Cobramobile Art Blog

iBomber Defense available now!

2010-11-18T03:34:00.000-08:00

iBomber Defense is available to buy NOW!

iBomber Defense Screens!

2010-11-17T06:37:00.000-08:00

Here are some actual iBomber Defense screens taken during game-play. All in-game art by Colin Gordon.

iBomber Defense is a universal build for iPhone, iPod and iPad.

This is how it looks on your iPhone...

..and this is how it looks on your iPad.

iBomber Defense!

2010-11-17T02:37:00.000-08:00

This week will see the release of iBomber Defense on the App Store. Developed entirely in-house here at Cobra, iBomber Defense will be our first game to be published through Chillingo who've had great success with Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. iBomber Defense combines classic tower defence gameplay with the intense action and strategy of the original iBomber games. Keep enemies at bay all over the world using a variety of weapons and tactices, from rattling machine guns and explosive cannons to awesome anti-aircraft artillery. The logo design and icon art are by Carrie Guthrie.

Storm in a Tea Cup is go!

2010-11-02T02:40:00.000-07:00

Development has finally begun on Storm in a Tea Cup, with Mike McDonald on board as programmer. Here are some more of Mark Brown's conceptual sketches for your enjoyment.

Make sure and check out the Storm Blog to see how the game progresses.

STUCK! (formerly known as Stuck Genie)

2010-09-22T08:06:00.000-07:00

Originally released through Warner Brothers as Stuck Genie, we're bringing back this ingenious little puzzler renamed as STUCK! Now fully loaded with Game Centre connectivity. It has been submitted to Apple and should be live in a few days.

Check out the art below by Mark Brown.

Danger Derby on iPad - Available now!

2010-09-15T02:14:00.000-07:00

Our great new iPad only title Danger Derby is available now, exclusively for the iPad.

Mark Brown took on the art duties and is responsible for the overall look of the game. Front end menu duties were taken by Carrie Guthrie. Fast lane programming duties were taken by Dan Leyden and Andy Haining.

Blog resumed!

2010-09-15T01:52:00.000-07:00

We've been very busy at Cobra over the past few months and there hasn't been much time for blogging but that's about to change. So, to get things started here's a look at the new Cobra Logo designed by Carrie Guthrie. This logo will adorn all of our screen shots on the App Store from now on, as you'll see in the post above.

iBomber 2 - Menu Graphics

2010-05-11T02:07:00.000-07:00

iBomber 2 has a really cool menu interface designed by Carrie Guthrie, and implemented perfectly by Programmer Michael McDonald; the fob watch keeping real time is just one of the cool little touches that add to the overall immersive experience of iBomber 2.

iBomber 2 Trailer is up!

2010-05-10T01:23:00.000-07:00

iBomber 2 - Available now!

2010-05-10T01:00:00.000-07:00

iBomber 2 is out now for the iPhone and iPod Touch and it's also compatible with the iPad!
Colin Gordon created all the in-game art. The Logo and icon were designed by Carrie Guthrie.

Low Grav Racer 2 HD - now on iPad!

2010-04-05T03:05:00.000-07:00

Low Grav Racer 2 has been given a High Def. makeover for the iPad, complete with new touch screen controls. In-game modelling and textures by William Hazle and Roz Galloway, Logo, HUD and promo. design by Carrie Guthrie.

Numba HD on iPad now!

2010-04-05T02:58:00.000-07:00

Numba has been 'polished' up for High Def gaming on the iPad. Art by Carrie Guthrie and Colin Gordon.

PUKK HD only on the iPad

2010-04-05T02:47:00.000-07:00

One of our three launch titles on the iPad is PUKK HD, a Pong like game that's free to download. Art by Mark Brown.

Storm Sketches

2010-01-26T01:50:00.001-08:00

Check out the sketches that led to the final design of this little fella over at the Storm in a Tea Cup Blog. Art by Mark Brown.

Paint It - Bible

2010-01-26T01:41:00.000-08:00

Paint It - Bible is now available from the App Store.
Here's another of Carrie Guthrie's line illustrations and a menu shot from the App.

Paint It - Bible

2010-01-22T02:32:00.000-08:00

Coming to the App Store in a few days time is our second colouring App, Paint It - Bible. This one is the first in a series of themed colouring Apps. It includes twelve images based on Bible stories, that can be coloured then saved as wallpapers. This is the Splash screen and two images, by Carrie Guthrie.

Fut! Fut! Friday!

2010-01-22T02:23:00.000-08:00

Fut! Fut! Fun illo by Colin Gordon.

