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A bit of bad news, but it could've been worse...

Cobra — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:53:32 GMT

I haven't had the time to post this article, as this happened a good while ago, because, well, the PC I was using to make both Rossies 2 and Keno the cat has broken down...

Luckily, I have backed up both games in their entirety on a memory stick! So not all hope is lost, just some of it! Once, or rather if, my PC gets fixed, I can simply pick up where I left off.

This post is to inform anyone who cares that, for the time being, all Gamerstorm games are not in development.

I hope the PC will get fixed soon, otherwise, I might have to delay the games release dates, because when it comes to indie development, it seems that every second of development counts, because you're doing it all yourself.

So I'll post an update once the PC does get fixed, there won't be anything else to post until then anyway, so it's guaranteed the next post will be that, and hopefully, that will come pretty soon...

-Cobra!

A slight change of plan, and this time, I actually mean slight.

Cobra — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:42:49 GMT

Just a quick update telling you what's happening with us, we've decided to change our schedule just a little bit.

Well, not really a schedule, but you know, basically, we're going to start working on two games, but not at once, what we mean is, we'll work on Keno the Cat, but if we ever lose the motivation to continue, we'll work on Rossies 2, yes, that's right, Rossies 2 is back in development!

This time, we can actually fulfil those promises we made, with 3D cutscenes and such now that I have the knowledge on how to model 3D models.

I just thought we'd tell you this, for now, Keno the Cat is not in development, but once we lose interest in making Rossies 2, we'll go back to Keno the cat, and once we lose interest in that, we'll go back to Rossies 2, understand now?

Since we've lost the original code for the game, it was messy and unreadable anyway, we'll start from the ground up, and improve on it as I am more experienced in coding.

Also, we might as well tell youse this now, but the Rossies series will now have a main protagonist! We're not giving anything away about him (or her?) just yet...

So hopefully, this will turn out to be a good decision, or better yet, we hope someone actually reads this...

-Cobra!

Keno the Cat Development blog #3 - let there be... umm, gravity?

Cobra — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:15:20 GMT

I'm back with an update with my game, to tell youse how I'm doing.

I've now created a working and somewhat robust game engine, I've done running, jumping and the level scrolling, which is a lot harder than you think to do that, I won't explain because chances are you'd have no idea what I'm talking about, but I have the whole platforming thing covered, and I'm close to completing crouching. After that, I'm moving on to the combat.

I've also made a new page on the website, I've added a characters page, head over to the website to check it out.

That's all I've been doing, but the former of the two is very time consuming, so I couldn't do much else, oh well, see youse in the next blog...

-Cobra!

RCW's 5th Birthday is coming up!

Cobra — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:21:26 GMT

For those who have been following us for years (there's probably no one left!) will be familiar with Region-Free Console Wrestling (RCW), it was called International Console Wrestling (ICW) back then is that helps ring a bell.

For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, you can check the RCW section of our "About Us/History" Page, that has everything covered, if you want to watch the videos: Click Here.

"What about it?" You may be asking, well, Saturday (April 21st) will mark RCW's 5th anniversary! Even though there hasn't been anything RCW related made in 3 years, I want to do something special for it's 5th birthday, or at least something for that matter, big or small, I'm going to do something for it's 5th birthday, mark my words! Problem is, I don't even know what I could do...

-Cobra!

Development Blog #1 - 21/2/12 - Entering the 3rd dimension...

Cobra — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:55:06 GMT

Hello, this is my first Development blog!

Every Monday/Tuesday, I will be summarising my progress with the upcoming Keno the Cat game, everything, from any last remaing concept arts/ideas, to the finishing touches, release and advertising. It will be a long and exiting journey, at least for me, that will probably last the entire year, so buckle up, and read some boring stuff about my game.

Recently, I've started working on the 3D models using Blender, which is a free open source 3D modeling program, and in the space of only 2 days, surprisingly, I've completed the model itself and texturing, well, for the most part, and now I'll be moving on to the rigging. (animation)

...That's relly all I've been doing inn terms of the game development, well this turned out be a short Blog, but hey, better than nothing, right?

