Quarrel review
Risk meets Scrabble in Denki's charming and thoughtful XBLA effort.
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XBLA Quarrel reveals mad Microsoft word filter
'Help' and 'train' among words forbidden in online sessions of Denki's multiplayer word game.
3Quarrel "rejected by almost every game publisher"
Dundee-based Denki has revealed that Quarrel was "rejected by almost every game publisher in the world" and called on gamers to prove them wrong on the day its multiplayer word game launches on Xbox Live Arcade. In a post on the company blog, managing director Colin Anderson admits that Quarrel was actually rejected twice, and even three times, by some publishers. The struggle to strike a publishing deal caused Denki to restructure and lay off a number of staff in April 2010. Quarrel was eventually released for iPhone last August. More >
3Quarrel DX review
Denki finally releases its fiendish, gorgeous play on words - but why on Earth can't we play it together?
1The Friday Game: Moving House Edition
Caught between ISPs, Chris Donlan has had to spend the week playing iPhone games instead of just buying them.
Denki Restructuring Will Result In "Many" Job Losses
MD Colin Anderson says he fears for independent start-ups "because this industry is changing beyond all recognition".