Statistics and Fun Facts About the Players of Don’t Feed the Trolls

Two weeks after a post about the sales and the ads revenue of Don’t Feed the Trolls, here’s another statistics post, this time about the players of the game. Don’t Feed the Trolls is a reflex game released in May on iPhone/iPad and Android (Google Play and Amazon). Feel free to try it, it’s a… Continue reading Statistics and Fun Facts About the Players of Don’t Feed the Trolls

Sales and Ads Stats of an iOS / Android Game

Don’t Feed the Trolls has been released for more than two months now, and revenue is slowing down. I think it’s a good time to look at how much money the game made. The game and the business model Don’t Feed the Trolls is an arcade reflex game released on Google Play on May, 3rd,… Continue reading Sales and Ads Stats of an iOS / Android Game

Don’t Feed the Trolls 1.2 “Bears Update” is now Live!

A new version of Don’t Feed the Trolls is now available on iPhone/iPad and Android ! This major update adds nine levels, three characters, and five achievements. Discover new gameplay with the sleeping bear, the twin bears or the invisible bear and keep slapping the trolls getting in your way. Collect the additional stars and take… Continue reading Don’t Feed the Trolls 1.2 “Bears Update” is now Live!

Optimizing Graphics Performance on iOS and Android

The main device is used during the development of Don’t Feed the Trolls is an Acer Iconia Tab A500. It’s quite powerful and I never met performance issues with it. Of course, I tested the game on many other iOS and Android devices. I was surprised to discover strong performance issues on a HTC Desire. In… Continue reading Optimizing Graphics Performance on iOS and Android

Beta Testing Don’t Feed the Trolls on iOS/Android

Don’t Feed the Trolls on iOS/Android is coming soon! However, before releasing it, I would like to do “live testing” with players around the world to improve the game, and especially: – Gameplay tuning and difficulty – Device compatibility – Game stability and bugs – Localization errors (English and French) – Online leaderboards testing If… Continue reading Beta Testing Don’t Feed the Trolls on iOS/Android

How to create a shake action in Cocos2d-x (with source code)

While working on my next game Don’t Feed the Trolls, I was looking for a “shake effect”. When the player feeds a troll, I want the whole screen to shake to improve visual feedback. A shake effect is very easy to implement, so I quickly hacked in my code to see if it was un… Continue reading How to create a shake action in Cocos2d-x (with source code)

Don’t Feed the Trolls coming to iOS and Android

It’s now confirmed and official. The next game released by Frozax Games will (hopefully) be a new version of Don’t Feed the Trolls, for iOS and Android. However, it will not be a simple port of the Xbox 360 version. Are are some of improvements : Improved graphics (see screenshot below) Intuitive touch gameplay (very cool… Continue reading Don’t Feed the Trolls coming to iOS and Android