Goliath The Soothsayer Bugs

Hi all,

Just a quick thank you for those of you who have reported bugs in the Goliath game... A quick FYI - those bugs were fixed over a month ago, however various websites in internetland decided to steal the game whilst it was in it's pre-release testing phase and publish it without Universal's or my consent. Hence a buggy version of the game is doing the rounds.

For the actual "bug-free" version of the game, please visit Amazon.com or Newgrounds.com to see Goliath The Soothsayer as it was meant to be.

Cheers,
Ben.

Goliath The Soothsayer Released at Amazon

Ladies and Gents - Goliath The Soothsayer has now been released online at Amazon.com for all to play... head on over, give the game a go - and don't forget to pre-order the upcoming Mars Volta album "The Bedlam in Goliath" while you are there...

Play the game here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ZK4466/ (and click "Play now" in the Play Goliath the Soothsayer dialogue box)

I hope you all enjoy this short little ditty... however next on the agenda: Exmortis 3... :)

Goliath The Soothsayer Screenshots

Hi all,

Hot off the press... here are 6 screenshots for the upcoming game. Keep in mind that the game is still well and truly a work in progress, so any of these scenes could change dramatically come release.

I am probably not going to release any further screenshots after this batch, as I will be too busy coding, designing and recording over the next couple of weeks to upload anything... plus I do want a few scenes to be a surprise... :)

Enjoy!

Ben.

Goliath: The Soothsayer Announced...

Well - the cat is well and truly out of the bag now... this article appeared on IGN's page relating to the Alarm Hot Vest project (now officially titled Goliath: The Soothsayer) (From http://au.music.ign.com/articles/836/836026p1.html)

US, November 16, 2007 - In preparation for the (Edit: Jan) 29th, 2008 release of their new album, The Bedlam In Goliath, The Mars Volta will be releasing Goliath The Soothsayer, an online game based on the album.

Goliath The Soothsayer will be availabel via Amazon.com on January 2nd, 2008. Goliath The Soothsayer is based on the true story that inspired the narrative laid out in the songs featured on The Bedlam In Goliath. The "Soothsayer" in question here is the Ouija board owned by vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and the songs detail how it morphed from a source of amusement into a "malevolent psycho-spiritual force" during the bands Amputechture tour.

Well, I'm motoring along at the moment with only a couple of weeks left to finish and so far the game is looking pretty nice. All you point n click fans know what to expect from me on this project of which I am hoping to bring the polished look of Exmortis 2 whilst utilising the rather subtle demonic dread of the original Exmortis in this title.

All in all, I have some very late nights ahead of me between now and deadline in December!

B.

Press Release and Trailer

I have been told that there will be a press release coming from my client sometime in the next few days concerning the Alarm Hot Vest project. It essentially lets the cat out of the bag on all the details I have been cagey about relating to this project. And to sweeten the press release up a little, it will include a trailer for the upcoming game...

By the way - no one thus far is even close to working out the anagram... here's some more clues... (but you'll find out the answers in the next few days)

The anagram is split up in to 3 words. The first word is 3 letters in length and does not contain the letter A. The second word is 4 letters long and does not contain the letter T.

Anyway - once the press release has been unleashed and the subsequent trailer hits the net, I will release some high-res screenshots of the opening sequence here on this blog... (the trailer is reasonably low res to save on download speeds/space)

Alarm Hot Vest Clues

The "Alarm Hot Vest" project is under way and motoring along... First draft will be completed on December 1st, and pending it's approval from the client - the game should be released at an as yet-to-be announced website by the end of the year.

For all you Newgrounds/Jayisgames visitors, wide distributed release will see it hit those websites (and all the other sites that enjoy stealing flash games from Newgrounds without remunerating the artist) on January 28th...

Now for the clues on what the hell this project is about...

• "Alarm Hot Vest" is an anagram
• It is a point n click supernatural game
• It is based on a true story from the entity designated by the above anagram
• The date January 28 is significant
• The game has a lot of similarities to the original Exmortis game and it's atmosphere
• Ambience and some sound effects are provided by a group of very well known musicians

That's all I'm willing to give away for now... However, keep your eyes glued to this site in the next 2 months for screenshots and the final announcement once the game has gone live!

Alarm Hot Vest

The "Alarm Hot Vest" project is back in development and will be hitting the net in December...

This is going to rock... you'll see why... :)

PS. Exmortis3 will get made. Have faith, but don't hold your breath...

I'm still alive...

Sorry guys... you have no idea how busy I have been of late. So busy in fact, I've been knocking back a lot of business opportunities because I am having trouble coping with the influx of clients I've been getting.

I haven't reported anything on this blog for a while because - well - I have nothing to report.

So yeah - I'll update when I have something useful to say... :)

Cheers,
Ben.

Unseen TV Launched!

Hey peoples! Just letting you know that we have officially launched Unseen TV - you probably wouldn't be interested in it if you are from outside of Australia - but this has been my big project I've been pulling 20 hour work days for over the last month!

All you Aussies - help us out and visit www.unseentv.com.au :: rock on!

Ben.

Alarm Hot Vest

TGIF!!!

My previous post with regards to an August 13th release date for a new project has now been post-poned... which is good news for you Exmortis fans out there because it means I can refocus attention on that title.

I won't elaborate on the "Alarm Hot Vest" conundrum from my previous post just yet, because the project is still going to happen around December/January...

Without giving away any confidential information, I was contacted by a company (a brand that you are all very familiar with...) to put together a new spooky viral point-n-click game to help market a VERY VERY COOL new product release of theirs... However they have had to delay the release date, so my immediate attention to this project is not required until later in the year... suffice to say, working with this client on this project is going to be a glowing addition to my portfolio... possibly more so than the noteriety associated with the Exmortis series thus far.

The delay on the Alarm Hot Vest project is also great for me because my current workload looks like this (this list more for me than it is for the public):

• Continue development on the Exmortis3 title.
• Finish up work on a website for an internationally branded Health Club.
• Launching and developing a new Internet TV channel that I am very actively involved in. (This is going to rock hard! More on this in the coming weeks...)
• I'm on hiatis at the moment from another big DVD/Flash based project while legal wranglings are being sorted out by the customer. But once legalities are sorted, this will smash up all my spare time... I guarantee it!!
• A new website is needing to be developed from scratch for a baseball club here in Sydney before the summer season starts in September/October.
• Developing a small eCommerce site for online procurement for a technology company before end of July.
• Developing a quick and easy website for a Water Tank business here in Sydney.

And all this needs to be done inbetween my full time sales job, me finding a new home for me and my dog, buying new furniture/general household appliances, a trip to the alps to get a week of snowboarding in, my 30th birthday extravaganza later this month, my commitment to playing baseball, AND a holiday to Great Keppel Island in November (plus whatever else pops up between now and then)

That list looks bloody daunting on paper - it was a lot shorter in my head!! I swear - if I'm not burnt out by year's end, I haven't worked hard enough!!!

--B