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30 August, 2007 | No comments

Free Game News: Cave Escape

Cave EscapeCave Escape is a new Room Escape game from Games Handbook.
“You and some friends have been trapped in a cave. You must help out your friends and discover what lies beneath to escape”.
Good luck and have fun!

30 August, 2007 | No comments

Jay Is Games: Mindistortion has moved

Manuel Fallmann of Mindistortion had to move his site's domain recently. Previously at Mindistortion.net, the site, his animations and his games can now be found at Mindistortion.tv. If you have linked to any of Manuel's animations or games before, please make sure you update those links to point to the new site. Manuel thanks you for it. :)

30 August, 2007 | No comments

GameZebo: First Look - The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures

You'll soon be able to download a casual game and contribute to an important charity at the same time thanks to a fundraising initiative created by Legacy Interactive and the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation.

30 August, 2007 | No comments

Game Producer: Expect The Unexpected

I’ve mentioned our issues with game animations a few times in the past, and to be honest: I didn’t except animations to cause us that much work in the project. I’m glad we’ve found a professional animator in the team, but there’s still problems to solve before characters are done.

In fact, now we have finally managed to export animations in the project - but there’s another problem. Now the animations work when run alone. When we combine two different set of animations to one character, it won’t work. We are checking out the Max hierarchy and trying to find out what might be causing the problem when the game engine loads the additional animations. Since two files aren’t working, next we are going to put all the character animations in one file - and let the engine splice them properly.

There are unexpected moments in game production, and while it’s almost impossible to know what might unexpected might happen - it’s good to expect that something won’t work as planned.

Expect the unexpected, and when that happens - find the solution.

If you liked this entry, feel free to visit GameProducer.net to read more similar articles.

30 August, 2007 | No comments

GameZebo: The Naked Gamer Wears Clothes

Who is the Naked Gamer? Is he really naked? Is he really a gamer? After more than a year and a dozen editorials, it's high time those questions were answered. Don't you think? You've seen my photograph, you've heard me rant, rave and plea, but why am I here? What's the point of this 'column'? Well, let me tell you. Let's take a little trip, you and I. Allow me to escort you back...to 1969. (cue Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida).

30 August, 2007 | No comments

GameZebo: Magic Shop Review

Abracadabra! Magic Shop enters the world of magic with spells and artifacts rather than the sleight of hand of David Copperfield and Harry Houdini. Though not spellbinding or original in the world of color-matching games, Magic Shop entertains like a skillful magician.

30 August, 2007 | No comments

Anawiki: Path of Magic released (Windows and Mac Intel version)

Path of MagicI am very excited to announce that Path of Magic, level pack for Runes of Avalon, has been released today. Creating Path of Magic we concentrated on level desing even more than before. The story is simple - Evelyne has beaten Morganna and now it’s time go find the way back home. Because we didn’t have storyline restrictions to level desing we could focus on fun factor instead of correlation between story and levels.

Expect lot of spells. And I mean lot of them, with chain reaction. Expect great boss levels (levels with giant runes). Can you beat 4 giant runes at once?

Don’t wait.
Download it now (Windows).
Download it now (Mac Intel).

It’s 30 minutes free trial (and it’s only $9.99 to buy). It doesn’t require Runes of Avalon to work properly (this is standalone game).

Linux and Mac versions coming soon (as soon as tomorrow).

Feel free to visit ANAWIKI GAMES Blog to read more similar articles.

30 August, 2007 | No comments

GameZebo: Return to Mysterious Island Review

Jules Verne is considered to be one of the pioneers of science fiction thanks to fantastical novels like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, and The Mysterious Island. It's the last story that The Adventure Company and Kheops Studio have chosen to craft a Myst-style adventure game around with positive results.

30 August, 2007 | No comments

Free Game News: Poco2 Escape 3

Poco2 Escape 3Poco2 Escape 3Poco2 Escape 3 is the third instalment in the Poco2 Escape series created by ZakkuWorks. And the good news is that once again, the author released this new Room Escape game in both Japanese AND English!

Your goal in Poco 2 Escape 3 is to find a way to leave the room, and your first task today is to collect several hearts…

This third episode seems as good as the two previous ones but is more difficult to complete, according to its author.

Have fun!

Update: Poco2 Escape 3 walkthrough in comment #11 (thanks pOlo!) 



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29 August, 2007 | No comments

Jay Is Games: Lonely House-Moving

Lonely House-Moving is the latest social metaphor driven arcade game from the folks behind everyone's favorite slapping game, Rose and Camellia. You play a lonely shmuck who, after watching his girlfriend leave him in a moving truck, suddenly gets the inspiration to act. Leap over moles, avoid crows and jump over stuff flying out of the truck and try to catch your girl! « Next entries Previous entries »