Posts Tagged ‘david darling’
Kwalee Announce Koala
Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 January 2013 10:30 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 22 January 2013 10:30
Kwalee announces Koala, their proprietary, cross platform, game players network. Kwalee makes social games and Koala provides the entire infrastructure to allow players to find and play each other. Totally platform independent, a player in the USA using a PC could play against someone in Italy using an Android tablet. Koala lives in the cloud and is extremely scaleable. It sits on Amazon servers to ensure maximum stability and speed. It has the ability to run multiple in game currencies. Continue reading
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Third generation of Darling family joins gaming industry
Last Updated on Thursday, 26 July 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 26 July 2012 03:30
UK based Kwalee today announced that David Darling’s daughter, Jessie, has joined the company to contribute to testing and further her gaming career. At 17 years old, Jessie has already gained skills ideal to work within the industry. Studying Interactive Media at Warwickshire College, Jessie has been learning skills in photography, 3D modeling and animation, to name but a few. David Darling and his brother Richard began making a succession of games from early ages. Continue reading
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Talented iOS Developer Promoted at Kwalee
Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 July 2012 04:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 24 July 2012 04:00
As Kwalee approach the release of their second iOS game, Pussy Flip: Purrfect Reversi, the development teams behind them have been working hard to complete their turn-based games. With this occurring, Kwalee has appointed a new Team Leader. With an exceptional academic record, and plenty of iOS development experience, James Munro has been a valuable member of the Kwalee development team since the early days, earning him the new role Team Leader/Programmer. Continue reading
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Dinosaur-Like Consoles are Heading for Extinction
Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 July 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 4 July 2012 03:30
David Darling, CEO of Kwalee and co-founder of Codemasters publishes blog post about the fall of console gaming and rise of free-to-play. His experience in computer, console, and now mobile gaming, provides Darling with deep knowledge and understanding of game development. Mobile gaming is fast becoming the fastest growing sector of the gaming industry. Giants like Apple and Google are taking over as the industry is transitioning from boxed to digital games. Continue reading
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MP Vince Cable Visits Silicon Spa
Last Updated on Friday, 22 June 2012 06:20 Written by iUseMac Friday, 22 June 2012 06:20
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Growth, The Right Honourable Vince Cable MP visited Leamington Spa and spoke with video games entrepreneur David Darling CBE, Kwalee CEO, and Codemasters’ co-founder. Darling was personally invited to attend. The British Liberal Democrat politician, MP Vince Cable, spoke about the barriers to growth, and the huge potential for expansion in the mobile gaming industry. Continue reading
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See Olympic Torch on Kwalee webcam
Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 20 June 2012 03:30
With 14 video game companies in the town, Leamington Spa is often referred to as Silicon Spa. Now the many millions of players of games developed in the town can view the gorgeous Regency architecture, in real time, thanks to a new webcam installed by smartphone app developer Kwalee. This has been especially well timed as the route of the Olympic torch runs right through the camera view on Sunday 1st July between 16:59 and 17:20. Continue reading
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Kwalee-Ty Artist Joins Gaming Company
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 June 2012 05:11 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 13 June 2012 05:11
After their debut iOS app Gobang Social was launched globally last month, the Leamington Spa smartphone app development company, Kwalee, has undergone major changes within their development organisation. With 5 new iOS games currently under active development and several more prototyped, and after their debut iOS app Gobang Social was launched globally last month, the Leamington Spa smartphone app development company has hired Art Department Head, James Horn. Continue reading
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Reinforcements arrive at Kwalee
Last Updated on Thursday, 31 May 2012 04:55 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 31 May 2012 04:55
After the global release of Gobang Social, smartphone game developers Kwalee engaged in a complete company reorganisation, doubling their development squad size, as well as forming significant new departments within their office. Gobang Social recently went to number one in Top Grossing, Board Games and Strategy charts in the Tanzanian Apple App Store. With their latest reinforcements now in the platoon, Kwalee are now producing several top secret projects for the mobile gaming market. Continue reading
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Kwalee offers rare insights into the game development process
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 May 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 10 May 2012 03:30
Games are played by many hundreds of millions of people around the world, but very few gamers have much insight into the development process. To help gamers get a broader view of the work behind the creation of their entertainment, the development staff at Kwalee have written a whole series of articles that lift the lid on what they do when working on games. These articles now form a unique resource about several elements of the development process. Continue reading
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Kwalee tease second game
Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 May 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 2 May 2012 03:30
iOS game developers, Kwalee have announce their second social multiplayer game is under development. The company has put together a brief teaser, featuring Kwalee CEO David Darling’s wife Tanya, available on the Kwalee YouTube channel. Tanya has become a regular face for the company and has really enjoyed being involved in photo and videoshoots. Kwalee recently launched a public forum for readers to discuss games and Kwalee’s developments. Continue reading
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Chat directly with Kwalee game developers
Last Updated on Thursday, 26 April 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 26 April 2012 03:30
Kwalee, the Leamington Spa iOS game developer founded by David Darling, has always tried to be as open as possible. Their website reveals a lot about the company and its staff, with frequent daily updates and constant activity. The company is taking this process a stage further by creating a public forum where anyone can say whatever he or she wants, discussing games, just by logging in with their Facebook account. Continue reading
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Kwalee recruits Server Ninja
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 April 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 19 April 2012 03:30
Everyone who has played Gobang Social will know exactly how much fun this turn based strategy game is. The technology behind the game involves a dedicated Kwalee server running bespoke Kwalee software. This technology is now in the capable hands of a Server Ninja. After graduating from Bedfordshire University in 2002, with a 2:1 in Computer Science, Steve Clark has accumulated much server experience. Continue reading
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Gobang goes Bang + Win a New iPad
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:30
Kwalee has celebrated the release of their first iOS game, Gobang Social, by blowing up and utterly destroying, a brand New iPad. Using high explosives, then a pickaxe, the latest Apple iPad is seen broken up into numerous pieces. The whole exciting event was captured for posterity on video and can be seen on the Kwalee YouTube channel. To compensate anyone who is upset at the destruction of this fine product, Kwalee are giving away a New iPad to the lucky winner of a simple competition. Continue reading
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Gobang Social goes Global
Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 April 2012 03:30 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 3 April 2012 03:30
Gobang Social is a challenging, turn based, strategy game available globally for free on the App Store. It is the first game from Leamington Spa, UK based startup Kwalee. The core game mechanic of Gobang Social was arrived at after much prototype play testing. The game’s goal is to connect five bombs within a 12 x 12 matrix, whilst competing against Facebook friends. The game is easy to pick up but players can get really good at it using various strategies. Continue reading
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