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Octopede 1.1 update on XBLIG

16 March 2012
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We are pleased to announce that our patch for Octopede on XBLIG has been approved and should now be available via the Xbox Live service. The update effects the following issues: Simpler how to play guide with larger text Left stick only movement is now default Fixed a rare issue which caused freezes when the [...]

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Octopede: Japanese version released on Playism

3 March 2012
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Orbital Games is proud to announce that Octopede has been translated into Japanese and is now live on Playism for Pay What You Want! Playism found us on ModDB and very kindly offered to translate our latest release of Octopede a while ago. The localisation as finally been complete and Octopede has been unleashed upon the Japanese gaming world. The game [...]

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Octopede: Available now on Xbox Live Indie Games

13 January 2012
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Nom nom megabytes! Orbital Games is pleased to announce that Octopede has passed the peer review process and is now available right now on Xbox Live Indie Games (XBLIG)! Pick up endless revamp-retro arcade action for only 80 Microsoft Points. Octopede is a fast-paced 2D survival shooter. The player takes control of a computer worm inside [...]

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Pew Pew Puzzle Lasers: Introduction

9 January 2012
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Pew Pew Puzzle Lasers is a 2D puzzle game where the player must guide coloured lasers to the corresponding coloured target. There are several blocks on each level, some pre-placed and some are placed by the player. These blocks have different effects on the lasers and must be placed, rotated and used together to bounce [...]

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The Cloud Runner: Development Announced

23 December 2011
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Another of Orbital Games’ projects, The Cloud Runner (temporary title) has been revealed. While still in the early concept phase we are interested in everyone’s impressions of the game and as always encourage community to contribute to the development. We we will be featuring all aspects of development via both our official site as well [...]

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Octopede: Live on BeamDog

8 November 2011
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Our debut title Octopede has been approved for distrubtion by the kind folks at BeamDog. Head over to http://www.beamdog.com/products/octopede to grab your copy now!

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Octopede: Updated

4 November 2011
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We’ve added a small change to Octopede which adds another control option and hopefully fixed the problems some players may have had which causes graphics card errors when trying to launch Octopede. The Octopede can now move in all 8 directions by using just the left stick of an Xbox 360 controller (for PC and [...]

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Octopede: Released on Desura

13 October 2011
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Octopede for PC has been released on Desura! Any user’s of the Desura platform can purchase Octopede for only £1.99. http://www.desura.com/games/octopede/ Nom up all those megabytes!

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Octopede: Beta Released

17 September 2011
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We have pressed the switch and made the closed Beta of Octopede PC available. Links are being sent out to testers already on our list, and the intertubes are being scoured for more interested in testing. If you are interested in having a go on the Beta of Octopede please email testing@orbitalgames.co.uk or head over [...]

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Orbital Games: Development Blog Started

17 September 2011
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The 3 developers behind Orbital Games have started a WordPress blog to keep the world posted about the goings on at Orbtial Game’s studio. You can view the blog at http://www.orbitalgames.co.uk/devblog. Andy Longhurst Director – Orbital Games            

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