Pixel Pirates at Dare 2012
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24th November 2012
3 years on from Dare: Murray, back 2 UK. Sean, Coder@ CRITERION, Liam, Lead 2D @ CRYTEK, Faye, Artist@ Tag+Nnanna, Coder@ STAINLESS <3 ... more
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24th November 2012
Just noticed all the dodgy links which were left as tweets on here - must have been hacked. Sorry peeps! ... more
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5th August 2012
http://t.co/sVdd42Pe Sometimes it just doesn't feel like putting the lotion on its skin ... more
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27th July 2012
Can't believe I'm not invited to things I'd never go to http://t.co/6gos1uHt ... more
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13th August 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @AbertayUni: ProtoPlay opens today! Play ALL this year's #dare10 games, 10-6 Fri-Sun. Map at http://bit.ly/cpixRM Info at http://bit. ... ... more
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6th August 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @liamwong: Check out @SKsavepoint and #sksp the next few days, some (Scottish) people are raising money for charity by playing games ... ... more
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8th July 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @DareToBeDigital: Aged 12-16, love games and looking for something amazing to do this summer? Try our video games studio workshop htt ... ... more
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1st July 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @ThatGameStudio: Here's our promo image: http://imgur.com/9iaLR.jpg #Dare10 ... more
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18th June 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @ThatGameStudio: Here's a screenshot of 'Twang!' - http://imgur.com/0IJ7c.jpg ... more
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11th June 2010
Pixel_Pirates: For a list of this years Dare teams check out @BertWednesdays. Good luck to this years teams :) #dare10 ... more
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7th June 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Good luck to those starting Dare today. Looking forward to picking our favourite. #betterthanbigbrother #dare2010 ... more
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4th June 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @AbertayUni: Dare to be Digital 2010 starts very soon! Tweet with the #dare10 hashtag and we'll retweet the best, all through the ten ... ... more
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31st May 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @TheDrum: Scottish Design Awards results revealed http://bit.ly/8ZOJHA ... more
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21st April 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @Seriallab: Follow my latest projects : http://tinyurl.com/y9823ce ... more
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5th April 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @girlgeeks: Desperately sad news from Denki Games today. http://tinyurl.com/yf6d63b pls RT to show your support for the Scottish Game ... ... more
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20th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: @CarmelGK We were very pleased to be alongside good company (and friends)! Thanks again for supporting us, you're a star! We <3 Stu + co. ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Spotted Miyamoto sat next to Ant and Dec, quite bizarre!! But awesome ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @liamwong: Food @ Baftas http://twitpic.com/19l74k http://twitpic.com/19l7ci ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @baftaonline: Less than 3 hours to go until the live video stream of the games awards tonight at 8.45 (GMT) http://bit.ly/gameslives ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: @Harsayis Haha, yes! Already planned, just need to hijack him! ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @AbertayUni: Good luck to all the Dare to be Digital teams at the BAFTAs! Follow the awards tonight @daretobedigital ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: @Harsayis Cheers Rob! We are looking forward to a fun night! Hope the food is good :D ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Have an hour or so before we head out for the night! :3 ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Passed the Sega building, on our way to the hotel now! ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @guardiantech: Want live Twitter coverage of tonight's Games BAFTAs? It'll be over on @gdngames. Please do tune in. ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @SkyNews: BAFTA To Celebrate UK Video Game Industry http://bit.ly/bnv9PA ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: @Gott3d Cheers Chris! Looking forward to Crackdown 2!! :) ... more
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19th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: At the airport with the other nominees, reunited with Murray - who's over from Canada ... more
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18th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @solpyro: Fancy watching the BAFTAs tomorrow night? Check out http://www.baftagameaward.com/awards/index.html ... more
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18th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Also, the deadline for Dare to be Digital is next week, get a team together already! Really looking forward to seeing the new talent! ... more
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18th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: The team will be together for one last time tomorrow, before moving on to jobs and job hunting (give us jobs) <3 ... more
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9th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @edgeonline: We catch up with some of 2009’s Dare To Be Digital winners: http://tinyurl.com/ylcxq43 ... more
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9th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @edgeonline: We catch up with some of 2009’s Dare To Be Digital winners to discover how victory brings opportunities: http://tinyurl. ... ... more
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5th March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Colour-Coded will be making an appearance at a booth at #GDC ... more
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3rd March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: We have been nominated for a second BAFTA, the "New Talent" award! ... more
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2nd March 2010
