Hello everyone! Welcome to Dual Cortex Gamings 8th devlog, where we will give some insight into the weal and woe of our studio and the road to our first and recently launched endless runner game, Henry the Cloud. We want to keep the forum as clutter free as possible, while updating you guys about our little game and provide you with a good read. Therefore, you find the official release post here! If you are interested in our previous devlogs, hurry and read up through the following link! Henry the Cloud Dual Cortex Gaming Genres: Games Arcade Action Free Today, we want to elaborate on the things we have done after finally publishing the game. And, moreover, the things we already initiated prior to that exciting moment, in order to prepare for it. Marketing When we started working on Henry the Cloud, we knew that we had to start early on with the process of marketing our little game. Many indie studios create marvellous products but forget one thing: if no one knows your game is out there, it will only be played by your thirteen year old nephew and his friends before being consumed by the dark abyss that is the Play and App Store. So, what was our approach? Pre-launch: Dev logs! Social Media coverage (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) Beta invitations to over 4k influencers (Websites, Blogs, Streamers, etc.) Press releases Sending out beta invites for iOS proved harder than we thought. Because we wanted to accompany the invite with a message of our own, not a generic Apple TestFlight email, we were forced to get inventive. So, what we did was to load an Excel sheet with many email addresses that were all aliases of a single Dual Cortex Gaming mailbox. We created scripts and tooling to retrieve mail from this box, extracting the unique invite code and writing them to a file. We wrote several templates for messages depending on the type of recipient. Bloggers, streamers, YouTubers, websites and news outlets: they all got different, personalized messages. We took a look at thousands of channels and added a personal touch to every single one of them. After we did that, we injected the unique invite codes into the personalized templates, and sent them out using a mailing tool we wrote. However oops! We were seen as spam, and got our main Google account suspended, leaving our videos with 2.000+ views on our main YouTube channel behind us. Our appeal to Google (this is not spam! These are personalized messages we put heart and soul in - which is true!) was rejected, and we were forced to create a new account. Old account: rest in peace. You will forever be missed. Important!:The observant reader notices that sending Apple TestFlight invites is something completely different than requesting a review of your game. Just like us, be sure to send personal emails to get reviewed. Tell them who you are, what you are doing, and what your game is about. Be honest and true and you will get featured! Since that day, we have been featured on various sites and blogs. It is extremely fun to look at Lets Plays or read reviews about our game, and are proud to boast with quotes like: We were mentioned in an 'Upcoming' post here on TouchArcade (Thanks Tasos!) and, in addition, placed #12 in the Hottest 20 games. We also saw a featuring in Android Polices 30 new and notable Android games. We have since published a few patch releases, containing bug fixes, reducing the amount of ads shown, tweaks in gameplay, and an improved map. Stay posted for more Henry the Cloud news. As always: thanks for reading and spread the word! Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Supported Devices: iPhone4 iPad2Wifi iPad23G iPhone4S iPadThirdGen iPadThirdGen4G iPhone5 iPodTouchFifthGen iPadFourthGen iPadFourthGen4G iPadMini iPadMini4G iPhone5c iPhone5s iPhone6 iPhone6Plus iPodTouchSixthGen Minimum iOS Version: iOS 7.0 Download Size: 54.2MB Henry the Cloud Can -you- control the winds?We challenge you to take control of Henry the Cloud as you propel him through the … Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsCan -you- control the winds?We challenge you to take control of Henry the Cloud as you propel him through the sky in this exciting free-to-play mobile game featuring a unique gameplay mechanic! Swipe to create wind bursts to maneuver Henry around mountains and hot air balloons or even larger threats like Joe the Cumulonimbus and Pete the Pelican!Unlock epic characters and items to upgrade stats and boost performance by collecting Droplets. Earn highscores to compete with Facebook friends or strive for world domination on the global leaderboards.-----------------------------FEATURES:- Unique and innovative gameplay mechanic- Challenging and strategical gameplay- Short intense gaming sessions- Help cute clouds travel the world and soar through the sky- Unlock and combine epic characters and items - over 1000 combinations!- Compete with friends on the leaderboards- Free to play-----------------------------HOW TO PLAY:Swipe to draw bursts of wind, release to activate! Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrxsMm34-mQTip: Henry has to make contact with the bursts of wind to start following them!Tip: Henry is really fast! Try to plan your moves ahead of time or he just might miss the burst of wind! -----------------------------CONNECT:Are you already a fan of Henry the Cloud? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for free unlocks and the latest news!Website: https://www.henrythecloud.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HenryTheCloudTwitter: https://twitter.com/HenryTheCloud Information Seller: Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Sep 20, 2016 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (2) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Meshugenah Games Well-Known Member Aug 4, 2016 97 4 8 #2 Meshugenah Games, Nov 3, 2016 Thanks for the update. Love the game and the devlogs are a cool way to reach out to fans. Always interesting to hear the stories behind games. Henry the Cloud Active Member Mar 22, 2016 26 0 0 #3 Henry the Cloud, Nov 4, 2016 Thanks @Meshugenah Games! We love reading some good devlogs ourselves too. We will be adding a new one in a few weeks, so stay tuned! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? 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Thanks for the update. Love the game and the devlogs are a cool way to reach out to fans. Always interesting to hear the stories behind games.
Thanks @Meshugenah Games! We love reading some good devlogs ourselves too. We will be adding a new one in a few weeks, so stay tuned!
