As two months have past since the first, the time has come for the second Protocannon. The game jam will be held  tomorrow on Thursday the 28th, and on Friday the 29th. During the game jam we will post a lot of status updates, in-game screens, artwork, and pictures on our Protocannon blog. Besides following the blog, people can also join us in the chat room or comment on blog posts.

We already have some game ideas in mind which make us really excited about this one. We hope to see you during the jam!

Triangle Studios reveals Tower Master! Here’s the deal:

Tower Master is the result of a game jam at Triangle Studios. It is the first of six new prototypes that we will develop and release under the codename Protocannon. While Tower Master can be downloaded for free, Triangle Studios is attempting to crowd-fund the further development of the game through it’s project website, protocannon.com.

In Tower Master you race your opponents to the top of a boobytrapped tower with the goal of saving the princess. The catch is that each floor is designed by one of the players. Before starting a game, players build a floor using the extensive drag-and-drop level editor.  When the race begins, all players make their way to the finish of each level, trying to survive all the boobytraps layed by their opponents. Who will finish first?

That’s enough reading for now. Head over there, download, play and consider your donation! Also follow Tower Master’s progress at protocannon.com or Indiedb and join the community at Facebook!

The book Grutte Pier: Krús fan de Hollanner (Cross of the Dutchman) is a collaboration between Triangle Studios, author Ate Grypstra and book publisher Afûk. It follows Wijerd Jelckama, who sheds new light on the life of his uncle Pier Gerlofs Donia. You get to know how a simple farmer could raise an army and become a fleet commander. He became the fear of the Zuiderzee, the captain of death, and the Cross of the Dutchman. He became no one less then Great Pier…

Order the Frisian version now at Afûk.nl
Dutch and English release dates to be announced

DancePad is a finger-dancing game for the iPad that challenges players to move their hands to the beat. Although the app is easy to learn, it is hard to master as users will have to skillfully jump, slide and jive around the dance floor following dance moves with their fingers. The better gamers get, the more levels they will unlock!

DancePad was developed by Triangle Studios and published by Moonshark. In addition to that, some amazing artists such as the Jabbawockeez and J-Lo have been promoting DancePad, helping it reach a top-3 position in the App store for iPad games overall.

“DancePad combines great music and cool dance steps to create an amazing experience, so there is no one better to partner with on this app than Jennifer Lopez,” said Matt Kozlov, CEO of Moonshark. “When we first showed the game to her, she was hooked, and now she’s got everyone from her backup singers and dancers to her own kids playing DancePad.”

 The DGA’s will be awarded 22 November during the Control Industry Dinner in Amersfoort.

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LOS ANGELES (June 28, 2012) – Moonshark, a mobile entertainment start-up, co-founded by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and Qualcomm, today announced a partnership with international superstar, Jennifer Lopez for the release of DancePad, a mobile finger-dancing game for iPad that lets users of all ages express themselves.

With 100 levels of choreographed finger-dancing set to music from top artists, DancePad offers an innovative, energetic gaming experience. It is available now on the App Store and at www.itunes.com/appstore.

DancePad is a brand new finger-dancing game for the iPad that challenges players to move their hands to the beat. Although the app is easy to learn, it is hard to master as users will have to skillfully jump, slide and jive around the dance floor following dance moves with their fingers. The better gamers get, the more levels they will unlock.

“DancePad combines great music and cool dance steps to create an amazing experience, so there is no one better to partner with on this app than Jennifer Lopez,” said Matt Kozlov, CEO of Moonshark. “When we first showed the game to her, she was hooked, and now she’s got everyone from her backup singers and dancers to her own kids playing DancePad.”

DancePad features 100 levels and a soundtrack of more than 30 top artists including Mayer Hawthorne, Vintage Trouble, Nabiha, The Whigs, Saint Motel, Shu Sho, and many more. Also featured are The Bangerz, best known as the musical masterminds behind the award-winning dance crew, Jabbawockeez. DancePad was originally conceived by Bounce House Games as an undergraduate project at the University of Southern California (USC), and further developed by Triangle Studios.

Moonshark worked with Jabbawockeez to create a video showcasing the energy of DancePad. The dance crew’s celebrated moves and stylized rhythm were captured to show how dance embodies human expression. The DancePad promo video featuring Jabbawockeez is available here: http://youtu.be/7Js8kgU8t64

Moonshark’s mission is to collaborate with the entertainment industry’s most creative talent such as Lopez and Jabbawockeez, to create cutting-edge, engaging and original mobile experiences. With access to CAA’s vast resources and deep relationships in entertainment, Moonshark is able to bring ideas to life from high-profile artists by identifying and working with leading developers, and then funding, marketing and publishing the apps.

The DancePad app is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

About Moonshark
Moonshark (previously known as Creative Mobile Labs) is a mobile game publisher start-up co-founded by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, and Qualcomm, bringing to market original mobile entertainment properties by pairing the most creative minds in entertainment with leading mobile developers. Moonshark funds, produces, markets and publishes app concepts developed in partnership with high-profile talent, finding the best developers to bring these apps to life.

