SidePlay Entertainment

29/04/2021

Sideplay are excited to launch our latest Instant Win Game in Pennsylvania, Fairground Fortunes. You can play it yourself here: https://www.pailottery.com/games/all-games/fairground-fortunes/play/free

18/03/2021

Excited to announce our latest super hero game has just launched on the Pennsylvania Lottery. You can try it out here https://www.pailottery.com/games/all-games/whizz-whaam-win/play/free/ 🥳

22/02/2021

Really excited to launch Clovered in Cash on the Pennsylvania Lottery on Thursday. A really engaging game that will hopefully bring in lots of winners!

18/02/2021

Great to see another winner on one of our games!

Howard of Erie County won $5,000 playing Piggy Bank Payout, one of our online games! Congrats! http://ow.ly/K5X250DCOJB

03/02/2021

We were excited to launch our new game, Winning Vault, on the Pennsylvania Lottery last month to create a bit of a sparkle! You can play the demo game here: https://www.pailottery.com/games/all-games/winning-vault/play/free/

22/01/2021

We were thrilled to launch our first US Instant Win Game last year in Pennsylvania, on their State Lottery. The game is called Piggy Bank Payout and is a match three style game, which includes exciting power ups and multipliers to engage users and build anticipation of a big win. You can play the demo here: https://www.pailottery.com/games/all-games/piggy-bank-payout/play/free/

12/01/2021

Role summary:
As our new Assistant Games Producer, you will be responsible for supporting the Project Manager with the day-to-day running of game production to ensure timely delivery of all materials.
This role is varied and what needs to happen can change on a daily basis. You will need to be enthusiastic, self-motivated and eager to develop new skills. A passion for creative production and digital marketing would be beneficial.
You will be working alongside a very talented creative team who develop exciting game concepts of the very highest standard for some of the most prestigious lottery operators in the business.

General tasks
Monitoring, prioritising and recording the progress of work
Keep the Project Manager and Group Heads informed of all briefs received and work in progress
Scheduling meetings and recording minutes
Ensure tasks are allocated effectively to enable deadlines to be met
Assist with procuring materials and other items necessary for completing project goals
Maintain and organise project documents via our management system

Essential qualities
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Highly organised and able to multitask
Proficiency in English language (other language skills would be a benefit)
Capable of understanding and determining priorities
Outstanding attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Used to working with computers at intermediate to advanced level

Reporting to: Project Manager
Location: Jersey
Working patterns/hours: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday

If you’d like to apply or discuss the role further please contact [email protected]

12/01/2021

Experienced Game Developer

We’re looking for an experienced game developer to join our growing team of game developers.

The role involves some challenging work designing and developing HTML5 game content for the lottery and gaming industry, but in a relaxed and friendly team setting.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of Object Orientated Programming. An understanding of the Phaser and/or Pixi game framework would also be a positive benefit, along with a commercial understanding of game design and a creative mind. You will be working on and have input on all aspects of our games from design to launch.

You should:
▪ Possess a good understanding of game requirements and usability
▪ Continually improve code quality throughout the studio through automation and code reviews
▪ Contribute innovative and original ideas
▪ Maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of all appropriate existing technologies as well as new techniques and tech.
▪ Be able to mentor junior team members and share knowledge with the team

You should also be a confident and accomplished communicator with a commercial awareness and fit in with our highly active and integrated team and work processes.

Please submit your CV to [email protected].

30/12/2020

We've been so busy building games for our clients and our own portfolio, that we've neglected our social media accounts! So as our New Year's resolution, we are going to re-engage with our friends and followers to keep you up to date with what has been happening here in the Studio. Happy New Year! 🥳

30/12/2020

21/09/2016

A quick sketch of one our a game concepts

13/09/2016

31/08/2016

If you'd love to learn how to code but don't know where to start then check out these 12 sites that offer coding courses for free.

Programming has helped me to become a much better entrepreneur, and you can learn this skill without spending a dime.

03/08/2016

Ever wondered how free games make money?

"Freemium" games can end up gaming gamers.

01/08/2016

When you're playing a mobile game it's sometimes hard to picture just how much planning, preparation, design, character development, animation, sound sourcing, development and testing goes into the game. Depending on the mechanic, it can take anything from weeks to months to develop an instant win game. Here's an idea of the different stages we go through to produce a game from scratch.

In this blog post, I will talk about what it takes to develop a mobile game from scratch. Each game development project, on average, has 9 distinct phases which are described in more detail here.

21/07/2016

We love new faces at Sideplay and recently we’ve had a lot of newcomers. Meet Purplegriss, one of 9 mini monsters about to be unleashed in our latest instant win game Mini Monster Money… check back in the coming weeks for details on where to play!

25/05/2016

Here's an interesting way of using mobile gaming...

At the start of the Month, a team led by Professor Michael Hornberger and Dr Hugo Spiers launched a new mobile game which has been designed to help collect scientific data about dementia. While the game can’t be used to diagnose dementia, the data collected from it has the potential to inform a wealth of research into Alzheimer’s disease in the future.

By understanding how healthy people steer around their environment, scientists hopes to pin down how spatial navigation goes wrong in Alzheimer’s disease

10/05/2016

Looking to find some fitness motivation? Did you know you can play games with your friends using your own Fitbit complete with loot, levels, quests, and some friendly competition?

Android/iOS: Your fitness tracker can be a great source of motivation to get active, but if you need a little extra push, FitRPG takes data from your Fitbit and turns it into a game—complete with loot, levels, quests, and some friendly competition. How to Make the Most Of Your Fitness Tracker (Witho...

06/05/2016

We love character design here at Sideplay! It's what makes our games unique and fun to play. Not only do characters add loads of personality to our games, but we're a bunch of creative thinkers and love coming up with unique characters. If you're interested in character design, check out these tips!

