Month: March 2012

We are happy to announce that following the success of SQUIDS we are working on a follow up to your favorite cephalopods adventures. SQUIDS Western Kingdom (working title) will continue the Squids adventures in Clint’s kingdom in the Far West, where our heroes will find new recruits for the Army but also face new enemies and new challenges… A whole new storyline in underwater Far West, your favorite characters and new ones, new enemies, Seahorses to tame and ride, new gameplay, a new mysterious boss to fight… We are working hard to make it happen by this summer, release date to be confirmed!

It’s finally here, and it’s splendid: SQUIDS can be download on the Mac App Store and enjoyed on a 27″ iMac! As the first version of SQUIDS for desktop computers, the Mac version has intuitive mouse controls and enhanced graphics optimized for screen resolutions up to 1900×1200. SQUIDS for Mac incorporates much of the bonus content released for iOS over the past five months, such as additional missions and stat-boosting helmets—all with no in-app purchase required. We all really hope that this deluxe version will provide you a great game experience, and that with your support, the calamar-wave-of-love will rise!   – – – – – – Here is the official Press Release – – – – – – The Game Bakers’ Undersea RPG, Squids, Swims Onto Mac Paris, France – March 1st 2012 Independent developer The Game Bakers today is announcing that their popular tactical RPG, Squids, is now available for Mac. Squids has already had great success on iPhone and iPad, where it ranked as the App Store’s #1 RPG in 34 countries and spent a week as the #1 paid app overall in France. Squids for Mac can be downloaded for USD $9.99 from the Mac App Store and other digital stores, including the game’s official website. Set in a colorful underwater kingdom, Squids is a creative RPG with a humorous storyline, gorgeous cartoon artwork, and turn-based battles that pit a team of scrappy Squid heroes against hordes of ooze-infected crabs and shrimp. An accessible game easily enjoyed by casual gamers, Squids also has impressive gameplay depth and production values that will appeal to a hardcore audience, thanks to the developers’ previous experience working on AAA computer and console games. As the first version of Squids for desktop computers, the Mac version has intuitive mouse controls and enhanced graphics optimized for screen resolutions up to 1900×1200. Squids for Mac incorporates much of the bonus content released for iOS over the past five months, such as additional missions and stat-boosting helmets – all with no in-app purchase required. The game is localized into five languages: English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. “From the very beginning, we wanted to bring Squids to players of all platforms, so we developed it with a much deeper scope than most mobile games. Then we put a lot of effort into making sure the game plays great on the Mac,” says Emeric Thoa, The Game Bakers’ Creative Director. “This Mac release is a big milestone for us, and just the first of a series of releases on ‘larger’ platforms alongside the mobile versions of Squids.” Supported Languages: * US English, French, German, Italian and Spanish System Requirements: * Mac OS X 10.6 or later * 64-bit processor * 710 MB Pricing and Availability: Squids 1.0 is $9.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide through the Mac App Store in the Games category. Squids is also available from the game’s official website. Links: To learn more about SQUIDS and see a full list of download options, visit the official website at http://www.squidsthegame.com. To take part in the SQUIDS community, visit http://www.facebook.com/squidsthegame and http://www.twitter.com/squidsthegame. High-res SQUIDS assets can be downloaded from https://www.thegamebakers.com/vip