We are very proud to see our own little Combo Crew in the new Humble Mobile Bundle, along some other great games like Duet, Eliss Infinity or Threes! The Humble Bundle version has new skins and new moves for Parker, Dolph and Gina! It’s time to kick Mr Boss’ ass once again!
Last part of our Squids adventure on Nintendo platforms: SQUIDS Odyssey is now available on the Nintendo eShop on 3DS. Our tactical RPG SQUIDS Odyssey for Nintendo 3DS includes all the same content as on Wii U, with gorgeous artwork thanks to a 3D-layered effect that shows off the Squids’ lush kingdom like never before. If you knew our previous Squids games, SQUIDS Odyssey is the ultimate SQUIDS compilation. It includes all content previously released, with tons of improvement (Pro Mode on the whole game!), a new chapter that continues the adventure in the kingdom of Wakame, a new Squid warrior and new helmets. But for the fans the most exciting will probably be the awesome controls with the pad, especially for those of you who love Scouts! Get it on 3DS here:
And on Wii U here:
And the trailer: Full press release below – – – – – – SQUIDS Odyssey Tactical Role-Playing Game Splashes onto Nintendo 3DS as a Nintendo eShop Download Save an underwater kingdom under siege in this quirky turn-based RPG MONTPELIER, France – July 3, 2014 – Following last month’s release on Wii U™, The Game Bakers’ popular SQUIDS franchise is now on Nintendo 3DS™ in SQUIDS Odyssey, a tactical RPG available for download in the Nintendo eShop. Designed specifically for handheld devices, SQUIDS Odyssey has casual combat with quick levels that can easily be enjoyed on the go, alongside an epic adventure storyline reminiscent of old-school JRPGs. When a mysterious black ooze seeps into the sea and disturbs the Squids’ peaceful kingdom, a scrappy shoal of heroes must fight back. During turn-based combat against ooze-infected crab and shrimp, the Squids’ springy tentacles become their best weapons: stretch them with your finger or the stylus, aim, and release to shoot your Squid toward its target. Four hero classes, stat-boosting helmets, and power-ups add a strategic element to the role-playing gameplay. SQUIDS Odyssey for Nintendo 3DS includes all the same content as on Wii U, with gorgeous artwork thanks to a 3D-layered effect that shows off the Squids’ lush kingdom like never before. Game features include:
In their positive review of the Wii U version, The Official Nintendo Magazine called SQUIDS Odyssey “difficult, but charming … a fun and unique, turn-based action game that’s worth spending a few squid on.” NintendoLife praised its “beautiful world and a good sense of humour,” and Nintendo World Report concluded, “In terms of Nintendo eShop titles, you won’t find many others that offer the long hours of gameplay that SQUIDS Odyssey provides.” The Game Bakers’ SQUIDS games have had more than two million downloads since their 2011 debut on mobile. As the franchise’s first appearance on consoles, SQUIDS Odyssey is the ultimate SQUIDS compilation that includes all content previously released, with tons of improvement and tweaks. Content exclusive to SQUIDS Odyssey includes a new campaign that continues the adventure in the never-before-seen kingdom of Wakame, a new Squid warrior named Oktoku, and four new helmets. SQUIDS Odyssey can be downloaded for 12.99€ / $14.99 (or equivalent in local currency) from the Nintendo eShop. For more game details, visit:
About SQUIDS Since its first mobile release in 2011, SQUIDS has become a globally recognized brand with more than two million game downloads to date. A digital comic book series is underway from APE Entertainment and a children’s television series is in early production. Learn more about SQUIDS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SquidsTheGame SQUIDS Odyssey press assets: https://www.thegamebakers.com/vip About The Game Bakers An independent video game studio founded by industry veterans, The Game Bakers make games like they cook food: with a lot of care and a lot of love. After making a name for themselves with two SQUIDS RPGs and the brawler Combo Crew on mobile devices, the studio is turning their focus to console development starting with SQUIDS Odyssey for Wii U™ and Nintendo 3DS™. They are also working on an unannounced game to be released in 2014 alongside a major motion picture. To learn more, visit the company’s website at https://www.thegamebakers.com. Nintendo 3DS and Wii U are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2012 Nintendo.
Overview: this is a tool that helps exporting screenshots with localized text in all the different resolutions required by the Apple App Store and Google Play.
If you are a mobile game developer and have published some apps, you probably have prepared screenshots for the different stores, in varied resolutions, and maybe different languages.
