Fitba Patch - Out Now!

Fitba's been updated with a new version, which has now passed peer review and is available for download. Here's what's new...

Fixed occasional crash in network game when player is sent off.
Added option to alter length of games.
Added option to pause or manually control rotation of player in player editing.
Fixed juddering when the goalkeeper is kicking from hands on client in network game.
Dont allow client to join server if server is running a different version to the client.


Upating to the latest version is currently a bit clunky in the community games channel. You have to manually delete the game from your 360 and download it again. Apparently this is a process that is going to be improved "soon".

Facebook Group

Another way to stay in touch with Fitba & Triple B Games news is to join our new Facebook group - head to http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73010533084 if you would rather keep in touch that way.

XBLCG.info

Some of the XNA Community Games creators have got together and put a Community Games Review site together. Hopefully if this site is a success it'll shame Microsoft into pulling their finger out and getting user ratings integrated into the dash. The site allows you to give each game your approval and see charts of the highest ranked games.

You can find the site here http://xblcg.info/ and its Fitba page is here http://xblcg.info/game/fitba

All approvals gratefully received :)

I've been noodled!

Nope nothing about the new disgusting kebab flavoured pot noodles, but I've done a developer Q&A over at Noodlegamer.com check it out here.

Developer Interview for Cranky Gamers UK

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Fly for Cranky Gamers UK, discussing Fitba, making games with XNA and all the fun and games that's involved in getting your game out on Community Games.

Head over here for the Cranky blog or over to iTunes to listen to the interview.

"Jumpers for goalposts"

XnPlay have posted a review of the game, and despite not being a football game fan they've enjoyed the game... "A few minutes into the game pass and I’m having fun. Me? Fun? With a football game? What is this world coming to? I’ve long stopped worrying about what button does what and settled into a nice groove of passing back and forth, sliding tackling a random passer by purely because I’m a child at heart and still find kicking people over funny"

Fitba - the only footy game that allows you to please your inner child by slide tackling the oppositions star striker as they're lining up to kick off :)

Fitba made the News Of The World!

The News of the World picked up on Fitba for its Scottish edition in its "What we like on the web this week". I'm dead chuffed to make it into national press coverage, quite a coup for a game that's only out on Community Games. Here's a scan of the article: