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Are Games Art? The Aftermath

December 6th, 2010

The following is a guest post by the always thoughtful and provocative game developer known as Wilbefast. Even if you haven't being following the "Games are art" debate you've probably heard about Roger Ebert's claim, in 2005, that no game can ever be "art". In 2007 Ebert backed-down slightly, then stayed silent until last April, when he ...

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Overgrowth Alpha Video #5

November 30th, 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 ...

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Beard Extermination HD Footage

November 29th, 2010

This Thanksgiving weekend I finally had a chance to dig into the HD footage we recorded on the day my facial hair died. A few people mentioned that Justin.tv was not working for them and I saw several YouTube comments from people who had apparently missed out on the live stream. My hope is that this will finally bring ...

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Modular characters

November 25th, 2010

Here is an initial test of modular assets. Unlike our current test critters, these characters are made up from different models that you can combine in interesting ways. Here are just a few models and some alternate textures I am using to test the idea out for Overgrowth. Expect to see more on the different modular assets in the future!

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Overgrowth Alpha Video #4

November 23rd, 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 ...

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R.I.P. Beard 2008-2010

November 18th, 2010

Today at roughly 4pm PST, the mighty beard hath been slain. It was a decent beard, long, braidable and true. Some said it looked fierce, others thought it looked like pubes, but I think most agreed that it was a meaningful albeit eccentric way of measuring the time and effort we've been putting into Overgrowth. The shaving occurred at ...

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Imminent Beard Destruction

November 17th, 2010

Hey everyone, it is almost time to shave the beard, as pledged in John's beard drive. Since we easily beat the 5,000 subscriber mark, John and I will be attempting to live-stream the event! The straight-razor shave is scheduled for Wednesday, 3:30 PM PST, so be sure to tune in then. Don't worry if you miss ...

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