{"id":73,"date":"2011-08-31T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amidos-games.com\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2011-08-31T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T12:26:00","slug":"bunch-of-news-and-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/bunch-of-news-and-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunch Of News and Announcements :)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all,<br \/>Long time as usual \ud83d\ude42 but still busy and have some boredom as I am always busy and when I am free (rarely happens) I want to work on my games and go out and watch movies in this little time so as result sometimes I just don&#8217;t do anything.<\/p>\n<p>But I have worked on my game <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashgamelicense.com\/view_game.php?from=dev&#038;game_id=20002\">Project Cupid<\/a> and its now on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashgamelicense.com\/\">FGL<\/a> for bidding and here is the promo ad video.<\/p>\n<p>About the iOS game \ud83d\ude42 the game is now named and its called iGoo and a devblog is launched for it you can view it <a href=\"http:\/\/igoo-game.blogspot.com\/\">here<\/a> and here is a promo poster.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-t51yl_QsjpI\/TiluDfqm24I\/AAAAAAAAAnc\/Ynxep4ZYKEY\/s1600\/PromoPoster1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-t51yl_QsjpI\/TiluDfqm24I\/AAAAAAAAAnc\/Ynxep4ZYKEY\/s1600\/PromoPoster1.png\" width=\"275\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>These all new I can share about my games \ud83d\ude42 but lets now talk about lots of different stuff and news of other indiegames and other developers \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>First thing let remember you with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegamethemovie.com\/\">IndieGame: The Movie<\/a> and here is its trailer \ud83d\ude42 which I adore a lot and whenever I feel depressed from my work or depressed I see it \ud83d\ude42 its super amazing \ud83d\ude42 and I can&#8217;t wait till this movie launches.<\/p>\n<p>Then lets talk about indiegames \ud83d\ude42 first game is <a href=\"http:\/\/ganggarrison.com\/\">Gang Garrison 2<\/a> is now out and for free go and download it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kPDabOFmxWo\/Tl4bDIDjHpI\/AAAAAAAAAn0\/42Jr6H2abwY\/s1600\/Gang%2BGarsion%2B2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"116\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kPDabOFmxWo\/Tl4bDIDjHpI\/AAAAAAAAAn0\/42Jr6H2abwY\/s400\/Gang%2BGarsion%2B2.png\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Also a nice game called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taleofmaledict.com\/\">Tale of Maledict<\/a> is released go and try it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bLLRj1-wj6c\/Tl4bj6QwdrI\/AAAAAAAAAn8\/8F23MnO_NCQ\/s1600\/Tale%2BOf%2BMed.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bLLRj1-wj6c\/Tl4bj6QwdrI\/AAAAAAAAAn8\/8F23MnO_NCQ\/s400\/Tale%2BOf%2BMed.png\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Also <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/111800\/\">Block That Matters<\/a> is now Out and it also wins the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreambuildplay.com\/Main\/Winners.aspx\">Summer Dream.Build.Play 2011<\/a> Grand Prize so you must go and try this amazing game.<\/p>\n<p>Also <a href=\"http:\/\/banov.blogspot.com\/\">Banov<\/a>&#8216;s new game <a href=\"http:\/\/phantasmaburbia.com\/\">Phantasmaburbia<\/a> its demo is out and you can try it. Its classic rpg game but looks like its amazing \ud83d\ude42 go and try it.<\/p>\n<p>The new game for <a href=\"http:\/\/edmundmcmillen.blogspot.com\/\">Edmund McMillen<\/a> called The Binding of Isaac trailer is now released and it looks gorgeous you must tune yourself and wait its release.<\/p>\n<p>And the amazing game of all time is now released. <a href=\"http:\/\/supergiantgames.com\/?page_id=242\">Bastion<\/a> the most anticipate game in 2011 is now out on Xbox Live Arcade and on PC you must buy this game it so amazing \ud83d\ude42 here is the launch trailer \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roflgames.com\/DPadWebsite\/www\/index.htm\">D-Pad Studios<\/a> amazing game <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roflgames.com\/DPadWebsite\/www\/OwlboyWebsite\/index.htm\">Owlboy<\/a> demo is out for it so go and try it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alastairjohnjack.com\/\">Arvoesine<\/a> game now is free to download and play so go and check it quickly \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cuqdhO6yEiE\/Tl4eUtd792I\/AAAAAAAAAoE\/X3DeL1qUcUg\/s1600\/Arvoesine.