For Squids and Combo Crew, we published the game on the App Store and Google Play. The App Store is 5 screenshots of 3 different resolutions (iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPad) and Google Play has also 5 screenshots of 2 resolutions that are different from the iOS ones (7 and 10 inches). We also have localized the game in over 8 languages and we had some text on the screenshots, that we wanted localized as well. That makes a total of 5 x 5 x 8 = 200 screenshots to export manually.
It’s ok, it’s an hour of grunt work for sure, but anyone can do it. But when for some reason you want to update something, a text or a picture, that’s another round of manual exports and that’ll become a bit annoying.
We had a very resourceful intern (thanks again Hannes!) who wrote a handy photoshop script that will export all the screenshots for all resolutions from a well set up photoshop file. It’ll save you time for the initial export, and if you have to update something later on, you’ll just have to update the picture or the text once and watch the script do the rest for you.
Here is how it work:
Note: there are two scripts, one for exporting in JPG and one in PNG. I recommend using the JPG one for the stores, as the files will be lighter and upload faster.
– HowTo is just a reminder of how the script works.
– Sizes are just reminders of the different resolutions.
– Screen1.jpg, Screen2.jpg… are the folders with your 5 screenshots for the App Store and Google Play.
Note that the file is 2726×1536 in size. That’s the iPad retina resolution with the iPhone 5’s ratio. If you optimize for the iPad retina you probably already do your UI and full screen elements with this in mind. If you don’t have 2726 wide screenshot, you can always resize the file to a 1280 or 1136 width after having done the iPad retina ones.
– Replace the screenshots with yours.
– Replace the text background, or delete it if you don’t need it.
– Enter your texts in the “txt” folder. The layer names will be used in the filenames later on.
Attention: make sure you don’t go further than the boundaries so that the text isn’t cropped on iPad.
– Once this is done, select the screenshot you want to export (a visible layer must be selected for the script to work).
– Click on ExportScreenshotsJPG.jsx. A popup will ask you to confirm you want to launch this script. Go back to photoshop and go make yourself a coffee while it works.
– All the files are going to appear in the “out” folder.
Here an example with only one screenshot and two languages:
Hopefully this will save you some time like it did for us!
That’s it, our Squids are moving onto Nintendo platforms. SQUIDS Odyssey is now available on the Nintendo eShop on Wii U. Our tactical RPG with an epic adventure storyline, crisp cartoon graphics, and strategic, turn-based gameplay feels well at home in the Nintendo line up. If you knew our previous Squids games, SQUIDS Odyssey is the ultimate SQUIDS compilation. It includes all content previously released, with tons of improvement (Pro Mode on the whole game!), a new chapter that continues the adventure in the kingdom of Wakame, a new Squid warrior and new helmets. But for the fans the most exciting will probably be the awesome controls with the pad, especially for those of you who love Scouts! Get it on Wii U here:
Coming soon on Nintendo 3DS!
And the trailer:
Full press release below
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SQUIDS Odyssey Tactical RPG Now Available in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U
The Game Bakers’ Squid heroes make console debut in an epic underwater adventure
MONTPELIER, France – May 22, 2014 – Independent developer The Game Bakers have just pulled their latest delicacy from the oven, and SQUIDS are on the menu! Gamers hungry for a tactical RPG with an epic adventure storyline, crisp cartoon graphics, and strategic, turn-based gameplay can now download SQUIDS Odyssey in the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U™ system. The game will also release for the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system in the near future. In SQUIDS Odyssey, a murky black ooze is seeping into the water, turning crustaceans into cranky monsters. With their peaceful realm under siege, a scrappy shoal of Squid heroes has no other choice but to fight back. During turn-based battles against their oily enemies, these unlikely heroes’ squishy bodies serve as their best weapons: simply stretch a Squid’s tentacles, aim, then let go to shoot it across the battlefield. Four hero classes, stat-boosting helmets, and power-ups add a strategic element to the role-playing gameplay. To control the Squids, players can use the Left Stick to aim and shoot, or go “hands on” to stretch the Squids’ tentacles on the Wii U™ GamePad touch screen. The game can be enjoyed in high definition on the TV, or in Off-TV-Mode played exclusively on the GamePad. SQUIDS Odyssey Features:
The Game Bakers’ SQUIDS games have had more than two million downloads since their 2011 debut on mobile. As the franchise’s first appearance on consoles, SQUIDS Odyssey is the ultimate SQUIDS compilation that includes all content previously released, with tons of improvement and tweaks. Content exclusive to SQUIDS Odyssey includes a new chapter that continues the adventure in the never-before-seen kingdom of Wakame, a new Squid warrior named Oktoku, and four new helmets. SQUIDS Odyssey can be downloaded for 12.99€ / $14.99 (or equivalent in local currency) from the Nintendo eShop. For more game details, visit:
About SQUIDS Since its first mobile release in 2011, SQUIDS has become a globally recognized brand with more than two million game downloads to date. A digital comic book series is underway from APE Entertainment and a children’s television series is in early production. Learn more about SQUIDS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SquidsTheGame SQUIDS Odyssey press assets: https://www.thegamebakers.com/vip About The Game Bakers An independent video game studio founded by industry veterans, The Game Bakers make games like they cook food: with a lot of care and a lot of love. After making a name for themselves with two SQUIDS RPGs and the brawler Combo Crew on mobile devices, the studio is turning their focus to console development starting with SQUIDS Odyssey for Wii U™ and Nintendo 3DS™. They are also working on an unannounced game to be released in 2014 alongside a major motion picture. To learn more, visit the company’s website at https://www.thegamebakers.com. Nintendo 3DS and Wii U are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2012 Nintendo. Contact Emily Morganti Public Relations Consultant thegamebakers@emilymorganti.com
This one is especially hard: it’s very well hidden, and you need a well trained Scout to get it! 
