Adam Sessler + PAX

Over the past several months, one can't help but to notice the gradual increase in attention G4TV has been paying to the Indie Gaming world... and as corny as it may sound, this attention warms my little obsidian heart. Very recently, both on the web and in their cable TV shows, the folks at G4 have been dedicating noticeable attention to the Penny Arcade Expo, and as seen in the Sessler's Soapbox clip below, the G4 guys seem more than happy to do so. As this kind of attention grows, let's just hope that functions like PAX stay as described below and doesn't follow the negatively-implied overblown path seen in other media events such as Comic Con or the Festival de Cannes.

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Retro Remakes Competition

Retro Remakes 2008 competition was launched just yesterday, and with nearly $10,000 US in prizes to be won the cream of the crop has to be that swanky gaming laptop worth $2,000 alone for the first place winner. (pictured above)

The competition runs from September 1st to December 6th 2008, with the results to be announced in January 2009. Contest rules and categories can be found at the official competition web site.

Click here to Read More...

[Source: IndieGames.com - The Weblog ]
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Music Catch & Company

This weekend we've added a handful of new games to our little online Flash arcade, including Music Catch, recently featured on G4TV.

Music Catch | Rapid Wars | RoboPogo | Fashion Show

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Alien Hill

We're proud to present our first online game created in conjunction with iAmEzell.com: Alien Hill

Alien Hill is a top-down shooter set on a deserted planet waiting to be colonized by humans. You play the role of a mercenary named Jack, who is assigned to the planet to hold a key position for planetary terra-forming. Against hordes of bestial aliens, all Jack has to keep him alive are his dexterity, a very itchy trigger finger and the wares of a mysterious merchant known only as Trader Jill. Check out Alien Hill now in our online arcade.

Bowja is Here

If the two words 'cute' and 'ninja' were ever allowed in the same sentence while still remaining cool, then that sentence is likely referring to Bowja the Ninja by Pencilkids.

Not long ago, Bowja found his way into our notice, and from that moment, we knew we simply had to have the little dude in the Ninja Games section of our online arcade. Both Bowja the Ninja and Bowja the Ninja 2 are fun and one of a kind point-and-click puzzle adventures that are definitely worth checking out... so, please do so. :)

Anti-Video Game Bill

Speaking as someone who has resided in New York City over the past couple of months, it completely amazes me how much tax money seems to be wasted here. The latest apparent example of this is bill # S6401A/A11717 which has passed both the House and Assembly and is now in hands of NY Governor Paterson. Dubbed by some as the 'Anti-Video Game Bill', if passed to law, S6401A/A11717 would waste NY tax dollars on redundantly investigating video games, in spite of established information provided by developers and the ESRB... and given the various quality of life issues evident in "the Greatest City on Earth" there are honestly much higher priorities for NY resources and tax dollars than this frivolous effort.

If you are, or know any one who is, a voter in New York state, please follow and share the link below:

http://www.videogamevoters.org/thefeed/?storyId=21330

Trippy Ballz 2 Live on Download.com

If you haven't checked out the sequel to Trippy Ballz yet, please click the button below and support us by giving us hits on the CNet network.

Trippy Ballz 2 is a wacky and fun little retro-style game, very reminiscent of much more classic arcade games such as Breakout or Arkanoid ...except with ninjas and flying dolphins.

...but best of all, Trippy Ballz 2 is FREE! =)

Trippy Ballz Online

Whenever most people think of playing games in their web browser, more often than not, they tend to think of Flash games. However, speaking as a game designer, I simply can't overlook the power of Java. That being said, I've recently created a browser-based version of Trippy Ballz as a little Java experiment. At some point this year, we're really hoping to release a number of cell phone games, including a mobile version of Trippy Ballz... but until then, feel free to point your web browser at Trippy Ballz Lite. It's a little twitchy and stripped down compared to Trippy Ballz 2, but it still retains quite a bit of the same kind of fun.

Trippy Ballz Lite

Who is Trader Jill?

Stay tuned...

Trippy Ballz 2

Check out the brand new and even more wacky sequel to Trippy Ballz; now featured on our downloadable games page. It's fun, free and now features ninjas!

Trippy Ballz 2

Zombie Killin' Goodness

Today, to keep our little Flash arcade growing, we've added the following games for all you zombie fans out there.

• Boxhead: The Rooms
• Boxhead: The Zombie Wars
• The Last Stand 2
• Zombie Rampage
• Zombie Survival

...Braaaaaaains! ;)

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