The Blackwell Convergence - Now available!

Igor Hardy · Tue 26/05/2009 17:35:19

Very nice. I hope the cats will show up in the future episodes, they usually are a blast to have in a cartoon.

I'm curious, do any of the people who make the cartoons belong to the team that works on the game? (other than the voice talent and yourself, I mean)

Dave Gilbert · Tue 26/05/2009 17:38:15

Thanks Ascovel. Flash Potatoes did the animation and they worked on Emerald City Confidential, but they didn't work on Blackwell. Thomas Regin's theme is from the game, so technically he worked on the cartoon too!

xenogia · Wed 27/05/2009 00:46:42

Amazing short Dave, laughing the whole way on the way to work on the train. Definetly made my day a little brighter

Snarky · Thu 28/05/2009 15:13:03

Yeah, funny short.

I half expected one of the guys in the bar to be Rabbi Stone, giving us the scene from The Shivah from Rosa's POV.

Anyway, I had a question about the game itself: Will it have lipsync?

I think that's a feature that really improves the perceived production values of the game, and makes the experience more immersive for players. And with the new editor plugins (AGS 2.7(?), 3.1), adding support for it seems to be a lot easier than it used to be.

Dave Gilbert · Mon 01/06/2009 18:08:43

Aaand here's another video. Game's fast approaching so my promotions are ramping up:

Check out some gameplay footage of the game in action.

Takyon · Mon 01/06/2009 20:20:36

Can't wait to buy this game. The new footage is great, am I right in saying the stop watch has gone now?

Peder 🚀 · Mon 01/06/2009 20:32:04

No preorder this time?? :O.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Mon 01/06/2009 20:49:40

You are right in observing that the stop watch is gone. I've updated the cursors up to and beyond *British Standard.

*I can't confirm this.

Takyon · Tue 02/06/2009 01:58:46

I'm glad, the stop watch seemed very annoying I just wanted it to go away lol. Great work.

Dave Gilbert · Wed 24/06/2009 17:26:06

Sigh.

Alas, there's no denying it any longer. Convergence will not hit the June 30th release date as planned. I've delayed the release until July 20th. Many apologies to everyone who wanted to play it next week, but we need more time. All I can say is that the extra weeks will be worth it.

Takyon · Wed 24/06/2009 22:48:15

Ah damn, oh well hopefully it'll be worth it. Looking forward to the release.

Stee · Wed 24/06/2009 23:45:47

Quote from: Dave Gilbert on Wed 24/06/2009 17:26:06
Sigh.

Alas, there's no denying it any longer. Convergence will not hit the June 30th release date as planned. I've delayed the release until July 20th. Many apologies to everyone who wanted to play it next week, but we need more time. All I can say is that the extra weeks will be worth it.

Suppose it give me some time to sort my finances out better I suppose.

If you want to make it up to me I'd love to see another cartoon short

Good luck Dave

Peder 🚀 · Thu 25/06/2009 07:51:31

Perfect! Thats about the exact same day I come home from my road trip ^^.
Looking forward to the release!

Dave Gilbert · Wed 01/07/2009 02:23:21

Oh, and a second cartoon short has been out for awhile but I neglected to post it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPn7gnzeG2k

Rosangela teaches Joey the finer points of television re-runs.

Enjoy!

Dave Gilbert · Mon 06/07/2009 15:58:17

With the release date approaching, I have gotten several requests to host a new fan art contest. Sooo.... okay!

The rules are simple: draw, paint, or sketch any character from a Wadjet Eye game, which includes The Shivah, the Blackwell series, or Emerald City Confidential.

The top three winners will receive a free downloadable copy of Blackwell Convergence (which includes the soundtrack). The three runners-up will receive a five dollar coupon to anything in the store. Every other entry will receive a consolation prize.

This contest starts NOW and will continue till the game is released. For examples of previous entries, you can check out the Wadjet Eye fan stuff section.

Remember that nobody will leave the contest empty-handed, so send your stuff our way!

-Dave

Dave Gilbert · Wed 15/07/2009 20:18:13

New gameplay footage video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ZIbOE6odY

Joey and Rosa visit a ghost in central park. A ghost voiced by our very own Grundislav!

Galen · Wed 15/07/2009 21:00:16

That's some really nice moody background music

thomasregin · Thu 16/07/2009 07:39:38

QuoteThat's some really nice moody background music

Thank you! ;-)

Peder 🚀 · Thu 16/07/2009 07:59:41

Looking splendid Dave! ^^.

Dave Gilbert · Thu 16/07/2009 11:41:26

Game is available for pre-order now! http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/convergence.htm

With a pre-order, you'll get a $5 coupon for anything in the store.