Last weekend I participated in the 21st Ludum Dare. The ultimate 48 hour game jam. The  competition phase is now underway and voting is taking place. My entry was called AWOL and information and play links are available on the project page. As far as how I felt it went. It was really smooth, even smoother than the last LD I participated in, finishing earlier, having a better  game at the end and enjoying slightly more  break time than before. … →

For the last 6 months I’ve been pushing my games through Kongregate exclusively and as I recently won the Project Eden contest (with Drop.) I thought now would be a good time to share my experiences. So… if you’re unaware, Kongregate pays developers with a share of the advertising revenue earned on your games page. The standard cut to you is 25%, the percentage can vary based on a few things, most importantly exclusivity. Your share goes from 25% to … →

I’ve just launched the new site design! Take a look around and see what you think. I really liked the old design but there were a few reasons that forced me to change it. Most importantly the site is wordpress powered, and the initial design was a very hacky implementation of a wordpress theme, nothing “worked” properly and was a real issue every time I wanted to add a new page or game. With the new design I’ve properly integrated … →

One of the questions I regularly get e-mails about is my general work ethic. The one man army approach to game development is seen as I guess the holy grail of “indie”. No boss, no rules, only working to self imposed deadlines, ability to work naked. So, the question usually takes the form “How do you do that?”, “Where do you find the time?” or as smart ass Prime_31 (responsible for the best selection of Unity plugins for mobile devices) … →