There's a brand new game just revealed from the company, which also sets off a new initiative in releasing more digital content.
Today SEGA has announced a brand new game that is currently out now on all iOS devices worldwide, reports Virtual-Strategy.com. The game is called Jack Lumber and it is developed by Owlchemy Labs, and it tells the story of a supernatural lumberjack who seeks revenge on the very thing his job is set in: the forest. This is due to a forest tree killing his granny.
Thus, Owlchemy Labs will allow you to completely wreck havoc (in a very humorous sense) to said forest in a variety of ways, chopping up wood pieces aplenty, and avoiding the forest's native wildlife.
This game is the first of what SEGA has also revealed as a selection of indie mobile games created by numerous indie developers to be published, dubbed the SEGA Alliance series. Check out the press release on the new initiative and the game below:
"SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe, Ltd. today announced the formation of a new publishing initiative, SEGA Alliance. The SEGA Alliance will focus on publishing mobile games made by independent developers. The SEGA Alliance will provide participating developers with comprehensive marketing and production support as well as creative consultation. SEGA Alliance’s first title, Jack Lumber, developed by Owlchemy Labs, launched today on iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch® worldwide.
Jack Lumber tells the tale of a supernatural lumberjack out to exact revenge on the forest after a tree killed his granny. Players will massacre the forest in this time-warping line-drawing pun-filled mashup from Owlchemy Labs, the scientists of mobile gaming who create award-winning absurdist mobile hits like Snuggle Truck.
'SEGA has been a major player in the mobile games landscape for years and we’ve had tremendous success bringing our iconic franchises to smartphones and tablets,' said Chris Olson, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA. 'With SEGA Alliance, we’re looking forward to sharing that success with talented developers like Owlchemy Labs by introducing new and unique games, such as Jack Lumber, to the market. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some trees to destroy.'
'We’re very excited about being the first developer to partner with SEGA Alliance,” said Alex Schwartz, Chief Scientist at Owlchemy Labs. “We’ll be able to introduce Jack Lumber to a much wider audience than we’d originally hoped thanks to the resources provided by SEGA Alliance. Working with SEGA has been the opposite of dealing with a lumbering bureaucracy. We just focused on making a great game. Now Jack Lumber is branching out across mobile devices and players worldwide can show those treacherous trees who’s boss!'
Jack Lumber is available on the iTunes App Store for $1.99, with a special launch price of $0.99 for a limited time.
Find out more on the game at its minisite, including its first trailer and screenshots of the game.
SOURCE: Virtual-Strategy for the press release!
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