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Download the Return to Dark Castle 1.3.1 update here!
"The best mobile game of 2008 thus far": SHFF developed "I-Play Bowling" scores a 9.0 on IGN!
Check out a preview of the SHFF developed "I-play Bowling" on IGN
here.
Added the
Return to Dark Castle Press Release.
At long last, Return to Dark Castle is
now available for purchase on Macintosh computers!
The Return to Dark Castle Demo is now
available for free download on Macintosh computers.
The trailer for Return to Dark Castle has been posted on the
Return to Dark Castle page.
SHFF's product with JAKKS Pacific was introduced at Toy Fair in China. Read all
about it here.
3D Tilt-A-World launches on Cellular
South!

3D Tilt-A-World wins
International Mobile Gaming Award: Best Interactive Experience!
3D Tilt-A-World launched on Amp'd phones!
3D Tilt-A-World Makes IGN's
Top 10 Holiday Buyer's Guide
3D Tilt-A-World listed in the
25 most innovative mobile games of 2006
3D Tilt-A-World is the featured game of the month on the
Texas Film Commission site.
Review of
3D Tilt-A-World on WG World
Pocket Gamer Article:
3D Tilt-A-World camera phone game launches
WG World Article:
Motion Controlled Wireless Games
Forbes Article:
3D Tilt-a-World Ignites a Revolution in Mobile Gaming
Gamasutra Article:
First GestureTek-Enabled Game 3D Tilt-a-World Released
Thanks to QuicklyBored for the fantastic 3D Tilt-A-World
video on YouTube!
3D Tilt-A-World reviewed on
IGN
SHFF is moving to accommodate our growing team. As of November 6th SHFF will be
relocating our offices to:
8300 MoPac Expressway, Suite 250
Austin, TX 78759
3D Tilt-A-World nominated for the
2006 International Mobile Gaming Awards
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Review: 3D Tilt-A-World makes "Hotness" on QuicklyBored
Read more...
3D Tilt-A-World passes NSTL
Jumptap Announces Alltel deal: Alltel and JumpTap Parter On Comprehensive Mobile
Search System
Read more...
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Austin American Statesman article features SHFF in Tech
Mondays Section!
SHFF begins work deploying our awesome Downloadable Content back-end server for
Dark Castle.
3D Tilt going to NSTL! Work on 2D Tilt begins.
Work on our Digital Content Inventory Distribution system continues.
SHFF is getting Super Big and now has 26 Employees! We need to move… SOON!
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Dark Castle JME for 512K Sprint Devices is ready. Downloadable Content works
and the 128’s are on the way!
MSP heads round table on Innovation in Mobile at mobile games conference in
Seattle.
We are hard at work on Mobile Search with our friends at
Jumptap.
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SHFF is 5 YEARS OLD! What a trip! Thank you all involved for all for your
support and belief.
SHFF begins work on a multi-game JME and BREW development deal with
Zingy. The games are based on very well know licenses. More news to be
announced soon.
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We just got some great news on our “3D Tilt-A-World” title featuring
camera based motion control and stunning 3D graphics!
We were notified by Qualcomm that “3D Tilt-A-World” has been selected as a
finalist in the "Best Up and Coming Application" category for
the BREW 2006 Developer Awards.
According to Qualcomm, “This year's competition was particularly intense, with
high-quality entries received from around the world in all eight
categories."
Hats off to the Tilt Team! Thanks to Bob and Bill!
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Whac-A-Mole at GM on all devices!
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Busy.
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Dark
Castle BREW is launched on Verizon Wireless on Valentine's Day 2006 on
30 devices! Dark Castle is published by
Bandai America.
Check out what the press thinks about an early peak at our new hot platformer
for BREW at the Dark Castle preview on Gamespot .
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NFL Quarterback Showdown is launched on multiple
networks by
Jamdat Mobile.
Dogtown
Ol'dschool Skater is launched on multiple networks by
SkyZone Entertainment, Inc.
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"everGirls EverGems " (published by
Glu Mobile) garners 4 out of 5 stars in
PC Magazine !!!