Pixel_Pirates: We'll have a nice announcement to make later on tonight : ) look out for our tweet(s)! ... more
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27th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: We've uploaded a small 35 second action clip, added a gallery, and all of our CV's. Check em out @ http://www.colour-coded.com ... more
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27th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Thanks to @ndedesigns for doing a re-code of our site! looks great : ) ... more
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24th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @ndedesigns: Just re-coded and made some edits to http://www.colour-coded.com/ for @pixel_pirates ... more
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20th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @liamwong: A nice surprise in the post this morning: http://tweetphoto.com/11985628 thanks to the folk at @ComputerIdee ... more
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19th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: A mini #ff for the folk that helped us on our game: @Seriallab @davescook @flackboy @LolTM @ultramagic @BertMcDowell @krudweiser @ATC1982 ... more
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16th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: "Hey man..." http://tweetphoto.com/11578648 - couldn't resist! thanks #scottishgamejam ... more
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16th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: A snap of Colour-Coded in Edge magazine: http://bit.ly/cqyqJE ... more
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16th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: The nominations for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards http://bit.ly/daLZ7a #videogames #bafta ... more
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15th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: @Manak @scottishgames @stevebunce Thanks all :3 We got some good news the other day so we'll be able to speak about that soon enough :) ... more
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15th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Just to let you know, Colour-Coded is making an appearance in Edge Magazine tomorrow - check it out and hear what Murray has to say! ... more
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15th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @Kotaku: Gliding Through Crackdown 2's Latest Build http://kotaku.com/5471536/ #x10 #crackdown2 ... more
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15th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: RT @baftaonline: British Academy Video Games Awards nominations announced at 9am tomorrow. http://bit.ly/aD1kHv ... more
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13th February 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Implemented our Flickr into the website, the Protoplay pics bring back some great memories :D We look forward to going again this year! ... more
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30th January 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Colour-Coded at Scottish Game Jam [Flickr] http://bit.ly/cehLxG #sgj thanks whoever took the pics! @scottishgamejam ... more
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22nd January 2010
Pixel_Pirates: 22gb's worth of traffic from the Netherlands this month D: ... more
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22nd January 2010
Pixel_Pirates: Our website has been updated: http://www.colour-coded.com ... more
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8th January 2010
Been a bit quiet recently, but the BAFTA submission is soon. We have some nice things planned for the final build :) Updates to follow! ... more
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17th December 2009
RT @goldfishgames: Welcome to Digital Goldfish's new twitter page :) ... more
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26th November 2009
Due to an increase in visitors, we're keeping the site light until we switch hosts. Sorry for any inconvenience caused! :) ... more
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25th November 2009
RT @Proper_Games: RT @Scotttay: My Women in Games blogpost http://web.me.com/s ... more
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8th November 2009
Murray from our team wins a BAFTA for his work on this animation! RT @ewanmcintosh: Ink Animation win Animation Bafta for Ugly Duckling ... more
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8th November 2009
RT @VortexComp CONGRATULATIONS TO COLOUR CODED WINNER OF VORTEX COMPETITION 2009!!! Runner up: Tribes of Mexica ... more
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6th November 2009
Pixel Pirates do it again! Colour-Coded wins the Vortex Game Competition: http://bit.ly/1nbPPW ... more
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22nd October 2009
Download our game Colour-Coded at: http://bit.ly/Mq64Z, play with paint, and enjoy the music by the talented Gina Zdanowicz (@seriallab) ... more
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22nd October 2009
Play the 3 BAFTA Ones to Watch nominees at the Dundee Science Festival 'family day' this Sunday at DISC 10am-5pm. Free entry. ... more
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29th September 2009
@Harsayis Really lovely–smart and innovative. Use of wacom tablets works well. Painting feels tactileand fits gameplay. Great UGC elements. ... more
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29th September 2009
@Harsayis We got 14, and some are a bit long for Twitter :D I'll pick a random one ... more
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29th September 2009
Finally got our feedback from the judges from Dare, really pleased!! :D ... more
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15th September 2009
RT @davescook: I'll be talking to Leith FM about the culture of videogames from 1pm today http://www.leithfm.com/ ... more
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14th September 2009
RT @davescook: Follow NEoN Digital Arts Festival '09 @weareneon - lots of new announcements this week #neon09 ... more
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14th September 2009
RT @jmuffat: Hear what #dare09 contestants say about Intel Graphics Performance Analyzer ! http:// ... more
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12th September 2009
RT @mikeBithell: absolutely, completely and utterly beautiful.. http://bit.ly/KjU35 LucasArts new game!: Lucidity Yeahhhhh ... more
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9th September 2009
RT @gamespot: MOVIE: Get a look at Tony Prince in this new trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony! http://ow.ly/oAgh ... more
