iSamurai News

Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 01:58 by Doug

iSamurai Video Contest Winner

Tobias, Blanka and Ruben Blickle were the 1st prize winners of our first iSamurai Video Contest. They were awarded an iPod Touch for this video:



2nd iSamurai Video Contest

As previously announced, our 2nd iSamurai Video Contest is now under way. Winners will be announced after the Mac World Expo. See below for the rules and prizes.

Thank you for the feedback!

Thank you to everyone who has downloaded iSamurai. And thank you for your feedback. We have received a lot of very enthusiastic messages sent from within iSamurai. Game creation is an art form, and just as actors appreciate the applause they get at the end of a play, we very much appreciate the many emails that iSamurai fans have sent us. Some of them are posted on our web site and on the iTunes store.

iSamurai Sale Ending

iSamurai has been on sale to celebrate the latest release, iSamurai: Critical Strike. The sale will be ending on Sunday, Dec. 6th, 2009 at midnight. The new price will be $2.99.

iSamurai: Critical Strike Video Contest

Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 20:39 by Doug

iSamurai Intro Screen

In celebration of the release of iSamurai: Critical Strike, we are holding our 2nd iSamurai Video Contest.

To enter, create an original video of people playing the two-player game of iSamurai and send it to us. You can send the actual video as a quicktime movie or another format, or you can upload the video to YouTube and send us the link.

Prizes

There will be 10 winners as follows:
First Prize (1 winner): iPod Touch 8GB
Second Prize: (1 winner) $50 iTunes Gift Certificate
Third Prize: (8 winners) $10 iTunes Gift Certificate

Deadline

Entries will be accepted until Mar. 13, 2010.

Rules

The entries will be judged for originality, location, quality, and overall effectiveness, and the judge's decisions will be final.

Each video must be original, and all videos entered become the property of Toy Kite Software. Creators of the videos will also have the right to display or otherwise use their videos. Winning videos will be displayed on our web sites and on YouTube, and by entering your video in this contest, you certify that you are the creator of the video or the creator's authorized agent, and you acknowledge Toy Kite Software's ownership and right to display and otherwise use your video.

 

iSamurai: Critical Strike is here!

Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 00:07 by Doug

iSamurai: Critical Strike, a major upgrade, has been approved by Apple and released in the iTunes store!

iSamurai Critical Strike icon
We worked really hard on this release -- this is the game that we originally envisioned: a tactical, one-on-one sword fighting game which, with Bluetooth, allows sword fights anywhere!

The new "Critical Strike" feature forces the two players to pay attention to their opponent's moves. Trying to win by flailing wildly is no longer an option!

Current owners can upgrade for free on iTunes, and we have put iSamurai on sale for $.99.



iSamurai has it's own web site

For more videos of iSamurai in action and tips, go to iSamuraiapp.com.

iSamurai Bluetooth Video Contest - Winner

Posted Mon, 07/27/2009 - 19:09 by Doug

iSamurai Intro Screen

In celebration of the release of iSamurai Bluetooth, we held an iSamurai Bluetooth Video Contest.

The 1st prize winners were Tobias, Blanka, and Ruben Blickle. We will be posting their winning video soon.

 

iSamurai Bluetooth: Real Life Sword Fight released

Posted Fri, 07/17/2009 - 04:52 by Doug

iSamurai Bluetooth has been approved by Apple and is now available on the iTunes store!

iSamurai Bluetooth icon
Our latest version of iSamurai is one of the first games to utilize the Bluetooth capabilities in Apple's iPhone software 3.0 for multiplayer game play. Players can now sword fight anywhere without having to find a wireless network. Although Wi-Fi is still a good option if one is available, the flexibility to play while in line at the beach or the park make iSamurai Bluetooth a must-have upgrade. Available for free for current owners, iSamurai is still on sale for $0.99.

iSamurai has it's own web site

More iSamurai videos are available at the new web site at iSamuraiapp.com.

