Dear Friends –

2010 has been an exciting year. But I am no friend of excessive words and the situation of independent game studios does not need to be elaborated on any further.

Although we have been proponents of internet-based, remote studio collaboration for many years, we are surprised time and again by how fluidly complex processes can work even with huge differences in time zones, cultures and languages. It is not only exciting to accidentally meet fellow German developers in Canada but also to learn in what various ways our assets are being put to use – oftentimes reaching into interactive experiences far beyond games.

Despite us always prioritizing your jobs above our own projects, two of our own productions finally have reached pre-master status. Only bureaucracy keeps us from releasing those games this year and thus we are looking forward to a release in early 2011. We’ll let you know when we are done – which will definitely be before Duke Nukem Forever!

But we have also been very busy on the purely artistic end of the spectrum. And by we I mean: Our dear colleague Andrea. She is now fully concentrating on illustration and expands her portfolio into that realm. Just a few days ago her epic artwork “Servant of Arioch” was chosen as “Image of the Day” by ImagineFX Magazine.
We congratulate Andrea and are glad to be working with her.

It is no secret: We at dead-on entertainment love eating good food. The emotional power of shared meals is not to be underestimated. And for us it provides a lot of inspiration. Our restaurant trips have become a dead-on tradition and of course we are looking forward to a seren christmas party at a great restaurant.

Yes, let’s face it: Christmas is upon us. And with it come lots of rituals many of us don’t like. But no matter if it’s turkey, goose or sausages you have for christmas. We wish you all the best, lots of great meals and an overall great time!

Thank you for another year. See you soon!

Another game with dead-on graphics saw the light of day recently: “Hidden Dino – A Word Tour of the Dinosaur Land” by KwiqApps Inc. is available at the iTunes App Store. Explore the world of dinosaurs and find hundres of dinosaur names including Cerapods, Ornithopods, Theropods and many more.

Painting the backgrounds for this word puzzle game was a whole lot of fun and the game itself is even more addictive than we’d wished for. It truly is the best word puzzle to discover dinosaurs on iPad!

This game is the ultimate challenge to your dinosaur knowledge. Over the years, paleontologists have discovered hundreds of different types of dinosaurs around the world. While the scientists got the rights to name the dinosaurs they uncovered, now it is your turn to find those names from a huge 18×18 puzzle board.

KOP Software just released Imp Escape for the iPhone and iPad platform. We had a lot of fun creating the InGame-graphics for this exciting, fast-paced title. Together with KOP Software. As always, images convey more meaning than a thousand words. So why don’t you just take a look at this video?

Guide Imp past treacherous monsters and unforgiving weather by drawing his path in this high pace side scroller! Imp must deliver the magical orb to its rightful owner before its too late, but be warned, the evil wizard will stop at nothing to get it back.

Imp can use orb’s powers to unleash new bonuses as he collects powerups that will help him in his mission. Watch as seasons change and new bonuses arrive and join in on the fun in this competitive and addicting game by KOP Games.

Get Imp Escape now, it’s available  at the iTunes App Store. Find more infotmation over at the KOP Software website. Or have a look at our gallery to see the art we created for Imp Escape.

At dead-on entertainment, we work hard in the job we love so passionately. We are proud and thankful to be working for clients who share and appreciate our notion of high quality and work ethics. The best pay is our clients’ expressions of happiness and satisfaction.

“dead-on entertainment is a top company. The quality of work is the best you will find and they are a pleasure to work with. This was my first time working on an iPhone application. I am very glad that I chose Dead-on, and I will use them for all future projects! I gave them the concept of the app and they created an amazing theme, delivered ahead of schedule, and answered all questions. I couldn’t be happier with the results.”

— Eric D.

Thank you, Eric!