Last week we already introduced the biggest project we’ve been working on this year, the Full HD version of our popular sci-fi shooter Galaxy on Fire 2, on these pages and this week we’re happy to let you know that said game is finally out and available for download! Yes, that’s right. Today, on August 25th, 2011, the hot-headed space scoundrel Keith T. Maxwell successfully left the mobile gaming galaxy and hyper-jumped straight into Mac territory! Of course, this doesn’t mean at all that our favourite star chaser turned his back on the faithful mobile community for good, but rather does it mean that for the first time ever we’re also able to welcome gamers, who don’t own a smart phone or tablet, among our rows of daredevil fighter pilots![full]

As you can imagine, the release of Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD does not only mark a huge step ahead for the intergalactic adventurer Keith Maxwell, but also for the earth-bound developing studio Fishlabs Entertainment. After all, the development of this title took more than five man-years of work and now that it’s finally out, we’re more than happy with the result. All the time, effort and recourses that were put into the making of this game were definitely worth it and even though mobile gaming will always stay on top of our priority list, we’re also very eager to continue the path we’ve chosen with GOF2 Full HD in the future and optimize our games for other hitherto unsupported platforms as well. One such platform, which should better not stay unmentioned, is the Windows PC. Quite a few of you guys have already spotted the Windows logo at the end of our beta trailer and judging from your comments, there are lots and lots of GOF-fans out there who are excited as hell to play the game on their home computers. And rest assured, you won’t have to wait too long for it, because we’re currently aiming at a release date in the first quarter of 2012. Until then, however, we wish all Mac pilots out there all the best on their action-packed flights through Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD’s beautifully rendered 3D universe!

CTO Marc Hehmeyer and Lead Engineer Hans-Christian Kühl submitting "GOF2 Full HD" to the Mac App Store (click to enlarge)

Along with the release of the new game, we have also put a new trailer online, which not only shows a whole lot of spectacular space fights, but also gives you the chance to see in direct comparison the vast improvements of the Full HD version’s completely re-made 3D models, textures, special effects and background images! Check it out, guys, and let us know via YouTube comment what you think of our new title! And if you own a Mac, you better not waste any time at all and go straight to the Mac App Store in order to download the GOF2 Full HD app and experience many hours of action-packed gameplay amidst a vast, living galaxy populated by hundreds of invidious alien fiends!

Buy Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD on the Mac App Store: http://bit.ly/gof2hd-mac

Keith T. Maxwell, the daredevil protagonist of Fishlabs’ epic space saga Galaxy on Fire, has already gained a devoted following in the iPhone and iPad gaming community. However, for a hotshot like Keith, the world is not enough and hence he’s always out for more. And this time he’s ready to face his biggest challenge to date: the conquest of a whole new territory! Sure, you might think now that this new territory is a previously undiscovered star system or a remote planet at the far end of the galaxy, but that’s not the case. Rather, the step Keith is about to take this time is quite a bit bigger than anything he’s done before as he is finally going to cross platforms by taking over not only the iPad 2, but also for the first time ever the Mac in Fishlabs’ brand-new sci-fi adventure Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD![full]

Galaxy On Fire 2 Full HD by Fishlabs Entertainment (click to enlarge)

In order to give the long-time fans of the series, as well as all those gamers who have not yet played GOF on a mobile device, their money’s worth, Fishlabs has completely re-worked the detailed 3D graphics in order to make Keith’s fight against the dubious Voids look more stunning than ever on the big screen! If you thought that Galaxy on Fire 2 already looked quite nice on the small display of the iPhone or iPod Touch, you’ll most likely not believe your eyes the first time you see the game in Full HD! Due to high-res 3D models and textures, as well as new OpenGL shaders and additional post-, explosion- and special effects, there’s no doubt that Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD is going to be the most beautiful GOF of all time!

Unfortunately, you’ll still have to wait a couple of days until the game is out (Fishlabs is aiming at a release in late August), but if you’re curious, you can already shorten the wait by checking out the first beta trailer for GOF2 Full HD, which has just been uploaded to YouTube a day ago! It’s jam-packed with stunning fight scenes, gigantic space stations, thundering explosions, spectacular hyperspace jumps and dozens of heavy-armed space crafts of all kinds and models!

Besides the amazing new graphics, GOF2 Full HD will also feature completely revised controls, allowing the Mac pilots to maneuver their space crafts through asteroid storms and mine fields via freely configurable keyboard, mouse or gamepad inputs.

As you see, Fishlabs’ popular space saga is about to reach a whole new level with the soon to be released Full HD version of Galaxy on Fire 2 and we’re really excited that we’ll finally be able to introduce gamers, who don’t have a mobile games background, to the GOF universe as well! So, what do you think about all this? Did you enjoy the new trailer and are you already hot to set the galaxy on fire on your Mac or iPad 2 in the near future? We’re looking forward to your feedback!

Marc Morian (Marketing & PR Manager) and Michael Schade (CEO) at the GDC 2011 (click to enlarge)

And BTW, if you happen to be in Cologne/Germany in the next couple of days, we’d love to meet you at GDC Europe and Gamescom, where the Fishlabs team consisting of Michael Schade (CEO), Marc Hehmeyer (CTO), Andreas Stecher (EVP Sales), Marc Morian (Marketing & PR Manager) and Daniel Sadowski (Trainee) will give you an exclusive sneak peek at Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD and answer all your questions about the new game and everything else Fishlabs related! At GDC Europe, you’ll find us at Booth 154 and at Gamescom we’re waiting for you in Hall 4.2 (Booth M034) and Hall 9.1 (Booth B031r).