A bit of bad news, but it could've been worse...

I haven't had the time to post this article, as this happened a good while ago, because, well, the PC I was using to make both Rossies 2 and Keno the cat has broken down...

Luckily, I have backed up both games in their entirety on a memory stick! So not all hope is lost, just some of it! Once, or rather if, my PC gets fixed, I can simply pick up where I left off.

This post is to inform anyone who cares that, for the time being, all Gamerstorm games are not in development.

I hope the PC will get fixed soon, otherwise, I might have to delay the games release dates, because when it comes to indie development, it seems that every second of development counts, because you're doing it all yourself.

So I'll post an update once the PC does get fixed, there won't be anything else to post until then anyway, so it's guaranteed the next post will be that, and hopefully, that will come pretty soon...

-Cobra!

Keno the Cat Chronicles - Issue 2 - Page 7 is out!

Here's Page 7 of my comic out, and it will be my last for a while.

If you missed my last post, I've had a change of plan, I originally intended to finish all the comics before working on the game, however, I didn't know it would take me so long to do them, so I've decided to stop doing the comics, and go straight to developing the game, and then finish off the comics once I'm done, to make up for this delay, I will be doing a third issue, which will cover the first scene of the game.

I'm looking for someone to do the sprites and 3D models for the game, because knowing my lack of skills in the graphics department of development, it would take me half the year to do those alone, so if someone is willing to do those, it would be much appreciated, however, no one has to, I could do them myself, but again, it would take me ages to do them.

I'm hoping to get the game out by late 2012, or at the latest, early 2013, so I'm going to have to actually stop laying around, being a lazy sh*te, and actually get to work.

Image available exclusively on the Gamerstorm website!

-Cobra!

A Slight Change of Plan...

A post on the Gamerstorm website that's not about a new Keno the Cat comic page!? That's unheard of!

My original plan for my new Keno the Cat project is to do a mini comic series before I start development on the game itself, sure, this might've been a stupid idea, as the comic were only a side project to help "Hype" up the game and wasn't necessary, but I thought since it was a mini series, it would do me a couple of months at the very most.

However, as we've discovered, it's taken me far longer than that, almost a year! So I've decided to just start develop on the game, and do the comics after, because the game itself is more important, right?

I won't be leaving Gamerstorm deserted to collect dust, no, if you've been reading my Retro Blog (and if you've never heard of it; Here's a link.) you would know that every Sunday, I write a feature that's about my retro gaming activity that week.

Well, I'm thinking of doing something similar here but on a different week, probably a Monday, as I'm off then, that will be about my games development activity, not sure what to call it, but that's not important, at least with this, I can make sure to progress in some form or another in development so I can have something to write about.

I will be releasing one more comic page before this plan goes into action, and that comic is nearly done, and should be uploaded sometime this week, the rest of the comic will be finished after the game itself, to make up for thus, I will be doing a 3rd issue when the game is finished, which will be the beginning of the game's first scene.

Hopefully by doing this, I will be able to finish this game by the end of this year. (Touchwood.)

-Cobra!

Keno the Cat Chronicles - Issue 2 - Page 6 is out!

First of all, Happy Late New Year to you all!

I'm not holding back, I'll admit, the reason this took so long is because I've been lazy, I haven't been working on them much at all, don't worry, I think I'm back on top form, if that's the case, page 7 should be out sometime next week.

However, I can say that now my comics will be of a more consistent size and thanks to my new scanner, I can get these comics out quicker, so hopefully, I should have finished it all by the end of next month, fingers crossed...

Anyway, here's the comic:

Image available only on the Gamerstorm website!

To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story".

Page 7 should be out sometime next week, although knowing me, I'll probably be way off.

Release of Keno the Cat Chronicles - Page 5

A week after the last page, page 5 of the ongoing Keno the Cat Chronicles comic series is out!

Image available only on the Gamerstorm official website!

To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story" and then scroll down the page until you see the comics section.

-Cobra!

Early Christmas 'present' for you all: The Keno the Cat Christmas Special 2011 Comic

Before I go on, I have to point out that this is only a parody, and is in no way intended to be used commercially, the Dell logo is (obviously) a copyright to Dell, and was used without permission. This was not made to hinder anyone's opinions on Dell laptops, it was not made to tell people to avoid getting dells.

It's not like Dell will ever be looking at this, but you know what they say; "Better safe than sorry".

Lucky (or not) for you guys, we've decided to release the Christmas special Keno the Cat Comic early!

Image available only on the Gamerstorm website!

To catch up on the comic series, go to the official Gamerstorm website, then go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story" and then scroll down the page until you see the comics section.

Right now that that's out of the way, time to go back to Keno the Cat Chronicles...

-Cobra!

The Keno the Cat Chronicles Issue 2 Front Cover has finally been made!

After 4 pages into the comic, I've finally gotten around to making the front cover!

I apologise for taking so long, it'll probably be a let down, especially due to the lack of shadows, but then again, you guys probably just don't care, it's just a front cover after all.

Either way, here it is, in all of it's disappointing glory:

Image Available on on the Gamerstorm website!

To catch up on the comic series, go to the official Gamerstorm website, then go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story" and then scroll down the page until you see the comics section.

Next up, the Christmas special!

-Cobra!

Keno the Cat Chronicles - Issue 2 - Page 4 is out!

I just can't meet a deadline to save my life, can I?

A day after it was meant to come out, page 4 of the comic is out.

Why did it take so long? Well, an interesting answer, really. Yesterday, we were putting up the Christmas tree, and today, I was actually going to a primary school reunion, which I totally forgot about. I met friends I haven't seen, or talked to, in years, it was great, they changed so much, then again, so have I, I guess. This time, I made sure to get all of my friends' email addresses, just so I can keep in contact with them.