Dark Castle BREW passes NSTL on 30 devices! Dark Castle is published by
Bandai America.
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"Slingo" BREW and J2ME on its way at the Carriers (published by
Kayak Interactive ).
SHFF and Bandai America begin development on Dark Castle J2ME.
Jamdat
Mobile code releases our BREW and J2ME sports title.
Our "Dogtown" title with
SkyZone Entertainment, Inc finalized on BREW (Passed NSTL) and J2ME QA.
Busy and growing.
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"Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament" (published by
Kayak Interactive ) goes live on Verizon.
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Ace Yeti Trapper
for BREW ( to be published by
Bandai America ) successfully passes True BREW Qualification by NSTL on
about 30 hand sets.
SHFF begins work on our first non-game mobile application for
Jumptap.
The Thorn is extracted from the Lion's paw!!!
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Both "Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament" and "Slingo 2
Go" (both to be published by
Kayak Interactive ) on BREW successfully pass NSTL on about 30 hand
sets.
Ace Yeti Trapper for
BREW ( to be published by Bandai
America ) will be the next SHFF title to make it through NSTL!
Additional engineers have joined our team.
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Our valued partner Sorrent changes their name to Glu! Additionally
everGirls everGems , developed by SHFF thank you very much, is now
available on both Sprint and Cingular!
SHFF begins product development on a new title with
Kayak Interactive targeted for both BREW and J2ME.
Work begins on our first 3D title for cell phones. More news later.
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SHFF enters into a development agreement with
Capcom, Co. Ltd. to develop BREW and J2ME wireless games.
Lots in progress. Can we make you a Super Happy customer too?!
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SHFF secures funding for a new and innovative wireless 3D title for BREW.
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Busy.
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SHFF enters into a Development Agreement with
SkyZone Entertainment, Inc to develop a branded BREW and J2ME wireless
game.
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WGR Previews of SHFF's first game with
Sorrent, Inc. are out! Please see the report on first impressions at
the Wireless Gaming Review.
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Check out what the press thinks about an early peak at our new hot platformer
for BREW at the Dark Castle Preview on Gamespot .
SHFF enters into a Development Agreement with
Sorrent, Inc. to develop a branded J2ME wireless game. This is our
second project with Sorrent and we are very pleased that we have earned their
business again. Announcements about the release of our first product with
Sorrent will hopefully be made soon. hint
SHFF enters into a Publishing and Distribution agreement with
THQ Wireless to distribute SHFF's critically acclaimed
Ace Yeti Trapper in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). "We
are Super Happy that soon people will be playing Ace Yeti Trapper all over the
globe.", states Mark Stephen Pierce, CEO of SHFF.
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SHFF enters into a development agreement with
Chasma Interactive Publishing to develop
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament for the BREW platform.
SHFF's Ace Yeti Trapper
is approved for release and will soon be available on Sprint's Game Lobby. Ace
Yeti Trapper is distributed by
Bandai America in North, Central and South America and by
Enorbus Technologies in the Peoples Republic of China where it is known
as: Qin Shou Xian Jing.
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SHFF enters into a development agreement with
Chasma Interactive Publishing to develop the mobile version of
Slingo. Please see the
press release for details.
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SHFF enters into a development agreement with
Sorrent, Inc. to develop a wireless game.
SHFF enters into a development agreement with
Square Enix, Inc. to bring a wireless game to the US Market.
SHFF completes a J2ME to BREW port of a
Machineworks Northwest title to be released soon.
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SHFF enters into a development agreement with
Jamdat Mobile to develop a wireless game.
SHFF's port of Acclaim
Entertainment's Alias for Windows PC is released.
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Our partner Bandai America
launches Ace Yeti Trapper
on AT&T Wireless.
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SHFF enters into a licensing and distribution agreement with
Enorbus Technologies to distribute
Ace Yeti Trapper to wireless customers in the People Republic of China.