For more information on Moonshark and its upcoming apps, visit www.moonshark.com.

Back us on Kickstarter

For months we’ve been working internally on CotD, and with an avid group of followers, it’s been quite the adventure already. However, we’re kicking things into high gear, and we’ve launched a kickstarter campaign to generate funds to help us finish Cross of the Dutchman, and make it a huge success! In short, Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform where projects are given the chance to raise money to help realize, finish or add to the project. In our case, it’s a bit of everything. Our goal is to raise $50.000 before the month of May is over. A huge challenge, but with your help, we can make it happen!

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When you’re backing Cross of the Dutchman, you will be rewarded handsomely for your contribution. To give you an example of what we’re offering, please take a look at the following shortlist;

• Ambassador status on the CotD Community boards.
• Get invited to the CotD Beta, and be one of the first to play this epic adventure.
• The original soundtrack to the game.
• An kickstarter-exclusive T-shirt and Poster .
• The opportunity to join us for the CotD launch party.
• Have an avatar of yourself appear in the game, and work with us on your own original dialogue!
• And for ten of our most valued backers, we will create a beautifully handcrafted sword, engraved with the CotD mark, and your initials!

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Of course, it’s important to know what we will do with the generated funds. We have some very cool things in store:

New game modes, Multiplayer co-op is on the very top of our list.

• Voice overs for the entire campaign.
• Additional main and sidequests.
• Additional characters and animations.
• Additional cutscenes (see teaser trailer).

On top of that, we will also use the funds to:

• Hire translators to localize the game to German, French, Spanish and Italian (In addition to English, Dutch and Frisian).
• Attend tradeshows such as the GDC and GamesCOM to form partnerships that allows us to bring the game to consoles.
• Fund the writing and publishing of the novel Cross of the Dutchman.

The launch of the Kickstarter campaign means our development cycle is coming to an end. This is a good thing, because we want all of you to experience this awesome project. It also means that the team is giving it their very best in order to make our goals and deadlines. So please have a look at our Kickstarter page, and support us!

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Intuitive smartphone app for iPhone and Android becomes a personal tour guide for any destination

DALLAS, February 14, 2012 — Aria, a Dallas-based interactive agency specializing in destination marketing, today announced a new partnership with Triangle Studios that will bring customized mobile applications to tourism destinations throughout Texas and America. Triangle Studios, with offices in both the United States and the Netherlands, is a world-recognized leader in mobile application development.

Each smartphone app created for destinations is designed to showcase tailored information, and guide visitors to each area’s particular points of interest, including where to eat, where to sleep and what to do.

“We recognize that the best information companion when experiencing a destination is the mobile device you’re already carrying.  We wanted to bring a solution to market that is both feature-rich and reasonably priced for destinations of all sizes,” said Ryan Thompson, Founder and CEO of Aria. “With the Triangle partnership, we have a proven mobile application on multiple platforms that incorporates cutting edge functionality, including couponing, itineraries, and augmented reality using GPS and imagery. Today, only the largest destinations can afford to build such custom features. Our solution makes it available out of the box, at price points starting south of $10,000.”

Major features of the fully customizable app include:

• Itineraries and checklists for visitors based on interest
• Entertainment directories that list events to experience, activities to do, or restaurant reviews
• Map integration for quick and easy directions using Google Maps Navigation
• Augmented reality using GPS to allow a 3D experience right on your mobile screen
• Social media integration
• Partner advertising with deep analytics and measurement tools to prove performance and engagement

“Early versions of the app were immediately popular for tourism. Partnering with Aria allows us to reach a broad destination marketing audience, allowing Triangle Studios to keep focusing on the latest developments in hardware and technology, making sure we offer the best solutions for our clients.” said Remco de Rooij, CEO at Triangle Studios.

Versions of the app are available now for destinations like McKinney, TX and the islands of Curacao, , Aruba, Bonaire and St. Maarten where unique features like currency converters, offline maps and RSS feeds were built-in, native to the app, and are updated by tourism officials easily and frequently from any internet-connected computer.

J.R. Atkins, Chief Client Strategist at Aria, will be leading the effort to bring the app to market and shares in the excitement of the increased opportunities for interaction between traveler and destination. “Mobile apps are revolutionizing travel, bringing together location and event information with the latest technology and creating a truly unique experience.

Visit aria.co/mobile for more information and to learn how this new technology can be applied to your destination.

Triangle Studios is proud to reveal the teaser trailer for their upcoming action-adventure game: Cross of the Dutchman. The trailer will find its way across the internets as of today, let’s see where this brings us. In the first place we hope it will gather attention from people currently not familiar with our game. Second to that we would like it to get a bit more crowded in here.

For those of you who think Youtube is only compressing the heck out of our glorious trailer, check out this page for a direct link to a Quicktime version (1080p .mp4), just for you! Do not forget to turn on your sound. Oh and don’t be shy in spreading the word