What follows are some thoughts on where I want videogames to evolve. At the same time it is also a sort of explanation of the core design goals for Frictional Games. It is not meant to describe how to do things, instead it as attempt to describe how we want our videogame experiences to be like.
Penumbra: Overture goes Open Source!
It has been in our minds for quite some time and now finally it has become reality: Penumbra:Overture and the HPL1 Engine are now open source! In case that is all you need to know, then head straight to: http://GitHhub.com/FrictionalGames to get your hands on it!
Penumbra: Overture, HPL1 Engine and OALWrapper released as open source
Frictional Games is proud to announce the release of the source code for our first game Penumbra: Overture, together with the source code for the engine and tools used in its creation.
2000 Pre-orders reached!
Thanks to all of those who pre-ordered Amnesia: The Dark Descent during the discount and an extra big thanks to those who ordered it before! It now seems like we are forced to record some commentary for the release, which we hope will be enjoyable.
Insane Amnesia Discount!
Since the Humble Indie Bundle has put us in such a good mood, we now would like to offer Amnesia: The Dark Descent pre-orders at a whooping 50% discount.
Humble Indie Bundle
Just wanted to announce that Penumbra: Overture is now available in the Humble Indie Bundle together with the games World of Goo, Aquaria, Gish and Lugaru HD. The price for the bundle is what ever you feel like and part of it will also go to charity!
Humble Indie Bundle – 5 Indie games for a price that you decide!
Five independent game developers, headed by Wolfire Games, have joined forces and created a bundle of games. The bundle consists of: Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD, Penumbra: Overture and World of Goo.
1C-SoftClub/Snowball to publish Amnesia: The Dark Descent in Russia & Eastern Europe
We are happy to announce that Amnesia: The Dark Descent will be released in Russia and Eastern Europe thanks to 1C-SoftClub/Snowball. Amnesia will be released under the title Амнезия. Призрак прошлого and it’s Russian home can be found here.
