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Bjornar Herstad's Blog

Game Designer at DeRail Games

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DeRailing the summer – Indie Games Summer Uprising
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:29:00 EDT in
The development process for Shock and Awe has been the longest one so far at the DeRail office and for the first time we have a shot at being a part of the Indie Games Summer Uprising.
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Shock and Awe
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:05:00 EDT in Game Design, Indie
It’s been a while since my last blog update, and there are several reasons for this, but I will save that for a later update, now I will reveal some more information about or coming multiplayer title: Shock and Awe.
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CTG Gameplay Video
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:22:00 EST in Game Design
Finally the CTG gameplay video is uploaded to the DeRail Game’s YouTube Channel, the game is 1 day away from the submission process and hopefully it will be published early in March.
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More people at the office, exiting new project and what are our plans for 2011?
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:55:00 EST in Game Design
Our first two games was hardcore platformers with simple but great core gameplay, we have focused on completing a series of fairly simple titles before cranking things up. Now it is time for some crazy S*** that will rock your rascal.
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The Devil’s Favorite Game: Panic Attack
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:04:00 EDT in Game Design
A lot of awesome stuff has happened since my last blog update, we’ve signed a deal with 8 Bit Weapon and ComputeHer, Panic Attack is submitted to Peer Review (Screenshots and video included) and our office is getting crowded.
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What are we doing at the office now that Jump’n Bounce is available on the Marketplace?
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Sun, 12 Sep 2010 08:36:00 EDT in
I am happy to announce that Jump’n Bounce has been released and is available at the Xbox Live Marketplace and is doing quite well at the moment, here is a download link and gameplay video. And, what are we doing at the office these days?
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Bjornar Herstad's Comments

Comment In: GUI Editor [Blog - 10/26/2010 - 03:09]

use imageshack or something similar ...

use imageshack or something similar

Comment In: Director’s Cut getting infamous – Jump’n Bounce [Blog - 08/01/2010 - 09:08]

Jump'n Bounce is submitted for ...

Jump'n Bounce is submitted for review and will be released on XBLIG Xbox Live Indie Games It cost 1 dollar/80 microsoft points.

Comment In: GameCareerGuide Feature: Minimal Risk Designs [News - 08/07/2009 - 11:00]

Great article ...

Great article

Comment In: Games Are Devoid Of (Insert Problem Here) [Blog - 08/08/2009 - 05:34]

Hi Charlie I totally agree ...

Hi Charlie I totally agree with you, it seems to me that a lot of game designers Both young ones and seniors have forgot about that simple addictive game mechanic that hooks the players for years. A game does not need to contain a story, but the game can become ...

Comment In: Can I Be The Game Designer I Want To Be? [Blog - 07/20/2009 - 10:55]

Hi John Great blog article ...

Hi John Great blog article I see that you have read the same book as me, The Art of Game design: a book of lenses by Jesse Schell. Great book and I totally agree with you that game design is art and the most important skill for a game designer ...

Comment In: Looking For An Easy To Use Game Engine [Blog - 07/19/2009 - 02:06]

If you got some programming ...

If you got some programming skills you should use XNA and create a simple engine or else try to hook up with some programmers in a XNA community. Or you can join a team and just make a cool game that shows your modeling skills.

   

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