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3rd September 2009
Account fail! Sorry for the lack of updates, we've been having team meetings and making plans :) ... more
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3rd September 2009
Sorry for the lack of updates, we've been having team meetings and making plans :) ... more
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19th August 2009
Pixel Pirates receiving the BAFTA nomination: http://bit.ly/1Bk2En (Feel free to browse) ... more
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19th August 2009
Would like to thank all the kids / parents / gamers / awesome people that came along to Protoplay and played our game. THANKS!!!!! ... more
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19th August 2009
RT @squarego Games Media Awards Nominations: Dave Cook, the news editor, is up for the Best Regional Columnist in the Games Media Awards. ... more
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19th August 2009
RT @4mations Wacoms and colours and llamas, oh me #dare09 #protoplay ... more
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18th August 2009
RT @wordweavergame: Promo Code Contest: Become a fan, post your favorite word to win.. http://tinyurl.com/ltdsua ... more
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18th August 2009
RT @LolTM Cohort still looking for an audio internship. Get games experience whilst getting paid: http://tinyurl.com/mbolng ... more
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18th August 2009
@amweston Thanks! I think we remember you playing our game your kid. Cheers for the support :) ... more
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17th August 2009
@pandorasinbox Thanks a ton for coming and playing our game! It was great seeing you play! Hope you had a good time too! ... more
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17th August 2009
@Seriallab Couldn't have done it without your help Gina :) Look forward to speaking with you about it all when we get some time! ... more
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17th August 2009
@ATC1982 Thanks for all your support! It paid off! You can tell your daughter she is part of a BAFTA nominated game now! ... more
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17th August 2009
@davescook Thanks for dropping by our stand at Protoplay Dave, it was awesome meeting you - and thanks for helping us out with PR ... more
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17th August 2009
@4mations Hey, it was nice meeting you at Protoplay! Thanks for playing our game, keep in touch :) ... more
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17th August 2009
@julietanne It was great meeting you Julie! Hope you had a good time in Edinburgh :) ... more
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14th August 2009
First day of Protoplay over. It was really positive. Really looking forward to tomorrow! ;) ... more
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13th August 2009
Check out www.colour-coded.com next week for a huge update. As well as tweets throughout Protoplay ... more
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13th August 2009
We're in Edinburgh. Everything is set up. And we had people play our game today. Went really well! ... more
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12th August 2009
Thanks for all the support people! Drop by our stand @ Protoplay (www.dareprotoplay.com) if you're in Edinburgh on Fri-Sun ... more
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12th August 2009
@pandorasinbox Pretty much :D Burning the game to a disc, and spending our print budget to hand out stuff @ Protoplay! ... more
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11th August 2009
Scottish games industry page 39: http://issuu.com/develop/docs/dev97_web ... more
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11th August 2009
@tartanbaffies Some of your characters made it into the game :) They look awesome! Thanks John! Shall get footage your way sometime! ... more
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11th August 2009
@flackboy As it's our last day on the game, we want to say thanks for putting us through Brian.. and mentoring us!! #dare09 ... more
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11th August 2009
Today is the last day we're accepting characters. So send em in! www.colour-coded.com/create.html ... more
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11th August 2009
The last day of game production...and what a great 10 weeks it has been!Looking back at out first level shows how far we have come :) ... more
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10th August 2009
RT @denkigames We're recruiting again. If you're awesome, we'd love for you to come and work with us: http://is.gd/2akPn ... more
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9th August 2009
RT @OnTheSuperFly www.superfly.org.uk is live, entries being accepted... plz RT to within an inch of it's life ;) ... more
End of week 9?
7th August 2009
This will be one of the last posts before we hit Protoplay. Our t-shirts have arrived, and they look awesome. Feel free to call us by our names! Our business cards have also arrived so we're doing good on the promotional side of things. As far as ... more
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7th August 2009
@GentsOFortune When's Doig giving us his Fingers Explorer? :D We can return the favour. ... more
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7th August 2009
#followfriday @Seriallab (Awesome audio!) @krudweiser (Endlife Studios) ... more
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7th August 2009
#followfriday flackboy (mentor of the year #dare09) davescook (PR legend) wilfreeborn (skilled artist) ATC1982 (awesome game g ... more
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4th August 2009
@AngryCatBytes Awesome :D Yeah time has passed so quick - it's been great though! ... more
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4th August 2009
@AngryCatBytes It's our final week! A ton of game and non game stuff to do, but I'm sure we'll manage! :D Yourself? ... more
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3rd August 2009
@Digital_Colony Did you use 'Export' or 'Add to Render Queue'? Also, you must have been exporting an uncompressed .Mov! ... more
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3rd August 2009
Of the ugly members of Pixel Pirates
Top left: Sean, Top Right: Nnanna, Bottom Left: Liam and Bottom Right: Murray ... more
Week 9
3rd August 2009
So, it's week 9 now. Things are going pretty well! We're running on 100fps on the integrated graphics card PC, and obviously much better on the i7.
