Our best gaming ideas comes from not sitting in the office, but getting out on a field trip of hanging out in a cabin. It’s really when you put your mind in new contexts that inspire you that you’ll be able to create something great.
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Q&A day for Wild Blocks starts now
Today we are trying something new. We will have a Questions and Answers session all day at the Facebook page we host for Wild Blocks. Feel free to drop by and ask any questions about the game, how we built it, what it’s like to work at Arcticmill, or anything you want.
Why mobile gaming beats console and PC gaming
When I was a toddler I used to walk up to our TV screen and tried to grab the small people running around playing soccer. I’m not unique in anyway. This the most natural way to interact with a screen for anyone; kids, parents and grandparents.
Blizzard featured artist joins Arcticmill
Meet Ninni Landin, a.k.a. Lukali on Deviant Art. Ninni is working with us on Castle Raid and she really takes it to the next level! We can’t wait to show you some of the stuff we are working on.
The secret sauces for successful games by King.com and Wooga
Why do some games turn into blockbusters and some not? Well, here is a treat for all fellow game designers that are struggling to build and launch games. Jens Begemann from Wooga and Tommy Palm from King.com shared their views on what works for them and of the gaming future at the Casual Connect conference in Hamburg.
Catch the Cubies gets a facelift
2 Million games played! It’s awesome to see how fast Catch the Cubies has become a world celebrity. Everyone plays it; the commuters on the bus in India, the holiday skiers in Scandinavia and the kids at the supermarket in California, USA. It’s a success story we could only dream of.
Who? Björn!
Meet Björn, our latest addition to the team! Björn will help us with marketing and partnerships. He used to be a web developer around year 2000, but then turned to the dark side helping various companies with project management and growth hacking.
Four million apologies
“When will we see more Castle Raid?!” We are getting tons of emails, Facebook posts and comments from you guys that are relentlessly waiting for more raid action. Who wouldn’t? As of today you guys have played a total of four million games since we released the game in September! It’s really inspiring to learn that we managed to create a game that has grown this fantastic fan base. At the same time we really understand that you want to take the next step and we are terrible sorry for the delay of our new release! (we mean it)
Merry X-Mas!
A very merry Christmas from us at Arcticmill, we’ll see you again after the holidays!
And if you get bored during to long dinners or after doing nothing, just download Catch the Cubies and play a few games!
We give you – CATCH THE CUBIES!
Catch the Cubies is released and we’re super excited to share it with you guys!
It is free-to-play, and will help with those long family dinners or when you have some spare time on your hands. But be warned, it’s highly addictive and you might find yourself ”finding” that spare time all the time! Get it now, available for both iOS and Android!
