Archive for the ‘Asides’ Category

ASIDE- Thru-You

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

If you have even a passing interest in great music and social media, take a look at Thru-You. Holy crap.

ASIDE- FP10

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Well kids, it’s here. Flash Player 10 beta is ready for you to take it out for a spin. Link here.

Marriage Proposals

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

I can’t decide which man I admire more: the guy behind the Bejeweled proposal or Richard Garfield.

Game Industry Map

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

The David Perry Game Industry Map has launched: link here. They claim to be tracking 10,000 organizations in 72 countries, so take a look around to see who’s in your neighborhood.

Greenhouse

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Looks like the Penny Arcade fellas are releasing another digital games distribution system, a la Valve’s Steam. It’s still in beta, with no games, but a very interesting development for the indie game developers out there. PlayGreenhouse.com.

FFilmation

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

FFilmation isometric game engine has been released, and it’s one of the most stunning examples of what Flash can do that I’ve seen since Papervision3D. I almost hate to link to it because it will overshadow my own contributions to the Flash scene…

Boxhead

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Boxhead- The Zombie Wars came out today. Very impressive work from Sean Cooper. Go play!

Fancy Pants

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Have you played Fancy Pants Adventure- World 2 yet? If not, I urge you to go experience the best platformer-type offspring that Flash has yet produced. Then you should probably drop by and say hello to its author.

Holodeck

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Your Ultimate Game Chair is out of date. If you’ve got £15,000 lying around, maybe you should pick up a Holodeck.

Google Sky

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

If you’ve already grown bored with the 197,060,800 square miles of terrain covered in Google Earth, turn your eyes heavenward with Google Sky! These Google fellas just don’t quit.