It's surpising how unstressed we are, as well as everyone else. It's a nice feeling. Pro ... more
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3rd August 2009
RT @RobinJSS Still looking for willing participants for a 30 min experiment... can offer sweets as compensation! (Dundee) ... more
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3rd August 2009
@RobinJSS If you still need some help after Protoplay then let us know! ... more
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1st August 2009
Best friend, worst co-op partner: http://uk.gamespy.com/articles/100/1009350p1.html ... more
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31st July 2009
@tartanbaffies Yeah definitely! I'll hook you up with a render at some point :3 ... more
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31st July 2009
@LolTM Yeah, here's hoping. It sounds so close - doesn't it? Good luck with the hiring! ... more
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31st July 2009
RT @tartanbaffies http://img54.yfrog.com/i/hmu.jpg/ http://img385.yfrog.com/i/sqz.jpg/ ... more
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30th July 2009
@jonjones Cheers! We should have some demo videos up at some point :3 It's only a student prototype but we wanted to think outside the box! ... more
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30th July 2009
We are now able to draw on the character in Flash, and have it automatically feed straight into the game, without internetz. Cool? ... more
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30th July 2009
Had our meet up with Realtime! Ended abruptly with the fire alarm going off. Sabotage? :D ... more
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29th July 2009
Finally had the chance to speak to Sony guys! It was worth the wait! Got good feedback, and now we can go ahead with exporting! ... more
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28th July 2009
@DareToBeDigital Admittedly ours crashed somehow (amBX?), however, they couldn't wait to get back in the game :D ... more
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27th July 2009
Want to win Rhythm Heaven for the DS? http://bit.ly/UQOLS Thanks @ATC1982 ... more
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27th July 2009
Hoping the kids coming round to test our game have a good experience :P And hopefully get them to make characters :D ... more
Week 7-8
27th July 2009
Ahoy! We have been polishing our final assets, this means adding sound effects, UI stuffs, modelling more background props and bringing the whole thing to life through animation. We'll be uploading all of our progress once we get our heads away fr ... more
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25th July 2009
Something for the weekend: http://yfrog.com/0rcharmultj Get your character in our game @ www.colour-coded.com ... more
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25th July 2009
Be part of our game. Create your character @ www.colour-coded.com/create.html ... more
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24th July 2009
@LolTM Thanks matey! Enjoy your weekend, even if it's pouring down! :) ... more
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24th July 2009
@MadSurg3on We're glad you're on our side :D Send us one if you get some free time, we could even throw in the company name as the location! ... more
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24th July 2009
@Maltnova http://www.colour-coded.com/create.html and http://bit.ly/42ovB :D ... more
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24th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Haha, we have some more young ones doodling away. Hoping they'll get them in soon! It's awesome to see how people approach it. ... more
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24th July 2009
Sent in by a member of the Scottish Government, and we fixed some issues: http://yfrog.com/0wscottiefj ... more
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24th July 2009
Sent in by a 5 year old using our Flash tool! http://yfrog.com/10beeaj ... more
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24th July 2009
Another Explorer for the ranks! http://yfrog.com/0zcharactersheet2j make yours @ www.colour-coded.com ... more
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24th July 2009
RT @LolTM wondering if swine flu has hit Abertay Library? Only four teams left? http://tinyurl.com/mn5yf3 #dare09 ... more
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24th July 2009
@MadSurg3on @LolTM Yeah it's easily the best part of it all! And fun every time. ... more
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24th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Haha awesome! Were you as impressed as us with the F10 key? ... more
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22nd July 2009
@unthank Yeah we're looking forward to it! Which game did you work on? ... more
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22nd July 2009
Hoping to have 30 odd new characters when the kids come test it on Monday w00t? www.colour-coded.com ... more
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22nd July 2009
@AngryCatBytes Yeah things are busy, but still on track :) Will you be coming to Protoplay in Edinburgh? ... more
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21st July 2009
RT @flackboy @dwlt Dear games industry, we sorted ALL of this out last week. We even blogged it. Please pay attention: http://bit.ly/AClRg ... more
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21st July 2009
Had an awesome chat with Paul C from @RareLtd, we look forward to hearing from you :D ... more
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20th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Haha, press F10 when you get into the game. You'll be pleasantly surprised. You pretty much get the old and new game. Win! ... more
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20th July 2009
@LolTM Buy the LucasArts Special Edition remake, and you won't be disappointed! Some may not like the 3D element of the episodic stuff. ... more
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20th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Hey how are you? We played the Monkey Island special edition. Best part is skipping between the old game and the new one! :O ... more
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20th July 2009
@AngryCatBytes Yeah we're on week 7 now, gonna fully plan out the remaining weeks. We feel good so far! ... more
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20th July 2009
Yay Grant played our game and liked it! Though... our coders are putting us artists to shame! Another export should fix that :) ... more
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19th July 2009
