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Walaber Experiments with Ragdolls and Aerial Skiing

Matthew — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:50:44 +0000

Walaber (Jello Car, Gymast), recently posted videos revealing he’s experimenting with a powered ragdoll. The first video shows a ragdoll with constraint angles controlled via gamepad: The second video reveals he’s developing the technology for a freestyle/aerial skiing game:

2D Boy Confirms World of Goo Wii Multiplayer

Matthew — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:16:24 +0000

2D Boy has updated their blog with some World of Goo details, including this juicy tidbit: There were some rumors, so just to confirm: Yes, the Wii version will have multiplayer co-op play in every single level. Additional players can join in or leave at any time. We have not tried (yet) on any child specimens, [...]

Beautiful, Frustrating Puzzle Physics

Matthew — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:01:21 +0000

Obulis is the first PC release from IonFx, a longtime Pocket PC developer. It’s actually the third installment in the series, with the first two titles out on Windows Mobile. Obulis is a puzzle game in the truest, hardcore sense of the word. I hope you like thinking! Simple Rules The goal in Obulis [...]

iPhone Physics Games Launch in July

Matthew — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:19:04 +0000

Apple announced details for its new 3G iPhone at their WWDC event, as well as pricing and details for some initial game slated to launch on the new iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch owners. Given that both devices feature a tilt sensor, and the hardware specs are pretty beefy, it’s likely [...]

Undercooked but Great as an Appetizer

Matthew — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:26:58 +0000

Soup du Jour is a small physics game from Digital Eel, an independent developer best known for their Infinite Space games. It’s worth mentioning that, although it’s not a physics game, Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a fantastic experience. I highly recommend it. So how does their foray into physics-based [...]

Tantalizing Gish 2 Tech Video

Matthew — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:21:54 +0000

Alex Austin has posted some details of the news physics for Gish 2 over at the Cryptic Sea development blog: The new model is made up of 128 particles which move independently and have an attraction to each other. The trick has been wrangling the particles to move as one blob, it’s getting closer but still [...]

Walaber Releases Trailer for Gymnast

Matthew — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:37:05 +0000

Update: The game is out! Grab it over at Walaber’s Gymnast page. Walaber, game developer extraordinarre, has released a trailer for his next game, Gymnast. It’s looking hot! Make sure to check out his other games, Jello Car and Walaber’s Trampoline, as well as the other games on his site. He has a [...]

Off-Road Velociraptor Safari Released!

Matthew — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:18:20 +0000

The game is out! Play free online at: Raptorsafari.com And if you’re curious how I play, here’s the video of today’s #1 score:

A World Where Up Has No Meaning

Christopher J. — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:56:17 +0000

And Yet It Moves… is a conceptual game that won the 2007 Independent Games Festival Student Showcase. The first thing you’ll notice is the torn photo art, which is a fantastic way to pretty up the world without having to dedicate serious man-hours to artwork. Unfortunately the look might be my favorite part of the [...]

Off-Road Velociraptor Safari Trailer

Matthew — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:58:11 +0000

For my “day job” I run Flashbang Studios, an independent game development studio. Our next title is Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, a game in which you hunt raptors in off-road jeeps. We’ve been working on this for about 8 weeks; release is scheduled for next week. Enjoy the trailer, and keep an eye on RaptorSafari.com [...]