So Joel is the VP @ Frozenbyte Studios in Finland. Just wanted to ask him 1 question, but that 1 question turned into many more questions. Out of respect to his wishes & secret info, the following conversation has been edited from its original state.
Joel/Frozenbyte: hi
How ya doin this evenin?
Joel/Frozenbyte: alrighty
coolness
My question is does anyone in your crew or in the building have any idea or projection as to how much they expected to make from this Humble Bundle?
Joel/Frozenbyte: ah
Joel/Frozenbyte: I don't think we had any real projections
Joel/Frozenbyte: obviously the previous bundles were a benchmark but we also realize this is somewhat different
ya 1 of my friends from this clan that im in said that this is apparently the 3rd bundle
Joel/Frozenbyte: yes it is
i cant remember what the 1st 2 bundles were. do you have any info on those bundles by chance?
Joel/Frozenbyte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Bundle
Joel/Frozenbyte: there we go
oh coolness, thanx for the link
Joel/Frozenbyte: np, enjoy the read
so are you a developer w/ frozenbyte or r u just a volunteer?
Joel/Frozenbyte: developer
oh sweetness
so are you guys workin on anything new in the studio by chance?
Joel/Frozenbyte: well Splot and Trine 2 currently
Joel/Frozenbyte: after that something new again
now i remember reading some article on trine 2
Joel/Frozenbyte: cool
i like how you guys are adding new features to make each character more even & fun to play w/
Joel/Frozenbyte: yeah
Joel/Frozenbyte: we'll use Steam on Windows/Mac, and then yeah some other stuff for Linux (a bit later after Windows release)
just so you know im just a regular fan of the company, im not w/ any publisher or magazine, etc
Joel/Frozenbyte: good
Joel/Frozenbyte: hehe
also, where exactly is frozenbyte locate?
im sure its on the site, but since i have u here, id rather get it from u (instead of searching it up).
Joel/Frozenbyte: we're in Finland
oh sweetness!!
btw, is it ok to post what your part in trine 2 is? what exactly are you doing to make trine 2 possible?
Joel/Frozenbyte: hehe
Joel/Frozenbyte: well I'm the vice president here
Joel/Frozenbyte: so nowadays I handle support, business, marketing, pr, that kind of stuff along with a couple of other guys
sweetness thats so awesome!
Joel/Frozenbyte: I was a bit more hands on with Trine, co-wrote the story and dialogue, handled localizations, did some misc work like respawn areas
i think im gonna have 2 move to finland & join u guys (if only i have any experience w/ video games)
Joel/Frozenbyte: haha
Joel/Frozenbyte: cool
all i know is how to beta test, but would love to learn other areas.
so how long has Frozenbyte been around?
Joel/Frozenbyte: yeah. that's important too
Joel/Frozenbyte: and the willingness to learn
oh ya, right now im workin on djing
Joel/Frozenbyte: we've been around since 2001
Joel/Frozenbyte: took a while to get up and running
Joel/Frozenbyte: nobody had any industry experience, we just wanted to make games...
wow, so about 10 years
Joel/Frozenbyte: cool
so any idea of when you guys are expecting to have trine 2 ready 4 release?
Joel/Frozenbyte: late summer 2011
oh sweet! so almost ready
Joel/Frozenbyte: probably meaning early September, but hard to say
Joel/Frozenbyte: heh well... well it's getting there
well im gonna leave you w/ the other chatters now. thanks for your time in answering my ?s. i really appreciate the feedback that youve given. keep up the hard work & ill be looking forward to the trine sequel. gonna go play on my ps3 now.
Joel/Frozenbyte: np
Joel/Frozenbyte: we'll keep it up
Joel/Frozenbyte: have fun and I hope you enjoy the games too
The parts you didnt read about was the mp aspect of the game, which I cant discuss, but very excited to hear about it. Most of what I didnt post was just me being dumb & kinda like a young teen going silly for Justin Bieber (didnt wanna bore u guys w/ that stuff). Overall the guy was very nice & took the time to answer all my questions (even tho like I said it originally started out as 1, but more quickly came out). I already have Trine & both Shadowgrounds games, but im still gonna buy em again, just to support the cause.
For those of you who dont know, Frozenbyte is hosting their 3rd "Humble Bundle" since May of last year. I know that there is already another thread about this, but I just wanted to give last chance reminder since theres around 3 days left on it. http://www.humblebundle.com/
If for some reason you cant afford this bundle, just let me know & ill make sure you get a copy (just PM me).
