Tarver Games – bringing innovation to the iPhone game market.
I’m sure many of you are wondering just who is Tarver Games and what are we all about? While many game publishers and developers rely on “tried and true” intellectual properties (IPs) and sequels, our team is ready to bring innovation and fresh ideas to the marketplace.
Tarver Games was founded in 2008 and we are based out of Santa Monica. This company has a single mission – to become a top-notch IP design house developing quality games and applications for multiple platforms and audiences. We have a talented staff of developers who have worked for the world’s leading video game developers and publishers including EA, Activision, Blizzard, Infinity Ward and Dreamworks Interactive. The 2009 line-up includes games and applications developed for the iPhone, with future products planned for the Mac OSX and video game consoles including Sony Playstation3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and future versions of these products.
Our team is dedicated to making fun games that connect people socially and challenge players as little or as much as they desire. When the iPhone entered the scene as a viable gaming platform, we realized the potential of developing games for this platform. We could produce quality products in less time and on a much lower budget than traditional games. In April 2009 we released a test product called Cold War to test both design concepts for the iPhone and to test the submission process for the App Store. The game is no longer available in the App Store but it served its purpose and prepared us for future products. However, we do have plans to come out with a follow-up to Cold War sometime in the near future so we’ll keep you posted on that.
Which brings us to Ghosts Attack – our flagship IP that will take players through a series of thrills and mystique and fast shooting action. We will be submitting Ghosts Attack (priced at a cool $4.99) to Apple next week and hope to have it up in the App store for purchase soon after that. We are very excited about this game and hope everyone enjoys playing it as much as we have enjoyed making it. Here’s the low down on the game – Ghosts Attack is an epic first person shooter for the iPhone (and iPod Touch 2G) that integrates Google Maps technology with a dynamic alternate reality gaming (ARG) experience. There is a deep and compelling story behind the game that takes players into a parallel universe that was accidentally discovered by a group of scientists forty years ago – piloting a remote controlled Rover with only Google Maps as your guide. You get to uncover the mysteries of Torgan Science while fighting the hostile inhabitants to salvage data recorders, equipment, drop a network of beacons and buy upgrades for your rover.
Make sure to watch for it in the App store and keep checking back with us on the latest news and developments on Ghosts Attack. We have an exciting year ahead and we hope you will join us for the ride.
Team Tarver