How the likes of Anima Boutique, Docvek, Jam Factory, Joanne Harker and Showchicken bring personality to portraits of people, animals and other characters.

04/05/2016

Nielsen (you know, that group that’s always going on about TV show ratings) has revealed today that it is going to start gathering data and insight on mobile games to allow developers to efficiently measure and track their improvement over time.

Nielsen (you know, that group that's always going on about TV show ratings) is entering a new entertainment market.

03/03/2016

Virtual Reality, however briefly, can take you to places you’ve never seen... and now if you're in Sweden you can order it at the drive-thru!

Virtual reality with a side of fries: McDonald's Sweden is releasing Happy Meal boxes that transform into VR headsets.

02/03/2016

The PS4's next firmware update will finally let you turn on notifications for when your friends come online. It still won’t let you change your username, but at least it’ll give you some privacy.

05/02/2016

Anyone hungry?

Animator and filmmaker Aron Mani of Gamerboy Media has expertly recreated the entire Level 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. with stop motion animation,...

29/01/2016

Thats it... this week is officially the last Fun Facts Friday so after today you'll have been introduced to all our SidePlay Family!

Last up, meet Katie one of our Account Executives...

1. Who's your biggest idol?
Beyoncé

2. What's your favourite game?
Hide and seek

3. If you could be a superhero or villain who would you be ?
Cat woman because she's sassy

4. If you were a fruit what would you be and why?
A dragon fruit

5. Have an unlimited storage of one thing, what would it be?
Time

6. Favourite scene in a movie?
Any with Will Ferrell, maybe Step brothers or Daddy's home

7. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you want to have with you?
Mask/snorkel, a spear & a hammock

8. You only have one favourite food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Chicken balls

9. Best thing about working at SidePlay?
The creative environment and team.

10. Invite 3 famous people to dinner, who would you choose and why?
Karl pilkington, Stephen hawking and David Attenborough

26/01/2016

Here's a sneak peak of some concept art that our designers been working on... I bet you didn't know there was such thing as a Barberhino did you?

25/01/2016

For check out these game inspired breakfasts...

Here are some breakfast ideas to help make the morning a little more fun for any gamer.

22/01/2016

Happy Friday everyone!

For this weeks Fun Facts Friday we'd like you to meet Steve, one of our Directors.

1. Who's your biggest idol?
Mark Allen (won the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon 6 times…way to go Mark!)

2. What's your favourite game?
Fruitingo…it’s fruit and bingo obviously! (a game that only exists in my head…at the moment!)

3. If you could be a superhero or villain who would you be and why?
Ironman - obviously

4. If you were a fruit what would you be and why?
A banana, because I’m guessing that’s the fruit that has the most fun!

5. You have an unlimited storage of one thing, what would it be?
Caterpillars

6. What's your favourite scene in a movie?
The Italian Job - when Michael Caine says “ You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!” or Jerry Maquire when Cuba Gooding asked Tom Cruise to shout “ Show me the money” down the phone.

7. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you want to have with you?
Suntan lotion, a good book and a pair of shades.

8. You only have one favourite food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Sea Bass

9. Best thing about working at SidePlay?
Thinking up exciting game ideas.

10. Invite 3 famous people to dinner, who would you choose and why?
Lance Armstrong (I have lot of questions for him), Aytron Senna (because he is the best of the best), Peter Sellers (to add a touch of madness to the evening)

22/01/2016

Haven't you always wanted to display your classic titles?

15/01/2016

Happy 'Fun Facts' Friday everyone!

This week we'd like to introduce you to Keith, one of our developers.

1. Who's your biggest idol?
I have no idea. My dad I guess. Such a cop-out answer.

2. What's your favourite game?
Forza Horizon 2 or any recent Fallout game.

3. If you could be a superhero or villain who would you be and why?
Deadpool. He's chaotic, inconsistent, effectively immortal and is guaranteed to break the fourth wall to great effect.

4. If you were a fruit what would you be and why?
Passionfruit, because why not.

5. You have an unlimited storage of one thing, what would it be?
Classic cars and bikes.

6. What's your favourite scene in a movie?
Tough one. So many choices. It's either the final chase scene from Bullitt (https://youtu.be/0vNvc9n1ikI) or the last race in The Fast and The Furious (https://youtu.be/5etB9Hp7sis)

7. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you want to have with you?
A hovercraft full of eels. Just so I can make that reference. Alternatively a fuelled ship to get me out of there, full of pizza and a nice whisky. Might as well indulge while I'm making my way home.

8. You only have one favourite food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pizza.

9. Best thing about working at SidePlay?
The chilled out environment and people.

10. Invite 3 famous people to dinner, who would you choose and why?
Sir Christopher Lee, Steve McQueen, Paul Walker. Why? Why not.

08/01/2016

Happy New Year everyone!

This weeks Fun Facts Friday is the first one of the year! Everyone meet Pedro, one of our developers.

1. Who's your biggest idol?
My mom

2. What's your favourite game?
Civilization, Simcity, Jones in the Fastlane

3. If you could be a superhero or villain who would you be and why?
Robinhood, to make world more fair.

4. If you were a fruit what would you be and why?
Blueberry, it is good for health.

5. You have an unlimited storage of one thing, what would it be?
Knowledge

6. What's your favourite scene in a movie?
Imitation Game

7. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you want to have with you?
A boat, fishing rod and a water filter.

8. You only have one favourite food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Fish

9. Best thing about working at SidePlay?
People

10. Invite 3 famous people to dinner, who would you choose and why?
Pope Francis, influencer. Elon Musk, visionary. Obama, power.