2 players) or online multiplayer (4 players) to complete 10-15 minute adventures in a non-linear order, which allows players to jump in for a quick fix or play multiple adventures over longer play sessions.

Collect loot, level up, conquer enemies and become a master adventurer!

Interested? Check out our first look at the game below.

Roll7 announces OlliOlli2: Welcome To Olliwood at EGX in London

Roll7 have just announced OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood, the sequel to OlliOlli. You can find our thoughts on the first game below along with all the details on OlliOlli2!

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Fe_fuymmk&w=560&h=315]- Press Release

Following the MASSIVE international success of their debut console title OlliOlli on PlayStation and PC, London based developer Roll7 is proud to announce they are working on a sequel to the twitch score-attack hit - OlliOll2 : Welcome to Olliwood. The iconic ‘skater’ is going all green-screen and getting radical at Olliwood Studios, plucking the player from the street and dropping him squarely in the middle of the Big Screen’s most bodacious cinematic locations.

Gameplay will be massively enhanced with the addition of Ramps, Jumps and Epic Hills allowing for monster air and split level routes. The much praised OlliOlli combo system is set to be even deeper, through the joy of Manuals, Reverts, Revert Manuals and Grind Switching.

The team are even updating the hallowed ‘Tricktionary’ with new specials including 540 Shuvits, Anti-Casper Flips and Darkslides to name but a few.

To accommodate the sheer volume of action, the ‘skater dude’ and his pixelated world are being given a stunning new art makeover, with clean lines, gorgeous new backgrounds and über detailed trick animations (over 9000 EXTRA frames of hand drawn goodness!).

OlliOlli2 producer, Tom Hegarty is hyped about progress; ‘OlliOlli2 will be the embodiment of skateboarding flow and flair, with a whole new world of opportunities for the skater to bust out a crazy set of tricks and moves…’

There will be 5 NEW worlds, 50 NEW Amateur and Pro Levels and 250 NEW Challenges to tear through, along with the return of the much loved Daily Grind, Spots Mode and RAD Mode.

On top of this smorgasbord of delights, OlliOlli2 is set to have a NEW Mode: Combo Rush. This mode is a split-screen Local Multiplayer (up to 4 players) that pits players in a race to ramp up biggest scores on a spot in a set time limit.

Once again, the crate diggers at Roll7 are scouring the airwaves for a shimmering 18 track curated extended Soundtrack to the game that you can't just stop playing.

OlliOlli2: Say Hello to Olliwood and Goodbye to your Analog Stick!

SIX MILES UNDER launches on Kickstarter

Looney Bin Studios Ltd have launched a Kickstarter campaign for Six Miles Under.

In Six Miles Under you play as Preston Trencher, an enforcer trying clear his name and avoiding being taken out thanks to the bounty on his head. Time's running out and with false friends and sloppy killers, there's only one avenue left to take; good old fashioned revenge.

Six Miles Under is set in a dark, dank but enigmatic environment, one that's been ravaged by an unforseen nuclear apocalpyse, forcing all remaining humans to live deep, deep underground. Presenting a slick 2D combat system and diverse counter system, players can use enemies' weapons against them, bury them under a barrage of rocks or even just simply throw them off of a moving train. The dynamic fight system allows players to keep the action going, keeping the game's hero alive for his journey whilst exploring an underground prison that's turned into a city and last bastion of hope for humanity.

Game Features Dynamic combat system with multitude of enemies and unique boss fights. Diverse counter system. Each enemy is countered differently and with different results. Avoid environmental hazards and utilize them to dispatch your enemies. Atmospheric art style with HD backgrounds Extensive soundtrack with lots of metal music Story of betrayal and revenge set in underground prison turned city.

Set to release on PC, Mac and Linux in May 2015 and Nintendo WiiU soon after.

About Looney Bin Studios Based in Wroclaw, Poland and aim to develop playable, original and - most importantly - fun games! The core team consists of just two people – Mateusz Pacuszko (programming) and Grzegorz Wróblewski (graphics) with music and scriptwriting by freelance talent.

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie OUT NOW

The wait is over.  Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie is out NOW! As a backer myself, I cannot wait to watch this!

It's been an amazing month as we premiered Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, and proceeded to screen it around the U.S. and Canada to some great audiences. Now, the film is available on Vimeo On Demand! - James

The movie can be rented or downloaded via Vimeo On Demand service.  Still reading this? Get watching!

Night Trap Revamped Returns with Kickstarter

Night Trap 'Revamped' is returning with the help from you and Kickstarter.

The iconic full-motion-video game, placing YOU in the leading role of a horror movie, is set to make its return in a new hi-def format!

Night Trap a FMV (full motion video) video game for the SEGA MEGA CD console (among others) was a first of it's kind. You controlled security cameras in a house while watching a short movie play out in real time, your aim was to watch the film but also change the cameras to see the different locations in the house to continue watching the story unfold and to look out for the bad guys that are envaded the house hold.

All the details regarding Night Trap Revamped and how you can help are listed here.

