Bye Bye 2011

[TomFulp]

This has been a great week for games!

Kajenx released William and Sly 2. Compare it to the original to see how far it has come!

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  William and Sly 2 by Kajenx

  Gnomes have stolen William's journal and scattered pages all over the mountainside!

  Score

  4.43 / 5.00

  Type

  Game

  Popularity

  105,404 Views

  Rated

  Everyone

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  William and Sly by Kajenx

  A game about a fox.

  Score

  4.43 / 5.00

  Type

  Game

  Popularity

  999,082 Views

  Rated

  Everyone

Zeebarf and EntropicOrder released the latest in The Visitor series. Here's a recap of the series:

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  The Visitor Returns 2011 by ClickShake

  The alien death slug returns to devour prey and become more powerful with each kill.

  Score

  4.41 / 5.00

  Type

  Game

  Popularity

  169,258 Views

  Rated

  Ages 17+

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  The Visitor: Massacre by ClickShake

  Zeebarf's Visitor is back in this new action game. Devour animals, humans & picnic tables!

  Score

  4.19 / 5.00

  Type

  Game

  Popularity

  252,285 Views

  Rated

  Ages 17+

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  The Visitor by Zeebarf

  An interactive horror adventure

  Score

  4.35 / 5.00

  Type

  Game

  Popularity

  991,324 Views

  Rated

  Ages 17+

The Visitor also crosses over with the Reemus series of point and click games.

We're finishing the week (and the year) off with one of the coolest games of 2011, Outpost:Haven!

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  Outpost:Haven by Squize

  A space-based survival horror set over 7 strikingly designed levels.

  Score

  4.43 / 5.00

  Type

  Game

  Popularity

  240,688 Views

  Rated

  Ages 13+

You last saw Squize on the front page with DN8:

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  DN8 by Squize

  Bullet hell ? Right here baby. Right here.

  Score

  4.23 / 5.00

  Type

  Game

  Popularity

  272,533 Views

  Rated

  Ages 13+

Soooo... That about wraps up 2011. I really have to thank EVERYONE who has contributed this year because due to the redesign, we failed to launch a single site enhancement in 2011. This will all change in 2012. January 11th will mark the release of Abobo's Big Adventure and in place of that Abobo promo we'll be introducing the REDESIGN LAUNCH COUNTDOWN. The date on this countdown will be the final, guaranteed date of launch (although expect NG to be down for a while on launch day).

Once the redesign is live and bugs have been crushed, expect a year of aggressive improvements to NG. We have a big list of features broken into small chunks, allowing for monthly deployments vs years of waiting. If you even mildly enjoyed 2011 on NG, 2012 should be like a rollercoaster ride. Or maybe that's a bad analogy since we're gonna go UP UP UP without ever coming down... So I guess it will be like you died and went to heaven. SEEYA NEXT YEAR!!!

[FromADistance]

At 12/30/11 11:45 AM, TomFulp wrote: we'll be introducing the REDESIGN LAUNCH COUNTDOWN.

My reward is finally arriving. And this countdown starts a week before the Manchester meet.

[Salnax]

2011 was a bit of a slow year, but 2012 will be something special.

[PIED3]

I got a boner just thinking about seeing a countdown to the redesign. Up up up!

[Zachary]

I am excited for the Abobo game.

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  Abobo: Weed all day by rebaz

  Click to view.

  Type

  Movie

  Rated

  Ages 17+

[GiantDouche]

tom you forgot the best movie of all http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/58 6953 also nice redesign niceeeeeeee

[RicePirate]

2011 was a wild year ... natural disasters, economic degradation, and revolt around the world.

Newgrounds has certainly been a bright spot amongst the chaos.

[alexsmolik]

You are too good with us Tom !

[Step]

SO PUMPED.

[TomFulp]

At 12/30/11 11:49 AM, RicePirate wrote: 2011 was a wild year ... natural disasters, economic degradation, and revolt around the world.

Newgrounds has certainly been a bright spot amongst the chaos.

I like to think 2012 will not just be a better year for NG but a better year for the world... Looking forward to better days. :)

[SCTE3]

Looking forward to it!

[Nevermind]

Stoked for the redesign, I have to say NG is one of the only places on the internet where a redesign doesn't mean a giant pain in the ass that is impossible to get used to!

