Tag: Beatshapers

Extremely generous

Cast your mind back to our StarDrone Extreme review and you may recall us being a bit miffed at the game’s implementation of DLC. The Vita puzzle title essentially allowed you to skip difficult stages for £0.79 — an additional cost that felt a bit forced. Thankfully, developer Beatshapers has responded to the criticism and...

"My God, it's full of stars!"

StarDrone was one of last year’s better PlayStation Network titles. The game’s furious blend of disparate game mechanics culminated in one of the most memorable puzzle titles of 2011, earning it a convincing 7/10 score in our StarDrone review. Today’s European PlayStation Store update sees the pinball-hybrid find...

Feast your eyes

Intrigued by Beatshapers' PS Vita download StarDrone Extreme, but want to see it in action before taking the plunge? Come right this way. We've teamed up with Beatshapers to bring you two exclusive videos of the game in action, plus screenshots you won't find anywhere else. We've also got an interview with the studio lined up to...

Don't stop moving

What do you do when aliens invade your planet? Run. Canabalt is the simple tale of one man's escape from destruction and world domination, a dash across roof tops as a city crumbles around him. Obstacles pepper his path, and with well-timed button presses you must avoid them so as to gather speed and get as far away as possible...

Zero gravity

Memorable PlayStation 3 downloadable, StarDrone, is to make the jump onto PlayStation Vita next month with cross-game compatibility, exclusive levels and touch-screen controls. The handheld release — dubbed StarDrone Extreme — will allow you to share progress with the PlayStation 3 version, while also boasting unified leaderboards...

Another launch title

Beatshapers' StarDrone Extreme is shooting its way to PlayStation Vita in time for the console's launch, and we have a trailer to prove it. PlayStation Network fans might already recognise the name: StarDrone for PlayStation Move saw the light of day earlier this year, with the Vita version promising new stages and features,...

It just keeps getting bigger doesn't it? We've never known a platform launch line-up be this big

But PlayStation Vita's software offering is showing no signs of slowing, with Beatshapers signing up to the party with an updated version of its recent PS3 release — StarDrone. Entitled StarDrone Extreme, the updated puzzle pinball mash-up promises to allow players to "pilot their Drones across..

We know the feeling

It's 3AM but you just can't sleep. You're thinking about dinosaurs and how you'd like to hunt them. Well think no more, friends, as you'll soon be able to do your very best Jurassic Park impression at a low, low price courtesy of Beatshapers. The Stardrone developer's just dropped word that is bundling up both Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter and Carnivores: Ice Age for the new price..

Ever dreamed of commanding a fleet of intergalactic space-crafts and conquering the Universe one planet at a time? That dream's about to become a reality, when Beatshapers' Galcon Labs launches on the PlayStation Store from September 27th in North America and September 28th in Europe

The arcade-strategy title — originally released on iOS platforms — includes a brand-new campaign mode designed..

Beatshapers has announced that it's converting iOS arcade-strategy title, Galcon Labs, to PlayStation Minis

The game — which requires players to send swarms of ships to defeat enemy planets and conquer the universe — is set to feature a brand new campaign designed with PlayStation Minis in mind, in addition to four unique game modes. Billiards takes place upon a changing battlefield, while..

Beatshapers has announced that it will make its PlayStation Move-enabled PS3 title, StarDrone, available for the PlayStation Vita at launch

The quirky puzzle title will share online leaderboards with the PlayStation 3 version of the game, as well as including new modes, enemies and power-ups.

Start Droning on 5th April

Our Euro readers have been zipping their way through StarDrone for a few weeks now, but details on the exact release date for North America have only been stated as early April. Today our friends at Beatshapers confirmed that StarDrone will be blasting its way to North America PSN on 5th April. If the wait seemed a bit too...

Talking beats, bangs, booms and NGP

As Move-enabled shooter/pinball/object-collecting game StarDrone arrived on PlayStation Network in Europe today, we grabbed an in-depth interview with the double team of Orb Games and Beatshapers, who discuss the process in converting the original PC title to Move, the companies' futures on Move and more...

Beats North America

PlayStation Network gets its next PlayStation Move title on Wednesday in the very spacey form of StarDrone from Ukrainian studio Beatshapers. Billed as a mix of arcade action, pinball, Breakout, physics and collect-the-objects, it makes most sense in video form, so we've embedded a gameplay video at the bottom. The game will cost...

Shiny shots from space

Move-controlled puzzle game StarDrone is heading towards its PlayStation Network release at a rate of intergalactic knots, and these new screenshots show it's shaping up very nicely indeed. StarDrone is tough to explain, so stick with us. A combination of puzzle, pinball and score attack games such as NiGHTS into Dreams, you...

One of the best things about the PlayStation Move is that is can be paired with another of Sony's unique new tech properties - 3D

Beatshaper's PlayStation Network title, StarDrone, is the latest title to take advantage of both of Sony's cutting edge extras; offering support for both the Move and 3D to deliver a new level of immersion. StarDrone's already available on the PC, and is a curious mix of..