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Dungeon of Despair [Working Title]

2011-04-25T10:15:00.000+01:00

Dungeon of Despair [Working Title] is a dungeon crawler consisting of randomly generated dungeons.

A different experience every time you play.

More details will be revealed very soon.

Check out the teaser trailer:

Vampire Rage Review Roundup

2010-07-29T08:40:00.005+01:00

Here are some of the reviews / impressions we have received so far for Vampire Rage.
We are delighted by how well the game has been received by gamers and critics alike.
Thanks for all of the support.

Please note: most of these reviews were written (or recorded) prior to the game being patched.

Independent Charles Show Episode 5 (UK Inside Xbox Channel)

NOW Gamer: http://www.nowgamer.com/reviews/xbox-live/9303/vampire-rage

Drunken Gamers Podcast: http://www.robotpanic.com/tag/vampire-rage/

Game Set Watch: http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/06/tricktale_unleashing_vampire_r.php

Armless Octopus: http://www.armlessoctopus.com/2010/07/14/xbox-indie-review-vampire-rage/

Small Cave Games: http://smallcavegames.blogspot.com/2010/07/try-it-or-die-7410.html

Digital Quarters: http://digitalquarters.blogspot.com/2010/07/four-quarter-friday-vampire-rage.html

Gay Gamer: http://gaygamer.net/2010/07/xbox_indie_review_roundup_7210.html

Crush! Frag! Destroy!: http://www.crushfragdestroy.com/2010/07/06/xbox-live-indie-dome-june-14th-%E2%80%93-june-27th-2010/

411Mania: http://www.411mania.com/games/columns/143652

Kotaku: http://kotaku.com/comment/25554923/

8Bit Horse: http://8bithorse.blogspot.com/2010/07/vampire-rage-xbox-live-indie-games.html

Vampire Rage Patch Progress 2

2010-07-09T17:54:00.002+01:00

The first patch for Vampire Rage has been submitted and will hopefully be active within the next few days.

Here is the final list of changes:

- Only one entry per Gamertag will be entered into the Live Highscores board
- Joystick / D-Pad support
- New bomb positioning system for both Joystick and Control Pad
- Mapped Fire, Sword and Slow to extra buttons
- Increased starting lives for Normal difficulty to five
- Decreased difficulty of first stage / boss
- Added ability to skip stages to Pause screen
- Added new blood collection graphic (less intrusive)
- Disabled highscore sharing during gameplay (caused the game to hang)
- Added Info screen for patch notes
- Changed boxart

Happy gaming and we hope to see you on the global highscore board.

Vampire Rage Patch Progress

2010-07-05T18:09:00.002+01:00

The first patch for Vampire Rage is almost finished.

Implemented so far:

Joystick / D-Pad support with new a new system for bomb targeting.

Additional Controls screen for joysticks.

New boxart.

Here's the new game boxart:

Vampire Rage patch information

2010-06-30T16:37:00.003+01:00

The first patch for Vampire Rage is underway. The patch contains updates for the following:

Seperate highscore boards for Normal and Rage modes.

Only one gamertag entry per global highscore board will be entered (highest entry)

Joystick support

New game boxart

NOTE: other fixes may be added before the patch goes live.

The patch will go live shortly.

PyroManic - Solo price reduced to 80pts.

2010-06-30T16:26:00.005+01:00

PyroManic - Solo is now available at a giveaway price of 80pts!

Available on Xbox Live Indie Games.

PyroManic - Solo is available HERE

Vampire Rage - Available Now!

2010-06-28T14:09:00.003+01:00

tricktale's second game; Vampire Rage is now available to purchase HERE

Cursed for an eternity with the loss of a loved one. Revenge is a dish best served cold! Vampire Rage is a fast paced shooter, themed around vampires and the undead. Can you handle the RAGE?!

Vampire Rage is a vertical scrolling shooter for the Xbox Live Indie Games platform. It features high quality visuals, addictive gameplay and an epic sound track. The game can be played either single player or two player, with local and global highscores.

PyroManic - Solo - Available Now!

2010-06-28T13:11:00.001+01:00

tricktale's first game - PyroManic - Solo, debuted 2009 on the Xbox 360 Indie Games platform. Well received by critics and gamers alike.

PyroManic - Solo is a fast paced arcade style “twitch” action game that challenges the players' hand-eye co-ordination and reaction skills. How long can you survive?!!

PyroManic - Solo is available to purchase HERE