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Behind the Bad: The Making of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Surely you've been reading Strong Bad's dev blog, in which the masked star of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People offers his insights about the game development process. Now we're taking you even deeper into the intriguing world of episodic game design with Behind the Bad, a series of short documentaries that pulls back the curtain to reveal exactly what it is we do around here...

Thanks to our friends at G4 for helping to promote Behind the Bad!

The Strong Bad reviews are in!

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

In theater, there is a tradition of staying up all night after a premiere, anxiously awaiting the reviews that will hit in the next morning's paper. It would be romantic to say that's what happened with the Strong Bad reviews (and after all the sugar on Monday, we certainly had enough jittery energy to stay up all night!), but the internet is a living beast, and the reviews have been rolling in all week with no sign of stopping. And guess what? They're pretty damn good! (Not to mention that, as WiiWare-World announced yesterday, Homestar Ruiner is currently the #1 game on WiiWare...)

Here is some of the awesome praise we've been seeing for Homestar Ruiner, the premiere episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People:

N-Europe, 9/10
SBCG4AP is virtual proof that the point-and-click adventure game is alive and well, and still extremely fun and rewarding to play. This is one of the funniest and best Wii games released to date, period. And the best? There's still four more installments to come starting with Strong Badia the Free next month. Bring. It. On.

Wired Game|Life Blog, 8/10
I had a great time just walking around and clicking on things just to see what happened, as exploration is always rewarded with, at least, a witty remark from Strong Bad. The 3-D graphics replicate the 2-D Flash animation surprisingly well -- it's as if you're playing an episode of the show. Even being familiar with Telltale's work, I was genuinely surprised at just how much content is packed into this first episode.

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Homestar Ruiner is here! (And boy, is it yummy!)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Fact: The best thing about launch days is all the food people bring in.

While we're enjoying these sinfully yummy cupcakes (thanks, Mrs. Darin!), YOU can be enjoying Homestar Ruiner. That's right! The wait is over. The Strong Bad series premiere is here. Life is good.

Three ways to get Homestar Ruiner:

Buy it for PC! Just head over to our online store and choose between the $8.95 single episode or the $34.95 season bundle.

Buy it for Wii! This handy guide will tell you exactly what to do.

Check out the demo! If you're the type who likes to dip your toes in before taking the plunge, the Homestar Ruiner demo is exactly what you need.

If you happen to get stuck while playing, be sure to check out the game's official walkthrough. And don't forget to stop by the forums and let us know what you think.

Give the gift of pseudorandom characters!

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Good news! We've updated our store to allow you to give any downloadable game as a gift. Just add a game to your cart as usual, and you'll see a checkbox marked "I'm buying this game as a gift for someone else". Checking that is all it takes! At the end of checkout, you'll get a code you can give to the lucky recipient in the manner of your choosing. They can then redeem that code for their game.

Hooray!

August 11th - Holy Crap!

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Alright so, hey guys! It seems that everyone in the world has been wondering when the first episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People will be released on PC and WiiWare. We're happy to report that we actually know!

Strong Bad Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner will be released for PC and WiiWare on Monday, August 11th!

Also, because we love you, we're opening up the store for Strong Bad Season Pass Pre-Orders! (Pre-order is just for the PC folks. Wii customers will have to wait 'til Monday to buy the episode fresh from the Wii Shop.)

To get ready for the imminent release, we've completely reworked the SBCG4AP website, with a new awesome videos section, updated information on the first episode, a new spiffier home for Strong Bad's official Dev Blog, an updated page for Wii customers, telling you how WiiWare works so you'll be prepared come next Monday. There are more surprises in the works as well!

Wallace & Gromit - the full scoop!

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700

As promised last week, we have launched an official page for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, complete with a cinematic teaser trailer, a few character renders and pieces of concept art, and a FAQ that addresses all of your burning questions. (We hope so, anyway!) Check out all the goods right here.

And once you've done that, why not stop by the forums and tell us what you think of all this?

Comic-Con links

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Right, so this year we totally remembered the camera. What we forgot was the USB cord that would allow us to get pictures off of it.

Until then, check out these links to see what we've been up to at Comic-Con!

1UP write-up of Thursday's panel
IGN write-up of Saturday's panel

My laptop battery has a little red X through it, which apparently means it's about to keel over and die. More Comic-Con news to come soon!