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SHFF enters into an agreement with
Bandai America to bring the BREW version of the top selling Macintosh
classic
Dark Castle to Verizon subscribers later this year.
Ace Yeti Trapper now
available on the AT&T Wireless network for the Motorola T720. Versions for
Nokia Series 40 and Series 60 should be available in May.
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SHFF enters into an agreement with industry leader
Incredible Technologies to work on an upcoming coin-op title. More news
on this later.
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Wireless
Ace Yeti Trapper is
a "Featured Game" on Sprint!
In addition to an 8.6 rating in
Wireless Gaming Review AYT also receives Electronic Gaming Monthly's
highest rating of Four Bars in their March issue. "...it's addictive and
obsessive".
SHFF is finalizing work on Nokia Series 40 and Series 60 phones for an
anticipated launch on AT&T Wireless network. Motorola T720 series and Sony
Ericsson phones will be supported.
The Series 60 will take advantage of the larger JAR size and memory of these
devices and will be a deluxe version with 10 new levels, a new enemy (Snow
Leopards) and a few new features including "Dookie".
A BREW version is anticipated to begin production in March. Because of the
expanded capabilities of this operating system, the greater than 300K download
size and the capabilities of the devices this will likely be the most robust
version of AYT
Console / PC
Work continues on our Xbox to PC port under development.
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Sprint Wireless launches SHFF's original cell phone game title
Ace Yeti Trapper for sale! See the review at
Wireless Gaming Review. Please see the official
Bandai site.
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Sprint Wireless approves SHFF's original cell phone game title
Ace Yeti Trapper for release! The title should be available for
download in early December. Announcements will be made soon about other
releases on other carriers.
Bethesda Softworks ships
IHRA Drag Racing 2004 for Xbox. Based on the successful PS2 game, IHRA
Drag Racing 2, SHFF developed this Xbox version with many new features.
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Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Ships Turok: Evolution for PC in Germany and
Europe. This transportation to the PC of this popular FPS console game was
developed by SHFF.
SHFF announces it has acquired the rights for
Dark Castle franchise from
Delta Tao Software. Dark Castle occupied MacWorld Magazine's Top Five
Best-Seller Entertainment Software List for over 36 Months from 1987-1990. Many
of these months Dark Castle occupied the #1 slot. Many months both Dark Castle
and the sequel, Beyond Dark Castle, occupied two of the top five rankings.
Dark Castle's original creator, and founder of Super Happy Fun Fun, Inc., is now
back in control of the property and is committed re-vitalizing the franchise
for the original fans and introducing it to a new generation of gamers. SHFF
will initially be re-introducing Dark Castle on next generation mobile devices
in the coming months.
Under the agreement, Delta Tao will continue to license Color Dark Castle and
the soon to be released Return to Dark Castle for Apple OS desktop platforms
for a limited term.
SHFF has a PC FPS Product, an XBox racing product and an original cell phone
game, Ace Yeti Trapper
now in final submission for publication. Release announcements to follow
shortly.
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SHFF signs a development deal with a major publisher to port a soon to be
released XBox title to PC that is scheduled for release in Q1 of 2004. This is
the second title SHFF has undertaken with this publisher. Could your publishing
company be a Super Happy customer too?!
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SHFF signs a development deal with a major publisher to create an original J2ME
cell phone title for multiple network providers. The product is expected to
launch in early fall 2003.
Formal announcement of the product to follow.
August is the month of many beta's.
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Working hard on current projects... and growing.
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SHFF signs a development deal with a major publisher to port a popular XBox
title to PC that is scheduled for release in fall of 2003.
SHFF signs a development deal with a major publisher to port a popular PS2 title
to XBox. The product is scheduled for release in fall of 2003.
Formal announcement of the products are to follow.
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SHFF successfully closes its subscription of new stock. Funds will be used to
hire new staff and secure development contracts.
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SHFF opened a new subscription of equity investment. This funding allowed us to
continue on development of our original properties and our multi-platform
engine while pursuing contract development work with major publishers.
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Press Release (now offline).
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SHFF establishes offices in Austin, Texas.
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