Iridium Studios

Sequence now available on GamersGate!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:25:15 -0500

Relative ranking of gates:

1) Pearly

2) Gamers

3) Cosmic

4) Water

Not bad! Grab Sequence on GamersGate today. = D DRM free!

Sequence is a Daily Deal today on Steam!

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:53:00 -0500

Today’s the day! Pick up Sequence for a mind-numbingly low 75% off ($1.25) as a Daily Deal on Steam! Plus, be sure to grab an easy Holiday Achievement by defeating the Holiday Whompa on the first floor. Maybe you’ll pick up something cool!

Or coal.

Whatever.

Sequence is 50% off!

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:45:43 -0500

For the duration of the Thanksgiving Steam sales! At $2.49, I mean, okay, that’s cheaper than the game has ever been. Canned yams cost more than that. And no one even *likes* those. (Mom. Seriously.)

Have a happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone!

Early Steam Sales Numbers

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:48:01 -0400

Well, okay, we can’t give you actual sales numbers. Our benefactors over at Valve have told us very nicely not to.

But we *are* happy to report that we exceeded our combined lifetime revenue over at Xbox Live Indie Games in the first seven hours of Steam sales. Obviously, PC Master Race indeed.

Thank you to everyone who supported our game, and we hope you’re having fun! We’ll be constantly working to improve the game and fix any bugs that may arise, all while beginning production on our sophomore software.

See you soon!

Sequence is coming to Steam!

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:00:00 -0400

Took us long enough, didn’t it? = D

Sequence is officially coming to Steam on October 20th, for only $4.99! Included are Steam achievements and Steam cloud saves, because we’re awesome. And you’re awesome! Everyone’s awesome.

Be sure to check out our new trailer!

Sequence takes home the third place prize in Dream Build Play 2011!

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:17:00 -0400

Hey, everyone! Sequence was named third place winner at Dream Build Play 2011, which may or may not have included the acquisition of sweet prizes. We were showing off the game at Microsoft’s DBP booth at PAX Prime this past weekend, and it was great meeting some of our fans!

Of course, a BIG congratulations to our friends over at Swing Swing Submarine, whose fantastic title Blocks That Matter took home the grand prize. (We totally called it.) Thanks to Microsoft and the judging panel for making it all possible!

Sequence is a Dream Build Play 2011 Finalist!

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:11:18 -0400

Hooray! We’re honored to be among the final list of Dream Build Play 2011 Finalists! There are some heavy-hitters in there, but hey, you never know ; )

In any case, the games might be shown off at PAX Prime in a week or two, and Iridium Studios will be on-site to laugh at your lowly sk…we mean…demo the game and chat with our wonderful fans.

We even might have an exciting announcement or two; who knows? = D

Patch 1.2 is live!

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:58:00 -0400

Hooray! Thanks to the XNA community for running it through.

Patch 1.2 fixes the horrible bug of locking all difficulty changes on Easy. If this happened to you, you can download the patch and change your difficulty as expected.

A typo and performance issues were also addressed.

If you find any further bugs, please E-mail us as much detailed information as possible at iridium@playiridium.com.

Patch 1.1 Live! (And, unfortunately, one last bug.)

Tue, 24 May 2011 01:54:00 -0400

Patch 1.1 finally went live! See below for a full changelog.

Unfortunately, one last bug crept in: attempting to change the difficulty mid-game will subsequently lock the difficulty on Easy. This has already been fixed and submitted back to Peer Review (as Patch 1.2), but Peer Review can be a little slow…

Our apologies again. We’ll let you know when 1.2 goes live.

***PATCH 1.1 NOTES***

- Added lefty flip functionality for guitar controllers (first option in Settings when using a guitar)

- Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the player returned to the first floor and fought an enemy before defeating one on the Second Floor.

- Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the player attempted to unequip an armor or accessory and there was nothing previous equipped.

- Fixed an issue where particle effects on the Floor Select screen would not appear when using a Guitar controller.

- Fixed an issue where the voiceover during the end credits would not stop properly if the credits were skipped.

- The Organic Kelp Bangle now only works when equipped.

- The third floor and sixth floor backgrounds have received minor aesthetic improvements.

- Fixed an issue where the player could not assign a sixth spell to the spell ring using a guitar controller.

- Fixed an issue where in rare cases, the difficulty would be permanently set to Easy despite the player’s initial choice. (The first two battles after the tutorial are still locked on Easy.)

- Modified the symbol on the spell ring for the sixth guitar spell, to make the tilt motion more obvious.

- The description of the item “Iridium” has been changed.