Two internship offers, on our next game DUELS, a Console/PC action-adventure game that is just
entering pre-production.
We are happy to confirm Squids Odyssey Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Spring release. Get ready for unique Action-RPG gameplay with improbable Squids heroes in an epic adventure to save their underwater kingdom. 15 hours of gameplay, 90+ missions, 15 Squids to recruit … The game is looking and playing great on your big TV screem, on the Wii U GamePad and also in beautiful 3D on the Nintendo 3DS. Check the full announcement and the trailer below. – – – –
Dive Into SQUIDS Odyssey RPG on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS This Spring
The Game Bakers’ underwater heroes sling onto new platforms in enhanced release with brand new “Wakame” campaign and other bonus content
MONTPELIER, France – February 10, 2014 – Have a hankering for fresh squid? Skip the sushi bar and pay a visit to the Nintendo eShop instead when SQUIDS Odyssey arrives on Wii U™ and Nintendo 3DS™ this spring. In this fanciful role-playing game from The Game Bakers, an insidious black ooze is seeping into the Squids’ lush underwater kingdom, turning ordinary crabs and shrimp into dangerous monsters. For the first time on consoles, join a brave shoal of Squid heroes on their quest to protect their homeland. In this tactical RPG, the heroes’ squishy bodies become their best weapons: simply stretch a Squid’s tentacles, then let go to fling it across the battlefield. Choose among 15 Squids in four classes, each with unique abilities and attacks, to build the perfect party. Then lead your team into turn-based battles against corrupted crustaceans using the party’s strengths, the environment, and enemies’ weaknesses to devise strategic attacks. The game’s captivating adventure storyline and 90+ missions promise at least 15 hours of gameplay, while 65+ stat-boosting helmets provide numerous ways to customize. As the ultimate SQUIDS compilation, SQUIDS Odyssey includes two campaigns previously released on PC and mobile devices with tons of improvement and tweaks, along with a brand new campaign in the Japanese kingdom of Wakame. SQUIDS Odyssey also includes a new Squid hero named Oktoku and four exclusive themed helmets. The controls have been completely reimagined for the Wii U console: players can use the Left Stick to aim and shoot, go hands-on with the Wii U GamePad touch screen, or even play exclusively on the GamePad. The Nintendo 3DS version features a choice between the +Control Pad or the Nintendo 3DS stylus, plus a gorgeous layered 3D effect that shows off the Squids’ underwater utopia like never before. “We originally conceived SQUIDS with classic Nintendo games in mind. It’s an RPG with a colorful world, a fun story, and simple controls, but lots of gameplay depth like in the Zelda games,” says Emeric Thoa, The Game Bakers’ creative director. “We’re thrilled that Nintendo has supported our dream of bringing our Squids to their hardware and can’t wait for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS players to dive in with these brave heroes.” SQUIDS has become a globally recognized brand with more than two million game downloads to date. A digital comic book series is underway from APE Entertainment and a children’s television series is in early production. Learn more about SQUIDS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SquidsTheGame SQUIDS Odyssey press assets: https://www.thegamebakers.com/vip About The Game Bakers An independent video game studio founded and staffed by industry veterans, The Game Bakers make games like they cook food: with a lot of care and a lot of love. After making a name for themselves with mobile games SQUIDS, SQUIDS Wild West, and Combo Crew brawler on mobile devices, the studio is turning their focus to console development starting with SQUIDS Odyssey shipping for Wii U™ and Nintendo 3DS™ in Spring 2014. They are also working on an unannounced licensed game to be released in 2014 alongside a major motion picture. To learn more, visit the company’s website at https://www.thegamebakers.com. Nintendo 3DS and Wii U are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2012 Nintendo. Contact Emily Morganti -Public Relations Consultant thegamebakers@emilymorganti.com
How hot is this casting for Squids Odyssey?! Oh yeah, the last one is a new one, gotta keep a bit of surprise, shouldn’t we?