Night Trap is a huge part of Blast Process and we ask you to support the game in anyway you can, so please checkout the Kickstarter and share this artical with others. Why is Night Trap so special for us? Well Blast Process was born in February 2010 by Tom, Dave and my self with the aim to bring unique, creative and fun videos to our YouTube channel but most importantly content that we enjoyed making. I had just gotten my self a MEGA CD with a copy of Night Trap and we all thought this was a perfect game to start off with our video features on Blast Process.

You can see the Night Trap video below that we made over 4 years ago, now for some reason the sound has become out of sync over the years but after you watch it, that won't matter to much... The video is in two parts with the first being our review of the game and the second, well you'll see.

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To our delight we recieved some fantasic feedback from the creators of Night Trap! We are also mentioned on there Kickstarter page

You and your colleagues did a great job with this! It's always nice to see our fans give their own takes on the material, and there's a lot of fun stuff in here. I think Commander Sampson will stand alongside Commander Simms in the Hall of Fame of great video game drill-sergeant types.

Creator Night Trap, LLC 5 days ago A big shout-out to Mike from Blast Process for pointing us to their hilarious send-up of NT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed9qEOkrSF4

OlliOlli Out now on PS4 and PS3

OlliOlli the side-scrolling skateboarding game grids it's way onto the PS3 and PS4's store.

The game was first released on Sony's handheld, the PSVita in January but is now available with updated menus and a friends leaderboard system, along with a host of ways to complete against you friends.

Want to see what were like at the game and hear our thoughts? well you'll need to wait a little while we practise! but you can checkout our preview of the game that we filmed while at EGX Rezzed here.

Press Release -

Smash-hit indie title OlliOlli is released today in the US (August 26) and will be hitting Europe (August 27) tomorrow. The game hit the PlayStation Vita in January and has been a monster success for the tiny London studio.

Studio Director, Simon Bennett is still somewhat in shock from January's launch; ‘Shahid and Spencer at PlayStation in London pretty much insisted we did the port after the first day’s success, it was totally unexpected and took a while to sink in! We have since been working our collective balls off to bring OlliOlli to PS3 and PS4 – it could not have happened without the diligence and hard work from BlitWorks in Spain and Sam, our QA Manager here’.

The game is a straight port of the classic Vita version, with updated menus, but most importantly, FRIENDS LEADERBOARDS for skaters to get their ‘beef’ on. The new leaderboards will also roll out in an update of the Vita version today! The game is Cross Buy and Cross Save, meaning that owners of the Vita game will be able to play it on the big screen.

John Ribbins, Roll7’s Creative Director is ecstatic about the launch; ‘We were blown away by the response to the game on Vita and the Steam launch has been fantastic, but to bring our little game to the Playstation 4 is an amazing milestone for us.'

Mike's Birthday

Today marked Blast Processor Mike's birthday...HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!

How about we watch a video of some of Mike's best video appearances? Lots of clips from out-takes of course ;)

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Stoke'd for Comiccon!

Stop the press! No more hours on the road to find the comiccon of your dreams, gazing out the window at miles of the motorway and squashed packed lunches- Comiccon is coming to you!'Stoke Con Trent' has crashed into the North West like an explosion of Comic book and movie joy to please the masses. This is only it's first year but is sporting legends such as Colin Baker (Doctor Who), Chris Rankin (Harry Potter) and James Cosmo (Game Of Thrones). Hosted at Stafforshire University, get ready for Cosplay competitions, exhibitions and a mountain of comic and memorabilia stalls to sink your teeth into. As a seasoned comiccon goer, I honestly cannot wait! I've traveled all over the UK to visit my favourite stars, squeal with excitement at the Q&A sessions and have the best time any comiccon veteran can go. The 28th September cannot come soon enough - get your tickets from the website here: http://stokecontrent.co.uk/about/ Don't miss out!

Over and out! Mel

The Story Of Warcraft

Earlier today I spotted a news post over on VG247 that took my interest. Since it's release years and years ago I've played (on and off) World of Warcraft, and prior to that the RTS Warcraft titles. The Warcraft lore ties all the games together as it continues to evolve with each and every Warcraft expansion. Blizzard Entertainment know how to craft a fantastic tale.

Even if you've never really had much interest in the series, or if you are a die-hard fan of Azeroth's residents you should give the video below a watch. It's a very well put together video detailing the full story of Warcraft.

The video was created by Youtuber Nobbel87. My thanks to VG247

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New Mac = New Videos = More Fun!

An announcement from our co-founder, Michael Davies. We have some real treats in store for you at Blastprocess.com this Autumn. Keep those eyes peeled!

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Destiny: We Want Your Feedback!

So, if you own a PS3 or PS4 then and you've managed to A) Get a beta code and B) managed to dodge the flurry of PSN issues, then you could well be playing Destiny right now!

We'd like to gather any and all thoughts on Bungie's latest epic. If you'd like to jot a few of your impressions down, create a video or share some cool gameplay clips please feel free to email them across to me. Pop 'Destiny' in the subject and fire over your words or links to dave@blastprocess.com.

