Sound Shapes

A sensational title but an interesting video about the Eiger.

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:07:07 -0500

A sensational title but an interesting video about the Eiger.

Japanese Game Feeds You with Real Fried Chicken

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:05:00 -0500

This PS Vita game from Japan actually gets you fried chicken… IN REAL LIFE!

The guys in this video do a quick review (I’m assuming) and at the end scan their Vita and get a piece of actual fried chicken (or maybe fried monster?) Either way, amazing!

Try that with your console!

New Playstation Store Update – Big for Indie Devs

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:15:00 -0500

It’s been a long time coming but the new Playstation© Online Store has arrived and it adds a feature that’s real big for indie devs. Along with an updated design to match the PS3 and PS Vita stores, you can now buy content directly from your browser.

This is key for developers making download-only games (like us at Queasy with Sound Shapes) because our main way of promoting games (the web browser) is now the same place people can buy them! We can now post links to Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr that go directly to where people can buy our games - it’s direct. No more trying to remember…

“I know there was something I was supposed to do when I got home…”

So how does this work? It’s pretty simple:

Browse the Playstation store or click a link (like the Sound Shapes demo perhaps :)
Purchase the item.
The item shows up in ‘My Downloads’ on your PS3 or Vita next time you turn it on.

For now the new store is available in Europe and North America and is coming to other regions soon. To see how it looks and works check out the video below.

Btw, we have some cool Sound Shapes stuff coming soon – like the Community Milkcrate - so stay tuned. We’ll be posting here.

Will We Ever Run Out of Music?

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:13:41 -0500

Sound Shapes on Sale! (limited time)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:02:00 -0500

Sound Shapes went on sale as part of the Holiday Essentials promotion at Sony. Starting today pick up Sound Shapes for $10.49 instead of the regular $14.99. And if you’re a PS Plus member you save even more – it’s only $7.35.

Remember that you automatically get both PS3 and PS Vita versions of the game for this price. The promo runs until January 7th, 2013 in North America only and includes a ton of other PS3 and PS Vita games. For all the details click here.

One of our favorite snacks is also one of our favorite...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:11:55 -0500

One of our favorite snacks is also one of our favorite SoundShapers. This week’s spotlight (via @spawnpointblog) is on Old PopTarts!

http://thespawnpointblog.com/2012/12/20/the-sound-shapers-old_poptarts/

A Holiday Gift from Sound Shapes

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:08:00 -0500

The holidays are upon us and things are getting festive here at Queasy Games! Between launching Sound Shapes, reviews of the game, awards, and an awesome Community, we have a lot to be thankful for – it’s been a great year! And because you’re one of our good friends, we made you a gift. Oh, it’s okay you didn’t get us anything – playing our game, creating amazing levels, and just being you is more than enough.

Go ahead… open it.

Yup, a Holiday Sound Pack. Do you like it? Five new Christmas-themed instruments from classic carols to create your own holiday tunes – because there’s no such thing as too much Christmas music!

How do you get them? Just turn on Sound Shapes on your PS3 or PS Vita, connect to the internet, and they’ll automatically appear.

Oh really, we’re so glad you like them and we hope you enjoy them over the holidays. Anyway, we need to get going (the reindeer are getting restless) but from everyone here at Queasy Games and the whole Sound Shapes team, we wish you and your loved ones all the best and a happy holiday!

If you’re in Australia, vote for us in the IGN Black Beta...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:03:00 -0500

If you’re in Australia, vote for us in the IGN Black Beta Select Awards ok?

Spinning Tracks w/ Sound Shapes

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:31:00 -0500

Sound Shapes user ‘SeReVo’ mixed a killer 8 minute track in Sound Shapes. It builds, climbs, falls, chills, and sounds so good we found ourselves just letting in play in the background as we worked.

The whole mix was done entirely in the Sound Shapes editor and really shows what it can do. We especially like @ 3m15s where he’s grouping and moving notes on the fly to completely change the mix and also the section @ 4m38s summoning the ghosts of Daft Punk’s Homework album.

