Tiny Speck “unlaunches” its Glitch game, taking it back to beta to rework game play

Back in September, game startup Tiny Speck launched an unusual online game called  Glitch. Today, the company said it is “unlaunching” the game. The company will keep the game running, but it will take it back into beta testing so that the developers can rework the game play to make it easier for users to start the game and also to add new tools for fans to create things in the game world.

Fans have … Continue Reading

Tiny Speck launches zany social game Glitch with giant imagination

An unusual online game called  Glitch is launching today. From the moment you log in, you know you’re not in the real world anymore. You appear inside a brain, one of the minds of eleven giants who imagine the game’s zany landscape.

“It is super metaphorical,” the greeting for the tutorial says. “Your job is to grow and expand the world, shaping it while developing your own unique character.”

This journey into the imagination isn’t … Continue Reading

Social game maker Tiny Speck hires Japan’s famous game designer Keita Takahashi

Tiny Speck, a social game startup that has been making a title called Glitch, has scored a coup with the hiring of Keita Takahashi, a famous Japanese game developer.

Takahashi (no relation to me) is the creator of Katamari Damacy, a whimsical game that has sold millions of copies and was a rare example of independent creativity in the video game industry. Katamari Damacy was an insanely creative game, where you took a ball and … Continue Reading