Author: Ozhan Sen

War of the Human Tanks – Limited Operations Commencing on Steam!

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October 28, 2015– The thrilling conclusion to the trilogy is coming! Independent game publisher Fruitbat Factory is proud to announce the third part of Yakiniku Banzai!’s critically acclaimed War of the Human Tanks trilogy, War of the Human Tanks – Limited Operations is coming to Steam and other distributors this winter.

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Fifty years since Human Tanks were first developed…

The land of Japon has been split in two and thrown into war by two nations, the Empire of Japon and the Kingdom of Japon, who use biological weapons known as “€?Human Tanks” to fight their war. But now the war between these two has turned into a proxy war between the Human Tanks themselves.

Our hero, Yatarou Shirahase, acting as an officer in the Imperial army, is dispatched on a mission to subjugate the Human Tanks. He must now battle an enemy of the same make as his own beloved company of Human Tanks.

Key features:

  • Over 50 missions with strategic, semi real-time battles
  • Countless cute Human Tanks to battle with and against
  • Replay missions at any time to improve your rank
  • English localisation will feature hand-drawn battle backgrounds and an improved user interface

“Limited Operations is designed so that no previous knowledge of the series is required to hop in. Old fans will find delightful details as they make new acquaintances and reunite with old friends.” says Jakke Elonen, Project Lead.

War of the Human Tanks – Limited Operations will come priced at $9.99. The game will include Steam Trading Cards, Achievements and other Steam features. The game’s opening and screenshots can be viewed on the Steam page.

War of the Human Tanks – Limited Operations is now available for pre-order at the official Fruitbat Factory store. As a special pre-order bonus, all pre-orders will receive War of the Human Tanks – Limited Operations: Unlimited Edition (normal price: $12.99) for the price of the regular edition. The Unlimited Edition includes the game’s soundtrack, Sound of the Human Tanks – LO.

For more information, business enquiries and to be included in the press release and review mailing lists, contact Fruitbat Factory at info@fruitbatfactory.com.

Download Press Kit with screenshots here

200% Mixed Juice! Now Available!

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Orange Juice’s new RPG 200% Mixed Juice! is now available on Steam! 

Game features: 

  • Over 80 unique characters to befriend and do battle with 
  • Cutting-edge graphics to amaze your friends and neighbors with 
  • A stunning digital soundtrack 
  • Online multiplayer

Owners of 200% Mixed Juice! will immediately unlock a special bonus version of Marie Poppo in100% Orange Juice. Be ready to wreak havoc with her chaotic new Hyper Card, Subspace Tunnel!

Orange Juice Fan Art Contest Winners Chosen!

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#1 "Wedding Bride" by TsukinoRS

#1 “Wedding Bride” by TsukinoRS

After a long and hard judging process, TsukinoRS’s wedding bride version of Suguri was chosen as the winner of the second Orange Juice fan art contest!
They will be receiving a unique 200% Mixed Juice! T-shirt on top of a free copy of the game.

Since we were overwhelmed by the sheer number of great entries (well over a hundred in total), we decided to extend the other rewards from top 5 to top 20.
The following users have won themselves a copy of 200% Mixed Juice!:
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NOTE: All winners, please add echomateria [Fruitbat Factory] to your Steam Friends list to receive your rewards. We will contact you with your reward shortly after. If you haven’t heard from us by 30.9.2015, please reach us at support@fruitbatfactory.com.

