Distinctive Games News

Hockey Nations 2010 and Dead Runner nominated for ‘Game of the North’ At Big Chip Awards

distinctivegame — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:08:18 +0000

We are really excited about having two of our games, Hockey Nations 2010 and Dead Runner, being nominated for ‘Game of the North’ at Big Chip Awards. Fingers crossed until 16 June 2011 when the winner will be revealed.

First OneHockey Tournament in Canada a great success

distinctivegame — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:43:31 +0000

As we mentioned earlier, Hockey Nations proudly sponsors OneHockey, the World’s largest international youth hockey tournament for elite players. Established in 2004 with just 6 teams, One Hockey has in seven years grown to be not only North America’s most competitive hockey tournament but also the World’s largest international youth tournament with over 200 teams.

The first Spring event took place in 6-8 May 2011 in Spruce Grove & Edmonton in Alberta, Canada and here is a report from the OneHockey team:
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Over 900 players representing every single province in Canada, 25 U.S. states as well as Finland and the Czech Republic travelled to Spruce Grove and Edmonton, Alberta last week and experienced a tournament they will never forget.

“My players, parents and myself have never seen a tournament so well organized, competitive and so much fun to play at. My players haven’t taken their jerseys and champion caps off since May 8 and are showing their gold medals all over the school,” said Southern Alberta 2003 head coach Alan Letendre. “I simply can’t believe this and am so glad I have been invited to coach Team Canada 2003 and 2002 and represent our country in Philadelphia July 6 to 10.”

From the unique opening ceremony, to the teams’ high skill level and the numerous awards, OneHockey delivered on all levels.

“This was our 8th year putting on events of this type and I have to say that this one will be remembered for a long time,” said OneHockey President Sebastien Fortier. “We are just about to get really big in Canada.”

OneHockey expects the Alberta tournament to grow from 54 teams to over 100 in 2012, and anticipates full teams from Europe to attend. The uniqueness of this tournament makes the whole experience one to remember.
Philadelphia is next (June 30 – July 3 and July 7-10) and many of the players from Alberta will be invited to participate. Divisions offered in Philadelphia are 1993 to 2003. Players are invited to apply as individual or with their full team at www.onehockey.com

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Hockey Nations team congratulates all the winners of the Alberta tournament and will be looking forward to the next tournament!

Hockey Nations 2011 hits the ice on Mac

distinctivegame — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:08:06 +0000

With IIHF Hockey World Championships and NHL Playoffs in full swing, we have released our top hockey game, Hockey Nations 2011 on the Apple Mac. From today all of our Mac-lovin’ puckheads can start creating their own piece of hockey history on their Macs and see who really bags the trophies this year!

Football Kicks is now available on Android

distinctivegame — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:57:33 +0000

Football Kicks has to date generated over 3 million downloads on iPhone and now the wait is over for our Android fans out there!
Football Kicks is all about perfecting your free kicks and earning your kit, new stadiums to play in and even a new haircut to suit your style. The game features three game modes: Beat the Wall, Beat the Clock and Sudden Death mode. With hours of gameplay crammed in and Openfeint leaderboards for those gamers seeking to really challenge themselves, Football Kicks is a definite must-have for all the footie fans. Go on and give it a go – It’s FREE!

Hockey Nations 2011 iPhone/iPod Touch competition is on this weekend

distinctivegame — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:59:57 +0000

As the 2011 IIHF Hockey World Championships in Slovakia are only a couple of weeks away, we have teamed up with our friends at applicationiphone.com to get everyone in the mood for some hockey action! We have a bag full of our sought-after lucky pucks and free copies of the game for iPhone & iPod Touch up for grabs so come and take a shot for your country right here: http://www.applicationiphone.com/2011/04/iconcours-hockey-nations-2011-iphone/

One of these babies could be yours

Hockey Nations 2011 skates to its Android debut exclusively on Xperia™ PLAY

distinctivegame — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:51:35 +0000

Hockey Nations 2011 for Android, now exclusively available on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia PLAY

14th April 2011 – Sheffield UK. – Distinctive Developments’ Hockey Nations 2011 proudly continues the mission of bringing the ultimate experience of international hockey to the hands of every hockey fan – first and without compromises. Packed with features developed in close co-operation with fans, Hockey Nations 2011 boasts 6 game modes and an extensive selection of teams to suit the needs of the supporters of both country and local teams.

Hockey Nations 2011 on the Xperia PLAY is a fully immersive console-like experience that takes mobile hockey to another level. The game looks beautiful on the 4-inch high definition screen and with the action rendered in super smooth 3D graphics by taking advantage of the powerful CPU and GPU combination contained in the Xperia PLAY.

Hockey Nations 2011 also makes full use of the Xperia PLAY game controller, utilising the analogue touch pad and digital buttons; guaranteed to appeal even to those most skeptical about mobile gaming. With Wi-Fi multiplayer to follow very soon, gamers are in for the new era of handheld hockey.

Working with the team of Xperia PLAY backed up with the Playstation expertise has been a great experience for the team at Distinctive:

“We’re genuinely excited to be able to bring Hockey Nations 2011 to the first gaming smartphone, the Xperia PLAY,” said Nigel Little, Managing Director of Distinctive Developments.” “The dedicated controls make the game even more of a joy to play and we look forward to giving Xperia PLAY owners everywhere a chance to experience this.”

“Xperia PLAY’s gamepad brings a unique dimension to smartphone gaming,” said Steve Walker, Head of Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “Sports games are always popular on mobile, and we think Xperia PLAY owners will love the fast-paced action, fluid gameplay and stunning graphics of Hockey Nations 2011.”

Hockey Nations 2011 is now available for Xperia PLAY in Europe and North America.

Hockey Nations 2011 coming to XPeria Play soon – check out the trailer here!

distinctivegame — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:26:56 +0000

Hockey Nations 2011 is coming to XPeria Play soon and you can see the gameplay trailer here first:

Hockey Nations 2011 update is out now

distinctivegame — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:01:02 +0000

Our latest release, Hockey Nations 2011, has just received its first update today and here is what is included:

- Added in-game music for match intros and breaks in play.
- Offside improvements.
- Fewer checking fouls.
- Rebalanced faceoff minigame to make it more of a challenge in single player.
- Added rematch option at the end of multiplayer games.
- Mid-match saving (at ends of periods).
- Network code improvements to multiplayer mode
- Numerous minor tweaks, improvements, and bug fixes.

Big thanks to our gamers for your support and feedback! We hope you enjoy the update and look forward to your thoughts!

Rugby Nations 2010 hits Mac Appstore

distinctivegame — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:48:18 +0000

Last week we launched Rugby Nations 2010 on the Mac Appstore and it has gone straight to #1 in sports games! We are really excited about the positive response from our Mac-lovin’ gamers so stay tuned for more of our games going Mac very soon.

Hockey Nations 2011 celebratory weekend sale

distinctivegame — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:08:07 +0000

Hockey Nations team is serving a real treat for all hockey fans this weekend! Pocketgamer reviewed Hockey Nations 2011 as being ‘undoubtedly the top ice hockey sim for iPhone and iPod Touch… some of the best AI seen in any sports sim on the platform’, which we feel is a cause for some celebration. So to get this party started, we have dropped the price to $0.99 USD/ €0.79 /£0.59 this weekend only. Challenge your mates and let the good times roll!