Route 666 - The Preacher Man

2010-01-15T01:17:00.000-08:00

A new desktop wallpaper from Route 666 for your desktop, iPhone and iPod Touch. Art by Colin Gordon.

Storm!

2010-01-11T05:53:00.000-08:00

This is Storm and he's got his own blog.

Storm in a Tea Cup - Concept Art.

Follow artist Mark Brown, week by week, as he develops Storm in a Tea Cup from sketches to final game art, and get a unique insight into the creative process here at Cobra.

iBomber 2 - Concept Art

2010-01-11T05:45:00.000-08:00

Here's a cool iBomber 2 illustration by Colin Gordon.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-21T06:37:00.000-08:00

As everything winds down for the holidays, here's a Christmas greeting from the Art team at Cobra. Thanks for stopping by and visit again in the New Year to see what we're going to be up to, and to find out who the kid in the Tea Cup is.

Art by Mark Brown.

Low Grav Racer 2 - OUT NOW!

2009-12-08T01:30:00.000-08:00

Low Grav Racer 2 has passed Apple's submission process. Here is the direct link to the App Store.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/low-grav-racer-2/id341773746?mt=8

And visit the Low Grav Mini Site.
http://www.lowgravracer.com/

Trailer for Low Grav Racer 2

2009-11-25T03:34:00.000-08:00

Here's the trailer for Low Grav Racer 2. The game should be live on the App Store by Friday 4th December!

Visit the Low Grav Racer site at www.lowgravracer.com

LGR2 - Low Grav Racer 2

2009-11-20T08:37:00.000-08:00

Low Grav Racer 2 has just been submitted to Apple, so should should go live on the App Store before the end of next week. In the meantime, here are some screen shots, taken from in-game, to whet your appetite. Art by Rosalind Galloway and William Hazle (modelling and texturing), Carrie Guthrie (Logo, Front End and HUD) and Colin Gordon (Weapon FX). Dan Leyden and Michael McDonald programmed.

Trailer for FORE!

2009-10-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

The trailer is up for FORE!
In-game Course art by Rosalind Galloway, and Front End & HUD by Carrie Guthrie.

FORE!

2009-10-29T08:44:00.000-07:00

This is Carrie Guthrie's logo design for our soon to be released golf game, FORE!

DOTS! - Available to download now.

2009-09-28T01:06:00.000-07:00

Here's the trailer for our new puzzle game DOTS! This is a real tough game... are you up for it?
All art by Mark Brown, coded by Andrew Haining.

Purchase DOTS!

Route 666 - The Dragon's Wrath

2009-08-27T05:19:00.000-07:00

A new Route 666 wallpaper for your desktop, iPhone and iPod Touch. Art by Colin Gordon.

GoBomber!

2009-08-26T07:32:00.000-07:00

Here's Carrie Guthrie's reworked logo for iBomber, which is being retitled GoBomber for a future release on the PSP and PSPGo. Read the press release at CasualGaming.

Route 666

2009-07-16T08:13:00.000-07:00

Here's a tasty look at a game that's currently in pre-production at Cobra; Route 666. Design and artwork by Colin Gordon. I've posted a selection of wallpaper sizes for iPhone, Mac & PC, so go ahead and treat your desktop and iPhone/iPod Touch. And head over to Pocket Gamer for some more info. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Route+666/news.asp?c=14409

DOTS!

2009-07-10T03:20:00.000-07:00

Some teaser images from our, currently in production, adventure puzzler DOTS! Art by Mark Brown.

In Development - Concept Art

2009-07-07T01:37:00.000-07:00

More concept art, this time by Mark Brown. These sketches will eventually form part of the comic strip cut scene in our new puzzle game DOTS!

In Development - Concept Art

2009-06-26T00:04:00.000-07:00

More cool concept art from Colin Gordon.

In Development - Concept Sketches

2009-06-25T06:25:00.000-07:00

A couple of concept sketches by William Hazle.

In Development - Concept Sketches

2009-06-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

Here are a few sketches from iBomber artist Colin Gordon, for a new game currently in pre-production, with more to come.

Numba is back on the App Store!

2009-06-08T06:04:00.000-07:00

Numba, our successful 'match numbers game', has just been re-released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Originally published by I-play, Numba is now self published by Cobra, and it's a steal at $1.99!
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=318176575&mt=8

All Art by Colin Gordon.

