Native GUI editor and a bit more...

Been awhile since the last update, so here it is...

As usual, I'm busy with real work (at Respawn Entertainment), so Battle Balloons has been put on the back burner. :( But I have been occasionally chipping away at it. So far, the major changes have been:

1. rolling my own 2D physics engine (for multiplayer support later),
2. Direct3D 11 based renderer (OpenGL ES will still be supported too),
3. Lua scripting (also replaces YAML as the serialization format), and
4. a level editor that now uses native GUI controls (only testing with the Win32 C API for now, but I want to support other OS's too).

I really should stop messing around and finish the actual game, but I can't help get distracted with wanting to learn new things. Once this editor is done, I'll get right to it!

P.S. Also, Abbie (the community manager at Respawn) did an interview of me here!

Hello from Los Angeles

The demo for the The Darkness II came out today (for Xbox Live Gold subscribers only - everyone else will need to wait about another week). It's an exciting feeling knowing the product of so much combined hard work  is finally out there for the world to play!

In other news: after finishing up on D2, I have since moved to Los Angeles to join another group of rad people - Respawn Entertainment! Our current project is top secret, so I can't say much except I'm really looking forward to it. :)

Anyway, download The Darkness II demo and give it a spin! When I played the demo tonight, it had been two months since I picked it up. I'm proud to say it still feels rock-solid!

P.S. Battle Balloons work continues! I'll post some progress soon...

Quad-wielding in slow-motion

Another trailer for The Darkness II came out on GameSpot today, showcasing the quad-wielding mechanic in our game! It reminded me of the first time I showed my mum screenshots of our game. One of her reactions was it was "too cruel" and had too much "terror". I can only imagine what she might think of this latest video below. :) Much love, Mum!