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    Friday, March 20, 2009

    "Not Visceral Enough" -- Please allow me to retort... ;)


    I had an email come through from a fan of the Exmortis series the other day, commenting about how amazing the screenshots have looked thus far - however there was a cause for concern that the 3rd game was coming across as light on the visceral "no holds barred" approach to horror that made the original game a tear away.

    Well my friends, hopefully this screenshot (lifted directly from the commercial version of Exmortis 3) will illustrate that a little bit of spit & polish doesn't mean I'm going soft on you guys where the gore factor is concerned...

    Expect a few punches below the belt, is all I can suggest...

    Thursday, March 12, 2009

    New screenshot


    To celebrate the completion of another Exmortis chapter, here is another screenshot from the game. This is of a portal that has opened which allows you to travel to various places in the game at the blink of an eye. 

    Yet another example of how the Colour Dodge (Add) blending mode in Flash can produce some rather spectacular lighting effects.

    Cheers,
    Ben.

    Monday, February 09, 2009

    BOOM!


    Occasionally between now and when Exmortis 3 is done, I'm going to be releasing the odd screenshot here and there to ramp up the excitement for this upcoming title... Today's screenshot is of a scene I've only just finished off today... I've named it "Nuke Go Boom - Please Pass The Sunscreen."

    Yes, this screenshot is actually animated - and yes, Exmortis 3 should be released in a few months time (at current projection).


    Sunday, January 25, 2009

    New Exmortis 3 Screenshots



    Hi all...

    I'm still hard at work on the 3rd Exmortis game. I'm pulling some major hours on it at the moment, and just to keep interest up here are a few more screenshots of the game... Enjoy!



    Ben.

    Tuesday, October 21, 2008

    My Flash Player 10 Opinion - WOW!!!

    You either have it or you are seriously missing out.

    In my time as a Flash Designer, I am yet to come across a release of a Player that has provided the improvements that the new Flash Player 10 has given us. It is a MUST download, as it makes the games that were otherwise unplayable - playable! (Such as Aquatica)

    How is this possible in a player release? Well, Adobe have introduced GPU Hardware Acceleration in to the Active-X and stand alone player... about time, eh?

    So what are you still doing here reading this? GO GO GO! Download now! www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

    Then zip across to Fizzy.com and play Aquatica the way I intended it to be played!

    Cheers,
    Ben.

    Saturday, October 04, 2008

    Aquatica: My New Game




    Hello again... I've just released my first game within my new job as a game developer for 3RD sense. Check it out at: www.fizzy.com/games/aquatica

    Wednesday, June 25, 2008

    Boo!


    Yes it's true. I'm not dead. And neither is Exmortis 3... And to prove it, here is the first screenshot I've been prepared to let loose in a long time... :)

    Ben.

    Monday, February 11, 2008

    Goliath hits 1 million plays!

    It was as much of a surprise for me as anyone else that Goliath The Soothsayer, after only being live for 42 days, has already hit the 1 million plays mark!

    It took Exmortis2 about 8 months to accomplish that feat - so to say that those involved in the production of this game are summarily chuffed by how quickly Goliath was picked up - well, that would be an understatement.

    I'm sure that as a result of this success, you will see a few more Universal Records/Leffler Web Design collaborations in the future :)

    So I send a MASSIVE thank you to all of you guys for playing the game. But for now, I get back to work at putting together a kick-ass Exmortis 3...

    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.

    Wednesday, January 02, 2008

    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... :)