Ali-riffic interviews ahoy!

Alternative Magazine interview the author of what is generally acknowledged as the second-best games-series-made-for-your-significant-other (after Princess Marian, of course).

Whoa, Nelly

Ali announced Nelly 2. Will she sweep the 2013 AGS Awards next year like the first game did? Well, depends on the fundraising, as this is a commercial venture this time.

The cow is dead, long live the zombie

Zombie Cow have announced that the 3rd Ben and Dan game has been canceled. *sob*

AGS Episodic games: part 1

I just had the urge to go through the AGS games DB and catalogue how many series actually get beyond part 1. There are many great games in those "episode 1"s but too many of them get no further. Of course, some game series have lots of epsidoes, even though they are not planned as such. Oh, and a demo for "part 2" doesn't count.

So, there are 39 games in the DB described as "Episode/Part/Volume 1". Then there are 12 that are Part 2. And 3 that are part 3. There seems to be quite a tail off. Maybe those extra episodes will arrive some day, and of course I'm not counting some series like Princess Marian, Ben Jordan, Barn Runner, Lone Case and Maniac Mansion that did manage to get a lot of games in. Still, it is indicitive numbers even if they are flawed.

Balloon of the red-headed Mexican

Well, everyone's favourite undead bovine has announced the first episode of an episodic series of Ben/Dan games called Revenge of the Balloon-Headed Mexican, so their empire continues to expand.

Time for Time

Many moons ago, there was a game that quite a lot of people liked a lot called Ben There, Dan That. Now Zombie Cow studios, creators of said game, have released the sequel, Time Gentlemen Please upon the unsuspecting public and will take a whole five dollars or 2.99 of your earth pounds in order for you to receive this delight. Of course, awesome bloggers or those who have donated to the guys already get free copies!

There's also a free demo, if you're not an awesome blogger or a wealthy ex-banker who ran off with everyone else's money.

Screenshots, gentlemen please

Yes, the Ben There Dan That sequel Time Gentlemen Please has been exposed over on the zombie cow site. Both Indiegames and Rock Paper Shotgun have picked up on it too, so it looks like this is a much anticipated sequel.