Posted by Duncan Scott on Aug 21, 2013
You’re a goblin-slaying mech warrior sent back in time to save your robo-mother kidnapped and held captive in the very fabric of time. It’s up to you to traverse the fourth dimension, guns blazing though obstacles, tearing your way through vicious enemies to save the motherboard whose nuts and bolts run through your mainframe. You fight your way through levels, collecting weapon upgrades, armor and speed. Harder, better, faster, stronger is your mantra. You are a Mech...
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Posted by Duncan Scott on Aug 21, 2013
This year you could say the weather in Ontario has been slightly summer, not the raging inferno we’re used to, but step into Slightly Social headquarters and you’ll find things have been certainly heating up. With the launches of Rocka Bowling; Road Trip Warrior; A Raptor Race; Mars Rush; Mech in Time and Robot Goat Attack the code monkeys have been living at their keyboards, java rushing through their veins, food cartons piling around each station – which is the...
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Posted by Duncan Scott on Jun 20, 2013
Perks of bowling: “You don’t have to be in shape to bowl. It’s the only sport where there’s a way to signal for a cocktail waitress.” – Robin Roberts Having risen to the brim of popular culture for decades, whether you have your Homer Simpsons or your Fred Flintstones, the modern game of ten pin bowling has survived as a western cultural phenomenon for nearly a century, its technology and popularity growing through generations, and...
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Posted by Duncan Scott on Jun 18, 2013
Robot Goat Attack! What do you get when you take screaming robotic goats (remember these hilarious videos?); a deadly robot-goat-whispering ninja and a nostalgic 8bit themed, side-scrolling themed game? You guessed it (ok, maybe not), ROBOT GOAT ATTACK for iPhone and iPad! This recent release from emerging game developer Slightly Social has our ninja protagonist, armed with his trusty katana slashing his way through evil ninja enemies, set to the backdrop of a delightfully...
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Posted by Duncan Scott on Jun 3, 2013
I arrived in London, Ontario where Slightly Social currently operates, with a mixed sense of dubious optimism, giddy trepidation and excitement. It’s not every day I uproot myself from another city to join a dynamic group of coders, artists, financial specialists and knowledgeable tech wizards. This is how I wound up here. I first met Slightly Social CEO and co-founder Brad Mills several years ago after he had produced and shot a campy ‘80’s-homage style slasher film...
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