#2 "Transition" by El' Nath

#2 “Transition” by El’ Nath

#3 "The Vorpal Seagull" by Solmyr2000

#3 “The Vorpal Seagull” by Solmyr2000

#4 "Obligatory Hotspring "Episode"" by Kulas

#4 “Obligatory Hotspring “Episode”” by Kulas

#5 "Sora's Extraordinary Specs" by Anonymous_Neko

#5 “Sora’s Extraordinary Specs” by Anonymous_Neko

#6 "200% Mixed Friends" by puppyprince

#6 “200% Mixed Friends” by puppyprince

#7 "Inter-Continental Ballistic Marc" by Geoff

#7 “Inter-Continental Ballistic Marc” by Geoff

#8 "Instensifying Poppo!" by QPoyio

#8 “Instensifying Poppo!” by QPoyio

#9 "100% Orange Juice 5" by LendoKhar

#9 “100% Orange Juice 5” by LendoKhar

#10 "LittleCustard" by Kelsuis

#10 “LittleCustard” by Kelsuis

#11 "suguri~" by curenanako

#11 “suguri~” by curenanako

#12 "Kai and Poppo BFF" by Zero Eiyuu

#12 “Kai and Poppo BFF” by Zero Eiyuu

#13 "The winning hand" by Octopus Prime

#13 “The winning hand” by Octopus Prime

#14 "Orange Chibi" by WUR

#14 “Orange Chibi” by WUR

#15 "There's Bound To Be Pudding There" by [明] Isara (No Game, More Life)

#15 “There’s Bound To Be Pudding There” by [明] Isara (No Game, More Life)

#16 "The Popponator" by Sir Stiffy

#16 “The Popponator” by Sir Stiffy

#17 "Give em' back, Marie Popo!!" by NightSkull

#17 “Give em’ back, Marie Popo!!” by NightSkull

#18 "The lost sheep" by Pa!

#18 “The lost sheep” by Pa!

#19 "Pudding Thief (no color)" by Frostshark

#19 “Pudding Thief (no color)” by Frostshark

#20 "Suguri Pic for Contest" by Yinsashi

#20 “Suguri Pic for Contest” by Yinsashi

In addition, as promised, we’ve run all the rest of the entries through our trusty RNG machine, and the following lucky five will receive a copy of 200% Mixed Juice! as well:

"Do you like bullying other people?" by Blues

“Do you like bullying other people?” by Blues

"Innocent" by Truly Drowsy

“Innocent” by Truly Drowsy

"Kai's Ace in the Hole" by S.

“Kai’s Ace in the Hole” by S.

"Random Orange Juice Characters" by Puru

“Random Orange Juice Characters” by Puru

"100% suntan (Contest Entry)" by kmyc89

“100% suntan (Contest Entry)” by kmyc89

The full list of the fan art can be seen in the Steam artwork gallery. Again, big cheers to all participants!

100% Orange Juice – Alte & Kyoko Character Pack Hits Steam

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August 10, 2015– Independent game publisher Fruitbat Factory is proud to announce version 1.9.8. of 100% Orange Juice, which adds a new DLC on Steam. 100% Orange Juice – Alte & Kyoko Character Pack adds 2 new playable characters from developer Orange Juice’s games. Alte makes her appearance as the first DLC character from Sora alongside the long-awaited cool beauty, Kyoko from Suguri.

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100% Orange Juice is a digital multiplayer board game populated by developer Orange Juice’s all-star cast. Characters from Suguri series, QP Shooting series, Flying Red Barrel and Sora come together with all-new characters to duke it out… with dice.

Character Pack includes:

  • Alte from ‘Sora’
  • Kyoko from ‘Suguri’
  • New, unique Hyper Cards for both characters to bring chaos to the battlefield with!
  • New music tracks play as Alte & Kyoko’s themes

The new characters are designed by Orange Juice’s original staff for the game’s English Steam release, with character and card artwork by Hono.

Alte & Kyoko Character Pack is released alongside 100% Orange Juice version 1.9.8. which adds a slew of new features, including Windowed Fullscreen mode and two new Field Events. Full patch notes can be read on the Steam Community page.

100% Orange Juice – Krila & Kae Character Pack comes priced at $1.99, with a -25% launch discount for the first week. All other 100% Orange Juice titles are also available at discounts up to 66% during the currently active Steam Japanese Indie Games Festival event.

For more information, business enquiries and to be included in the press release and review mailing lists, contact Fruitbat Factory at info@fruitbatfactory.com.

Download Press Kit with screenshots here

 

Orange Juice Fan Art Contest!

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To celebrate the upcoming release of 200% Mixed Juice!, it’s time for another fan art competition!

Submit a new fan art of your own making to the 100% Orange Juice Steam community Artwork gallery by September 1st to enter and win 200% Mixed Juice!

The first art contest gathered such an awesome selection of artworks, we had a hard time picking winners. That’s why this time everyone will have a chance to win, in true Orange Juice spirit!