Evolution of a Logo

2009-06-04T01:42:00.000-07:00

When Cobra started, one of the first briefs handed out was for a company logo. The brief went something like this; the logo needs to be adaptable and stylish, abstract and bold, and has to work in a single colour. The logo had to straddle both corporate and games worlds. Carrie Guthrie set to work sketching out ideas, these are just a few from her sketchbook.

The finished logo was sharp and completely filled the brief. It has proven itself to be a very versatile insignia.

As we were originally producing games for mobile phones, we were cursed by ridiculously small jar sizes, and the flat, single colour logo worked perfectly on splash screens that had to be 'crunched' down in size for the smallest of handsets. As the phones got better we experimented with the logo. Mark Brown tooned it up a little.

As we became established in the mobile sector, I decided that there was no need to be precious with the logo and that where possible it should be themed to the game. Mark Brown created a pink and powerpuffy splash for Powerpuff Girls - Mojo Madness. The blue reflected logo was used for Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines and segued seamlessly into a blue sky cut scene..

Once production began on iPhone Apps, we were able to animate our logo and have a lot more fun with it. Colin Gordon produced an animated splash that made its debut in numba, then LEGO Batman: Gotham City Games.

It was then suitably blinged up, in the worst possible taste, for Zombie Chav Hunt.

Colin then themed it perfectly to fit iBomber.

Mark created a suitably retro and very British logo for Dam Buster.

For Mouse About Mark created a cool Looney Tunes homage where the logo became a cheese. He also reworked the animated logo for the limited release of Nose About for Comic Relief and Stuck Genie.

Carrie has since produced this polished logo for use in our Trailers.

And there you have some of the key moments in the ongoing evolution of a logo.

Color Now

2009-06-02T06:34:00.000-07:00

Here's a wee taste of what to expect from the first Color Now update (coming soon) with Colin's Happy Dinosaur.

LGR 2 announced

2009-06-02T06:12:00.000-07:00

LGR 2: Low Grav Racer 2, the sequel to Low Grav Racer is now in development. Here's Carrie's new logo for the game.

Color Now Trailer

2009-06-02T00:52:00.000-07:00

Direct link to purchase from the AppStore:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=315517019

Stuck Genie Trailer

2009-06-02T00:30:00.000-07:00

Here's the trailer for Stuck Genie...

Buy it now at the App Store: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314420223&mt=8

The Color Now trailer will be posted later today.

New iBomber Trailer

2009-05-28T03:47:00.000-07:00

Our boss Mark Ettle has put together a new iBomber trailer, and here it is...

iBomber is Live on the App Store!

2009-05-25T00:44:00.000-07:00

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=316774112

Dam Buster - Coming Soon!

2009-05-08T06:21:00.000-07:00

Here's the Teaser Trailer for Dam Buster. Coming soon to the App Store.
Art by Mark Brown, programmed by Sam Taylor with assist from Dave MacKeddie.

Mind Games 2 - Coming Soon!

2009-05-08T01:22:00.000-07:00

Mind Games was a hugely succesful mobile game that we developed, published through Player X. Now Mind Games 2 is making its way onto the App Store as well as returning to mobile. Roz Galloway created the look for the iPhone/iPod Touch version.

Color Now

2009-05-07T02:01:00.000-07:00

Color Now is a new fun App that turns your iPhone/iPod Touch into a digital colouring book. Color Now is the second of our Apps to be published by Warner Brothers. There are twelve images in the App that can be coloured and saved out as desktops. Future updates will include new images. Carrie Guthrie designed the logo and interface, and created the Robot image from a sketch by William Hazle. Colin Gordon created the 'Wrassler'.
Direct link to purchase from the AppStore:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=315517019

Stuck Genie comes to App Store

2009-05-07T01:23:00.001-07:00

In an exciting move we've partnered with Warner Brothers to publish some unique games and Apps; first up is Stuck Genie. The Stuck Genie has seen success on mobile in the games Stuck! in Japan and Crazy Balls! in the rest of the World. Now he's coming to iPhone/iPod Touch in the suitably named Stuck Genie. It's a mind bending puzzle game that will really test you. Mark Brown is the man responsible for all the artwork. Here is the direct link to the game...
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314420223&mt=8

iBomber - Teaser Trailer

2009-04-30T08:20:00.000-07:00

There's a teaser for iBomber on our Youtube channel. Here it is...

iBomber (previously Bombs Away) - Coming Soon!

