New Game from The Pumpkin Betrayal

2009-07-30T23:52:00.000-07:00

Website is Live. Go to http://www.jollygrim.com and check it out! Also we're starting to expand our community so be sure to sign-up on our forums and visit our facebook, myspace, deviantart, and other social sites linked at the bottom of the JollyGrim website to keep track! Thanks to all who support us and keep looking forward to playing the game.

Update

2009-05-13T18:12:00.000-07:00

92% design finished
38% artwork finished

We've had some programming setbacks that have yet to be resolved mostly because many of our guys are moving into finals week at their respective colleges. Once summer rolls around we expect the pace of progress to double if not triple.

Wow...

2009-04-02T14:31:00.000-07:00

Sad news; theres a 3 year waiting list for exhibitor booths at ComicCon, and therefore it is extremely unlikely we'll be able to advertise there this year. We apologize for any hype brought on by our early aspirations. We'll continue to seek out venues where we can showcase our upcoming game.

Development News

2009-03-17T19:03:00.001-07:00

The Pumpkin Betrayal cares:

We recycle.

We also know that the community wants to know what's going on at the office and how far this game has progressed.

Recently, the art team finished their 73rd card. At a growing rate currently at 1.73 cards per day, we will meet our deadline of 140 cards at the end of April. Thanks to lead artist Nick Modica, of course:

The design team finished designing their 130th card, after designing the User Interface required to play the game.

Good job Ryan

and Kevin (middle).

The programming team, Yoav (left), Rey & Andrew (not in picture), also finished the game engine and are now working on the Networking & GUI layers of the game. A very small closed alpha version is aimed to be playable at the end of this week.

Last, Derrick (right) has been planning marketing strategies to get this game out into the world (as described in the previous post). We plan on showcasing the game at Fanime in San Jose (May), Comic Con in San Diego (July), and Genesis in Antioch (July). Be there if you want goodies.

News

2009-03-17T18:24:00.000-07:00

So we're making plans for going to Comic Con and advertising by giving away free t-shirts and stuff. The game is a week or so away from being playable, and we've got a new graphic designer, Boback, working on the graphical user interface. Hopefully we'll have some screenies up on our site when the game is working and we'll be able to put up a trailer shortly thereafter.

Need Coffee.....

2009-03-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

After playing video games(smash) till 7:30 am....2/3rds of the programming team is up and working at noon. Its a tough life, but we love it

Slumber Party!

2009-03-07T09:47:00.001-08:00

It's time for an all-nighter. We're working 13 hours straight followed by 13 more straight hours of gaming! Or sleep if you're a wuss.

Today's News

2009-03-04T17:13:00.001-08:00

We all walked to our balcony to the sound of a Blue Phoenix honking as it got towed away. We said down to the tower, "Get owned Blue Phoenix". Also, the office plans on being beastly at Street Fighter 4.

2009-03-01T02:45:00.000-08:00

Our thermostat is now working! It turns out the circuit breaker was just off for it. We also have new fire extinguishers and COFFEE! I wonder how long it will last... It's nite nite folks.

Signing off. -Kevin-

Forums UP!

2009-02-25T17:22:00.000-08:00

Wooh, our forums at http://www.thepumpkinbetrayal.com are up! Go to the community section and click on forums to register. Then talk to us! DO IT!

2009-02-24T12:20:00.001-08:00

Hella cars get pulled over right outside our office...
that's all.

2009-02-24T10:29:00.000-08:00

So our office has had some issues lately...it get's reaaaaaaaaaally hot in here because the thermostat isn't working. Luckily it's winter and it can only get worse. Hopefully we'll have it fixed before we get all 12 guys in with all 12 machines on in the summer heat, that would be interesting. Oh and the sink's clogged. Oh well, our guy's are troopers and keep on working through the malfunctions.

Introduction

2009-02-23T19:06:00.000-08:00

The Pumpkin Betrayal is a videogame development startup based in Redwood City and is beginning production on a new free-to-play (F2P) card game. The game will feature over 400 cards with unique stats, skills, and abilities that will make for an unlimited number of strategies. Unlike other card games our game will feature active time gameplay making the action fast-paced and exciting.

Visit our website http://www.thepumpkinbetrayal.com for more details and stay tuned for more updates.