We'll also be after any Xbox 360/One impressions next week once the beta goes live on Microsoft's consoles.

New Fighters for Smash Bros + TEKKEN 7 Announced

A couple of big announcements were made today regarding two highly regarding fighting franchises.

Namco have announced TEKKEN 7 for Xbox One and Playstation 4. For the first time in the TEKKEN series the title will be made using the Unreal Engine 4. The teaser trailer gives a couple of story hints. You can check out it out below:

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Also, the already star-studed roster of characters for the upcoming 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros has gained a few more new entries. Robin (available to play in both male and female form) and Lucina from the 3DS title Fire Emblem Awakening will be entering the fray. Captain Falco (of F Zero fame) is also back. Once again, you can check out the trailer below:

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That's 4 Fire Emblem characters confirmed for Smash Bros so far!

Maths, English, Minecraft?

This is not a joke. I repeat - NOT A JOKE. I had an amazing conversation with a IT teacher who visits primary schools, teaching pupils to create animations and all sorts of things. However what he told me next both baffled and excited me. He works with one of the designers of Minecraft and they are taking Minecraft to the classroom, the actual, run of the mill classroom.

They are creating secure servers for schools who sign up, creating detailed worlds that they teach pupils to use, setting challenges and tasks for them to complete in whichever environment the teacher chooses. They've created roman cities, ww1 battlegrounds (complete with minecraft characters to talk to named after famous people) all with built in tasks for pupils to complete, sometimes online, sometimes offline. Build this monument, create this peice of equipment, work as a team to reach this goal.

These need to be downloadable packs. City of Rome? Yes please.

Now this my friends is awesome.

Why wasn't school this cool when I was a kid?

Mel

Mighty Tactical Shooter on Kickstarter

While at this year's Gadget Show Live, the team managed to play a small indie 2D shoot 'em up entitled Mighty Tactical Shooter, by Sock Thuggery. I'm happy to announce that the turn based shooter is now on Kickstarter and I highly advise all of you to chip in and help make this game reach it's goal.

I was a little skeptical at first, I mean, a turn based 2D shoot 'em up, how could that work? After some hands on time with the title though I was quickly converted. It's a fantastic take on the age old genre, adding a whole new tactical edge to a title with hints of classic R-Type gameplay. Challenging yet incrediably enjoyable.

We interviewed 'The Mighty Git' himself (aka Johnny Marshall) during our visit to the Gadget Show. You can watch the interview below.

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If you are unsure if the game is for you, then why not try out the Alpha Demo?

For more information check out the official webpage for Mighty Tactical Shooter.

Steam Summer Sale 2014

It's that time of the year when wallets everywhere scream out in terror as we all download games that we may not have even installed by the following year!

That's right, the Steam Summer Sale is upon us yet again!

From today until the 30th June, Steam will be offering their wares at reduced prices, with a rotating selection of daily and flash deals! Bargains are to be had such as The Witcher 2 for £3!!

Make sure to keep an eye open for the community voted flash deals - as these tend to offer the biggest discounts.

As usual, there are also trading cards up for grabs that can be crafted for special rewards, or just sold on the market to fund your digital addiction!

Steam Summer Sale

The Crow's Eye new teaser available. First person horror game!

Press Release:

We at the 3D2 team are proud to announce the new teaser trailer for The Crow's Eye, our upcoming horror game that mixes crafting, survival and research through a macabre adventure. We'll be ready soon to show some gameplay, in the meantime we hope you enjoy the new teaser trailer, introducing new characters.

Second teaser - Holidays:

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And here's the first teaser in case you missed it:

First teaser- A close night:

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About The Crow's Eye

The Crow’s Eye is a story-driven first person horror adventure. Learn to survive while you investigate the disturbing fate of the missing students in Crowswood university. Craft items, defend yourself from unknown threats, and forget all you thought you knew about survival horrors. They say you can’t hide, but you better do… or be the next.

Features

Craft: It is not enough by opening the inventory and combining items; we’re going further than that. You must look for recipes which will be scattered around the levels and find a crafting table to create new items, parting from crafting supplies and simpler items.

More about crafting: http://3d2entertainment.com/?p=475#middle

Survive: We will dispose of crafted items to confound the enemies or trick them, although stealth is the most valuable weapon when you have nothing at reach.

Investigate: Solve a great variety of puzzles, and progress through your investigation in different ways. You’re not supposed to investigate everything along the game… but Crowswood University holds some mind blowing riddles that you’re gonna have to pass through to unveil its mystery.

More about puzzles: http://3d2entertainment.com/?p=402&lang=en

More info soon!

About 3D2

3D2 Entertainment is an independent studio born in 2011 in Barcelona. Emerged by the hand of young artists from diverse disciplines such as programming, design and writing. Their shared love for video games lead them to envision The Crow’s Eye, a story influenced by folklore horror stories, and modern games storytelling like Bioshock and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. When they’re not summoning monsters under the candlelight, you can see them wandering through those corridors:

Website: http://3d2entertainment.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/3D2Ent Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/3d2-Entertainment/227162957374997 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102619668459216444235