As I’m *sure* you’ve all noticed, our new protagonist in Mutant Blobs Attack has a rougher look, maybe even edgier – or spikier in the least. When designing levels I try to keep our new Blob in mind, and the theme that keeps on popping up is sarcastic, maybe a little mean, and certainly out for justice (did I just describe myself?).

Therefor, if I had to make a list of the characters who to me form new Blob’s attitude, it would be the following:

Casey Ryback: Under Siege

Statler and Waldorf: The Muppet Show

Raphael: TMNT (TV Series)

Hey all, just wanted to let everyone know that one of the co-founders of DrinkBox Studios, the one and only Chris Harvey, will be speaking at GamerCamp in Toronto this Sunday.

The talk, entitled “DrinkBox Days – Bringing Blobs and Guacamelee To Life” will be held at 4:30pm at George Brown College (230 Richmond St East).

Chris plans to give an overview of the development process for Mutant Blobs Attack and Guacamelee, talk about lessons learned and how we have changed things since the development of Tales from Space: About a Blob.

There are a lot of other great speakers planned. Check out the full list here.

We also plan to show Mutant Blobs Attack and Guacamelee to the public at the “MakerU Play-Test Zone” on Friday afternoon. This event starts at 1:15pm and is being held at the CSI Annex (720 Bathurst Street). Hope to see you there!

Hey guys. DrinkBox recently attended the Digifest First Person Show with playable versions of Mutant Blobs Attack and Guacamelee. Megashaun and Darcy from The Electric Playground were there filming, and the footage can now be viewed online here:

http://www.elecplay.com/all/digifest-2011-first-person-show/

They were kind enough to edit out most of my awkward pauses.

In addition to clips of Guacamelee and Mutant Blobs Attack,  you can see clips from other great Toronto games such as They Bleed Pixels  (with music by Megashaun) and Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventure!

The video of the whole episode can be viewed below. Our part starts about 18:30 in.

Hey guys. As a little sneak peek into the creation of Mutant Blobs Attack, we thought we’d give you a brief look at our GROWTH CHART.

Mutant Blobs Attack is a game all about growth. You eat things to get bigger, but we don’t want you eating stuff larger than yourself. So to keep us in check, we have a chart that tracks what you can eat and when.

Annnnnnnnd I’m done.

Hi all,

DrinkBox will be speaking at the sold out PlayStation® Perspectives event this Friday, about our experiences working with and designing for the PlayStation® Vita. We also expect to be showing a playable version of our new game Mutant Blobs Attack running on the platform!

The event is a collaboration between the Toronto chapter of the IGDA, and Sony Computer Entertainment of America, and is being held at the Ubisoft Toronto offices. SCEA and other local Toronto developers (including Shawn McGrath) are scheduled to be speaking.

More information about the event can be found here:

http://igdatorontomixer.eventbrite.com/

Hope to see you there!