York games company and Game Republic member Revolution Software has reached its $400,000 target to “crowdfund” its latest Broken Sword adventure in just two weeks. Broken Sword – The Serpent’s Curse was launched on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with the aim of allowing Revolution and the creator Charles Cecil to develop the game completely independently

York developer and Game Republic member Albino Pixel has just announced at Gamescom in Cologne that its latest puzzle game Underline has been picked up for distribution through PlayStation Mobile. Underline is a new, exciting and fast paced word game combining the challenge of Scrabble, the dynamics of Tetris and the excitement of Bejeweled. Create

Game Republic is the premier northern games network, with more than 50 members including games developers Sumo Digital, Team17, Revolution, Just Add Water, Four Door Lemon and Distinctive Games, as well as universities including Huddersfield, Leeds Metropolitan and Sheffield Hallam, and affiliates including GarthWest and 3volution Solicitors. Game Republic hosts essential networking meetings every month