Archive for July, 2008

This feels familiar.

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Those of you who voted in the Ennies last year may remember that they started late (like this year) and then after a day or two of voting had gone past, something went south and it had to get restarted, with everyone who voted early needing to cast their votes again. Guess what else happened [...]

Rock the Vote!

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Ennies voting is live: http://www.ennieawards.com/voting.html In order for indie and small/micro press games to have a chance and a voice at the Ennies, we need every single one of you reading this to get on over there and vote. Please participate! Earlier is better, of course, but you have a week. And please don’t try [...]

For Your Consideration…

Monday, July 21st, 2008

So, the Ennies Voting is supposed to be live today, according to their voting page. It’s not, yet, but I’ll try to be patient. In the meantime, let’s look at the ballot, and how I might vote in support of the “indie” games out there. Note, I’m voting this way because I like what I’m [...]

Publisher Love

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

There’s only one day left for folks to nominate and/or second their favorite publisher for the Ennies. On the personal interest angle, Evil Hat’s already covered; here’s the list of publishers looking for “seconds”: Looking for a second: 0One Games Arc Dream Expeditious Retreat Press Fiery Dragon Goodman Games Kenzer & Company Mind Storm Labs [...]

The 2008 Ennie Nominations Are In!

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Still processing, but here’s some stuff to pay attention to from an indie/IPR perspective. Forgive me for listing Evil Hat’s category first! Best Supplement: Spirit of the Season (Evil Hat) Hollow Earth Expedition: Secrets of the Surface World (Exile Studios) Best Game Monsters & Other Childish Things (Arc Dream) Og (Firefly Games) Best Writing Trail [...]