- Fixed an issue where drain spells (From Dusk Till Dawn, Siren Call, Fade to Black) would not properly display the amount of HP healed if the player was healed to their maximum health.

- Players may now continue from where they left off after defeating the Seventh Guardian, even if they return to the Safe Room.

- Fixed an issue where the Start Menu would break if the “Rotation Inversion” setting was enabled.

- Fixed an issue where the tutorial mode would retain the statistics of the most recent enemy fought from a previously signed-out save file.

- Fixed an issue where a new game would give the first four spells from a previously signed-out save file, instead of Arclight, Barrier, Spheric, and Azure Wind.

- Slightly modified the spell effect for “From Dusk Till Dawn”.

- Scene autoplay is now enabled by default.

Bug notices and Patch 1.1

Fri, 06 May 2011 18:58:00 -0400

So, one of the downsides of having a slightly more complex game than average is the possibility of rare bugs sneaking in there now and again.

We’d like to apologize and notify the gaming community of these two bugs, which have already been fixed and will be included (along with Lefty Flip guitar mode) in the first patch for Sequence, which will be submitted to Peer Review within the week.

1) If you attempt to unequip an armor or accessory and you aren’t wearing anything, the game will crash.

2) If you attempt to return to Floor the First *immediately* after arriving in the second Safe Room, the game will crash upon defeating any enemy. This can be avoided by simply defeating one enemy on the Floor the Second before attempting to return downward.

Our fervent apologies for these bugs. Please bear with us until the patch is submitted.

Sequence has been released!

Thu, 05 May 2011 07:33:18 -0400

Finally!

Sorry for the delay, everyone, but you can now download Sequence directly to your Xbox 360. Be sure to check out the free trial and decide if those 240 Microsoft Points are totally, totally worth it.

(They are.)

Remember, we love to hear from you! Leave us Feedback over on the Contact page if you’d like.

Enjoy!

In Peer Review!

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:36:00 -0400

Sequence is now in Peer Review, the final step! The game has been 100% completed; it merely has to go through a review process to ensure the game is bug-free. The game is quite long, so it may take a little longer than average, but the game should be out very soon.

Just a little longer!

New Video!

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:52:00 -0400

Hey, everyone! In the last stages of playtesting now, and getting some great feedback.

To hold you all over, I went ahead and put together a short “How To Play” video! Head over to the Games page and check it out. Or, if you’d like a direct link, here you go: http://bit.ly/fiXhyf

Slight Delay

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:18:51 -0400

Sad face. = (

The release of Sequence has been pushed back to early April, to ensure that the game is as polished as possible before release. A delayed game is eventually good, right, Mr. Miyamoto?

Our fervent apologies, but the extra content we’re adding is going to be worth it.

See you soon!

Website Live

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:36:00 -0500

The new playiridium.com is live! And just in time, too. Mere scant weeks remain until the highly anticipated release of Sequence, which is to imply that nearly everyone is anticipating it, even if they weren’t quite sure of it themselves.

We’ll be putting together a new trailer shortly before release, so you can see the finished art and music. Stay tuned!

Launch Trailer!

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:44:00 -0500

PlayIridium.com just got a sleek new website interface, and our blog is now powered by Tumblr. But more importantly, here’s the final trailer for Sequence at long last! The game should be releasing in March 2011 on Xbox Live Indie Games.

Soundtrack Finalized, Beta Complete

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:46:00 -0500

Beta’s done! The QA process is well underway, putting Sequence at a tentative Q1 release. The delays have been great, but we think it’ll be more than worth it.

In other news, the soundtrack has been finalized. 26 tracks from Ronald Jenkees and Michael Wade Hamilton will be gracing your ears come release day. In addition, a small number of limited edition OSTs will be printed and shipped to people who have contributed to the game in some way.

Stay tuned! Our thanks for your patience.

Code-Complete

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:58:00 -0400

Code will be complete on November 15th. Hopefully, the art is finished by then as well…and after some balancing and playtesting, we’ll be ready for release.

As a sidenote, Xbox Live Indie Games was rebranded to the “App Hub”, so, you know, there’s that.

Keep an eye out!

Sequence Voice Acting

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:43:00 -0400

We’re pleased to announce the cast of Sequence! In order of appearance:

Ky: Jason Wishnov
Naia: Barbara King
Percival: Zenius Muleckis
Donaldo: Jason Hightower
Caleb: Lucien Dodge
Aaron: Patrick Seitz
Jane: Heather Anne Campbell
Eddie: Edward Bosco
Adelle/Shira: Alexa Kahn
Mir: Jason Hightower

Principal recording is done. Sequence is being brought to life by these fantastic actors, and we’re thrilled to have them on board.