[PsychoZoid]

At 12/30/11 11:45 AM, TomFulp wrote: January 11th will mark the release of Abobo's Big Adventure and in place of that Abobo promo we'll be introducing the REDESIGN LAUNCH COUNTDOWN. The date on this countdown will be the final, guaranteed date of launch (although expect NG to be down for a while on launch day).

That's just awesome!

Now I'm definitely looking forward to 2012. Can't wait!

[StomachBug]

Can't wait! Really looking forward to it :)

[BilalZ]

can't wait for the redesign.

[EmmDubya]

It's strange that while 2011 has been an extremely calm year for the website it was quite the opposite. I think it's great that the redesign is nearing completion - I'm very excited to finally hear that it's on the verge of completion along with the new features it will usher in through the door. Bring on the new year. :D

[BananasFoster]

At 12/30/11 11:50 AM, alexsmolik wrote: You are too good with us Tom !

We are all like Tom's little pet hamsters, and he always makes sure we have fresh sawdust, our running wheels are oiled for squeak-resistance, and he is CONSTANTLY PUTTING NEW TOYS IN OUR CAGES.

I love Newgrounds. Looking forward to 2012, too; I sure hope it is better than 2011!

[VicBiss]

I don't want to die :(

[Little-Rena]

Redesign is coming soon? Darn, better hurry up with those icons, aren't there like 40% left to do?

[davethemonkey]

what happened with you makin a game tom????

[Sequenced]

My dreams haz finally cum troooo!

[FattyWhale]

My excitement depends on how long the countdown counter is.

[KKSlider60]

WOOT! Looking forward for this awesome year! =D
Happy 2012 everyone! You deserve it
KKS

[liljim]

At 12/30/11 12:11 PM, FattyWhale wrote: My excitement depends on how long the countdown counter is.

I will write a countdown clock, just for you. Merry belated Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

[EDylan]

At 12/30/11 11:45 AM, TomFulp wrote: This will all change in 2012. January 11th will mark the release of Abobo's Big Adventure and in place of that Abobo promo we'll be introducing the REDESIGN LAUNCH COUNTDOWN. The date on this countdown will be the final, guaranteed date of launch (although expect NG to be down for a while on launch day).

It's okay for a site downage, because the redesign is gonna be here! Or so I hope, hehe. But I'm just itching for 2012 to come around, especially since I haven't been as active as I should be on these forums. Thanks, Tom!

So I guess it will be like you died and went to heaven. SEEYA NEXT YEAR!!!

Can't wait, can't wait. Hope that everyone sticks around for the "agressive" movements!

[LosaruTaiyo]

I'm just wondering for 2011. Who won the Treasure Hunt back in October?

[Gimmick]

At 12/30/11 11:45 AM, TomFulp wrote: introducing the REDESIGN LAUNCH COUNTDOWN. The date on this countdown will be the final, guaranteed date of launch (although expect NG to be down for a while on launch day).

Great.

Once the redesign is live and bugs have been crushed, expect a year of aggressive improvements to NG. We have a big list of features broken into small chunks, allowing for monthly deployments vs years of waiting.

Will the chat be introduced? The current portal replacement link is shut down and not working.

[liljim]

At 12/30/11 12:15 PM, liljim wrote:

At 12/30/11 12:11 PM, FattyWhale wrote: My excitement depends on how long the countdown counter is.

I will write a countdown clock, just for you. Merry belated Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

Scratch that, Tom already made one.

[Magical-Zorse]

I guess I did mildly enjoy 2011.

[EmmDubya]

At 12/30/11 12:08 PM, Little-Rena wrote: Redesign is coming soon? Darn, better hurry up with those icons, aren't there like 40% left to do?

As of yesterday there's 31.3% of the icons left to create, so in the past few weeks we've gotten past the two thirds done mark. The majority of the flashes that do not have icons are relatively obscure, so temporarily I doubt that they will receive much attention while everybody finish off the final chunk. Thus long as, like is done now, all new flashes require them the problem shouldn't be getting worse, and with the pace of a few people (Asandir being a prime example) the percentage is rising quickly. I intend to dedicate a single day of next month purely to going through and creating icons, and plan to create 150-odd just in that day, in addition to my usual more gradual speed.