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If you’re feeling like a slower jam, check this one out.

Another Sound Shapes creator profile is out. This week The Spawn...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:30:46 -0500

Another Sound Shapes creator profile is out. This week The Spawn Point Blog features D_Mise.

http://thespawnpointblog.com/2012/12/12/the-sound-shapers-d_mise/

New Sound Pack DLC!

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:46:47 -0500

Hey Sound Shapers, we’re really excited to announce our first wave of DLC: four new packs are coming your way – three Sound Packs and a Curved Terrain Pack. The Sound Packs each include five new instruments, five brand new Beat School levels, and for you Trophy hunters, five new Trophies per pack (a total of 15!)

The Sound Packs are $0.99 each, and the Curved Terrain Pack is free. You’ll find everything in our new in-game Sound Shapes Music Shop today. (You can also grab them from the PS Store as usual.)

Here’s a short trailer with a track we put together using some of the new sounds. And remember, if you create something you’re digging, tell us on Twitter, Facebook – we love playing your levels.

Oh, and one (ok, a few) more things… So the community has created over 15,000 levels (!) and we’ve been noting our favorites since launch. But how to share them? We have an idea! Coming in December is the Community Milkcrate – the best user-created content in Sound Shapes gathered and organized into themed albums so you can find the levels that match your mood or play style. Chill, amped, long, short, tough as nails, and on and on. As part of the Milkcrate, we’ve been chatting with some rad musicians and game industry folks and they’ll also be putting together collections of their favorites for you (their stuff coming in 2013.) The new year will also bring a new vehicle DLC pack but before the big ‘13 we have a little holiday present from everyone here at Queasy, stay tuned!

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The DLC Details

Acoustic Sound Pack ($0.99)
Bring some clean analog tones to your game with five new acoustic instruments. Strum a tune with a guitar, dance across the ivories on a piano, or thumb the unique sounds of the kalimba.

Drum Kits Sound Pack ($0.99)
This pack is all about rhythm. Snares, hi-hats, toms, and more let you groove to everything from a cool jazz backdrop to a driving rock beat. There’s even an electronic kit for some 80’s hip-hop style jams if that’s more your style.

8-Bit Sound Pack ($0.99)
Compose in the key of chiptune with bleeps, bloops, and other classic game sounds. It’s more than just chiptunes as you’ll get modern electronic synths, bass lines, and loops too. A variety packed pack for sure!

Curved Terrain Pack (free download)
This one’s for the platforming fans out there. Bend, stretch, and shape curves to add smooth surfaces to your smooth beats. Many of you have been waiting for this and it’s free right now. (It’s also key for some future DLC but we’ll keep that a surprise for now.)

Theme-A-Week, Asymmetry #ASYM

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:22:14 -0500

Inspired by this great video from Everynone, this week’s Theme-A-Week is Asymmetry #ASYM. Check out Daftbomb’s level here for all the details.

And don’t forget the other Theme-A-Weeks still going:
#GRAV – Gravity
#321 - 321
#CRES - Crescendo
#HLWN - Halloween (ok, maybe not this one)
#1SL - One screen level
#ESC - Escape

Symmetry from Everynone on Vimeo.

Staff Meeting

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:26:16 -0500

Staff Meeting

May Both Your Turkey & Beats Be Phat!

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:35:00 -0500

On account of turkeys and families we’re taking this week off from the livestream and Theme-A-Week announcement… but there’s still plenty to do!

If playing levels is your vibe we’ve got Theme-A-Weeks for weeks. If you’re feeling more creative, why not revisit a previous Theme-A-Week? The announcement is weekly but the theme never ends and we play all your levels.

Ok well, so have a great weekend, enjoy your friends and fam, and we’ll catch you soon.

#1SL

#ESC

#HLWN

#CRES

#321

#GRAV

A smattering of the colourful community created levels in Sound...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:01:41 -0500

A smattering of the colourful community created levels in Sound Shapes. Love all you creators that are rocking this stuff in the game!

