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This weeks Pixelove goes out to Cactus McCoy.

Take control of a gun slinging cactus in this epic beat-em-up platform adventure by Flipline Studios Tony Solary and Matt Neff

The first thing to note is the fact that this is a very highly polished title indeed. We were stunned with the level of depth in Cactus McCoy. It has the amount of pure content usually found only in paid-for titles. The sheer number of secrets and achievements to discover in each of its twelve levels is truly impressive.

It also has simple pick up and play keyboard controls. With plenty of onscreen hints  and a balanced difficulty curve you will be king of the west before you know it.

Well what are you waiting for grab your holsters and start shooting.

Play Cactus McCoy: Click Here!
Flipline Studios: Click Here! 

Happy gaming =0)

by Jon

Hey Nitromians,

We have made a few little/big tweaks to our icon games to make your gaming experience that bit more enjoyable.

You now have the option to scale the game between 10 different sizes for optimum viewing. There is also an all new handy level select, so that you can replay your favourite levels to your heart’s content.

Play Gunbrick: Click Here!
Play J-J-Jump: Click Here!

Happy gaming =0)

by Jon

Well Nitromians its Friday again already, time sure does fly.

Nitrome has been a hive of activity of late with lots of exciting things in the pipeline.

Our debut iOS title Icebreaker a Viking Voyage is coming along nicely and if anybody has been following our in-depth look into some of the games features you will know it’s now 85% complete already.

We have also recently added a mailing list, so sign up soon to be the first to know when it hits the app store.

Mailing List: Click Here!

Next week we will be filling in some more details on Icebreaker, giving you some more Monday Pixel Love and if you're lucky we might even release a brand new game as well.

But until then, have a great weekend.

Happy gaming. =0)

by Jon

Hey Nitromians.

We want to show you another great feature from Ice Breaker that we are very excited about and that’s the map system!

In our second update we will try to explain just how Ice Breaker’s map system works. Hinting towards why we think it’s going to be something a little more special than a just a regular list of levels.

Click the link and have a read for more info, or just gawp at the lovely new shots provided.

Feel free to ask us any question about the new map system or anything else Icebreaker related in our comments section.

Ice Breaker Update - Maps - Click Here!

Please show your support and spread the word. =0)

by Jon

Hey Nitromians.

Who’s ready for some more pixel lovin? ...I know we are

Today’s game is called ‘Sheepwalk’ made by Ben Pettengill

Take control of man’s best friend and help round up the sheep to the safety of their pens.

There is so much to love about this game. From the charming pixel pup and his little followers, to the way the game introduces frequent elements so that the player is kept on their toes ‘paws’ is very nicely done.

We especially liked the witty banter between the Ranch owner and the player, which will be sure to put a smile on some of your faces. Also make sure you have your speakers on for some top notch retro beats.

Sounds like fun... But trust us, it’s no walk in the park!

Have fun with this one and check back next week for some more Pixel Love. =0)

Play Sheepwalk: Click Here!

by Jon

Hi all,

To keep you all up to date on all things Ice Breaker we wanted to give you regular developer diaries from here on out.

Whereas the updates take you through some of the cool features that we have put into the game, this diary will serve more to let you know just what we have been putting our time into.

This also gives us the opportunity to update the percentage for game development completion! With that in mind we have now updated the percent complete from 80% up to 85% Yay!

Read more here!

by Mat

Hi Webmasters!

We have now started distributing Chisel 2!

You can now get this and many other Nitrome games for your site, for free here!

iFrame Distribution: Click Here!
Game ZIP Distribution: Click Here!
Play Chisel 2: Click Here!

Thanks for Playing our games!

by Tom

Hi Nitromians,

We thought that we'd let you know that we have just updated the Ice Breaker iOS FAQs to get some more relevant questions answered for you all.

Feel free to ask more questions about the upcoming game, and we'll try our best to answer them!

