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Summer of Slightly Social

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 dedication this Slightly Social crew is used to – happy slaves to code, painting their loyal players digital canvases of endless fun.

Brad Mills, CEO is excited for what the future holds for this startup, and is constantly honing the company’s creative, managerial and financial assets, oiling the machine to break out the gates stomping to the theme song of their game Mech In Time.

Brad’s dedication and passion for this company took him to San Francisco in late July to attend this year’s Casual Connect conference where he also met up with Black Berry personnel to discuss launching games on Black Berry World, as well as jamming with the Gaming Insiders group and doing several mastermind sessions on user acquisition and what games to work on next. Coin Dozer is one of such games. It was decided that more social based games with more long-term playability, user interaction and player-loyalty, which Coin Dozer would bring to the table, would be focused on.

This summer saw the SS team grow closer, taking part in multiple team building exercises, always maintaining the idea of having fun while working hard. One such outing was paintball day, which had them pitted against each other in a bloody (paint bloody) all out war, with such military reenactments as D-Day Juno landing – one side storming out of the beach-landing boats into a hail of bullets from the other team who were hidden in the brush, dug in to their turf. The gang returned to the office half shattered, covered in an impressive yet brtual array of bruises and yet glaring grins on their faces. It’s not difficult to realize being able to play Call of Duty in the flesh is each one of these hardcore gamer’s dream come true.

There was a brief heat wave, which forced the office to find a method to cool down by heading over to Sharon’s Creek, and swinging from a sickeningly high rope, which is always a great way to start the day! Even for Ron Sauve who faced some height demons for several minutes!

With a summer of great achievements, like rising to the top 12 of games on the iOS store, and partnering with Canadian giant Black Berry, releasing several games and being featured by them (also climbing the charts on BlackBerry World), the team look forward to even more success now that they are in full swing. With personnel acquisitions with such people as financial guru Titus Ferguson, the workflow and general operations have been optimized, morale heightened and optimism firmly set in place.

Slightly Social Expands Gaming Platforms to Include BlackBerry

Mobile game development studio, Slightly Social, has launched their latest games Road Trip Warrior and Rocka Bowling at BlackBerry World and it is now available for all BlackBerry 10 devices.

Slightly Social believes that BlackBerry users deserve the same access to high-quality mid-core games as are available on other platforms.

Slightly Social has already successfully released games that have been played by millions of users worldwide (Rocka Bowling, A Raptor Race, Reckless Death Race) and the company is now very proud to add the BlackBerry audience to group of players.

Road Trip Warrior is a mid-core casual mobile game that was originally launched for iOS. Road Trip Warrior puts the player in the driver’s seat for a wild ride on a road trip adventure that features immersive 3D graphics, an addicting soundtrack and a game-play that is easy to learn, but difficult to master.

Players unlock higher scores by completing tonnes of challenging missions and radical air manoeuvres. Higher score can be unlocked by completing complex tricks and stringing them together into combo multipliers! Road Trip Warrior will appeal to the car-aficionado and casual gamer alike!

Slightly Social is a Canadian game developer that has been creating fun and addicting mobile games since 2009. The studio is committed to making games that result in fun, laughs as well as friendly competition between gamers and non-gamers alike.

Slightly Social’s philosophy is to build games that they and their players are excited to play. The studio listening intently to their audience and polls their opinion in forums, chatrooms and social networks to find out why they love playing their games so much and what features they are looking for..

Armed with the industries best game designers, developers and artists, Slightly Social continues to develop intense and clever games which are fun and addictive to play. Their multi-platform mobile games are available to all major Smartphones and tablets (Apple, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry).

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Everyplay FaceCam Mobile Game Replays A Huge Success

Applifier, which runs a mobile gaming networking that allows gamers to share their video playbacks, is a huge success. Apparently is it becoming a popular way for gamers to show their funny facial expressions which happen during regular mobile game play and share them socially with other players.

So far is seems to be really catching on with the percentage of videos shared increasing each month by about 25%. Fans are posting hundreds of instant funny video replays of themselves using the FaceCam feature.

How does it work?

The camera records the game being played as well as the players face simultaneously. The videos can be styled and then shared with friends on Facebook, Twitter, or Youtube.

“Game developers and players alike are embracing Everyplay for sharing and watching funny, skillful and creative replays. This drives substantial improvement in organic discovery and improved retention for games,” said Laakkonen. “We are already seeing player s who share great content become stars to follow on Everyplay and today’s release of FaceCam will further that by enabling players to share deeper, more meaningful game experiences.”

What Games Can I find the Replay Feature?

Developers have integrated Everyplay Replays into 85 games, including Badland, Bad Piggies, Turbo Racing League, Rocka Bowling, and Nimble Quest. Video replay sharing is becoming a big feature in a variety of game platforms, and it will be built into the upcoming PlayStation 4 and Xbox One video game consoles.

You can download Rocka Bowling, a great new free mobile bowling game by Slightly Social at the Windows Phone Store! You can also find Rocka Bowling free download at the AppStore at iTunes.

Rocka Bowling Trailer

Customer Reviews

by NotRonald

“You got to play this, it’s one of the best games on iOS and THE BEST Bowling game on Mobile.”

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 today with the handheld mobile device in millions of hands, the game’s technology has improved so much that anyone can now play digitally outside the confines of the bowling alley. With many hand-held developers competing for the title of best bowling game application, Slightly Social feels it has landed a winner.

Up steps Rocka Bowling to the line.

Having already knocked down the pins of one million users for iOS devices and two million for Android, Rocka Bowling has climbed the ladder and claimed the prize for best free bowling game on the handheld mobile market.

The original game, recently scouted and acquired by Slightly Social (SS), is a canvas with much room to add to the work of art of a game, both aesthetically and technically, and thus has the company putting all its eggs in one basket. They are convinced that Rocka Bowling, along with another game, “Road Trip”, acquired from the same developer, will be both a ten-pin strike and put them in the fast lane respectively.

With many sequels and updates in the works, SS is working around the clock to make this a game that will be right up the alley of millions of more users around the world, adding new facets of fun and integrating Game Center for competitive features such as leaderboards and multiplayer.

Shortly after the acquisition by SS in late May 2013, it was discovered that the keystore had been misplaced by the developer. This created problems and made updates in Android impossible. This means that it has been the length of a year now that updates have yet to occur, which SS saw as a perfect opportunity to show and prove the great potential of this game.

It’s easy to see why this is such a popular game. The graphics are realistic, beautifully colourful and dazzling, the physics spot-on, the gameplay addictive and the general flow of the game fluid and comfortable. I’ve been playing bowling games since the first mobile games were around, always wanting to improve on my own scores or with friends and attain that ever elusive 300 game.

Rocka Bowling is sure to be a knockout. It should strike you as a great idea to get the ball rolling and try it today for free while there’s time to spare, or you’ll be guttered you didn’t! Well, that’s my spin on it anyway!