2009-04-30T07:49:00.000-07:00

Here are a few images from our new game iBomber. It'll be available soon from the App Store. Colin Gordon created all the artwork for this game and has come up with a cool, unique 2D look for it. I think it looks terrific. Dan 'Danger' Leyden has done his usual sterling job programming. Carrie Guthrie designed the dynamic logo.

iBomber started life as Bombs Away, but for reasons far too arcane and convoluted to go into here, the game is now going to be called iBomber. Carrie has kept the look of the original logo and modified it to fit the new one word name.

Above: the new dynamic logo and splash for iBomber.

Above: the logo and splash using the old name of Bombs Away.

Above: Bombs Away is still the name of the plane in the game.

Energy Efficiency - Part 2

2009-04-09T03:32:00.000-07:00

It's an evil light bulb... deal with it.

Art by Rosalind Galloway.

Energy Efficiency

2009-04-08T02:31:00.000-07:00

Even light bulbs can have character.
Art by Rosalind Galloway.

Nose About for Red Nose Day 2009

2009-03-11T03:19:00.000-07:00

Nose About is the official iPhone/iPod Touch game for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day!

We've taken Mouse About and given it a makeover for Comic Relief, reskinning it Red Nose style. Doesn't Marv look cute in that Red Nose? Download it today and do your bit for a good cause.
Art by Mark Brown.
Here is the direct link to the App Store.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306692840

Powerpuff Girls on Mobile

2009-02-11T05:03:00.000-08:00

Here are a few screens from our Powerpuff Girls Mobile game, Mojo Madness!
Art by Mark Brown.

Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Madness. TM & © 2008 Cartoon Network
Powerpuff Girls and all related characters and elements are trademark of and © 2007 Cartoon Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
Designed & Developed by Cobra Mobile Ltd.

New Cobramobile Logo!

2009-02-11T03:33:00.000-08:00

Here's our swish new logo designed by Carrie Guthrie.

Zombie Chav Hunt

2009-02-11T03:09:00.000-08:00

Zombie Chav Hunt is cheap and cheerful shooter - it's only 59p.
Mark Brown's in game artwork is shown in the screens below, as is Carrie Guthrie's 'tasteful' Splash and logo. Read the Pocket Gamer review here...
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Zombie+Chav+Hunt/review.asp?c=11205&srch=zombie+chav

Finished Low Grav Trailer

2009-02-11T03:04:00.001-08:00

Here's the final trailer for our hit game Low Grav Racer. We also made the 10 best iPhone games of 2008 list on Pocket Gamer... Cool!
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Top+10+iPhone+charts/feature.asp?c=10628

LEGO Batman: Gotham City Games

2009-02-11T02:25:00.000-08:00

It's been a few busy months here at Cobra but the Blog is back!
Gotham City Games is a title that we developed for TT Games, based on the LEGO Batman franchise. We developed a unique 2D look fro this game to differentiate it from its 3D big brother. The game is a series of mini-games that are all connected by a comic book framework.
Here you can see how artist Colin Gordon created a few of the comic book screens from pencils to finished art work, working from a script from William Hazle.

Batman and all related characters are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
LEGO Batman: Gotham City Games © 2008 TT Games Publishing Limited.
LEGO, the LEGO Logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2008 The LEGO Group. All Rights Reserved.

Low Grav Racer Teaser

2008-10-15T05:03:00.000-07:00

Coming Soon! Here's the first look at our first 3D release for the iPhone. 3D models and textures by William Hazle, logo by Carrie Guthrie, big red planet painted by Kenneth Anderson, coded by Dan 'Danger' Leyden.

Another Sunshine Comic Page

2008-10-10T05:44:00.000-07:00

Another of Colin Gordon's cool comic strip pages from the forthcoming Cobimobi puzzle game, Sunshine.

The Great Reviews Keep Coming!

2008-10-10T05:37:00.000-07:00

More Great reviews for Mouse About, with a great endorsement from Levi Buchanan at ign ... "Tons of stages, great visuals, and inexpensive. Download it today."
Read the full review here ...
http://uk.wireless.ign.com/articles/913/913391p1.html?RSSwhen2008-10-08_150000&RSSid=913391

Another Great Review for Mouse About!

2008-10-09T06:57:00.000-07:00

TouchArcade give us a great review for Mouse About http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/08/immerse-yourself-in-mouse-about/
The video footage they took of it is embedded below.

Great reviews for Mouse About and Numba!

2008-10-06T01:14:00.000-07:00

There are two great reviews for Mouse About and Numba over at TOUCHGAMING http://touchgaming.org You can view the Youtube versions below.

Game Folk

2008-09-30T08:06:00.000-07:00

The cast of Sunshine. Art by Mark Brown.