Ice Breaker iOS Page: Click Here!

by Tom

This week we are giving out some love to Photon Baby,A colourful pixel delight by Jeremias Babini.

It’s a spooky world filled with bright lurking nasties. Armed with your ‘photon blast’ cannon it’s your job to destroy all enemies on stage.

Sounds simple doesn’t it...?

The main problem being that each monster can only be defeated by a certain colour of blast, assigned by reflecting blasts off of various surfaces.

The configuration of monsters and elements get more complicated as the stages progress leading the player to quite literally explore the game from every angle. With frequent new elements, climactic boss battles and a charming ending, it’s well worth the play through.

We loved the bright and chunky pixel style characters in this and the physics based reflective controls reminded me of a cross between our own Dirk Valentine, Nebula and the 90’s classic Zombies ate my Neighbours.

Play Photon Baby: Click Here

Have fun with this one and we will see you back next Monday for some more Pixel Love. =0)

by Jon

What better way to enjoy your Friday than by playing a brand new Nitrome game!

That's right! We have just released Skywire VIP Shuffle!

This game is the first in the VIP series to introduce Shuffling. The characters will be appearing at random.

Can you guess your way through all of the stages?

Play Skywire VIP Shuffle: Click Here!

Have Fun, and we'll see you all next week!

by Tom

Hi Nitromians!

We have a brand new update about our awesome upcoming Ice Breaker iOS title!

In our first update leading up to the games big release we would like to explain what we meant by the term side quests, which we mentioned in the features list.

We have also taken the opportunity to spruce up the page a little bit. It has now got tabs for different sections. You can now also sign up to the Nitrome mailing list by clicking on the sign up tab and keep up to date with the latest information about the game.

We'll be adding more updates and design changes as the game progresses.

Ice Breaker iOS Updates: Click Here

by Jon

Hey Nitromians,

We have an interesting Pixel Love today for you to test your skills at in the name of Fracuum created by Tyler Glaiel in just 48 hours.

Can you guide your square bodied pixel hero to the centre of the known universe?

We were really impressed with the clever concept behind this one. The use of an almost infinite zoom feature to discover unexplored rooms was something am certain none of you will have played before.

Have fun playing this minimal pixel explorer and try not to squint to hard.

Play Fracuum: Click Here!

by Jon

Hi Nitromians,

We’re sorry we didn't bring you the Ice Breaker iOS update this week. The game has been progressing at a good pace and we did have a plan for what we wanted to tell you about. Unfortunately our talented web developer Tom has been taking a well earned week off and as such it is a little hard for us to update the Ice Breaker page.

To give you a taste... we’re planning to add a series of updates to the Ice Breaker page between now and the games release. They will serve to highlight some of the interesting aspects of the game that you may not know about as well as show you all that we are actually still working away at the game and making good progress.

The first update is going to be about what we actually meant by 'Side Quests' which are not normal for a Physics puzzle game! We will do this by taking you through an example featuring the lovely looking goat in this week's Friday image!

So look forward to that and more next week, have a great Weekend!

by Mat

Hey Nitromians,

This week's Pixel Love game is 'Escape From Puppy Death Factory'

brought to you by Aurthur Lee and the fine people over at Adult Swim.

You assume the role of an intergalactic canine avenger. Your mission, to save the kidnapped puppies from a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

It is not hard to see the amount of love injected into this clever Metroid style puzzler. We loved everything down from the the charming pixel graphics and Catchy puppy retro beats to the Head scratching teleporting puzzles.

Give it a try we think you will all agree.

Click to Play!

by Jon

Hi Nitromians!

Well, it's that time again!

We know it has been a little quiet in the blog this week, but feel free to join us next week as we'll be updating you with more on our forthcoming iPhone title Ice Breaker!

If you have any questions related to the upcoming game, you can post comments on the following page: Ice Breaker iOS

So stay tuned and have a great weekend!

Ice Breaker iOS News: Click Here! 

by Tom