Tap Repeatedly: Ryan Morrison of Island Officials
I’m continuing with my series of visiting local indie developers around Pennsylvania and the East Coast! This trip took me just outside of Philadelphia, to Woodbury, New Jersey, where I visited with indie development house Island Officials Read Full Article…
IGDA @ GDC 2014- Famous Missions Card Game
Thanks to the folks at Island Officials in New Jersey, the IGDA will be offering special edition starter decks of their upcoming game, Famous Missions, for attendees to play throughout the week! In Famous Missions, you have been picked to save the world by using some of the most famous (and infamous) people from history. […]
NJ.com – Woodbury video game studio releases latest project for Nintendo
At the far end of Broad Street, in a back room inside an unassuming board game shop, three indie video game developers are producing games for the likes of Nintendo, Sony and Apple. Read full article…
SJ Times- Woodbury cuts ribbons outside three downtown businesses
Officials cut a third ribbon in front of the new location of Tiki Tiki Board Games, which is also the home of Island Officials video game development studio, at 232 S. Broad St. Read full article….
Main Street Woodbury- Tiki Tiki Board Games and Island Officials Ribbon Cutting
Woodbury’s Mayor Bill Volk and Councilmembers along with representatives from Main Street Woodbury, Woodbury’s Merchant’s Association and the Greater Woodbury Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the grand opening ribbon cutting will take place in front of the new location for Tiki Tiki Board Games and the office for Island Officials video game development studio. Read […]
Courier Post- Board games undergoing major resurgence in S. Jersey
You roll the dice. Three spaces. Which puts your metal Monopoly dog on ritzy Park Place, and since you already own Boardwalk – the other most-pricey property on the board – you’re probably about to financially destroy your opponents. Read full article…
Nintendo Enthusiast- Island Officials “Nintendo Provided Plenty of Support” for Orion’s Odyssey
Orion’s Odyssey is one of Kickstarter’s latest success heading exclusively to a Nintendo platform. To find out more about the game, and the developer behind it, we’ve interviewed Ryan Morrison, the CEO from Island Officials…. Read full article…
Courier Post- Trio hopes to take Woodbury video game company to the next level
After peddling video games at retail stores for years, two Gloucester County developers decided they belonged behind the scenes, not the counter. So five years ago, Ryan Morrison of Woodbury Heights co-founded a video game development company called Island Officials. His partner is Ryan Harbinson of Williamstown, one of his former students and co-workers. “We […]
Island Officials Tour video
Our buddy Nate shot this great studio tour, let us know what you think! See video on YouTube
Indie Game Mag interview
Check out a brand new issue of IGM! This issue features the review of the gorgeous XBox Live Summer of Arcade game, Dust: An Elysian Tale. There’s also a large feature and interview with Indie Studio, Island Officials and a new design column that focuses on Minecraft. Other articles include coverage of Orcs Must Die […]
Gloucester County Times- Tiki Tiki Games in Woodbury has a mix of old and new games
Before the computer age, colorful boards — accompanied by spinners or dice and pawns or pieces — ruled game time. It was these seemingly ancient board games that inspired Ryan Morrison and Ryan Harbinson to go into the gaming industry. “In 2007, Ryan and I and a friend of ours wanted to develop video games,” […]
Video Interview: Island Officials, the Indie Developer in My Own Backyard
When returning home for the summer the last thing I expected to find was a local indie game studio just waiting to be profiled. See the video….
Crits Happen- Critical Interviews – Pixel Lincoln Creator, Jason Tagmire
What follows are presidential files sealed since Lincoln’s day, unearthed for your viewing pleasure… Read full article…
Wired- Pixel Lincoln: The 16-Bit Sidescrolling Deck-Building Platformer Card Game
The game itself is really entertaining. Just looking through the various weapons and enemies is great, and the fact that there are two levels ongoing makes for some interesting strategy. Read full article…
Board Game Geek – It All Started With A Penny
Here is the story of Pixel Lincoln: The Deckbuilding Game, which started out as a card game, then became a video game, and will now be a card game all over again. How did all of that happen? Well, it all started with a penny. Read full article…
Geekadelphia- Philly Developers Island Officials & SmugBee Games in Atari Pong Contest
The semi-finalists have been announced and among their number are not one, but two Philly based developers. SmugBee Games and Island Officials both have remade versions of Pong in the running and they both look incredible. Read full article…
Atari- Pong® Indie Developer Challenge Finalists
A big CONGRATULATIONS to all of our finalists in the Pong® Indie Developer Challenge! We are excited to review the submissions of all our finalists. Each of the submissions selected combines innovation, creativity, fun and originality – key qualities of the original PONG. Read full article… Read the press release
GameZone – Pixel Lincoln: The Deckbuilding Game has time travel, skateboarding dinos
We may never get to play 8-Bitham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter due to the fact that it’s not actually a thing, but that doesn’t mean we have to go without some kick-ass Abraham Lincoln action. Pixel Lincoln: The Deckbuilding Game may not exactly be a video game, but it certainly has the look of one. […]
GamesRadar – Pixel Lincoln heading to DS, inspires deckbuilding game
It’s been a great year for Kickstarter campaigns, and while much of the attention has been on point-and-click adventure games, there are some other videogame-related projects that are worth following as well. Pixel Lincoln: The Deckbuilding Game is designed by Jason Tagmire, who came up with the idea back in 2007. Read full article…
USAToday- Visual puzzles challenge, entertain kids
Since the game presents the easy puzzles first, kids learn how to manipulate the pieces and gain confidence before tackling the harder puzzles. The game doesn’t offer any hints when you are stuck, so it’s a game that requires perseverance. Read full article…