Gem Miner 2 will be released on Friday the 27th January. The recent delays have been due to making sure the game works well with just keyboard controls (for devices with keyboards and specifically Google TV), creating the custom levels, and a comprehensive tutorial.
I expect the game will release with 20-25 adventure levels and more will be added over time. These levels are much more complex than the old challenge levels from Gem Miner 1 and feature multiple objectives.
The original mode (one big mine) is still available of course, and includes new features like collections and character levelling.
There is now a feature freeze, and this last month is purely going into testing on as many devices as possible, bug fixes, balance, and general polish.
More screenshots soon…
Psym Mobile 
January 3, 2012 at 12:39 am
Very nice. Soo looking forward to it.
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January 10, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Sweet, looking forward to it!
January 10, 2012 at 11:32 pm
Must… have… *makes grabby hands*
January 19, 2012 at 3:37 pm
PLEASE hit that release date. I’ll love you forever and ever and ever.
January 19, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Lots of work still ongoing, but I’m confident it’ll make the release date.
January 24, 2012 at 4:01 am
I have been holding my breath with anticipation since I heard that the new miner game will be released on the 27th…. my family is hoping you will release it sooner… as a surprise… before I keel over…. J/K… When I bought the first one I was so into it I could do little else for days! Soooo, if you do release early, could u give me a heads up? I need to book a hotel room in advance so nobody will interrupt my play!!! LOL
January 24, 2012 at 7:29 am
It’ll be released late in the day on the 27th Australia time, so depending on where you are, that might mean very early in the morning.
January 24, 2012 at 5:26 am
Gem Miner 1 was the first game I bought on my G1 way back in the day. Upgraded to an evo a while ago and I’ve had it installed since then. Day 1 purchase for me. Any news on the price?
January 24, 2012 at 7:26 am
Glad you’ve been enjoying it for so long!
It’s going to be the same price as the original (1.99 US, 1.35 UKP)
January 25, 2012 at 9:21 am
That sounds fantastic. Thanks for the response. It’s great to see some developers have stayed away from the “fremium” model that seems to be the rage these days.
January 27, 2012 at 4:22 am
Anxiously awaiting gem miner 2. Been addicted to dig deeper since September but I’m finally getting bored with it. 😦
January 27, 2012 at 5:02 am
6 hours till release time 🙂
January 27, 2012 at 5:29 am
Is it time yet?
January 27, 2012 at 8:46 am
very nearly…
January 27, 2012 at 6:13 am
Cant get it yet 😦 boo
January 27, 2012 at 7:08 am
The link on market dont work 😦
January 27, 2012 at 8:45 am
Just some last minute testing on a bug fix, the game should be out in approx. 3 hours.
January 27, 2012 at 10:15 am
What time in australia will it be released?
January 27, 2012 at 10:44 am
between 10 and 10:30pm … sorry for the delay!
January 27, 2012 at 10:53 am
When you say Australia time, do you mean EDT (Sydney time)? http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=240
I say this because your blog’s timezone implies that you were 15 minutes late when you posted 🙂 Can’t wait, though! The F5’ing has already begun.
January 27, 2012 at 11:34 am
What link?
January 27, 2012 at 10:27 am
Thank you for your work! Would it support Xperia Play gameplay?
January 27, 2012 at 10:28 am
*gamepad
January 27, 2012 at 10:45 am
It’s not been specifically tested on teh gamepad, but supports d-pad input (e.g. motorola droid), so I think it should be fine.
January 27, 2012 at 10:54 am
Ok. Thanks! So there is only one hour left?
January 27, 2012 at 11:50 am
Ok, sorry for the slight delay everyone! Uploading the final to the market now…
January 27, 2012 at 11:53 am
Thank you very much! Exactly at 12 as I was thinking! 😀
January 27, 2012 at 12:15 pm
25 minutes later… :[ Hit a snag?
January 27, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Actually, yes
the market publishing tool was broken, but it seems to have worked now…
January 27, 2012 at 12:25 pm
I can’t find it. Really wish I didn’t have to work.
January 27, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Ok I found it on my old game, but the links not working. I’ll keep trying.
January 27, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Seems there is a delay in the publishing now on the market (it used to be instant, but apparently can now be anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour)…
January 27, 2012 at 12:35 pm
It’s up for me 🙂
I think what Google means is it may not work for everyone, since people hit different market servers, and not all of them get the app immediately.
https://market.android.com/details?id=au.com.phil.mine2
January 27, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Got it! Thanks for the link!
January 27, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Not in the Uk yet! keep looking just waiting
January 27, 2012 at 6:27 pm
downloading…