http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/ Independent Game Developer en-us Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:07:27 GMT Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:07:27 GMT Two months ago, I hinted at a publishing deal between me and another indie developer. I've kept mum since then, but things have progressed to the point where it's time to let the cat out of the bag. So, yes. Wadjet Eye Games is getting into the publishing scene. Those of you who played Blackwell Unbound should be familiar with Erin Robinson of Lively Ivy Studios, the lady who created all the character sprites and backgrounds for the game. As I said last week, she won first prize in the Aspiring... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:07:27 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200807101107 Erin Robinson, who single-handedly drew all of the sprites and backgrounds for Blackwell Unbound, just won first place in the Aspiring Women Game Artists contest, which was hosted by Gamedev. Congratulations, Erin! In addition to her art work on Unbound, she's also designed a few award-winning games of her own. If you haven't done so already, be sure to go to her website and check out her work. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:34:31 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200807031434 As mentioned in my first vidcast, a brand new team of artists is working on the game. Finally, some brand new screenshots are here courtesy of Luminous Arts and Shane Stevens. These five images should give you a good idea of what the new style of the game will be like. Head on over to the Blackwell Convergence screenshots page to check them out. More soon! -Dave Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:06:46 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200806302006 Andrew Goulding (programmer on the Playfirst project) and Thomas Regin (composer for Unbound, Convergence, and the Playfirst project) both became fathers. Andrew for the first time, and Thomas for the second time. I'd like to say congratulations to them both, and virtually welcome lil Emma Goulding and lil Anna Regin to the world. It was also an eventful week for me, as I recently became engaged to my girlfriend Janet. I'd congratulate myself, but that would be lame. Anyway, there'll be some... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:13:31 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200806211813 This one is from Heriberto Valle Martinez, founder of a new indie adventure game studio called "Imagineer." We chatted about my experiences the other day, and in return he sent me this awesome picture of Rosangela Blackwell. (click for full image) Where's Joey, you might ask? Check her shadow. -Dave Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:43:30 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200806171143 Not much to report, but I thought I'd share this article on Mary Margaret about Manifesto Games. The article focuses on the indie games they helped promote and a large portion of it talks about Wadjet Eye Games and The Shivah in particular. Also, here's a nice bit o' fanart by Ryan Keepence, which I finally got around to uploading: What the world needs is more floating Joey Mallone heads. More stuff to follow! -Dave Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:52:47 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200806161452 This one is recorded from a local coffee shop. In this vidcast I show off some in-progress screens from Convergence, answer an infrequently asked question, finish a latte, and try to ignore the people walking around behind me. Ooh, we can embed video now. Fancy. Check it out. -Dave Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:31:50 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200806051631 Back at GDC I was interviewed by Digital Trends about casual games and the PC market. A bit of my spiel was spliced into a Digital Trends piece about the "console war", and whether the PC has a place in today's gaming market. I only talk for about 20 seconds, but if you are interested you can find the full video over at Digital Trends. My bit comes on at around the 6 minute mark. -Dave Fri, 30 May 2008 13:21:36 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200805300921 The city in the game (Liberty City) is based on the city of New York, and you can visit several real-world locations. One such location is Roosevelt Island, reproduced in the game as Colony Island. You might remember that you can visit Roosevelt Island in Blackwell Unbound. Francisco Gonzalez recently sent in this screenshot from the game: It's a bit hard to see, so click on it for a closer look. Now take a look at THIS Blackwell Unbound screenshot. Both games have a sax player on Roosevelt Island... Tue, 27 May 2008 17:30:59 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200805271330 Been a bit slow around here lately. I hope to make up for it by sharing all the recent news in a totally new format! I'd like to introduce the first Wadjet Eye Games vidcast, where I discuss interesting behind-the-scenes stuff before they are actually announced. I'm not sure I'll do more of them, but I have a new laptop with an embedded webcam so I figured it would be a good way to test it out! Wadjet Eye Games Vidcast #1 Enjoy. -Dave Fri, 23 May 2008 22:41:54 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200805231841 Welcome to Wadjet Eye Games v. 3.0! Special thanks to Klaus Schlichter who spent the last few months redesigning the site. Things are a lot prettier, user-friendly, and much easier to navigate. Plus all orders are now handled by Plimus! So take a look around. If you experience any problems, contact us at the usual address. -Dave Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:56:03 GMT http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/news.html#news200804251056