Some have said the game looks like it would also work on Wii and iPhone. Why choose the Xbox Live Arcade?

GB: XBLA’s distribution services experience and core audience were a great match for Sarbakan’s vision and Lazy Raiders’ unique mechanic.

MC: By going single-platform, we were able to produce a much more polished and satisfying game experience.

GB: That being said, we also feel the game could work very well on the iPhone, Wii, PSN…

How did the idea of Lazy Raiders come about?

GB: We were throwing ideas around for a game targeting the casual PC download market when I suggested doing something around an explorer who visits exotic places in search of lost relics.

MC: I was watching my dirty laundry tumble in my washing machine when it hit me. Why not use rotation as core game mechanic? Being a designer, I’m evil by nature, so I started imagining putting my cat in the washer. The game second inspiration came from those wooden mazes through which you try to guide a ball. But how to combine a cat is a washing machine with a ball maze?

GB: We took Maxime’s spin and flip mechanic and quickly made a prototype, which was an instant hit with the XBLA Team

At what point did you go “Let’s just throw a fat guy on there!”?

MC: Well, as my cat was both fat and lazy, it was a no brainer. But that would have been in bad taste, contrary to chucking a human being in there.

GB: Maxime’s idea mostly rested on a character that was so lazy, we had to move the world around him if we wanted him to budge an inch.

MC: Using characters like Lara Croft or Indiana Jones didn’t make any sense. We needed an anti-action hero. And so was born Dr. Diggabone.

The Avatars tend to be a bit slimmer than the main character of Lazy Raiders. Does this change the gameplay at all?

MC: As the Avatars were integrated late in the production process, their physical differences have no significant impact and their behavior is mostly the same as Diggabone’s regarding collision, friction, etc. This is a great addition to the game and we intend to capitalize on it and take it even further in future sequels, if sequels there are.

While lazy Raiders does include 80 levels, is there any chance of DLC down the line?

GB: There’s no DLC on the horizon. We thought it’d be easier, and more fun, to include everything from the get-go. We could have gone with fewer levels and then make a couple of DLC packs, but we decided against it, instead providing the players with the integral experience in a single package.

MC: But if we feel that there’s a demand for more content, who are we to deny our fans? We already have a few concepts on paper. We’ll see…

Thanks for your time, and good luck!