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  • You must watch Jon Mak build this super hot Sound Shapes jam

    by 
    Ben Gilbert
    Ben Gilbert
    08.01.2012

    Could you refer to Jon Mak's on-the-fly Sound Shapes level as a "club banger?" Why yes, yes you could. We'd even go so far as to say you should refer to it that way, but you may just call it "that really impressive thing that convinced me to buy Sound Shapes."

  • Everything you need to know about Everyday Shooter

    by 
    Joystiq Staff
    Joystiq Staff
    08.24.2008

    Download to PSP Very little is known about the upcoming PSP port of Everyday Shooter -- however, we've compiled a list of the most important stories and resources from the PS3 version of the game. Read interviews with the game's creator, Jonathan Mak, and find out the inspirations behind the innovative sounds of this downloadable arcade game. Hopefully, the PSP version of Everyday Shooter will keep all the qualities that made the PS3 version so terrific. Read on >

  • Jon Mak and the inspirations of Everyday Shooter

    by 
    Andrew Yoon
    Andrew Yoon
    11.03.2007

    Unfortunately, fans of the PSN title Everyday Shooter will be disappointed to hear that the game's soundtrack is still not confirmed for release. We'll keep on bothering our friends at SCEA, but until then, here are some great recommendations from Jon Mak on the bands that inspired the sounds of Everyday Shooter. Complete list after the break.

  • A look at Jon Mak's life

    by 
    Andrew Yoon
    Andrew Yoon
    10.12.2007

    Jon Mak is the man that single-handedly made the new PSN game, Everyday Shooter. The game took top honors at GDC's Independent Games Festival, and Sony immediately signed a deal with the one-man Queasy Games. A recent PlayStation.blog update shows some of the crazy thoughts from the mind of this burgeoning games developer. See his not-1080p TV (it's 12", oh no!), and his aversion to the numbers 4 and 5. In fact, he dislikes them so much, they''re not in a single line of code for the game! Certainly sounds impressive, no? Stay tuned for our full review of Everyday Shooter.

  • PS3 Fanboy interviews Everyday Shooter's Jon Mak

    by 
    Christopher Grant
    Christopher Grant
    08.01.2007

    Curious about Everyday Shooter, the gorgeous music-infused shooter making its way to the PlayStation Network later this year? PS3 Fanboy spoke with Jonathan Mak, the game's creator, about the game and the process of bringing it to Sony's latest console. To that end, Mak replied, "It seems that Sony, or at least the Santa Monica studio, understands that games are not mere products of commodity, but works of expression and personality. From my point of view, this understanding leads to the ideal relationship between game maker and publisher. The game maker is given space to be creative ..." If you're the type of person who needs to see things in motion to understand them, peep the trailer embedded after the break. %Gallery-4927%