London, MGS, Trophies, News

[TomFulp]

Luis posted a pic of his tank trophy, as well as a link to the London Meet III Photo Hub. Check out all the pics from the London Meet Up! I wasn't able to make it because of PAX, but maybe I'll make it out to the next one in January... MAYBE.

With all of the stuff on the front page, I can see how it's easy to miss THE BEST. We've dabbled with having a spotlight box to promote THE BEST stuff, but in the meantime, there are some specific submissions that I want to personally recommend:

A Slice of Action - I've just been in love with everything Happy Harry puts out. You should watch ALL of his movies. This one is short too so the there isn't much time commitment.

Aether - An art game by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel that will whisk you away to other worlds. The Flash scene needs a lot more artist / programmer collaborations and the "art game" genre specifically has a lot of room to grow. For another great example of art gaming, check out Braid on XBLA.

Journeys of Reemus: Ch.1 - It's called Chapter 1 but it's actually the second Reemus adventure. As far as point and clicks go, these are my favorites.

We'll be having our third annual treasure hunt in October! Start making a mental note of great submissions that never scored a spot on the front page.

Gel has made a job posting for an animator position at Current TV! Whoever lands the job will get to work with Gel and Dustball on Current TV's SuperNews show.

PiGPEN is now looking for musicians for the new Morphemon Duelists. He's also still looking for voice actors and someone who can create some 3D models.

dlasal got some local press for his latest game, Billy Genocide!

Here's a cool idea: An AS3 Code Collab! If this collab is a success, the end result will be a Flash submission made entirely from AS3 code, put together by a whole bunch of programmers who add a few lines at a time. Check it out and MAKE IT HAPPEN!

The Metal Gear Collab (remember that thing?) Disc 2 will finally arrive this week.

Here's a pic of the finished 2007 tank trophies, solid bronze and each heavier than an Oscar:

[TacoFreak]

Wow those tanks look AWESOME.

I'll watch the flashes that you suggested.

Keep up the good work, Tom.

[DrClay]

those look awesome

[Luis]

I like that Edmund is floating around with all sort of actionscripters, i think more artists should do that... no more games with you BoMToons!

Anyway first post.

[citricsquid]

At 9/11/08 09:52 AM, Luis wrote: Anyway first post.

Haha!

4th post.

[kidray76]

How heavy are those things? Look heavier than my highschool football trophies.

[Nikenick]

Wow those awards look awesome!

[NEVR]

At 9/11/08 09:49 AM, TomFulp wrote: Luis posted a pic of his tank trophy, as well as a link to the London Meet III Photo Hub. Check out all the pics from the London Meet Up! I wasn't able to make it because of PAX, but maybe I'll make it out to the next one in January... MAYBE.

Would be awesome if you do, Tom. If not I'll have to scrape some money together during college so that I can fly out to the mod meat next year, as it's mandatory that I actually meet you in person at some point ;P

Here's a pic of the finished 2007 tank trophies, solid bronze and each heavier than an Oscar:

They sure do look sexy. I saw the one on Luis' userpage and was highly jealous.

[annanas]

yay! disc 2!

[Xaxrox]

How much am I gonna spend, if I'm going to try and talk you into making one for me?

[AntoArts-Admin]

One day I'll get a trophy, I hope...

But am I just dreaming?

[Paranoia]

I'm unhappy with how I've turned out in every photo I'm in. Did I really look that out of it?

[adam2510]

ooh yay news

btw whats happened with the chat

wasnt it meant to come with CC?

[WolfAkela]

Wow, those trophies look swell!

[juansolous]

holy s### they look awesome!! nice job guys!!

[Joshiwa]

Wow those trophies look amazing.

[Xeptic]

Those thanks look awesome!

[MercatorMap]

Waterlollies did NOT deserve movie of the year. It's nothing but rehashed stuff from chluaid. If he wants to do fantasy, he should work for disney.

[TacoFreak]

At 9/11/08 10:17 AM, MercatorMap wrote: Waterlollies did NOT deserve movie of the year. It's nothing but rehashed stuff from chluaid. If he wants to do fantasy, he should work for disney.

In my opinion it sucks.

Sure the animation is awesome, the sounds are great, but the storyline is terribad. It's just some random shit that's animated really well.

[MarcyVF]

Nice tanks.... Nice collab.... Hope it will be a success.... :O

[Black-Flame]

How succesful was CC in the end, Tom?

[poxpower]

At 9/11/08 09:49 AM, TomFulp wrote: Luis posted a pic of his tank trophy, as well as a link to the London Meet III Photo Hub. Check out all the pics from the London Meet Up! I wasn't able to make it because of PAX, but maybe I'll make it out to the next one in January... MAYBE.

A Slice of Action - I've just been in love with everything Happy Harry puts out.

That guy is an awesome animator.
And holy shit the one with the tuxedo is hilarious. Hope it doesn't get too predictable but... who gives a shit, it's awesome.

Aether - An art game by Edmund McMillen and Tyle Glaiel that will whisk you away to other worlds.

I don't understand what I'm supposed to do ( because I didn't read anything ) but that is sure neat :o

Play this game at 3am, in the dark while heavily stoned/drunk...

[Wonchop]

Tom Fulp? In London? I'd definitely tap that.

[MercatorMap]

At 9/11/08 10:18 AM, TacoFreak wrote:

At 9/11/08 10:17 AM, MercatorMap wrote: Waterlollies did NOT deserve movie of the year. It's nothing but rehashed stuff from chluaid. If he wants to do fantasy, he should work for disney.

In my opinion it sucks.

Sure the animation is awesome, the sounds are great, but the storyline is terribad. It's just some random shit that's animated really well.

Agreed.
Not to mention that the toon was submitted last year. I'm tired of japanese and chluaid shit in the top 5. Don't people want to see anything else?

[TomFulp]

At 9/11/08 10:26 AM, Black-Flame wrote: How succesful was CC in the end, Tom?

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=180 2

[Kenkaku]

The tank trophies couldn't be solid gold? =(

[MercatorMap]

At 9/11/08 10:34 AM, Kenkaku wrote: The tank trophies couldn't be solid gold? =(

Sure, if you'd like to pony up this kinda cash.

[TomFulp]

At 9/11/08 10:34 AM, Kenkaku wrote: The tank trophies couldn't be solid gold? =(

Gold is the most malleable metal. If you dropped a gold trophy on the floor it would dent. If you dropped a tank trophy on the floor it would dent the floor.

[Shaun]

The counter the trophies are on justifies the entire web2.0 reflection trend.

[poxpower]

At 9/11/08 10:30 AM, MercatorMap wrote: Agreed.
Not to mention that the toon was submitted last year. I'm tired of japanese and chluaid shit in the top 5. Don't people want to see anything else?

Flash by mercator: None
:,(

People with not even the faintest concept of how hard it is to make animation on par with Bitey and The She Is and what kind of time it takes should SHAAAAAAAT
AAAAAAAP