Sunshine Comic Screen

2008-09-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

This is another comic strip page from a forthcoming Cobimobi puzzle game called Sunshine. Art by Colin Gordon.

Mouse About available NOW!

2008-09-15T06:04:00.001-07:00

Mouse About is now available to download from the iTunes App Store. It's a bargain at £1.79 ($2.99). The Art for Mouse About is all the work of Mark Brown, and Sam Taylor coded it.

Coming Soon to iPhone and iPod Touch!

2008-09-03T03:38:00.000-07:00

Art by Mark Brown.

Cobra Mobile Ltd - New Web Site

2008-09-03T03:16:00.000-07:00

Carrie Guthrie recently redesigned the Cobra Web Site. Check it out to see the full scope of the games we're developing.
www.cobramobile.com

Numba iPhone Reviewed

2008-08-07T01:41:00.001-07:00

Numba has been given a great review by Pocket Gamer, achieving a Silver Award. Check out the review here;
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Numba+%28iPhone%29/review.asp?c=8206

New Cobra Mobile Website

2008-08-04T07:48:00.000-07:00

The new Cobra Mobile website is up and running, designed by Carrie Guthrie. Check it out!

www.cobramobile.com

New Desktop

2008-07-31T05:19:00.000-07:00

This is a new desktop image by Mark Brown. It portrays the Genie from our Japanese mobile release 'Stuck'.

Howdy Pardner!

2008-07-18T07:23:00.001-07:00

Some character designs from a new game we're developing. Art by Colin Gordon.

Another Free Cobra Desktop

2008-07-18T01:16:00.001-07:00

Here's a new desktop by Mark Brown, continuing the cat and mouse theme with a grinning feline.

Free Star Cat Desktop

2008-07-03T05:08:00.000-07:00

You've seen the mouse now here's the cat. Art by Mark Brown.

Free Desktop Mouse!

2008-06-27T06:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a munchie mouse for your desktop courtesy of Mark Brown.

There's a mouse about!

2008-06-27T06:05:00.000-07:00

There's a mouse about! Art by Mark Brown.

Numba trailer

2008-05-27T03:39:00.000-07:00

Hands-On Mobile are publishing the mobile version of our game Numba, and have produced a promo trailer for it. Here's the trailer on Youtube.

Cobimobi logo

2008-05-27T03:15:00.000-07:00

This is the original Cobimobi logo designed by our resident designer Carrie Guthrie. http://www.cobimobi.com/

Numba

2008-05-07T07:26:00.000-07:00

Here are a few screen mocks from Numba, soon to be released on mobile (May/June 08). Art by Carrie Guthrie. The full pc version is available to download at http://www.cobimobi.com/

Pencil Study

2008-05-07T06:39:00.000-07:00

Here is a subtle coloured pencil study from our resident 3D artist Roz Galloway.

Miaow!

2008-04-30T08:36:00.000-07:00

A Kitty by Mark Brown.

Cobi 2!

2008-04-30T08:21:00.000-07:00

Cobi and his arch nemesis by Gail Riddoch.

Cobi!

2008-04-25T12:26:00.001-07:00

Here's Cobramobile's first 'mascot' as designed by ex-Cobra artist, and now full time mum, Gail Riddoch.

Karaoke Man's Pals!

2008-04-23T06:19:00.000-07:00

More character sketches by Mark Brown.

Karaoke Man!

2008-04-22T08:50:00.000-07:00

Karaoke Man concept sketches by Mark Brown.

Loving the Alien part 3

2008-04-18T03:41:00.000-07:00

More retro styled Sci-fi concept art from Colin Gordon.

Space Critter!

2008-04-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

Here's a closer look at the little critter from the cobramobile website www.cobramobile.com. Art by Kenneth Anderson.

Fore!

2008-04-17T06:21:00.000-07:00

This is a concept piece by Kenneth Anderson, who used to work here at Cobra. Check his own blog out at... http://www.kennethanderson.blogspot.com/.

Loving the Alien part 2

2008-04-16T08:45:00.000-07:00

Concept art for another sci-fi themed mobile game. Art by Colin Gordon.

Loving the Alien

2008-04-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

This is a concept piece by Mark Brown for a mobile game currently in development.

Sunshine Comic Screen

2008-04-16T07:39:00.000-07:00

This is an image from a forthcoming Cobimobi game called Sunshine. We thought it’d be cool to show how the piece grew from the initial thumbs through to the finished artwork. Art by Colin Gordon.

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