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As a labour of love and Saturday morning cartoon filled passion, GlitchSoft has spent the last several months designing and developing an action packed hack n’ slash brawler for mobile that is truly worthy of He-Man’s powerful reputation.

He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is due out later this fall on iOS. The game recaptures the feeling of the classic 1980s Saturday morning cartoon and will excite existing fans as well as introduce newcomers to He-Man’s astonishing power.

More info to follow shortly. Connect with us on Twitter for all of the latest news and updates!

The Ottawa Business Journal Recently featured GlitchSoft as a Top Startup to Watch! If you are a talented programmer who is interested in joining an investor backed entrepreneurial team that is absolutely killing it in mobile, we waiting to hear from you!

Available Positions:

1) Mobile Platform Programmer

We are looking for a Mobile Platform Programmer who can enhance our proprietary game engine and take our internal platform layer and build system to the next level! In addition, the developer will port legacy titles to new platforms as well as maintain an Android port of an upcoming (soon to be announced) AAA mobile side-scroller based on one of the most exciting brands from the 1980’s.  This is a six-month contract position that offers an excellent opportunity to showcase your skills in the rapidly expanding mobile gaming industry.  Opportunities for exceptional candidates to permanently join GlitchSoft’s growing team will likely become available.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for enhancing and maintaining platform abstraction layer and framework
• Maintain and enhance GlitchSoft’s internal build system
• Maintain and update GlitchSoft’s portfolio of exciting titles
• Port and localize GlitchSoft’s hit iOS titles to Android, Playbook, Steam, and OSX platforms

Skills & Qualifications

• Two to five years industry experience
• Previous build and engine development experience
• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Strong C/C++ and Java skills
• Strong knowledge of OO programming and game engine architectures
• Strong knowledge of OpenGL ES or equivalent 3D APIs
• Strong knowledge of Android and iOS development
• Cross platform or multi-platform development experience
• Passion for games and knowledge of the gaming industry and culture
• Exceptional work ethic and ability to work long hours when required
• Strong written and oral communications skills (English)
• Dynamic individual with ability to work independently and unsupervised
• Ability to work on a team and regularly communicate ideas

Apply via jobs@glitchsoft.com

2) Mobile Game Programmer

We are currently looking for an experienced Mobile Game Programmer to work on a soon to be announced AAA mobile side-scroller based on one of the most exciting brands from the 1980’s.   This is a six-month contract position that offers an amazing opportunity to showcase your skills in the rapidly expanding mobile gaming industry.  Opportunities for exceptional candidates to permanently join GlitchSoft’s growing team will likely become available.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing and implementing game specific entities and behaviors
• Work with project artists and designers to integrate art content into the game
• Contribute to creative process and game design sessions
• Iterate and refine game features to maximize the fun factor and meet the product vision and quality expectations of GlitchSoft’s partners
• Testing:  Find and report defects during game development and QA cycles

Skills & Qualifications

• At least one shipped title or a minimum of one year of experience in industry
• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Strong C/C++ and Java skills
• Strong knowledge of OO programming and knowledge of game engine architecture
• Strong knowledge of OpenGL ES or equivalent 3D APIs
• Strong 3d mathematics
• Passion for games and knowledge of the gaming industry and culture
• Exceptional work ethic and ability to work long hours when required
• Strong written and oral communications skills (English)
• Adaptable individual with ability to work independently and unsupervised
• Ability to work on a team and communicate well

Apply via jobs@glitchsoft.com

GlitchSoft’s definitve new Run n’ Gun side scroller, Star Marine: Infinite Ammo is all set for release this Thursday January 12th. Star Marine features blazing fast action packed gameplay comparable to iconic titles like Contra, Rapid Reload, and Metal Slug! In this adrenaline rush of a shooter, you play as Arc, a battle hardened drifter who is captured by an alien race in the depths of space. Arc’s capturers plan to enslave him and put his strength to work. Arc however, has other plans! He is a trained and elite Star Marine and in a fury of bullets he is going to take them all down!

For additional game info including features, weapons, and gameplay modes head on over to the Game’s page HERE. Don’t forget to throw a lil’ sumpin sumpin up on Facebook for us too ; -)

About the Game
Star Marine is an action packed, Run n’ Gun, side-scroller that features comparable gameplay to popular titles like Contra, Rapid Reload, and Metal Slug! the game is completely original and designed from the ground up with the idea of bringing console grade gameplay to touch devices!

The Main character
Players control Arc, a battle hardened Star Marine. After having seen more than his share of fighting, Arc now avoids conflict by quietly drifting through deep space. If provoked, Arc is an unstoppable fighting force. He wields heavy artillery with ease and can quickly negotiate and scale any terrain while using his propulsion pack.

