Attention Jumpers!

We’ve got news from the H.S.A! The Hive Jump team at Graphite Lab has been keeping busy since the last update. Read below for some news regarding the Wii U platform, conference schedules and some frequently asked questions!

Looking to play Hive Jump on your Wii U? Keep your blasters at the ready… we’re coming soon.

Back in March we sent out a celebratory note to our Kickstarter backers that we’d submitted to Nintendo of America for certification. Our review took a little longer than expected because of a few issues regarding our developer registration. However, thanks to the awesome work of some folks at Nintendo those issues got resolved quickly and we went into review in early April.

Check out our Kickstarter update for more news on that progress!

FAQ

What is the state of the Steam version? Will there be updates?

The steam version is content complete. Our team is solely focused on Wii U and then physical rewards for our backers in the short term. Our testers have been continuing to review some issues with the multiplayer desyncs and have recently put in some tracking systems which will help us better identify when desyncs occur. Beyond that, we’re still researching options to improve the connectivity and reliability of the online game experience. So we're not done yet, but we don't have things like additional skins or weapons as a priority right now.

Where are my other rewards?!

Are you a backer wondering about the status of your sweet backer loot? They are in the works! We’ve been delayed by the Wii U progress described above, but are nearly past those issues and should be able to resume work on these very soon. Several of our artists have been compiling art for the art book and jumper guide, we have the hoodies and shirts designed and have new partners for printing selected, too!

Thanks for being patient and for being an amazing group of fans!

Indy POP CON!

Graphite Lab will be returning to Indy Pop Con July 7 – 9, 2017! Last year we were absolutely shocked to bring home the Top Prize as well as Best Gameplay. We’re proud to be returning so we can celebrate the teams in competition this year!

We’ll have Hive Jump on the show floor, so stop by if you are around and say hi!

Would you like to know more?

As always, please leave us questions and comments below. We love hearing from members of the Jump Corps! If you’d like to get quarterly updates about what Graphite Lab is up to, please sign up here!