Squids in Squids Odyssey, from the WiiU version!
We are looking for a 3D artist with both technical skills and artistic sensibility: – Very polyvalent, “swiss army knife” of video game art (3D, 2D, VFX, animation, particles, optimization…) – Experience with shaders – Experience with Unity First mission in December / January for prototyping, then more to be confirmed along with the project progress. Can work remotely or from Montpellier. Our next game is developed for console / PC so there’s going to be a lot of exciting and cutting edge technical solutions to be found! Contact us at hello at thegamebakers dot com.
“Here come new challengers”! Does that sound familiar? Well it’s no less than superstars Ryu, Chun Li, Ken and Blanka from the legendary Street Fighter 2 game that are joining the crew. Combo Crew is a tribute to the best fighting games of the 90s so we are extremely happy and proud to bring our favorite Street Fighter characters in the fight. The Capcom characters are available as in App purchases at 0.89€/0.99$. In addition to celebrate this launch the game is FREE on Apple App Store and 50% off on Google Play. We hope you like it! Full press release below and a video: – – – – –
Street Fighters Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Blanka brawl their way into Combo Crew.
Legendary fighters available as i.A.P. in The Game Bakers’ latest hit on iOS and Android.
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – October 24, 2013 – The Game Bakers are ecstatic to deliver four fantastic new fighters in Combo Crew, through their collaboration with Capcom®. After Viewtiful Joe™, the new combatants are none other than Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Blanka from Street Fighter™ fame. To celebrate these glorious additions into the game, a new version of Combo Crew has been wooshed onto the Apple App Store and Google Play. The popular and critically acclaimed Combo Crew is a tactile brawler in which you get to fight with your fingers, using a clever double-swipe mechanics to unleash a wide variety of combos. No virtual buttons. No virtual d-pad. The Capcom characters deliver a great extension of fighting styles and unique combos to the crew of fighters already available. The update also features major improvements to the gameplay mechanics; in particular the possibility to counter in the middle of a combo, and being attacked by multiple enemies at once, which overall results in an even more hectic rhythm of the action. The game has been available for 1.99$ (1.79€), but to celebrate the addition of the new heroes, it is temporarily free this week on the Apple App Store and discounted by 50% on Google Play, at US$ 0.99 (0.89€) since Google Play doesn’t offer the possibility to go temporarily free. Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Blanka and Joe are offered as in-app purchases for 0.99$ (0.89€) each. Action-packed trailer showing the Street Fighters strut their stuff in Combo Crew is available here: http://youtu.be/3wOVBbLuYhs “Combo Crew is a tribute to the best fighting games of the 90s” says Emeric Thoa, creative director at The Game Bakers. “So having our favorite Street Fighter characters in the game was like a dream. Also after adding in heroes from Squids, Another World and Viewtiful Joe, we had to finish with a big punch!.” About The Game Bakers The Game Bakers is an independent video game studio based in France. Founded and staffed by industry veterans whose credits include numerous AAA console games, The Game Bakers focuses on creative projects that combine traditional gaming values with the best of the touch generation. Their track record since going indie includes action-RPG SQUIDS, SQUIDS Wild West and brawler Combo Crew, critically acclaimed and widely popular on mobile platforms worldwide. Company web site: https://www.thegamebakers.com About Capcom Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident Evil™, Street Fighter™, Mega Man™ and Devil May Cry™. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Korea, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom can be found on the company web site, http://www.capcom.com or www.capcom-unity.com. Capcom, the Capcom logo, Resident Evil, Mega Man, Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. –//– ASSETS FOR MEDIA: Download the game: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/combo-crew/id599516631 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thegamebakers.combocrew Contact us for review copies. Screenshots: https://www.thegamebakers.com/vip Video: Street Fighter™ characters in-game: http://youtu.be/3wOVBbLuYhs Combo Crew Launch Trailer: http://youtu.be/LuW2fmz4S3Y Social Media: Developer Web Site: https://www.thegamebakers.com Capcom Unity: http://www.capcom-unity.com YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGameBakers Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ComboCrew Google+: http://gplus.to/GameBakers Twitter: @theGameBakers ; @Capcom_Unity ; #ComboCrew Tumblr: http://gamebakers.tumblr.com Contact Point: Audrey Leprince – audrey@thegamebakers.com
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