@Dayna_Dayna Why bother? Why not just go for Viva Pinata or Gardening Mama. Better graphics. :D ... more
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19th July 2009
Another Explorer, sent in by an Uzumaki: http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/5590/chuchu.png keep em coming :) ... more
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19th July 2009
Wii dog http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/10/wiidog2.jpg ... more
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19th July 2009
Be part of our game @ www.colour-coded.com, create a character to be used in game! ... more
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18th July 2009
A week long Final Fantasy marathon to raise money for charity: http://www.thespeedgamers.com/ ... more
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18th July 2009
RT @endlifestudios @krudweiser A Guide to Endlife Studios: http://bit.ly/qlI5 ... more
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17th July 2009
Implementing new level, it's gonna be messy, bare - and look ugly - but hopefully it'll pay off! At some point? :D ... more
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17th July 2009
RT @RareLtd Louise (Head of Animation), fresh from her Avatar talk at Develop, had a chat with @patlike from @VG247 - ... more
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16th July 2009
Tweaking verts for the design issues we found, preparing for another export by the end of the day! Hopefully it goes well :D ... more
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16th July 2009
RT @patlike: Here's my interview with Realtime Worlds' Dave Jones at Develop yesterday - http://snurl.com/nck7d ... more
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16th July 2009
Spotify us up! Send us what we should be listening to! http://open.spotify.com/track/7ebh2XMIq2DdP0VJEJemCq ... more
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16th July 2009
@AngryCatBytes Yes, really good so far! Things are still looking hopeful! :D ... more
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16th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Yeah same for us. We've been wanting to play it but finding it hard to fit it in. We did get to play a section of it though!:D ... more
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16th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Haha, let us know how that goes! Managing to play any games these days? ... more
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15th July 2009
@Nomiwolf Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! http://bit.ly/pqNgA ... more
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15th July 2009
Had great feedback from @realtimeworlds Brian Lawson, looking forward to seeing him again next week and updating him with the progress! ... more
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15th July 2009
Had great feedback from @realtimeworld's Brian Lawson, looking forward to seeing him again next week and updating him with the progress! ... more
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15th July 2009
@GentsOFortune Pretty good, one of our coders uses it anyways rather than an artist :O ... more
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15th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Ah, hopefully you and the guys get to come back at some point! We still haven't seen Mr.Scraggs :( @LolTM ... more
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15th July 2009
RT @Harsayis Liveblog of Dave Jones' Keynote at Develop 2009 http://bit.ly/3YaHy8 ... more
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15th July 2009
@DeRail_Dare Sweet :) Yeah hoping to tie things up this week and then focus on fluffing things out - to make it look less ugly! ... more
Week 6 update!
15th July 2009
In short, things have been going really well! The mentors we've had in the past week or so have been really helpful, and have loved the direction of the game.
We've had a decent number of entries @ www.colour-coded.com/create.html and ... more
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15th July 2009
@flackboy Hows the conference going down there? Mentioning Dare all the time we hope? :D ... more
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14th July 2009
RT @mikeBithell: disturbing time "artist Greg de Stefano does Super Smash Bros. Brawl" http://tinyurl.com/mhenjv [awesome!] ... more
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14th July 2009
And here's another since we thought it was cute: http://yfrog.com/b8zombieaj hopefully get some testers taking part :D ... more
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14th July 2009
Good morning tweeps! Here's an Explorer sent in to us by Victoria, aged 4: http://yfrog.com/57victoria4j AWESOME. (www.colour-coded.com) ... more
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13th July 2009
Another awesome Explorer sent to us: http://yfrog.com/45searraj make yours @ www.colour-coded.com/create.html :) ... more
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11th July 2009
Another 2 Explorers in our inbox today! We'll be putting them together soon! Make yours @ www.colour-coded.com/create.html ... more
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10th July 2009
Be part of our game @ www.colour-coded.com/create.html - paint our character :) ... more
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10th July 2009
RT @robatherton http://twitpic.com/9wgbk - Saw this in the veg section at the supermarket last night :-) ... more
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10th July 2009
Inside Games: EA Bright Light Studio, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8129243.stm ... more
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10th July 2009
RT @inertia_games Get behind a good cause. Help Game give money to charity and maybe win £100 of vouchers! http://is.gd/1tCDr ... more
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10th July 2009
@inertia_games Happy to help! :D Hope things are going good over there! ... more
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10th July 2009
Pirates = trending topic :D #pirates Pirates pirates. #RUM. MONKEY ISLAND #avast ... more
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10th July 2009
RT @flackboy The competition's most popular mentor posts promiscuous praise: http://bit.ly/36FDxq Encourages games biz to PAY ATTENTION! ... more
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10th July 2009
@AngryCatBytes Can't say we've come across that one ourselves :D Sounds pretty awesome! ... more
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10th July 2009
@AngryCatBytes Going well! Fixing some bugs but killing em with ease. Yourself? ... more
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9th July 2009