Controls
Star Marine features a familiar dual stick control schematic with a single button to activate Arc’s propulsion pack. The controls are extremely responsive and allow Arc to run, dash, jump, hover, hang, climb, and prone while delivering a continuous rain of bullets upon his enemies!

…So, what does everyone think? Are you ready for some adrenaline packed run n’ gun action for your favourite touch device?

As a studio, we strive to develop games that push the boundaries of mobile gaming and fill the commonly overlooked micro niches of the APP Store. We enjoy making the most creative titles for these little niches. Bar Star was the first casual time management game to feature dual protagonists and  scrolling playable area for more drink serving mayhem! Similarily, Destructopus features a screen spanning gigantic monster and allows players to rampage on behalf the planet!

In keeping with the Studios tradition, GlitchSoft’s next title takes mobile action games to a whole new level…

Set in the distant future and in the darkest corner of the universe, a tyrant race captures and oppresses all living creatures within their realm.  One-by-one the race acquires control over all – that is, until they cross paths with one man. He goes by the name of Arc, and he is a a battle hardened drifter with no set course. Untamable, unforgiving, and unstoppable, he will bring apocalypse to the evil race to in a fiery charge rampant with bullets and explosions…They Eff’d with the wrong Star Marine!

The feature is essentially Apple’s way of saying to the world “Hey world, the destructive power of this game is mind blowing and absolutely awesome! You best check this out right now!” And who are we to disagree with Apple?… Exactly.

The update is packed with new features, additional content, and upgrades to the game that are all completely based on user feedback and requests. It’s our way of saying thank you to our fans for the continued support. For a complete list of updated content see below and for a look at some of the new levels and content click on over to the Destructopus Games Page.

Destructopus: Total Rampage update adds:

• Game Center Support
• 35 Achievements
• Brand new campaign
• New world map
• Two new areas: Arctic and Arctic Factory missions
• 12 completely new levels
• New Boss character and New Playable Character
• New types of endangered animals to save
• New weapon attacks and upgrades
• Substantial new additions of physics-based destruction
• Introduced puzzle elements to the new campaign levels
• New destructible game entities (buildings, platforms, environmental hazards)
• Exciting notification system for feedback on special destruction such as people juggling, multi-kills, inceration, razing , and more!
• Increased reward for chaining enemy kills together and tweaked the multiplier
• completely redesigned controls with improved screen visibility and accuracy
• Completely new coin based upgrade system (based on user feedback upgrades and attacks can all be earned by playing the game)
• Enhanced gameplay based on tons of user feedback
• Improved load times
• Balancing of existing levels and play
• Redesigned tutorial level
• Increased pacing for the first few levels
• Various bug fixes

An absolutely Monstrous update for Destructopus will be hitting the iTunes App Store tomorrow, Thursday July 28th! We have dubbed this massive update the “Total Rampage” update and we put it together to thank all of the everyone who gave the game a 5 star review in iTunes! Fans, – we packed as many of your ideas, suggestions, and requests into the game as we possibly could and we are very excited for the update release! In fact, to celebrate the update we are giving away Bar Star VIP for FREE for a limited time!

The Total Rampage update includes:

• Over 50% more game for FREE!
• Game Center Support
• 35 Achievements
• Brand new campaign
• New world map
• Two new areas: Arctic and Arctic Factory missions
• 12 completely new levels
• New Boss character and New Playable Character
• New types of endangered animals to save
• New weapon attacks and upgrades
• Substantial new additions of physics-based destruction
• Introduced puzzle elements to the new campaign levels
• New destructible game entities (buildings, platforms, environmental hazards)
• Exciting notification system for feedback on special destruction such as people juggling, multi-kills, inceration, raizing , and more!
• Increased reward for chaining enemy kills together and tweaked the multiplier
• completely redesigned controls with improved screen visibility and accuracy
• Completely new coin based upgrade system (based on user feedback upgrades and attacks can all be earned by playing the game)
• Enhanced gameplay based on tons of user feedback
• Improved load times
• Balancing of existing levels and play
• Redesigned tutorial level
• Increased pacing for the first few levels
• Various bug fixes

Be sure to check it out in the iTunes App Store on Thursday, July 28th, tell your friends, and let us know what you think!

If you are looking for a skilled team to help you grow in the iOS mobile space, we want to talk with you. GlitchSoft’s talented team has successfully developed and published multiple games with an average 4/5 star rating in the iTunes App Store and were interested in helping others do the same. For an example of our work, check out our most recent and completely original hit Destructopus!

If you would like to connect, drop us a line at info@glitchsoft.com or send us a tweet on Twitter @GlitchSoft.

See you at the Conference!

- The GlitchSoft Team