http://www.zodal.co.nz/ Zodal News en-nz http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/anika-game-play-free/ Today New Zealand game publisher Trickysheep Publishing released Zodal’s latest adventure game called “Anika’s Odyssey - Land of the Taniwha”. Anika’s Odyssey is a magical adventure deep into a lush and enchanted land. Be Anika Greenfield and break through reality, to enter a mystical world inspired by Aotearoa, New Zealand. Throughout the adventure, Anika meets wild and curious creatures and exotic Taniwha spirits (New Zealand Maori word for spirits, pronounced ‘tah-nee-fah’) that inhabit this wondrous wilderness. The game is an enchanting point and click adventure puzzle game, full of a myriad of surprises and charm. Help Anika Greenfield explore her colorful landscape as she searches to reclaim her beloved friend. Anikas Odyssey is a free web game and was released on the internet today and launched through the USA Game portal Kongregate, “the YouTube of Online Gaming”. Kongregate a gaming and social networking website allows its members to chat while playing games and post comments about the games while bookmarking their favorites and rating the digital content. In the first day alone the Anikas Odyssey - Land of the Taniwha has been played over 10,000 times, and fans are already demanding a sequel, with comments of praise and adoration being continually posted, such as this comment from a community member “superb game play, spot-on sound effects, nice puzzles, and much more make this an excellent game!” Visit the official Anikas Odyssey page here. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/anika-game-play-free/ http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/zodal_tuanz_awards/ TUANZ announced today that Zodal is a finalist in the Mobile Application of the Year Category at the TUANZ Innovation Awards 2007. The team is very excited and we feel that this is a testament not only to our hard work, but also to all of you that have in some way or another contributed to the development of LINKA mobile game server framework - whether through technical assistance, general feedback on the server and its associated Adobe Flash Lite games, mentoring, support, encouragement and your advice around the mobile industry as well as well as business and business governance in general. We look forward to meeting with the judges in early October for a final presentation of the multi-player game server. The winner will be announced at a Gala Dinner in Auckland on October 11. To find out more about the Awards as well as to see the tremendous competition that Zodal is up against, go to the TUANZ website for the mobile awards here. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/zodal_tuanz_awards/ http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/sprout_desktop_game/ Jeff Nusz, Zodal’s Lead Interactive Programmer has picked up first place in the international internet gaming awards held by Jay Is Games - Casual Gameplay Franchise. “Sprout is a creative and original adventure puzzle game created by Jeff Nusz, of New Zealand, for our second Casual Gameplay Design Competition. From the moment you lay eyes on it you know it’s something special. The unique artwork for a Flash game has a paper-cut appearance that lends a storybook atmosphere to the game. This environment perfectly suits the role you play as a young seedling trying to find its way home. Sprout has everything we love to see in a Flash game: originality, a simple design, and a beautiful presentation.” Go here to learn more about the desktop Sprout game by Jeff Nusz of Zodal which also took out the Audience award for the 2007 games competition! Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/sprout_desktop_game/ http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/psp_rob_and_big/ The latest game developed by Zodal's game development team, Rob and Big - In the Crib is live and available for download for the Sony PSP mobile gaming console. The game is receiving good reviews - read more here at the Zodal blog. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/psp_rob_and_big/ http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/51/ Zodal has been chosen as one of the premiere New Zealand Digital Content Development Company's exporting out of New Zealand. The Digital Directory website presents profile information and rich graphic content from a selection of the most exciting companies in the New Zealand gaming, animation, interactive, and 3-D spaces.The Digital Directory will serve as a flexible marketing channel, displaying weekly news updates on the New Zealand industry as well as allowing for the incorporation of additional companies over time.The success of the site will be built on the degree to which it is supported by both the local industry and the New Zealand government, who began the initiative.The Directory is now live - you can visit it here Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.zodal.co.nz/news_item/51/