New cross-platform developer Running Pixel launches

JavArt founders Alfio Lo Castro and Benedetta Sciacca have teamed up with ex-colleague Massimo Riera to form a new venture.

Called Running Pixel, it's a cross-platform casual games developer. The company has already unveiled its first game, Crystal Crush, an action puzzler for mobile, PC and Xbox 360.

It's been developed using Running Pixel's in-house Sasquatch development framework, which the firm says speeds up and simplifies porting J2ME mobile games to PC and Xbox 360.

However, Running Pixel plans to expand the platform to support Android, iPhone and Zune in the future. It also has ambitious plans for new pricing models, offering users discounts if they buy a game on more than one platform.

Crystal Crush is due out in November, with four more games due out by the end of March next year.