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Good Morning Gato #74 – A Prior Engagement

Michelle — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:00:26 +0000

You might have found that last Friday’s Good Morning Gato was notibly absent. We do have a good excuse though. We were at PAX! This was our second time exhibiting at PAX Prime and a quite eventful one it was!

Win!
I may have mentioned this before but this was my first time organizing Ska Studios for PAX. I think I did a decent enough job considering the giant shoes Dustin left behind to fill. I’m certainly nowhere near as awesome as he is at being a marketing coordinator but PAX turned out to be pretty darn successful, nonetheless. We showed off Charlie Murder, sold some shirts, talked with fans and oh yea, James and I got engaged!
Here is a sweet video of Ska Studios at PAX Prime or you can view the photos on our Facebook Page!

A Different Kind of Game Proposal

It’s official. Your Lead Dishwasher and Art Unicorn have graduated from boyfriend and girlfriend dev team to engaged couple dev team. Prepare your box of tissues and check out some media taken of the event:

“Ska Studios Proposal” by Clingermangw
1UP’s “PAX 2011: A Charlie Murder Proposal” video
Postcard from PAX: The Most Touching PAX Moment Ever
IGN Facebook Album
A Gear Fish post
An in-game proposal

Much to the pleasure of those irritated by the other day’s twitter spam about wedding dresses, I won’t bore you with planning details but if something especially awesome and game or zombie related pops up, I’ll be sure to post about it. If you happened to capture video or photography please send it my way to michelle (at) ska-studios (dotcom)!

Mini Link Roundup
I’ll be posting a bigger roundup when more articles come in but for now check out these nifty links:

Giant Bomb Quick Look!
WonderHowTo Article

Merchtastic

Michelle — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:25:50 +0000

Ska Studios has some shiny new duds for you to check out in our merch store. You probably noticed we’re phasing out some older Vampire Smile designs in favor of the newer, bolder threads that were found at the last PAX East. We’ll also be selling all of these shirts at the upcoming PAX Prime.
To those who were looking for one of the old shirts, sorry folks, but that’s the way the thread…(puts on sunglasses)… unravels.

Check out some more images of our current shirts in this fine gallery. You can also see some finer detail for the VS Clean and VS Rock on their respective wallpapers at the Vampire Smile website.

Good Morning Gato #62 – In The End I Am Free

Michelle — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:41:30 +0000

This past weekend was a hectic one for Gato and her sister, Neko. A dog was to be added to the happy family, but not if Gato could help it. After a flurry of claws, blood and revenge (the dog and cats themselves unharmed), it was not to be. In the end, Gato was free, and that’s all that mattered to her.

Old Bat
This week wasn’t only eventful for the cats but also the rest of Ska Studios! If you follow us on twitter, you could have noticed that Wednesday was a very special day for James as it was his ~~30th~~ second 29th birthday! I baked him a batty cake for his momentous milestone.

A Super Mysterious Surprise!
Also mentioned earlier this week, we will have a secret surprise to be revealed during E3. Whet your whistle with this teaser. We’re keeping people guessing what this secret could possibly be because it is, in fact, a secret to everybody. As always, feel free to say “heya” to us while we roam the floors of the E3 expo halls!

Supporting the Arts
While I don’t have a new instructional blog post for you this week, I have created my own Etsy shop! While the works here are mostly personal artwork, from time to time you may find Ska Studios related projects for sale. Be sure to follow me on twitter for announcements of additions to my little shop.

A Ska Studios Dev Diary Indie Video Production

Dustin "SuperDunner" — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:58:30 +0000

Click to watch in epic high-definition.

Good Morning Gato #51 – Smelling The Roses

Michelle — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:32:09 +0000

Gato, like many cats, furiously investigates any new thing that enters her home. A recent sharp influx of PAX shwag from FedEx has led to a serious upswing in Gato-conducted detective work. She likes roses too!

Good morning Gato and blog readers! Your usual Good Morning Gato will be presented to you by the newest Ska Studio-er, Michelle. Wednesday evening, Dustin ventured across the country to represent Ska Studios and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile at Microsoft’s Xbox February Showcase in slightly-warmer-than-here San Francisco. Try not to be too upset by the change today; take a deep breath and everything will be just fine.

Convention Comprehensive
With Dustin giving a series of indubitably outstanding presentations of Vampire Smile at the Xbox February Showcase, we got some rad pickup! Joystiq touched on the stereoscopic 3D support and Game Informer gave us a sparkling preview of story and gameplay. While I won’t get into the decision in Good Morning Gato, you can expect a blurb later on the 3D feature of Vampire Smile.

PAX East is 14 days away! We’re waiting on the last few pieces of PAX East supplies for Gato to rub against before we pack them in the van and begin the journey to Boston. I assure that you will not be disappointed by our display and fervor. But don’t take my word for it, visit our booth # 607 and see for yourself! We’ll have a fully playable Vampire Smile, prizes, freebies and good things to buy including a few new shirt designs (created by yours truly).

Local Indie Flavor
This week, all three members of Ska Studios braved the cold tundra of upstate New York to attend a local game industry meetup in Troy. Though the meetup was billed as an impromptu job fair to deal with some pretty unfortunate circumstances, it was pretty cool to see upstate New York’s games industry come out of the woodwork to help out some extremely talented people.

Extra Space for Activities
It’s no secret that Ska Studios is always eyeball deep in projects even though the topics themselves may be a secret. With people happily murdering in ZP2KX and Vampire Smile coming up, we can’t forget about the other work in the pipeline. As well as the games themselves, we have other less digital projects to put the finishing touches on such as the life-size Violence Hammer. At the moment, I’m adding a lot more spiky bits to really make it violent. Here is a sneak preview below but you’ll have to come to the show floor to see it in its full glory. See you there!