We have gotten a lot of great feedback from iSamurai owners, and some of their messages are also posted on the new site.

iSamurai Bluetooth Appgiveaway Contest

App Giveaway
As a celebration, we donated 25 copies of iSamurai Bluetooth (in the form of promotional codes) to a contest at Appgiveaway.com. The contest has now ended, but we will be doing this again in the future to celebrate special Toy Kite Software events.

iSamurai now an iTunes "Staff Favorite"

Posted Tue, 06/30/2009 - 21:39 by Doug
Last week, iSamurai was on the "WHAT'S HOT" list in the Games section of Apple's iTunes Store.

This week, iSamurai is in the STAFF FAVORITES section on the front page of the iTunes Store. We are moving up. :)

So thank you everyone who has bought our full version or downloaded the lite version.

iSamurai: Two-Player Sword Fight released

Posted Wed, 06/24/2009 - 16:15 by Doug

Robert (and Ryan - off screen) releasing iSamurai to an enthusiastic crowd at Touch Arcade's Launch 2009

We had a great time at the iPhone Launch Party in San Francisco, and iSamurai got a very warm welcome from the crowd. So thank you Arnold Kim and Blake Patterson of Touch Arcade and John Casasanta and Phill Ryu of MacHeist. You were wonderful hosts.

While there, Robert met Steve Wozniak and his wife Janet and had a very rewarding chat with them. Robert was very impressed and has since been in touch with Steve via email.

We also demonstrated iSamurai to Apple fans at the Moscone Center where Apple Computer was holding its World Wide Developer Conference. We were a hit!

Full details on iSamurai are available on the game's web site: http://isamuraiapp.com

Toy Kite Software announces iSamurai

Posted Thu, 06/04/2009 - 05:40 by Doug

Great news!
iSamurai, our ground-breaking game, will be released at the upcoming iPhone Launch Party, hosted by Touch Arcade and MacHeist in San Francisco on Wed. June 10th, 2009. This event will coincide with Apple's WWDC (World Wide Developer Conference) being held at the Moscone Center from June 8 to June 12. The iPhone Launch Party will be a stone's throw from the Moscone Center at the Cartoon Art Museum.

More great news!
The exact details of how iSamurai works are still being kept confidential until the iPhone Launch Party. However, iSamurai has been approved and will be available on Apple's iTunes store on June 11th. Full details of the game will also be published here and on the game's web site: http://isamuraiapp.com. I will say that this is definitely not your usual iPhone game. Lastly, we are still accepting guesses for our "Guess Our Game" contest with iTunes gift certificates for the top ten guesses.

Toy Kite Software is now on Twitter
We will also be posting the latest news about Toy Kite Software and iSamurai on Twitter at http://twitter.com/toykitesoftware.

NEW GAME COMING TO YOUR IPHONE SOON: HINT #3

Posted Sat, 05/02/2009 - 01:13 by Doug

We are really in high gear now. Our target for submission to Apple is Monday... just a few days away.

I want to thank everyone who has entered our "Guess Our Game" Contest". We will continue to accept guesses until the game is released to the iTunes store. Sometimes that happens very quickly a few days after submission, but it can also take weeks, depending on whether or not Apple wants us to change things in the program.

So it is time for another clue, the picture on the right. What do you think?

NEW GAME COMING TO YOUR IPHONE SOON: ANOTHER HINT

Posted Sat, 04/25/2009 - 03:09 by Doug

Our iPhone game is now nearing completion, so... it is time for another hint in our "Guess Our Game" contest.

This picture may look like a photograph, but believe it or not, it was created from scratch on a computer. Pretty amazing, don't you think? I am very impressed by the talent of our artist, Oliver Romanoff.

And now for some total immersion: Click on the picture for an enlarged view... and then click on that picture to zoom in. What do you think?

That picture will be in our game. We actually looked for similar pictures on the internet, and guess what... we couldn't find any so we had to create our own.

To win iTunes coupons good for games, other software or music, leave your best guess as to what our game will be. See below for another picture and more hints.
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