@BIGsheep Need to buy the figures again... :O! Live action films were fun. ... more
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9th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Haha Button Moon was amazing, still remember the theme song, and the toothpaste rocket cloud. Button Moooo-oon. ... more
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9th July 2009
@BIGsheep Ninja Turtles fan here! Maybe even Captain Planet...we love CP? ... more
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9th July 2009
@MadSurg3on @krudweiser @BIGsheep How good was Trap Door? Need moar 80's shows! What's your fav classic show? Visionarie ... more
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9th July 2009
Today we're pretty much doing more of the same. Colouring, and coding! Creating 2D stuff, and managing new exports. www.colour-coded.com ... more
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9th July 2009
@MadSurg3on We've been there! It's an uphill struggle :D Feeling good today though. ... more
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8th July 2009
RT @taggames For those reading in Scotland, Tag will be featured on STV news tonight - complete with sneak peaks at Astro Ranch art! ... more
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8th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Yes we are but it came out at 1am, so we'll play it at some point today :D Can't wait for the intro music. ... more
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8th July 2009
Monkey Island Monkey Island Monkey Island Monkey Island Monkey Island! http://bit.ly/bArhk ... more
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7th July 2009
@rossmills Sorry I meant on his Twitter page: "Somebody just walked by the cafe with a skull on a stick. dundee is crazy." ... more
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7th July 2009
@rossmills Read @amazingrolo's comment. http://img22.yfrog.com/i/jip.jpg/ ... more
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7th July 2009
RT @AngryCatBytes It's rice paddy art time again - http://tinyurl.com/lfoaxr [ - actually amazing!] ... more
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7th July 2009
@flackboy teeheehee. MONKEY ISLAND TODAY BRIAN ARE YOU EXCITED? #rum #yarrrrr ... more
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7th July 2009
@davescook Really good! It's good fun getting to meet games people, even better to have them mentor us :3 ... more
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7th July 2009
@AngryCatBytes We know the situation all too well! If you're reading this: I want my Oldboy back!... though it helps being in a library! ... more
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7th July 2009
Good morning tweeps! We have a few more Explorers in our inbox this morning! Here's one for ya! http://bit.ly/SsixL Make yours on our site! ... more
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6th July 2009
@MadSurg3on Mmmm Grim Fandango.... it's actually amazing. The best 3D adventure game, ever. ... more
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6th July 2009
LucasArts moving to Steam huh? Awesome. Monkey Island Special Edition on 15th @ Steam? Even more awesome. ... more
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6th July 2009
@x_fairy_x Awesome, we look forward to it! Have a shot yourself too :3 Thanks a ton!!!!!! ... more
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6th July 2009
http://colour-coded.com/create.swf we had some fun with this over the weekend! Paint an Explorer in Flash! We thought it'd be nice! ... more
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3rd July 2009
@MadSurg3on Haha well so far we've had submissions from a 4 year old to a 20+ year old. You don't need to be an artist :D We can jazz it up! ... more
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3rd July 2009
Create a character! We'll stick the best ones in our game. Have fun :) http://www.colour-coded.com/create.html ... more
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3rd July 2009
Yay, we received some characters today - one from @ATC1982's daughter! <3 Images coming before next week. Get those Explorers in! ... more
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3rd July 2009
@flackboy Oh sorry, it was the RTW Brian, Brian! Feel free to give us a Quarrel USB though! :D ... more
Make an Explorer
3rd July 2009
Hey peeps! Just thought you'd like to know that we're allowing you guys (the public) to join us on our game development journey! We're letting you make your own Explorer, which could appear in game. Check out: www.colour-coded.com/create.ht ... more
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3rd July 2009
Oh and we'll be posting some of the good ones as they come in @ http://www.colour-coded.com/create.html and Twitter :D ... more
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3rd July 2009
Create a character! We'll stick the best ones in our game. Have fun :) http://www.colour-coded.com/create.html ... more
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2nd July 2009
Another good day for the Pirates! It's been a good day full of awesome news. ... more
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2nd July 2009
@lvturner Awesome, might have to check it out. Though Pizza Hut buffet is more appealing. Maybe not so much now that the kids are off :'( ... more
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2nd July 2009
@flackboy Oh nice, haven't been there yet! Big burgers sound great though! We're living off Boots meal deals at the moment... ... more
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2nd July 2009
@flackboy Oops missed this during the lunch break! What did you have for lunch out of curiosity? ... more
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2nd July 2009
Hey peeps, here's an update. Been busy creating life in our little world :3 http://bit.ly/18Ui8R ... more
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2nd July 2009
@DeRail_Dare The Call of Duty 4 scene was awesome... can't wait for the new one... November 10th :O ... more
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2nd July 2009
@BIGsheep What about the colour of the room you're in? :D Hopefully there's no rain soon... :( ... more
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2nd July 2009
10 Best Nuclear Explosions in Games http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/100/1000498p1.html ... more
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1st July 2009
Colour-Coded site stats: 316 visitors from Europe. 37 from America. 9 from Asia, and 3 visitors from Africa. How bizarre. ... more
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1st July 2009
We threw up some images, and a wallpaper @ www.colour-coded.com, videos coming before next week! :3 ... more
It's week 4!
