The well-loved puzzle platformer Toki Tori has just hatched on the Humble Bundle for Android, making its debut on Linux at the same time.Time to glue on those feathers and take your role as the loveable chick whose goal it is to save all of the eggs he can. Toki Tori is no Angry Bird but he does have his own charm, especially with his little gadgets; Telewarp, InstantRock and Slug Sucker. The charming puzzle platformer becomes the fifth game in the Humble Bundle for Android and is available on Android, Mac, Windows and Linux, for the first time ever.

Each and every customer of the Humble Bundle for Android will have the game on their download page, including an additional Steam key – so don’t fret! Toki Tori joins the rest of the lineup in the Humble Bundle for Android which now looks like this:Anomaly: Warzone Earth HD EDGE HD Osmos Toki Tori World of Goo (if you pay over the average) Of course, if you haven’t bought the Humble for Android you can do so by heading over to the official page.You may be interested in: Toki Tori 2 Announced ‘Humble Bundle For Android’ (And PC) Launches! Wait, What!?

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This Article was originally posted on our sister site, The Indie Game Magazine written by Chris Priestman.

Huge news this morning for fans of Toki Tori by independent game studio Two Tribes as they’ve officially announced that Toki Tori 2 is in development. The game was originally released on the Game Boy Color by Two Tribes and published by Capcom. Since then though, Two Tribes has been recreating the title for various platforms under its own name with no publisher, something we can certainly respect around here.

Toki Tori 2 will see Two Tribes’ poultry mascot character return in a completely new adventure, developed from the ground up for today’s players and technology. The initial release will be through Steam for PC and Mac in the spring of 2012. Continuing the tradition of Two Tribes to support multiple platforms, subsequent releases on downloadable stores from Apple, Nintendo and more are planned.

The other big part of this news is that Two Tribes is actively seeking fans to help with the development. The game is still very conceptual at the moment and was made purpsefull so at this point in the announcement.

‘We’re starting with a super-early version of Toki Tori 2, which is basically interactive concept art, running on Steam for people to try out’, said Collin van Ginkel, creative director at Two Tribes, “we’re very excited to be able to involve the Two Tribes community in such a direct way!”

Starting today, fans can sign up for free for the Steam development version of Toki Tori 2 to help with the development. Only 200 copies will be released initially though so if you’re interested you might want to jump on this one quickly!

Write to tokitori2@twotribes.com to get involved!

No solid release date or pricing has been announced, but the game is expected sometime in Spring of 2012.

[Two Tribes]

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Stardock’s Digital Distributon hub Impulse has been adding independent titles out the woodwork over the past week or so, and as such I thought it’d be thoughtful to share what titles now are available in a new area, gaining the extra exposure and new audience from the partnership. Here are the recently added games to the service and their descriptions:

Zombie Shooter – Sigma
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Guns of Icarus – Muse Games
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Fishdom: Spooky Splash – Playrix Entertainment
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Qwak – Jamie Woodhouse (50% Off!)
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Toki Tori – Two Tribes
“The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it’s a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must find each egg in a level using a set number of tools. Players will have to look and plan ahead carefully while using items such as the Telewarp, Freeze-o-Matic and InstantRockTM. Additional tools are gradually introduced as the player progresses through the games 80+ levels covering four unique worlds.”

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Although Toki Tori has been on the App Store for a little under a year, its popularity on the App Store has boomed. With over 150,000 paid downloads, Two Tribes has decided that it’s time for a celebration. Therefore, the puzzle platformer has been upgraded and updated with the ability to rewind time, additional bonus content that will keep coming in the following weeks, and even a brand new look to the user interface.

Best of all, Two Tribes is giving away 50 free copies of Toki Tori to its Facebook friends. Gamers are encouraged to become friends with Toki Tori on Facebook by Friday, May 21st. Two Tribes will choose 50 friends randomly and gift them a copy of the game.

Congratulations to Two Tribes on the success! For those that don’t yet own Toki Tori, the game is available on the App Store and even Steam for $4.99.