Joel/Frozenbyte: hi
How ya doin this evenin?
Joel/Frozenbyte: alrighty
coolness
My question is does anyone in your crew or in the building have any idea or projection as to how much they expected to make from this Humble Bundle?
Joel/Frozenbyte: ah
Joel/Frozenbyte: I don't think we had any real projections
Joel/Frozenbyte: obviously the previous bundles were a benchmark but we also realize this is somewhat different
ya 1 of my friends from this clan that im in said that this is apparently the 3rd bundle
Joel/Frozenbyte: yes it is
i cant remember what the 1st 2 bundles were. do you have any info on those bundles by chance?
Joel/Frozenbyte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Bundle
Joel/Frozenbyte: there we go
oh coolness, thanx for the link
Joel/Frozenbyte: np, enjoy the read
so are you a developer w/ frozenbyte or r u just a volunteer?
Joel/Frozenbyte: developer
oh sweetness
so are you guys workin on anything new in the studio by chance?
Joel/Frozenbyte: well Splot and Trine 2 currently
Joel/Frozenbyte: after that something new again
now i remember reading some article on trine 2
Joel/Frozenbyte: cool
i like how you guys are adding new features to make each character more even & fun to play w/
Joel/Frozenbyte: yeah
Joel/Frozenbyte: we'll use Steam on Windows/Mac, and then yeah some other stuff for Linux (a bit later after Windows release)
just so you know im just a regular fan of the company, im not w/ any publisher or magazine, etc
Joel/Frozenbyte: good
Joel/Frozenbyte: hehe
also, where exactly is frozenbyte locate?
im sure its on the site, but since i have u here, id rather get it from u (instead of searching it up).
Joel/Frozenbyte: we're in Finland
oh sweetness!!
btw, is it ok to post what your part in trine 2 is? what exactly are you doing to make trine 2 possible?
Joel/Frozenbyte: hehe
Joel/Frozenbyte: well I'm the vice president here
Joel/Frozenbyte: so nowadays I handle support, business, marketing, pr, that kind of stuff along with a couple of other guys
sweetness thats so awesome!
Joel/Frozenbyte: I was a bit more hands on with Trine, co-wrote the story and dialogue, handled localizations, did some misc work like respawn areas
i think im gonna have 2 move to finland & join u guys (if only i have any experience w/ video games)
Joel/Frozenbyte: haha
Joel/Frozenbyte: cool
all i know is how to beta test, but would love to learn other areas.
so how long has Frozenbyte been around?
Joel/Frozenbyte: yeah. that's important too
Joel/Frozenbyte: and the willingness to learn
oh ya, right now im workin on djing
Joel/Frozenbyte: we've been around since 2001
Joel/Frozenbyte: took a while to get up and running
Joel/Frozenbyte: nobody had any industry experience, we just wanted to make games...
wow, so about 10 years
Joel/Frozenbyte: cool
so any idea of when you guys are expecting to have trine 2 ready 4 release?
Joel/Frozenbyte: late summer 2011
oh sweet! so almost ready
Joel/Frozenbyte: probably meaning early September, but hard to say
Joel/Frozenbyte: heh well... well it's getting there
well im gonna leave you w/ the other chatters now. thanks for your time in answering my ?s. i really appreciate the feedback that youve given. keep up the hard work & ill be looking forward to the trine sequel. gonna go play on my ps3 now.
Joel/Frozenbyte: np
Joel/Frozenbyte: we'll keep it up
Joel/Frozenbyte: have fun and I hope you enjoy the games too
The parts you didnt read about was the mp aspect of the game, which I cant discuss, but very excited to hear about it. Most of what I didnt post was just me being dumb & kinda like a young teen going silly for Justin Bieber (didnt wanna bore u guys w/ that stuff). Overall the guy was very nice & took the time to answer all my questions (even tho like I said it originally started out as 1, but more quickly came out). I already have Trine & both Shadowgrounds games, but im still gonna buy em again, just to support the cause.
For those of you who dont know, Frozenbyte is hosting their 3rd "Humble Bundle" since May of last year. I know that there is already another thread about this, but I just wanted to give last chance reminder since theres around 3 days left on it. http://www.humblebundle.com/
If for some reason you cant afford this bundle, just let me know & ill make sure you get a copy (just PM me).