1st July 2009
This week we've been playing around with the environment some more! We had a slight hiccup on the FPS side but it's all sorted for now thankfully! Today our task is to put together some images for promotional stuff, other than that we're modelling, ... more
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1st July 2009
@BertMcDowell Hey Bert! We're good! Things are going well, how's things on your side sir? :3 ... more
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1st July 2009
@AngryCatBytes The day has been great so far! We managed to escape to a Boots meal deal in the sun! We're living it large! :D You? ... more
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29th June 2009
It's been a long, tiring day! But we've come out happy, and with some awesome news. ... more
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29th June 2009
@AngryCatBytes Yup, we sure are! We'll remember to post some stuff by mid-week! D'oh! :D ... more
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29th June 2009
@AngryCatBytes Good morning! How's your day going? We're hoping you're feeling better! :) ... more
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29th June 2009
@Harsayis Yes thanks! A weekend of Prototype, Counterstrike, Lego Indy and Devil May Cry 4. Today: cleaning up files! Yourself? ... more
Week 3, part 2
28th June 2009
We're about to start Week 4, and this week we: went to Pizza Hut for Faye's 21st, covered her desk in birthday cards and showered her with love. On the game development side of things, we are replacing the placeholders and the coders are having lo ... more
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26th June 2009
@Harsayis Yeah pretty crazy when you consider some of us have work on our laptops... ... more
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26th June 2009
One of the mentors had their laptop stolen (by a guy in denim?) Be careful when leaving your stuff out peeps! :( #dare09 ... more
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25th June 2009
RT @Proper_Games Proper Labs goes live with 'Squirt' - http://bit.ly/kS0z7 ... more
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25th June 2009
@Harsayis Trim the sails and roam the sea! We pre-ordered it already, w000t! ... more
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25th June 2009
Pacman on Twitter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toonz/3486127324/ u raff u ruse ... more
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25th June 2009
@CottonBallPhysX hehe it actually is the best birthday I have had in a long time :P strange that ... more
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25th June 2009
@BubblegumGames hehe thanks guys :) if it aint filled with that at least the sun is out! ... more
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25th June 2009
Good morning tweeps! Today is Faye's birthday, she's 21! Message @Fayeblinn or reply to us and send her some love! :3 ... more
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23rd June 2009
@DareToBeDigital Can we get the approval removed from the Dare site? :D It automatically reads in our Tweets... ;P ... more
Week 3
23rd June 2009
It's week 3 and we've blocked out our level and we're passing it on to our handsome coders. We just thought we'd throw up some visuals from the website. Hope you like em!
