Jack Lumber
''Jack Lumber'' is a video game developed by Owlchemy Labs. The iOS version was the first game published by Sega's third-party publishing program Sega Alliance. In addition to mobile stores, the game is also available on Steam (service), Steam. This version was released independent of Sega because, according to Owlchemy Labs founder Alex Schwartz, "[W]orking with publishers has been a big experiment, and so far it hasn’t been financially successful for Owlchemy." There are also plans to release it on other platforms that "don’t involve a publisher." Plot At the beginning of the game, a cutscene shows the death of lumberjack protagonist Jack Lumber's grandma when an evil tree falls on her. Jack is outraged, and goes on a rampage, cutting down every tree he sees on his way to fight the evil tree and keeping the animals he comes across in his cabin. The story progresses through letters from a competing lumberjack and a park ranger. Gameplay The game is a slicing game along t ...
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Owlchemy Labs
Owlchemy Labs is a video game developer based in Austin, Texas. The company was founded in 2010 by Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduate Alex Schwartz. Owlchemy is best known for its virtual reality video games ''Job Simulator'' and '' Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality''. In May 2017, the studio was acquired by Google. Owlchemy also founded VR Austin, one of the largest VR-focused meetups in the US with over 2000 members, which holds Austin based VR Meetings and hosts a yearly game jam. Before that, the founders started the Boston Unity Group and the Winnipeg Unity User Group. Alex Schwartz departed the company on July 18, 2018; former CTO Devin Reimer became CEO, and Andrew Eiche became CTO. Awards and accolades *''Job Simulator'' went platinum in January 2020. *''Job Simulator'' won the Game Developer's Choice Award for best VR/AR Game in 2017. Games developed * ''Super Ramen BROTHers'' – iOS (2010) * '' AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAa!!! for the Awesome'' (with Dejobaan Games) †...
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