Since 200% Mixed Juice! covers all of Orange Juice’s productions, the theme is free, as long as it’s related to any of Orange Juice’s games.

Prizes:

  • First place: 200% Mixed Juice! t-shirt + 200% Mixed Juice! Steam key*
  • Places 2 to 5: 200% Mixed Juice! Steam key*
  • Additionally, we are running all the rest of the entries through our trusty RNG generator, and 5 lucky entrees will receive a copy of 200% Mixed Juice!*.

Rules:

  • Enter a new, previously unpublished artwork of your own making to the Artwork section by September 1st with the comment “Orange Juice fan art contest” in description.
  • Artwork must be related to Orange Juice’s games, and follow general Steam content guidelines to be accepted. No joke entries, sorry! (Obvious 1 minute Paint entries of ‘orange juice’ will be automatically disqualified from the lottery).
  • Multiple entries permitted, but each entrant may only win (or participate in the lottery) once.
  • Fruitbat Factory staff will pick the winning entries at their own discretion.
  • Contest entries may be used by Fruitbat Factory on their social media and other promotions.

*Winners will receive a 200% Mixed Juice! Steam preorder key, which can be redeemed immediately and will activate upon the game’s release.

Steam’s getting 200% Mixed!

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Independent game publisher Fruitbat Factory is proud to announce their next release, developer Orange Juice’s old-school RPG adventure, 200% Mixed Juice! is coming soon to Steam and other distributors.

200MJ cover small

200% Mixed Juice! is the 10th Anniversary game of Orange Juice, an old school RPG featuring a 200% mix of Orange Juice characters. Assume control of the “Sleeping Princess” and embark on an epic quest that spans worlds.

“200% Mixed Juice! brings together the massive cast of characters from the last 10 years of Orange Juice’s games. Even Poppo may make an appearance! There will definitely be something for every fan.” says Jakke Elonen, Project Lead.

Game features:

  • Over 80 unique characters to befriend and do battle with
  • Cutting-edge graphics to amaze your friends and neighbors with
  • A stunning digital soundtrack
  • Online multiplayer

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200% Mixed Juice! will come priced at $6.99. The game will include Steam Trading Cards, Achievements and other Steam features. A teaser trailer for the game can be seen on the Steam page.

200% Mixed Juice! is available for pre-order at the official Fruitbat Factory store with a -10% discount.

For more information, business enquiries and to be included in the press release and review mailing lists, contact Fruitbat Factory at info@fruitbatfactory.com.

Fruitbat Factory, Ltd

English version developer (Homepage, Blog, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Youtube)

Fruitbat Factory is an independent localisation house focusing on bringing interesting Japanese games to English-speaking audiences.

Orange Juice

Developer of original Japanese version (Homepage)

Orange Juice is an independent Japanese game circle known for their quirky shoot ’em ups. Developer of the popular online boardgame, 100% Orange Juice.

Download Press Kit with screenshots here

100% Orange Juice gets 2 new characters

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June 12, 2015– Independent game publisher Fruitbat Factory is proud to announce the release of a new DLC for 100% Orange Juice on Steam. 100% Orange Juice – Krila & Kae Character Pack adds 2 new playable characters from developer Orange_Juice’s games – Krilaralis and Kae.

100% Orange Juice is a digital multiplayer board game populated by developer Orange_Juice’s all-star cast. Characters from Suguri series, QP Shooting series, Flying Red Barrel and Sora come together with all-new characters to duke it out… with dice.

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Character Pack includes:

  • Krilalaris from ‘QP shooting – Dangerous!!’
  • Kae from ‘Suguri’
  • New, unique Hyper Cards for both characters to bring chaos to the battlefield with!
  • New music tracks play as Krila & Kae’s themes

The new characters are designed by Orange_Juice’s original staff for the game’s English Steam release, with character and hyper card art by Hono.

100% Orange Juice – Krila & Kae Character Pack comes priced at $1.99, with a -25% launch discount for the first week. All other 100% Orange Juice titles are also available at discounts up to 66% during the currently active Steam Summer Sale event.

For more information, business enquiries  and to be included in the press release and review mailing lists, contact Fruitbat Factory at info@fruitbatfactory.com.