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Eliss Infinity coming to Android, soundtrack available this week
Steph Thirion's action puzzler, Eliss Infinty, is headed for Android devices this week thanks to a partnership with Finji Games. If you've purchased Infinity on iOS, there's still an update launching alongside the Android version that will tweak a few things. Steph described the update as one that adds "dozens of new features and improvements," but also offered a few Vine-supplemented examples of what players can expect, including Achievement-like gems, a score visualizer, and improvements to player feedback. Anyone won over by Infinity's soundtrack is also in luck, as the EPs for Infinity and its 2009 predecessor, Eliss, will be made available this week. Steph did not mention where the EPs will be sold, but did remind us that we can watch Twitter for further updates. [Image: Steph Thirion]
Early App Store hit Eliss expanded in upcoming Eliss Infinity
Steph Thirion's celestial puzzler Eliss emerged as a standout release in the early days of the iOS App Store, serving up unique multitouch gameplay suited for Apple's then-fledgling platform. Almost five years after the original game's release, Thirion revealed that an expansion, Eliss Infinity, is due to hit iOS devices later this week. Eliss challenges players to join like-colored celestial bodies together within each level's cramped boundaries while using skillful finger placement to stabilize on-screen objects. Infinity will include all content from the original Eliss along with the new score-based Infinity mode, which Thirion describes as "Tetris meets Super Hexagon." A sandbox-styled Spacebox mode is also included, offering a laid-back style of gameplay for newcomers. Eliss Infinity will be priced at $2.99 when it premieres for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices on February 6. [Video/image: Little Eyes]
Faraway coming this fall, backed by Indie Fund
Little-Eyes' iOS game, Faraway, in which a shooting star loops around other stars to trace constellations, has was first announced in early 2010, and has had no hint of a release date until now. The website gives the game a "Fall 2011" release date -- and also features the lovely trailer above, which is "all coded, no video editing," according to creator Steph Thirion. Helping the game get to that release window is the Indie Fund, which announced today that Faraway is the fifth game to receive its support. It also announced that Faraway will be playable at PAX, sharing booth 878 with Spelunky. That sounds like a pretty good booth. You should maybe think about checking out that booth.
Eliss creator's next game: Faraway
Steph Thirion, creator of the early iPhone standout Eliss, has a new game on the way, from a new company. The first game to be released by Thirion's studio, Little-Eyes, will be Faraway, a project Thiron says "will be about constellations and infinite space travel." Faraway will be on display at the Kokoromi Gamma IV event tomorrow, and should also be playable at the Gamma IV showcase during GDC. At that point, presumably, we'll know exactly what Faraway is and what platforms we'll be able to play it on. Our guess: Thirion's note that Faraway "drastically increases the scale of the play area" (compared to Eliss) could be a reference not only to the new gameplay setting, but a new platform: the iPad. It is, however, worth noting that the Faraway preview image on the Little-Eyes site is presented in the iPhone's display resolution.