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cuqdhO6yEiE\/Tl4eUtd792I\/AAAAAAAAAoE\/X3DeL1qUcUg\/s400\/Arvoesine.png\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Enough with games and lets talk about some game ost \ud83d\ude42 where there are some amazing tunes released:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kozilek.bandcamp.com\/album\/luftrauser-ost\">Luftrauser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jimguthrie.bandcamp.com\/album\/sword-sworcery-lp-the-ballad-of-the-space-babies\">Super Brothers Swords &#038; Sworcery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rekcahdam.bandcamp.com\/album\/celestial-mechanica-ost\">Celestial Mechanica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dbsoundworks.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-binding-of-isaac-soundtrack\">The Binding Of Isaac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/supergiantgames.bandcamp.com\/album\/bastion-original-soundtrack\">Bastion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A small news is about <a href=\"http:\/\/spelunkyworld.com\/\">Spelunky<\/a> fan toys is now released and they are amazing and adorable and called <a href=\"http:\/\/spelunkyworld.com\/minis.html\">Spelunky Minis<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YOLTH6tYdE4\/Tl4g81sooiI\/AAAAAAAAAoM\/YA8LhLyWz6s\/s1600\/SpelunkyMinis.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"267\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YOLTH6tYdE4\/Tl4g81sooiI\/AAAAAAAAAoM\/YA8LhLyWz6s\/s400\/SpelunkyMinis.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>There is alot of helpful and nice talks I saw on youtube \ud83d\ude42 so you check them.<br \/>First <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kloonigames.com\/blog\/\">Petri Purho<\/a> gave a talk at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assembly.org\/summer11\/seminars\/sessions\">Assembly 2011<\/a> titled &#8220;Why Being Poor and Having No Budget is Good for Making Games&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also <a href=\"http:\/\/grapefrukt.com\/\">Martin Jonasson<\/a> talks about &#8220;Hats in Videogames&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.remar.se\/daniel\/\">Daniel Remar<\/a> gave a talk about &#8220;Criticism, Empathy and how people talk about games&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last talk was by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hempuli.com\/\">Arvi Teikari<\/a> which was about &#8220;DIY, design and motivation&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now we will talk about some running contests that you can join \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>First one is GameJolt <a href=\"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/community\/forums\/topics\/game-jolt-music-interpretation-contest-with-indie-function\/1005\/#post-13931\">Indie(Function) Competition<\/a> where the deadline is 24th September and the theme is MUSIC INTERPRETATION and the prizes are nice which are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Top 3 games featured on Game Jolt<\/li>\n<li>Top 3 games featured on indie(Magazine);<\/li>\n<li>Top 3 games featured on indie(Radio);<\/li>\n<li>And quite possibly a cash prize for the 1st place game!<\/li>\n<li>roboguy: I have a copy of portal 1 via steam that I am donating to the prize pool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So for more info go and visit <a href=\"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/community\/forums\/topics\/game-jolt-music-interpretation-contest-with-indie-function\/1005\/#post-13931\">GameJolt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lRveyPGmPw8\/Tl4kJd8GflI\/AAAAAAAAAoU\/m7rAGGATqq0\/s1600\/GameJolt%2BMusic.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"383\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lRveyPGmPw8\/Tl4kJd8GflI\/AAAAAAAAAoU\/m7rAGGATqq0\/s400\/GameJolt%2BMusic.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Second Competition is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.igf.com\/\">IGF 2012<\/a> now is open for submission till 17 October \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U5_mZlspups\/Tl4kcsZPUgI\/AAAAAAAAAoc\/4ERTGNyPCac\/s1600\/IGF2012.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"147\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U5_mZlspups\/Tl4kcsZPUgI\/AAAAAAAAAoc\/4ERTGNyPCac\/s400\/IGF2012.