Alright, I'll give youse a preview of the model, here you go:

Okay, that's all I have, see youse next week, where hopefully, I'll have more to say.

Keno the Cat Chronicles - Issue 2 - Page 7 is out!

Cobra — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:52:50 GMT

Here's Page 7 of my comic out, and it will be my last for a while.

If you missed my last post, I've had a change of plan, I originally intended to finish all the comics before working on the game, however, I didn't know it would take me so long to do them, so I've decided to stop doing the comics, and go straight to developing the game, and then finish off the comics once I'm done, to make up for this delay, I will be doing a third issue, which will cover the first scene of the game.

I'm looking for someone to do the sprites and 3D models for the game, because knowing my lack of skills in the graphics department of development, it would take me half the year to do those alone, so if someone is willing to do those, it would be much appreciated, however, no one has to, I could do them myself, but again, it would take me ages to do them.

I'm hoping to get the game out by late 2012, or at the latest, early 2013, so I'm going to have to actually top laying around, being a lazy sh*te, and actually get to work.

Here's the comic:

To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story".

-Cobra!

A Slight Change of Plan...

Cobra — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:35:08 GMT


A post on the Gamerstorm website that's not about a new Keno the Cat comic page!? That's unheard of!
My original plan for my new Keno the Cat project is to do a mini comic series before I start development on the game itself, sure, this might've been a stupid idea, as the comic were only a side project to help "Hype" up the game and wasn't necessary, but I thought since it was a mini series, it would do me a couple of months at the very most.
However, as we've discovered, it's taken me far longer than that, almost a year! So I've decided to just start develop on the game, and do the comics after, because the game itself is more important, right?
I won't leave the site deserted to collect dust, no, if you've been reading my Retro Blog (and if you've never heard of it; Here's a link.) you would know that every Sunday, I write a feature that's about my retro gaming activity that week.
Well, I'm thinking of doing something similar here but on a different week, probably a Monday, as I'm off then, that will be about my games development activity, not sure what to call it, but that's not important, at least with this, I can make sure to progress in some form or another in development so I can have something to write about.
I will be releasing one more comic page before this plan goes into action, and that comic is nearly done, and should be uploaded sometime this week, the rest of the comic will be finished after the game itself, to make up for thus, I will be doing a 3rd issue when the game is finished, which will be the beginning of the game's first scene.
Hopefully by doing this, I will be able to finish this game by the end of this year. (Touchwood.)
-Cobra!



Keno the Cat Chronicles - Issue 2 - Page 6 is out!
Cobra — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:01:05 GMT
First of all, Happy Late New Year to you all!
I'm not holding back, I'll admit, the reason this took so long is because I've been lazy, I haven't been working on them much at all, don't worry, I think I'm back on top form, if that's the case, page 7 should be out sometime next week.
However, I can say that now my comics will be of a more consistent size and thanks to my new scanner, I can get these comics out quicker, so hopefully, I should have finished it all by the end of next month, fingers crossed...
Anyway, here's the comic:

To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story".
Page 7 should be out sometime next week, although knowing me, I'll probably be way off.
Cobra!


Release of Keno the Cat Chronicles - Page 5
Cobra — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:30:57 GMT
A week after the last page, page 5 of the ongoing Keno the Cat Chronicles comic series is out!

To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story" and then scroll down the page until you see the comics section.
-Cobra!


Early Christmas 'present' for you all: The Keno the Cat Christmas Special 2011 Comic
Cobra — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:06:30 GMT
Before I go on, I have to point out that this is only a parody, and is in no way intended to be used commercially, the Dell logo is (obviously) a copyright to Dell, and was used without permission. This was not made to hinder anyone's opinions on Dell laptops, it was not made to tell people to avoid getting dells.
It's not like Dell will ever be looking at this, but you know what they say; "Better safe than sorry".
Lucky (or not) for you guys, we've decided to release the Christmas special Keno the Cat Comic early:

To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story" and then scroll down the page until you see the comics section.
Right now that that's out of the way, time to go back to Keno the Cat Chronicles...
-Cobra!