Capy Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Sword and Sworcery's Nathan Vella on returning to iOS: 'Absolutely'

by Mike Schramm (Jun 18th, 2012)

Nathan Vella is the co-founder of Capybara Games, the company that worked with musician Jim Guthrie and the artist Superbrothers to put together the extremely popular and critically acclaimed Sword and Sworcery EP, originally released on iOS. Capy, as it's sometimes called, is a Toronto-based ...

Sword and Sworcery devs hosting a creative jam

by Mike Schramm (May 4th, 2012)

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP has earned accolades from critics and players for its creativity. Now its developers are asking the community to show off their own creativity, in the "Create in the Key of Sworcery" virtual jam. Over on the game's official tumblr, they're sharing some ...

Sword and Sworcery LP coming out April 5, iPhone version in a few weeks

by Mike Schramm (Mar 31st, 2011)

Sword & Sworcery is an unqualified hit for the iPad -- as I said when it released, we've been following this one for a while, and it's great to see such a solid indie effort recognized by critics and consumers alike. While the game is out for iPad, the property is far from over. A full LP ...

GDC 2010: Hands-on with Superbrothers' Sword and Sorcery

by Mike Schramm (Mar 15th, 2010)

"Superbrothers" is the alias of Craig Adams, a Toronto-based artist who specializes in pixel-based artwork and cinema. He's a big fan of musician Jim Guthrie, and after the two met a while ago (and discovered they were actually fans of each other), he was inspired to create a few music videos of ...

Developers on avoiding the 99 cent App Store price

by Mike Schramm (Jan 14th, 2010)

I've become a big fan of game developer Capy (formerly Capybara) in the past few months -- their releases of Critter Crunch on iPhone [iTunes link] and Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes on the DS have won me over quickly. But I'm not sure I agree completely with their co-founder, Nathan Vella, about ...