But don’t just read about it! Watch the New iPad enhancements in motion:

The update includes Retina Display graphics, console-quality visuals using fog, depth of field, bloom, light shafts, rim lighting and dynamic character shadows, & double the character texture resolution. Strewth!

You can download the Update from iTunes HERE

Enjoy!

- The Uppercut Games Team

Earlier this month, the whole crew took the time to attend the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this year. It was a week of inspiring talks, business meetings and amazing opportunity. Of course the iPad 3 was announced at the same time, and we’re excited by the graphical power now available to iOS games.

The Ultra Update was a huge success for us, and we’re already slaving away on the next free update for you all. We’ve received a bunch of feedback and suggestions for features, plus we have our own plans for new content to add. Exciting things are ahead for EPOCH!

So as always, thanks for playing, and stay tuned

Cheers,

- The Uppercut Games Team

It’s rolling out today on the App Store, and to celebrate we’re putting EPOCH on sale for one day only – 0.99c! Bargain!

• ULTRA DIFFICULTY – Not challenged enough? Play the whole campaign on Ultra Difficulty: harder enemy waves, trickier enemy variants, & a new Ultra achievement.
• STORY – More characters with new intercepts to collect, more back-story to unravel in this ruined world.
• VISUALS – Upgraded graphics for your robot with new armor and weapon meshes
• ITEM UPGRADES – New fourth tier of Weapons, Offhand attacks, Missiles and Armour
• NEW ITEM – The new ‘Shield’ Booster deploys a temporary shield at your cover location that protects you from damage.
• IN-APP PURCHASES – Due to popular demand, we’ve added the ability to buy in-game currency to help you get past those tricky encounters.
• TWEAKS – Lots of little changes to the user interface, stability, tuning and bug fixes.

We really hope you enjoy the update! (If you do, why not rate EPOCH on the App Store? – every good rating helps us to continue making EPOCH even better.)

Cheers,

- The Uppercut Games Team

Today, we’re revealing another great device from robotic-technology company Alphetekk, who claim that their “‘scienteers’ have been working around the clock to create a never-before seen booster technology”. The result: the new Shield Booster!

With the Shield Booster equipped you can deploy a temporary forward-facing shield at your cover location. Sure, it means you have to stay in one place to take advantage of its protective properties, but isn’t that a small price to pay for INVULNERABILITY to  incoming Gunner and Slicer fire?

One caveat: just make sure you watch out for Grenadiers, who can drop an explosive right over the top of the shield, forcing you to roll away!

Every piece of armor now has a unique visual representation on your robot, accentuating the  jury-rigged nature of your salvaged parts. Check out the video below for a quick look, and stay tuned for the imminent release of the Ultra Update!

We’ve had our holidays, opened some presents and watched the fireworks … and then got straight back to work

So now what’s up for Uppercut in 2012? Coming very soon, we have the free ULTRA content update for EPOCH (more details on that soon), with more surprises to follow.

Now if you’ll excuse us, we have some ruthless robots to wrangle …

When you add to this that in their first review, SlideToPlay rated EPOCH a “must have”,  you can practically feel the love!

Read their review HERE and their Game of the Month article HERE.

• IGN.COM – “iOS cover shooting done right”.
• TOUCHARCADE.COM – “Cover never felt so awesome”
• SLIDETOPLAY.COM – “Combine the gorgeous look with the superbly tuned touch-screen controls and high level of replayability, and result is a great and unique iOS action game …”
• GIZMODO.CO.UK – “EPOCH is the new cover-shooter king by several circuit-boards.”
• POCKETGAMER.CO.UK – “re-imagining the genre completely for the touchscreen”
• APPOLICIOUS.COM – “It’s an absolutely gorgeous game with fast paced visceral combat that keeps you on your toes, and it even has an interesting story thrown in the mix.”
• GAMEPRO.COM – “…the game is an Unreal Engine-powered visual tour-de-force that is sure to impress both you and your friends.”

A big thank you to everyone who bought the game and helped us crack the Top 10 in Games and the Top 25 in Apps overall.

We’re now hard at work on the next 6 months worth of updates, so stay tuned for more announcements! And once more, thank you!

Cheers,

The Uppercut Team

Australian Studio Delivers Intense Robot Combat on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Underground Cryo-Bunker, Queanbeyan NSW Australia, November 10, 2011 – Uppercut Games today announced their highly anticipated action title EPOCH is now available on the App Store. Using the power of Epic’s Unreal Engine, EPOCH combines innovative touch-based controls and action packed gameplay with amazing graphics to bring a AAA experience to the iOS platform.

Follow the echoes of a lost civilization in a visually stunning post-apocalyptic world where robots are locked in an endless war. Fight escalating waves of enemies in arena-style combat, throughout multiple locations. Control your character with intuitive finger swipes, make split-second tactical decisions, take cover, select targets, dodge incoming fire, utilize special abilities, and launch countermeasures! Rebuild your robot from the pieces of your fallen enemies and increase your stats as you fight towards your goal – the last bastion of humanity.

“With EPOCH, our goal was to create a true AAA experience that really uses the strengths of touch interfaces, and the power of the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.” said Ed Orman, co-founder of Uppercut Games. “We’re excited to have reached those goals – EPOCH is fluid to control and looks amazing on the small or large screen. It’s been a labour of love for us, and we’re thrilled to see the reception it’s received even in early previews.”

* IGN.com: “iOS cover shooting done right.”

* SlideToPlay.com: “… a streamlined, high-octane shooter that’s quite unlike most of the stuff on the App Store.”

* TouchArcade.com: “… I don’t think many of us will be able to put it down as quickly as our loved ones would like.”

EPOCH is available for $5.99 from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

To learn more about EPOCH, watch trailers at  http://www.youtube.com/uppercutgames, follow Uppercut Games @uppercutgames on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/uppercutgames or visit the official game website at www.uppercut-games.com/EPOCH

About Uppercut Games

Uppercut Games is an independent game studio surviving in the post-apocalyptic wastelands of Queanbeyan NSW, Australia. Its founders have a long development history, working on award winning games such as Bioshock, Tribes: Vengeance, Freedom Force and Fallout: Tactics. For more information visit their website at www.uppercut-games.com

Uppercut Games is one of a number of Australian Game Developers who received support from the NSW Government’s Department of Industry and Investment Digital Media Fund.

We have been very busy over the last few weeks as we wrapped up EPOCH ready for submission to the App Store. We can’t wait for everyone to get a chance to play it for themselves..

As we have a few hours today to sit back and reflect, we would like to sincerely thank all the people who have helped and encouraged us along the way, we are humbled by the overwheming support you have given us.

A big thank you also goes out to all our testers, who helped us shape the game into a much better experience.

Cheers

Uppercut Games