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23rd June 2009
@x_fairy_x Hehe, hopefully it's still sunny when we're out! Happy Tuesday to you too :D ... more
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23rd June 2009
@x_fairy_x Awesome :D Indoors for a while yet! We get to escape for lunch though... It get's so hot in here :( ... more
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22nd June 2009
@LolTM Just had our meeting with your colleagues! Nice chaps. It went well! Thanks for sending them round. Look forward to seeing you! :3 ... more
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22nd June 2009
Lunch time! Thanks for checking out our site so far peeps! We're happy it was well received! :3 ... more
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22nd June 2009
RT @flackboy Denki allows Baglow to choose job title - http://twitpic.com/836g7 It's official folks and you heard it here first... ... more
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22nd June 2009
RT @davescook Follow @SensationDundee for Wallace and Gromit exhibition details, ticket offers and new science exhibits. Great fun! ... more
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21st June 2009
@Gott3d Thanks Chris :) Glad to have you back, hope your trip was good! ... more
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21st June 2009
@noobeez Thanks guys! Look forward to seeing your stuff too! Really liked your wallpapers! :3 ... more
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21st June 2009
@khushbanka Thanks Khush :) We'll keep you informed. Keep checking back @ www.colour-coded.com ... more
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21st June 2009
@Harsayis Thanks matey! We'll be needing it pretty soon :D Check back at some point. Enjoy your weekend! ... more
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21st June 2009
Yarr! We have a site! http://www.colour-coded.com, see what we've been up to so far. #dare09 ... more
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19th June 2009
It's been a good week! Mentors helped a ton. Next week we focus on getting more of the level in :3 Paint is working well! Enjoy the weekend! ... more
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19th June 2009
RT @davescook: Ink Media Blog - Welcome Aboard: JohnnyTwoShoes - http://tinyurl.com/lpa7ay - check out their superb game HighSpeedChase ... more
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19th June 2009
@rossmills We think a meeting with 'rakes' would be a lot more interesting! ... more
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18th June 2009
Our team lead Murray won't stop saying 'Visual Adrenaline' in a French accent. #dare09 ... more
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18th June 2009
@davescook Sorry to hear about earlier, but happy that Ink Media is on the rise again :3 ... more
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18th June 2009
yay our graphics tablets have arrived! Still waiting on our other input devices / controllers :3 ... more
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17th June 2009
Yay, BAFTA winners DarkMatter Designs Graham Ranson (Boro-Toro) is our first official fan! "Favourite Team: PixelPirates" :3 ... more
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17th June 2009
Enough work for the day though, time for gaming / drinking / sleeping. ... more
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17th June 2009
Had a decent day! Managed to get a fair bit done! Screenshots tomorrow? #dare09 ... more
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17th June 2009
Yay for Chris Isaacs, RTW is full of lovely people! we love him <3 @CJIsaacs @Harsayis is cool too. ... more
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17th June 2009
Just had Brian (designer) from @realtimeworlds come round. What a lovely guy! He left our table thinking of puzzles for us! Gave us a buzz:3 ... more
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17th June 2009
@DareToBeDigital Looking forward to it! We work better under pressure :3 ... more
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17th June 2009
@rossmills We've been following. It's pretty decent :D Might send in a question or two :) ... more
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16th June 2009
How we feel after a day of Dare: http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z235/jugri/118630203964.jpg #dare09 ... more
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16th June 2009
@BertMcDowell Pretty good! Should be at a position to throw out some pretty videos/images soon! Other than that we're just gaming! ... more
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16th June 2009
@AnimationMentor The best animator prize ever! http://www.foyles.co.uk/animatorssurvivalkit.asp ... more
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16th June 2009
@inertia_games Yeah they gave us good advice! :3 Look forward to seeing your stuff! ... more
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16th June 2009
Packing up early. Excited to see our animations working in the engine! Models/Textures going gr8. Different colours on our objects working! ... more
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16th June 2009
RT @davescook Pokemon Panic! November 1999 Pokemon issue makes list of TIME's "most absurb covers" http://tinyurl.com/m5elum ... more
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16th June 2009
Lunch calls! http://bit.ly/yC98z Hook food fight ftw! Pretty much sums up our game! :D ... more
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16th June 2009
Today is Tuesday. Everything is going to plan so far! Models are being created, and unwrapped. Textures are being painted. And our character is being animated! Screenshots later today. Pixel Pirates :3 ... more
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16th June 2009
@mikeBithell Ah, well we're sure Blitz must be a nice place to work :3 ... more
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16th June 2009
yay our graphics tablets are on order! mmm colour! can't wait to paint our game! #colourcoded #dare09 ... more
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16th June 2009
RT @rossmills If you missed it, Realtime Worlds (and APB) starts at 22:17 - http://bit.ly/1ayNLr ... more
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15th June 2009
@LolTM Things are going well for us so far :) When are you dropping by? ... more
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15th June 2009
@inertia_games Call of Duty : World at War, Zombie mode last night on LAN :D Looking to get some L4D LAN games going Any CS fans? #dare09 ... more
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15th June 2009
RT @Proper_Games FLock! patch 1.03 for the PC available - now with extra rabbits! http://bit.ly/KFMsO ... more
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12th June 2009
Joints and grass are the topics of discussion here at the Pixel Pirates desk... think what you like! :D ... more
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12th June 2009
@flackboy We would except there are two teams separating us from the window :D Plus, your blinds are shut for our side. ... more
Ahoy!
11th June 2009
We are Pixel-Pirates! We just thought we would post our first blog entry, and introduce ourselves. We are: Murray, Liam, Sean, Nnanna and Faye! We will be updating you guys regularly so hopefully you like what you see :) We look forward t ... more





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