Humble Indie Bundle 2: Steam Activation Confirmed
December 19th, 2010
It is my pleasure to announce that Steam has officially given us a giant pile of keys for the Humble Indie Bundle 2. All those who have previously purchased Humble Indie Bundle 2 will find a Steam key redemption button at the top of their download page. Right now, your HIB2 Steam key will instantly activate Braid, Osmos and Machinarium ...
Overgrowth graphics overview
December 16th, 2010
I haven't had time to write any new tech posts during the rush to get the gameplay structure in, but for now I decided to consolidate some previous tech posts into an overview of core rendering in Overgrowth. If you're new to the Wolfire blog, this should be a good intro to the Overgrowth graphics technology! Since the ...
Humble Indie Bundle 2 - IT'S ALIVE!!
December 14th, 2010
Introducing the Humble Indie Bundle 2! Pay-what-you-want for five awesome DRM-free games on Mac, Windows, and Linux: Braid, Machinarium, Osmos, Cortex Command, and Revenge of the Titans. If you haven't heard of Revenge of the Titans before, it's because it is being launched directly into the bundle. Another cool Humble Bundle exclusive is that Braid and Cortex Command ...
Overgrowth Alpha Video #7
December 14th, 2010
We are trying out a new weekly Overgrowth alpha format! David himself took some time to illustrate the traditional changelog in video form. Don't forget that you can help support us, try out our weekly alphas (such as the one in the video), and chat with other preorderers in the Secret Preorder Forum by preordering Overgrowth. Be sure to ...
GDebugger is free!
December 11th, 2010
When I looked for tools to track and analyze OpenGL calls in Overgrowth, the best I could find was a commercial program called GDebugger by a company called Graphics Remedy. The trial version worked well for me on all platforms I tried, including Mac, Windows and iOS. However, it was too expensive for us to afford the full version. That ...
Activate the Humble Indie Bundle on Steam
December 9th, 2010
About 6 months ago we tried out a modest promotion called the Humble Indie Bundle. Thanks to everyone's support, we raised nearly 1.3 million dollars for independent video games and charity. There were about 140,000 bundles purchased. While customers can always download the games directly on the Humble Bundle page, the most frequently asked question was "Can ...
John's Alpha Video
December 7th, 2010
This week David has been visiting San Francisco to look for apartments, so John took the liberty of showing off the new changes in this alpha. Don't forget that you can help support us, try out our weekly alphas (such as the one in the video), and chat with other preorderers in the Secret Preorder Forum by preordering Overgrowth ...