Press Release:

After being on sale for slightly less than a year, Toki Tori has sold over 150.000 copies through the App Store! As a big thank you to all our customers, Toki Tori has been updated with the ability to rewind time, additional bonus content (more to come in the following weeks) and a new look.

More information about Toki Tori: http://www.tokitori.com

[Source: GamesPress]

Two Tribes has released a new update for its platform puzzler Toki Tori, bringing among other items a bit of new content to the game.

The patch brings a new community bonus level to the Bubble Barrage world, as well as a new visual effects launch option and a trio of bug fixes. Owners of the Steam version of the game can grab the update by restarting the client.

From the change log:

Added new community bonus level to the Bubble Barrage world

Added new launch option “–visualeffects <VALUE>”, which accepts 1, 2 or 3 as value. This overrides the visual effects level that’s saved

Fixed bug that made it possible to teleport into a ghosttrap

Fixed Dutch typos in localization

Fixed checking for egg collection achievements after having played in offline mode

Two Tribes’ puzzle-platformer Toki Tori, in which players recently acquired the ability to rewind and fast forward in-game, will be on sale through this weekend on Steam for half price. For the US, this means the game’s price is cut down from $5 to $2.45. You can find the title at this location. The sale will be good until March 8th at 9 PM CET. Toki Tori boasts:

“A wide variety of items and weapons
80 levels spread over 4 large worlds
Dozens of hours of gameplay
For all ages – accessible and hard levels available
Catchy music and sound effects
REWIND gameplay feature”

Two Tribes has brought a new feature in the latest update for its platform puzzler Toki Tori, adding the ability to rewind and fast forward time in the game.

The feature is certainly an interesting addition to the PC version, coming nearly a decade after the title debuted on the Game Boy Color. Of course the title has come along in a lot of ways since then, its Two Tribes first title and gosh darnit they’re still moving copies in one way or another.

The patch is available now for owners of the game by restarting the Steam client. Toki Tori runs $5 and comes packed with plenty of content for those interested in picking it up. Details on how to use the new feature along with the rest of the change log follow:

Toki Tori

• Added a major new feature: the ability to rewind and fast forward in time! To access, press the on-screen button in the top left corner, backspace on the keyboard, or the rewind button on your gamepad.
• Blocked alternative route in Bubble Barrage Hard 5.

Just a few days after its Steam release, Two Tribes puzzle platfomer Toki Tori has received a new update that brings a few fixes and thoughtful improvements to the title.

Several commandline options have been added dealing with mouse functions and resolution. Bug fixes for a couple of achievements have also been included. The update can be applied for owners of the game by restarting the Steam client.

Remember, the title goes for only $3.75 (25% off) through the end of the workweek. From the change log:

Toki Tori

• Fixed bugs related to Tunnel of Love and Cheapskate achievements
• Improved executable icon
• Added commandline option: –invertscroll This option inverts scrolling when using the mouse
• Added commandline option: –swapmousebuttons Swaps the left and right mouse button in-game functionality
• Added commandline options: –width –height With this option you can specify the size of the window. Minimum supported dimensions are 800×600 and the aspect ratio is limited to a maximum of 16:9.

Steam has listed Two Tribes puzzle platformer Toki Tori as available for purchase and download. Offering the title at 25% off for its first week on Valve’s digital distribution service.

The game has you collecting eggs across 80 levels with new tools to help your progress including the Telewarp, Freeze-o-Matic and InstantRock. The title also gains 31 Steam Achievements with its release onto the platform.

Toki Tori goes for $5 normally, but can be picked up for only $3.75 through Thursday, February 4. From the description:

The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it’s a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools. Players will have to look and plan ahead carefully while using items such as the Telewarp, Freeze-o-Matic and InstantRock™. Additional tools are gradually introduced as the player progresses through the game’s 80+ levels covering four unique worlds.

• A wide variety of items and weapons
• 80 levels spread over 4 large worlds
• Dozens of hours of gameplay
• For all ages – accessible and hard levels available
• Catchy music and sound effects
• Steam Achievements
• Full screen HD graphics
• Shader effects
• 5.1 Surround Soundtrack
• Controls designed for mouse, keyboard as well as joypad