Fishlabs announces its award-winning sci-fi space shooter Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD for the BlackBerry Playbook
BlackBerry World 2012 / BlackBerry 10 Jam – Orlando, FL – – A leader in open-world mobile sci-fi gaming is coming to the BlackBerry® platform: At the BlackBerry World™ keynote today, Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD was demoed live on stage on the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. Fishlabs Entertainment plans to release its high-end flagship title for the BlackBerry PlayBook on BlackBerry App World™ at the end of May.
“Thanks to the straight forward developer tools, the solid operating system and the premium quality hardware, it took us only one day to get a first version running on the BlackBerry PlayBook. It also took only three lines of code to implement the full audio features through the audio middleware fmod available on the BlackBerry PlayBook OS,” says Michael Schade, CEO of Fishlabs Entertainment. “We are extremely excited to be releasing our flagship title on the PlayBook at end of this month. With the tight integration of BlackBerry App World and its premium user base we would not be surprised that BlackBerry becomes our second most important platform in a very short time.”
With elaborate 3D assets for all space crafts, space stations and carefully painted space backgrounds in high definition as well as spectacular post-, explosion- and special effects, Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD will bring an amazing gaming experience to the BlackBerry gaming community as well. Since its debut in October 2011, the complete graphical overhaul of Fishlabs’ popular outer space adventure has been a great success on iOS with users all over the world giving it 5-star-ratings as well as writing glowing reviews for the outstanding visual quality and extraordinary gaming experience. The title has also been listed as an ambassador for AAA gaming on the new iPad on IGN, Pocketgamer, Toucharcade and other leading gaming sites.
Via RIM