Beck's Sheet Music Experiment

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:07:00 -0500

Beck’s newest album is nothing like what you’re used to and yet exactly as advertised. There’s no CD in the box and you won’t find it on iTunes because the twenty songs that make up this collection are sheet music only. If you want to hear Song Reader you’ll have to play it yourself (or befriend some musicians.)

We quite like this experiment. It harkens to a time when all music was communicated visually and reading and playing (unless you’re Mozart) was a required skill. Although rarely mentioned outside musical circles, there’s a visual aesthetic to music. In the same way typography adds a feeling to the text, musical notation communicates something about the music.

Another fascinating aspect to this experiment is that this will be an album entirely of covers. Beck has made no indication that he’ll be recording a version of Song Reader so every song you hear from it will be an interpretation of an artist playing. Beck has provided everything and nothing – simultaneously all the notes and a blank canvas.

Song Reader is being published by the famed McSweeney’s and is available for pre-order now. You can download one of the songs (in sheet music form of course) from songreader.net, check out some of the renditions already recorded, and post your own (maybe recorded in Sound Shapes?.. jk)

Theme-A-Week, Nov 16 #GRAV

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:34:05 -0500

The source of pure exhilaration and complete terror; it makes pinballs work, sports fun, and the world go ‘round. And there’s no escaping it. Embrace one of the universe’s fundamental forces in this week’s Theme-A-Week… GRAVITY.

Everything you need to know is in Daftbomb’s level.
Queue it up here.

Got A Weekend? We Got Some Levels! #321

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:30:18 -0500

3-2-1 It’s the weekend and we got some levels for ya!

From our most recent Theme-A-Week #321, these are some of our faves. And if you tear through those and still want more, check out our other Theme-A-Weeks, HLWN (Halloween), CRES (Crescendo), 1SL (One screen level), and ESC (Escape) – it’s becoming a pretty cool collection.

And if you’re just getting started creating, try designing around one of these themes. The Theme-A-Weeks just start on a particular day but never end and we play every single one. Alright, back to shaping… talk soon! Here are the levels

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3= 2+1 321 by Jool2306
http://www.soundshapesgame.com/level/2cPjQht9

42+1 Things by TheBeejAbides
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/R00Gj8T5

321 Party please! by Nitrious
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/fg9rHxML

321 Let’s go by gasssst
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/9uhYTAT9

waltz 321 by Tomo-delta
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/di7a8I5Y

Tree to Won 321 by Earl_LeeGrave
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/d129jH1O

Shrinkrhapsody by pikathon
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/gNme7dUq

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And of course Daftbomb’s instructionally baked level for the new Theme-A-Week… GRAVITY #GRAV.
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/UphDTBVy

Theme-A-Week, Nov 9 #321

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:12:39 -0500

So we’ve built it up with Crescendo (#CRES), now it’s time to count it down with our third Theme-A-Week… #321.

3 numbers
2 interpret however you want in
1 awesome level

To participate, include “321” in the title and we’ll check them out next Friday on our livestream. And if you missed this week’s livestream of Crescendo, the full list is right here.

As always, Daftbomb has made a killer playable level with all the instructions baked right in. Check it here.

This week’s Theme-A-Week was “Crescendo”, if you missed us...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:01:00 -0500

This week’s Theme-A-Week was “Crescendo”, if you missed us playing the levels on the livestream here’s what we checked out. Some pretty awesome ones in here.

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Gezawesome vol1 #cres by geoulen
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/OK6HGw8m

Keyfall by Milkmaniac
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/WkxTynb1

Deathmouse Cres by Rarnetto2
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/QXB681w8

Cresgasm by TheBeejabides
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/Sz71WYdR

Crest.de.la by Earl_LeeGrave
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/2DUbVcgf

Just a Little Cres by gasssst
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/5X5fZVJY

soulgift :weary by pikathon
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/KVCZChhe

7:00 a.m. Cres by tomo-delta
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/YZolvZNh