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Dev Vid #3
I posted a new Development video last night, I feel it's a lot more watchable then the earlier one's which definitely were getting into 'too long; didn't watch' territory. Some of the key game mechanics are also starting to take shape which is really exciting. Still a lot to get done before GDC.
Anyone know what the deal is with HD and youTube ( Read more... ) -
Game Dev Blog + Scott Sings.
I spent a chunk of last week updating the Development Blog for Guerrilla Gardening: Seeds of Revolution (AKA I need a shorter title) and I realized I that I haven't posted about the blog here (at least I don't think I have?). Anyway I've been blogging about making the game, and doing some little videos showing the progress we're making on the ( Read more... ) -
Prototyping Grant Get!
A few of you know this already, but I've been having to keep it under wraps internetwise for the last month or two. My company (I incorporated last month!) Spooky Squid Games is recieving a grant from the Ontario Media Developement Corporation to help us make the protoype for Guerrilla Gardening: Seeds of Revolution. This is pretty much the ( Read more... ) -
Hand Eye Society - Video Game Event.
I've been helping out to organize this new series of gaming and culture events as part of the newly formed Hand Eye Society, a loose organization trying to tie together all the random game stuff going on in the city - like T.O.Jam, the Artcade and Artsy Games Incubator. Our first event is this Thursday and is being hosted by the mighty Jim Munroe ( Read more... ) -
Gah economic down turn.
While this whole economic downturn thing hasn't hit me personally yet... it sure seems to be hitting a lot of the media I enjoy.
Earlier this month Free Radical basically went under... they make the charming series of party game \ 3D shooters Timesplitters that I've wasted countless hours playing with friends (particularly Rosemary, Parrish and Paul ( Read more... ) -
Indiegames.com Best Freeware Arcade Games of 2008
Indiegames.com's has a bunch of best of indie games lists they've been posting over the last few days. The Best Freeware Arcade Games of 2008 list just went up and Night of the Cephalopods is on it! They asked me to write a bit about making the game, what's next etc. which was fun. Best Freeware Arcade Games of 2008
There are a bunch of other great ( Read more... ) -
Your weekly 'miguel rants about Cephalopods' post.
Sick of this yet?
Cephalopods came in a pretty close second for last weeks free indie of the the week on Bytejacker (39% to 46%). However it was the only game that got a Christopher Walken's impression phone-in commment! Here's the episode:
Scott phoned in a comment 'in character' for the episode, but I think we got it in a bit too late so it ( Read more... ) -
Cephalopods is Bytejacked!
Night of the Cephalopods is a free indie rapid fire on this weeks episode of Bytejacker, the online video show for downloadable and indie games. I've been a big fan of the show since it started earlier this year so this is super awesome. It also means I'm up for Free Indie of the Week. If you feel so inclined you can vote for NotC (or one of ( Read more... ) -
A Dark and Eldritch Hockystick.
I've spent way to much of this weekend looking at google analytics. Since Thursday night's link on indiegames.com, I've had a bunch of links and reviews and my hits have been steadily rising. For the curious ( Read more... )
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