eSoft Interactive's Blog » windows http://esoftinteractive.com/blog Everything about the team, the games and mobile stuff! Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:49:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 eSoft Interactive’s Hot Pursuit–coming soon to a device near you! http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2009/04/07/esoft-interactives-hot-pursuit-coming-soon-to-a-device-near-you/ http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2009/04/07/esoft-interactives-hot-pursuit-coming-soon-to-a-device-near-you/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:05:23 +0000 Administrator http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/?p=65

Check out this teaser video for eSoft Interactive’s Hot Pursuit! Hot Pursuit will take you on a crime solving journey spanning over 42 different cities around the globe! We are expecting a worldwide release on April 14, 2009 and the game will initially be available for Windows Mobile devices. Be sure to subscribe to our mailing list so you’d be the first one to know.

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While we were going through our old garbage and cleaning up stuff, we came across our old iPaq 3760! The iPaq 3760 was one of the most high tech devices way back–combine an ARM processor with Windows CE OS and you need not carry a laptop anymore! This device was one of our first ever Pocket PCs and the one that started it all–yes, we’re talking about eSoft Interactive! For those who don’t have an idea, eSoft Interactive started as a small hobby and a huge penchant for learning new technologies. About 8 years ago, Windows Mobile (then called Windows CE) didn’t have much software and games on it which is what inspired us to explore the platform and develop games! We sold our first ever game–The Fly–on Handango (one of our very first partners) and has now become a part of Arcade Challenge. When we found out that people loved what we did, we developed and designed more games, turning it again into profits and soon realized that we can convert this hobby into a full-time business–and the rest became history! The good old days! :)

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One of our goals this year is to learn to develop and release our games on other platforms like iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, XBox and more. With Windows Mobile and Palm OS sales steadily declining, we figured its about time we expand our game catalogue horizontally. Late last year if we hadn’t ventured into the iPhone market, our huge loss wouldn’t have been compensated. After releasing several iPhone ports, we’re now planning to explore the BlackBerry and Android platforms. We’re currently evaluating the two platforms as far as markets and ease of development are concerned. We’re also excited to expand our PC/MAC game catalogue this year because we have plans of releasing “extreme” versions of some of our recent mobile games. Things are definitely going to be busy here at eSoft in the coming months!

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eSoft Interactive, in partnership with Glyphic Entertainment and Chillingo Ltd. has just released Earth Day for iPhone and iPod Touch! Earth Day puts you on a survival game challenge where you have to defend the Planet Earth from a horde of invading alien ships. Every second counts! Earth Day for iPhone/iPod Touch maximizes the device’s tilt controls and vibrant screen! Get your copy now for only 0.99 cents!

Earth Day is also available for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs, Smartphones and Palm OS.

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Our friends at Clickgamer has recently released their yearly Christmas offering–Snowed In 7: White Christmas! Snowed In is a match three game that has become a yearly tradition for most handheld fans rather than just a casual game. Snowed In 7: White Christmas is now available for almost any platform you can imagine–Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Symbian, GP2X, PC and even iPhone–and guess what, they’re giving it away for FREE this holiday season! Grab a copy now and get snowed in! :)

]]> http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/12/16/get-snowed-in/feed/ 0 Get ready to be TOTEMized! http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/10/07/get-ready-to-be-totemized/ http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/10/07/get-ready-to-be-totemized/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:43:17 +0000 Administrator http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/10/07/get-ready-to-be-totemized/ Totem for Windows Mobile!

After months of brainstorming, planning, development and design, our first game of the year has finally been released! Make way for–Totem! Totem is an action puzzle game that challenges the player’s reflex and reaction skills. The idea of the game came from our fondness with Lego bricks and Erick’s dream of Jack climbing a totem pole that reaches outwards to the sky instead of a beanstalk.

Totem is available for all Windows Mobile devices (WM5 and WM6 included) and supports 240×240 square screens, 240×320 portrait screens and 320×240 landscape screens. This game will definitely keep players glued to their device for hours of fun and excitement. And to add some more challenge, players can even post their scores online through the Totem Leaderboards.

Everyone can grab a free trial copy here and play Totem to their heart’s content. :)

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For more Windows Mobile power tips, please subscribe to our monthly eNewsletter here.

]]> http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/07/14/this-months-power-tip-enable-smooth-fonts-on-your-device/feed/ 0 New game release: The Treasures of Montezuma http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/07/12/new-game-release-the-treasures-of-montezuma/ http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/07/12/new-game-release-the-treasures-of-montezuma/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:30:54 +0000 Administrator http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/07/12/new-game-release-the-treasures-of-montezuma/ The Treasures of Montezuma

eSoft Interactive, in partnership with Alawar Entertainment has just released another brand new PC game: The Treasures of Montezuma!

The lost Treasures of Montezuma awaits those with a daring spirit and a clever mind! This amazing match-three game will keep you glued to your computer for hours of fun and excitement. The guys here at eSoft have been playing with this game for days now.

The Treasures of Montezuma is available for Windows PC. Grab a FREE copy now!

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At eSoft Interactive, it’s more than just releasing games to the public. There are many different things we have to be concerned about. Recently we upgraded our computers to Intel-Based MacBooks, which we are very proud to own. Since BootCamp is available for free, this allows us to have Windows XP, working hand in hand with OSX on a solid and stable hardware. But there’s a concern with technology that happens to be a big question to developers; and many technology enthusiasts. What’s happening on June 30th, 2008 is a big regard to many companies. Windows XP sales will be discontinued, the operating system will be phased out and Windows Vista will be on the forefront of many new computers. Free support will still be available until April of 2009, but extended support (which is not free) will be until 2014 only according to ZDNet. As developers, we have to stay up-to-date when it comes to software and hardware technology. We all know that new technology is not cheap and can be very expensive (cough…iPhone Generation 1…) which is why our developments will be heavily affected by this and we will have to carefully assess how upgrading will impact our operations.

Here at eSoft, we love to see and read about the latest technology. The future is starting to become more interactive, and many people just want to look inside of it. We don’t know if we could be developing for multi-touch devices in the future (maybe Windows Mobile 7 will have this cool technology). We will have to wait and see what the future holds for us. What do you think what will happen to mobile devices in the future?

Photo borrowed from Pocketables.net.

]]> http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/07/08/is-technology-aging-rapidly/feed/ 0 Check out our June 2008 eNewsletter! http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/06/17/check-out-our-june-2008-enewsletter/ http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/06/17/check-out-our-june-2008-enewsletter/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:16:30 +0000 Administrator http://esoftinteractive.com/blog/2008/06/17/check-out-our-june-2008-enewsletter/ In this month’s issue, we have just released a brand new PC game: Virtual Farm! Turn a struggling farm into a booming success! With tons of upgrades to earn, plenty of customers to satisfy and easy-to-handle point-and-click fun, Virtual Farmer will have your entire family shoutin’ YEE HAW! Virtual Farm is available for Windows PC!

If you’re up for more PC gaming, then check out our popular PC games below!

Farm Frenzy – give Old McDonald a run for his money!
Sprill and the Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle – help Sprill find hidden objects to unlock the mystery!
Mahjongg Artifacts – for all you tile-matching game addicts!

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