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Last thing don&#8217;t forget to tune yourself for <a href=\"http:\/\/tigjam.com\/\">TigJam 4<\/a> from October 20 to October 23.<\/p>\n<p>Last thing is some useful tutorials and resource I have found and I think it will helps everybody \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixelprospector.com\/indie-resources\/\">Indie Guide<\/a>: it contains links for<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inspiration, Game Development &#038; Game Design<\/li>\n<li>Graphics<\/li>\n<li>Sound &#038; Music<\/li>\n<li>Business<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Video Game Sites<\/li>\n<li>Vido Creation<\/li>\n<li>Website Creation<\/li>\n<li>Other etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pFsxIPnwi1A\/Tl4lZm0xS6I\/AAAAAAAAAok\/CTpzMGacCyk\/s1600\/IndieGuide.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pFsxIPnwi1A\/Tl4lZm0xS6I\/AAAAAAAAAok\/CTpzMGacCyk\/s400\/IndieGuide.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here are <a href=\"http:\/\/mochiland.com\/articles\/10-tips-when-developing-for-multiple-devices-by-mike-jones-2?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mochiland+%28MochiLand+-+All%29&#038;utm_content=Google+Reader\">10 Tips When Developing for Multiple Devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/flashpunk.net\/\">FlashPunk<\/a> fan make a game engine exact the same like <a href=\"http:\/\/flashpunk.net\/\">FlashPunk<\/a> but written in XNA and C# so users knows FlashPunk can develop easily using XNA called <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Gnoll\/XNAPunk\">XNAPunk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"http:\/\/connorullmann.com\/\">Connor Ullmann<\/a> wrote a nice tutorial for how to publish your <a href=\"http:\/\/flashpunk.net\/\">FlashPunk<\/a> game on iOS without so much changes using Adobe Air here is the <a href=\"http:\/\/connorullmann.com\/2011\/04\/air-2-6-and-ios\/\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also there is a tool released to rotate sprite images and reconstruct the lost pixels \ud83d\ude42 called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.segaretro.org\/RotSprite\">RotSprite<\/a> so you can use it and forget about the large effort you do in rotating the images.<\/p>\n<p>Also there is some <a href=\"http:\/\/mochiland.com\/articles\/flash-game-developer-tips-9-by-photon-storm?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mochiland+%28MochiLand+-+All%29&#038;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Flash Developer Tips<\/a> that you will enjoy go and check it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-MJX1hLCtrH4\/Tl4nR-MK4PI\/AAAAAAAAAos\/jDzrDNxqgFU\/s1600\/Flash-Game-Dev-Tips-Header.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"50\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-MJX1hLCtrH4\/Tl4nR-MK4PI\/AAAAAAAAAos\/jDzrDNxqgFU\/s400\/Flash-Game-Dev-Tips-Header.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Game Career magazine have a free issue (<a href=\"http:\/\/gamedeveloper.texterity.com\/gamedeveloper\/fall2011cg#pg1\">Game Career Guide<\/a>) which is amazing and contain nice topics so go and check it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Last thing today is that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crydev.net\/dm_eds\/download_detail.php?id=4\">CryENGINE 3<\/a> is now free to download and use :O which is something amazing so go and download directly the SDK \ud83d\ude42 now \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N8i94_zmRJM\/Tl4oEu2MviI\/AAAAAAAAAo0\/q29b3O_QrPA\/s1600\/CryENGINE.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"106\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N8i94_zmRJM\/Tl4oEu2MviI\/AAAAAAAAAo0\/q29b3O_QrPA\/s400\/CryENGINE.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>This is all the news and announcement I gathered the past month \ud83d\ude42 and sorry for long time being away and sorry again for this long post but hope this post make you forgive me for not writing here frequently \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Bye Bye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all,Long time as usual \ud83d\ude42 but still busy and have some boredom as I am always busy and when I am free (rarely happens) I want to work on my games and go out and watch movies in this little time so as result sometimes I just don&#8217;t do anything. 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