I'm a bit late posting this, but Beat Hazard Ultra was featured on the official PlayStaion blog a few weeks ago. It's amazing to get something one there. The article is about how I've written a PSN game in my bedroom! Read it here.

Quite a few people have asked about trophies in the PS3 version - so here we go:

There are 14 trophies worth 315 points. The game has 42 challenges and you get a trophy each time you complete 3 challenges. Challenges can be completed in any order you like.

Perfect
Complete a track of at least 3 minutes without losing a life

Don't Panic
Don't fire for 60 seconds

x100
Get a x100 Multiplier

Boss Slayer
Kill 8 bosses in 1 game

Brutal Boss Kill
Kill a boss before it fires

Pwnage
Get a 1,000 kill streak.

A Real Dare Devil
In Standard play get the Dare Devil multiplier 10 times

Go Platinum
In Standard play mode score 1 million points in one track

1st Track Cleared
Complete your first track

25!
Complete 25 tracks

50!
Complete 50 tracks

100!
Complete 100 tracks

The First Step
Level up

Half Way There
Reach the rank of Senior Officer

The First Hour
Accumulate 1 hour of play

High 5
Accumulate 5 hours of play

Veteran
Accumulate 10 hours of play

Millionaire
Score 1 Million Points

Multi Millionaire
Score 5 Million Points

Dude of Hazard
Score 10 Million Points

I'm Just Starting
Reach 5 Minutes in Survival Mode

Don't Stop Me Now
Reach 10 Minutes in Survival Mode

Coming Through!
Reach 15 Minutes in Survival Mode

Survival Champion!
Reach 20 Minutes in Survival Mode

Perk MAXED
Buy all the upgrades for a Perk

Completely Insane
Complete a 4+ minute track on Insane difficulty

Tough Guy
Complete a 4+ minute track on Suicidal difficulty

Ultra Beam of Death
Kill 150 enemies with 1 Ultra Beam blast

Reflection
Reflect 150 projectiles with 1 Shield burst

Cool Tracks!
Listen to the Indie music in the Credits screen

A Real Mine Sweeper
Get hit by 50 mines in one track without losing a life

Tug of War
Have a 10 second tug of war with a Stalker

Boss Dance
Survive with 4 bosses on the screen in Boss Rush mode

Boss King
Get to Wave 30 in Boss Rush mode

Elite!
Reach the rank of Elite

Perks!
Unlock all the Perks

Cash Grab
Get $10,000 in the bank

Death By A Thousand Cuts
Get 10,000 kills using Micro Missiles

Death Star
Get 10,000 kills using the Ultra Beam power up

Untouchable
Reflect 10,000 projectiles using the Reflect Shield power up

Mad MAXED
Max out all the Perks

Music Tour
Score at least 1,000,000 on each built in track

A few weeks ago I heard the sad news that Juice Games had been closed down by THQ. I used to work there and many of my old colleagues are now looking for new positions.

However, there is a silver lining. Two new companies have formed from the ashes and I can highly recommend both.

The first is D3T who specialise in business and game software for PC, Mac, game consoles & smart phones. They also work with electronic hardware development and systems integration.

The D3T guys are also doing the port of Beat Hazard Ultra to the Mac, so I can vouch for them personally!

The second is Alien Apple Studios who are a cutting edge concept art team. These guys really know their stuff and specialise in the following: Conceptual design ( vehicle , environmental, character , creature),  'key moment' visualisation , product branding and Identity , graphic design, UI and in-game hud design, motion graphic visualisation, Storyboard and motion board animatics.

Check out some of their kick ass artwork below: