The first few days of the campaign have been amazing. We freaked out a little when Paypal suddenly stopped processing contributions for almost a day (just our luck), but once everything was fixed we saw that quite a few people were actually supporting us. It’s slowed down now, but we’ve …
Sometimes trying to get something really important done feels a lot like this. (I remember watching this cartoon with my dad when I was a kid. We both loved it, and we still mention it every now and then. And much to my surprise, it’s as good as it was …
Ithaka of the Clouds has been on my mind for a long time. It began as a tiny seed of an idea: a game about a troll. From there it grew over the years, never withering despite the hardships that we faced. It became the tale of two trolls: a …
So the time has come again for the Best of Casual Gameplay awards. These awards are voted for by the public, so winning one last time for The Book of Living Magic was quite meaningful to me. This time I have more than one nomination – as a matter of …
You may have heard that Terry and I are no longer going to be making Nexus City or Selma’s Story. I already talked about this on Twitter, but I thought I’d post here to clarify things a little. The games in their current form are definitely cancelled. Terry and I …
As I said in the previous post, creatively speaking 2012 was a good year. Despite the difficulty of getting attention for games that don’t fit into familiar categories, my games reached people. They found new fans, they were written about by critics, they affected other game developers. There were defeats …
17:19 The cat has climbed into a drawer behind my chair and is sleeping on Verena’s clothing. Well, not exactly sleeping, more like meditating. She does not like being disturbed, so I can’t move. 17:20 A minute has passed, but I’m still trapped. 17:22 It’s beginning to look …
I don’t worship magical trees myself, but this song is so very beautiful, it’s always worth posting again. So is my other favourite Christmas song: Merry Magic Tree Day, humans!
A quick note from the organizers of Wikileaks Stories: we’ve let the domain expire, and are putting this project to rest. It was a valiant attempt, but the lack of support from the indie scene meant it didn’t stand much of a chance. Still, we don’t regret trying, and the …
Hey! Look! IndieGames.com picked The Sea Will Claim Everything as #12 in their Top 10 Indie Games of the Year! They write: It’s the biggest game in the surreal and wonderful Lands of Dream, it sports one of the best soundtracks we’ve ever encountered and unique visuals that wouldn’t feel …