Anyway, after those, I finished off the comic and here we are.

Image available only on the Gamerstorm Website!

Now that that's done, I'm going to start on it's front cover, because frankly, it's been updated for too long without one, problem is, what can I draw?

After I do that, I'll start on the Christmas special of it, and I know Exactly what I can do for that...

-Cobra!

Keno the Cat Chronicles - Issue 2 - Page 3 is out!

I'm sorry for the delay, personal reasons as to why it took so long, but the point is I'm back and I would say I'm better than ever, but that's not entirely the case.

Anyway, there's not much else to say, the 3rd page is at long last released, and here it is:

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To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story".

Also, I'm not slowing down, again, personal reasons for the delay, but I'm back on normal schedule, the 4th page is nearly done, and shall be upload tomorrow, or should I say next month!

-Cobra!

Keno the Cat Chronicles Issue 2 Page 2 is out!

After just 2 days after starting on it, I've already finished Page 2 of the comic! What a record!

Don't worry, though, I didn't rush it, I just put more time into it, because most of the time I worked on previous pages, I was just lounging about, so if I wanted to get the comics over with and start on the game itself any time soon, I had to stop lounging about and actually get on with them.

So that's exactly what I did, and the end result, with the same effort put in as the other page, just more time spent doing do, was alot quicker than I expected, only 2 days.

Image available only on the Gamerstorm website!

To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games" page, and then click on "Story".

Assuming that the comic will be 10 pages long, because the story is much longer, then I can get the comic done before Christmas! and that includes the Christmas special comic, so by next year, it's all going towards the game, and hopefully, I can get that done by late 2012, which is when I want to release the game.

Yeah, it's very much possible, I think! So, hopefully, it goes according to plan, and the the game should be on Xbox Live and Steam by Q4 2012!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be starting the next page of the comic...

Keno the Cat Chronicles Issue 2 Page 1 is finally out!

Finally, after so long, the first page of the second issue of the Keno the Cat Chronicles web comic series has finally been uploaded!

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To catch up on the comic series (That is if you actually want to), go to the Keno the Cat Official website, link to it are located at the home page or the "Our Games/Franchises" page, and then click on "Story".

-Cobra!

Happy Bonfire Night!... Does anyone even say that?

Because we have nothing else to do, we at Gamerstorm would like to celebrate Guy Fawkes night, with a promotional(ish) poster, well, we're going to turn it into one, think of this as a first draft enjoy:

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For those outside the UK who don't know what Guy Fawkes night is, well, it's kind of like our version of 4th July, except it's celebrating a bad thing, sort of, it's celebrating an attempt, by a guy called "Guy Fawkes" (Who'd thought?) trying to blow up the houses of parliament in 1905.

I hope youse like this, and Happy Guy Fawkes Night!... Does anyone even say that?

-Cobra!

The Keno the Cat Halloween 2011 Special Comic had been revealed!

I've just noticed, I've been posting news like crazy lately, when previously, I only had 1 post every 2 months.

Anyway, I've been working on a Halloween special comic for Keno the Cat, the problem was, what should I draw, here's some trivia, I was originally going to do a continuation of the Red Nose Day 2011 special, it would've taken place after Luca had landed, but that would require too many panels for what I had planned for the story and my drawing skills are below average, so it wouldn't turn out good.

So instead, I decided to do something rather simple, but with a twist, unlike any other Halloween special of anything, it's not scary, but it has alot to do with Halloween, how is this possible, well, read for yourself:

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-Cobra!

A (very) rough release "date" for Keno the cat has been confirmed.

We (well, I) have worked out an very rough release date for the Keno the cat game. The game should be released at Q4 2012, or Early 2013, before the new Xbox has been announced at E3 2013. The reason I'm releasing it then is because for one thing only 1 guy is making it, yours truly, and I'm making this my big project, so I need time to make it the best I can, It's not like Rossies 2, where the game is extremely simple, I want to add depth to this game, and alot of it, I want an epic storyline, great looking cutscenes (PC version will also have the option of Low-Poly Models), and variety to the game, not just the same stuff over and over and over again. Even so, it still seams a bit much, but I'm slow and lazy, so I'll need all the time I can get. In the mean time, like I did with Rossies 2, I'll be making the occasional Developer Blog entry, to tell youse how I'm doing, if your at all interested.

-Cobra!

It's been a very busy week for Keno Dawting! Also, reason for site decay.

It's been almost 2 months since our last post, sorry if youse thought we were dead, because we aren't!

In those 2 months though, I managed to finish off Issue 1 of the Keno the cat Chronicles comic, if youse want to read it, go visit the official Keno the cat website.

Oh yeah! Speaking of, the official Keno the cat website is now up! To make things better, I've actually revealed a bit of the story on the site, so if youse want to check that out, go there now!

Oh and one last thing, notice anything different about this post than any other post? Well, of course you did! Keno now gets his own category in the news page! ...Alright, it isn't that exiting, but for the sake of completion, it's here.

Alright, you're probably wondering why we weren't active for a month, well, the reason is... we haven't done anything significant, nothing worth posting, and honestly, there's nothing else to it, that was really because half of the month, I was still waiting for the desk to be built, and trust me, that was a lot of hassle, and you know how you'd be on a break/holiday, you know how hard it is to get back to your usual progress if you know what I mean? Yeah, I felt like that, so I really didn't do much at all, sorry guys, I promise I'll work much harder next time, if I don't, fell free to send me death threats.

-Cobra!