http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/ en Copyright 2012, The Pickford Bros The Pickford Bros are veteran independent video game designers based in the UK. Their Press Cuttings blog collects releated game reviews, articles and interviews from magazines and the internet.. http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=664 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=664 Through the magic of twitter we were alerted to the MacBreak Weekly netcast video blog, where Jason Snell, editor of Macworld, was kind enough to name Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint as his pick of the week. The whole netcast is a great watch, but if you ... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=664#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=658 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=658 I was interviewed briefly over the phone for this article in the Technology Blog of UK newspaper / website The Guardian, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It should have been John doing the interview really, as... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=658#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=649 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=649 The nice people over on RetroRemakes.com have picked up on the new prototype of I Sent My Monkey To The Moon, contained within version 2.0 of Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint on iOS. Our touch-screen play control demo reminds them of our mid-1980s 8-bit Ma... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=649#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=648 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=648 Our announcement about the new Prototypes included in version 2.0 of Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint for iOS is picked up as a news story by Edge Online. http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=648#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=647 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=647 Pocket Gamer pick up on our news story about the Prototypes included in version 2.0 of Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint for iOS. http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=647#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=643 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=643 A lovely write up on the Eurogamer website, about version 2.0 of Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint for iOS, where we're named App of the Day because "the Pickfords have released a wonderfully generous update". Eurogamer points out that "This smart and unusu... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=643#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=640 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=640 A lovely write up about Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint from the guys over at Hookshot Inc, a smashing new blog site in the mould of Rock Paper Shotgun, but for downloadable games, which rather flatteringly describes our game as a 'modern classic'. I li... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=640#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=639 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=639 We had a great night at the BAFTAs, where Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint was nominated in the Mobile & Handheld category. We didn't expect to win, but as we got to the awards being announced, we had that tingling feeling that we just might... We did... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=639#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=638 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=638 Here's a nice little write up of Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint, by a game design student, talking about the way we used the physical shape of the iOS device to inspire some of the game mechanics in Magnetic Billiards. He's talking about the iPad specifi... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=638#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=622 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=622 Another ace review for Magnetic Billiards, this time from fantastic twitter-based micro review site iPhoneTiny. The review is less than 140 characters, so I won't waffle on about it. http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=622#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=614 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=614 We were delighted to spot that Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint has come second place in the 148apps.com 2011 Best App Ever awards, in the iOS Puzzle Game category. We were beaten to first place by Disney's 'Where's My Water?' Just below us in third pl... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=614#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=610 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=610 Hot on the heels of Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint for iOS being named one of the 100 Greatest Apps of All Time for 2011 by Tap! Magazine (a list that only included 13 games, surely making us one of the top 13 iOS games of all time?), the Pocket Gamer websi... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=610#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=603 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=603 A lovely little review from the smashing people over at Retro Gamer (the UK print magazine dedicated to retro games and hardware), which was a nice surprise as Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint is bang up to the minute, ultra-modern, and NOT THE SLIGHTEST BIT ... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=603#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=602 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=602 Another great review from Italy. I don't know why, but Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint has had great success in Italy so far, both in terms of critical response and downloads. This is from issue 21 of print magazine 'iPhone Magazine'. We only got a PDF ... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=602#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=601 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=601 We got a nice review on the Polish AppDnia website. Google Translate helpfully told me that they really liked the game, but knocked marks off us for charging for additional content. It's a shame reviewers don't like the idea of game developers trying t... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=601#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=597 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=597 I did an interview last week with François Bliss de la Boissière for ace French mobile gaming website Hitphone.fr, covering Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint, iOS development, being an indie, and video games in general. My French is a little rusty, but I ... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=597#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=596 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=596 Another good review of Magnetic Billiard: Blueprint appeared on the 148Apps website a few days ago. We like the fact that the reviewer appreciated the fact that there is a lot of learning in the game, and that the player is not expected to 'get' everyth... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=596#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=595 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=595 Last week Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint won the AppMadness.net September Tournament, a competition between 32 apps, over 5 rounds, with apps paired-up randomly and voted for by the public, with the winner of each vote going through to the next round. An... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=595#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=592 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=592 We got our first review in Edge magazine this century! I think the last time they reviewed us was Wetrix back in 1998 or so (which got a 7/10, if my memory serves me correctly). We didn't get a review of Naked War, but they've made up for that oversight ... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=592#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=591 http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=591 Another smashing review for Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint, this time from Italy (surprisingly our second most popular territory in Europe after the UK, even before this review, for no reason we can fathom). 9/10, and some nice comments too: "In short, ... http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/press/view.php?post=591#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT