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I was going to title this post Not Giving A Fuck: A Retrospective, but that’s not quite accurate. As it turns out, it’s hard not to care. This post is also very personal, and I feel like it’s important to finally write. Not too recently I announced on Twitter that I was going on hiatus. I found out that hiatus isn’t really working out since, like I said, it’s impossible for me to not care. I did this because of an accumulation of shit and burnout that just led to me totally collapsing and feeling like “I can’t take this...

With the recent renaming of the platform I feel inclined to say something, although I’m quite enjoying my “I don’t give a fuck” vacation. Feels great. I want to stay in “I don’t give a fuck” forever, but that’s not realistic. Thankfully the most excellent Joseph Labrecque wrote a post about it. It says everything. It’s also refreshingly educated, in contrast to tech “journalists” who’ve consistently spewed click-bait lies out of their ass. I’m surprised only a few major news outlets have jumped on this. I thought headlines screaming “Adobe FINALLY killing Flash!” would be all over the web by...

Think about it: Potatoware. Potato software. I feel like this is the beginning of something wonderful. Hopefully a trend. Thus my contribution to this (yet to happen) potatoware trend. I would like to unveil to the world Electric Love Potato! You can download it from itch.io: http://alienmelon.itch.io/electric-love-potato Or GameJolt: http://gamejolt.com/games/other/electric-love-potato/75231/ What is Electric Love Potato you may ask? Good question! I don’t really know, but… “Electric Love Potato is a virtual potato desktop assistant that offers positive reinforcement, serenades you as you work, and creates random potato recipes.” There are like 12 songs. So it’s also a potato album. Potato...

It’s been a while since my last update, and so much stuff has gotten done. For one, Tetrageddon Games made an appearance on Boing Boing’s Offworld, Cult of Mac has a nice little article about the project, and Leigh Alexander mentioned Monkey Fortunetell in her [really cool] article on digital divination: The divine witches of cyberspace… It’s so amazing. It feels like an unbelievable amount of hard work is coming to fruition… with that I mean people are playing the games, enjoying the games, talking about the games, which is all I can ask for… making thing that make people...

I’m delighted to announce that Monkey Fortunetell is not live. That’s the game I’ve been busy with. You can play it here: http://fortunetell.alienmelon.com/ The [True] Story… This game came about after I, partytimeHXLNT, and a few others went to an arcade (during Fantastic Arcade). I almost didn’t have enough tickets (just a few short) to get the Monkeys In A Barrel, and then torahhorse (creator of Donut County ) donated tickets so I could get it. Suffice to say that my life changed after Monkeys In A Barrel. They complete me. Everyone needs a Monkeys In A Barrel. Ok… So...

It seems that the 4th of July weekend is a fitting time to announce this, given the subject matter :)… I’ve just started developing an ARG (A.K.A. Alternate Reality Game) for Tetrageddon Games. It’s called Hack Deleted, and will be playable online (including on mobile devices), at http://hackdeleted.com. Hack Deleted will be an extension to Tetrageddon, and serve as a “dark side of the moon” experience (like the dark side of Tetrageddon Games). Hack Deleted takes place in a dystopian internet future, where government and corporate control of the web is the new norm under the Responsible Speech Act. Here...

As things clear up, I’m finally able to set aside some time for this amazing announcement… Tetrageddon Games has been selected to be part of the IndieCade Showcase at E3! Thanks to IndieCade for this amazing opportunity, I will be attending E3! I was blown away by the news because it’s been a long time dream of mine to attend a show like E3 or GDC or PAX… but finances or schedule have always gotten in the way of that… Now I’m going! WITH Tetrageddon! :D IndieCade has recently posted the list of games that are in the showcase, and...

It’s been a while since I made any announcements/updates, and definitely overdue! First of all Offender is now available, for your Android devices, on Google Play! It has a whopping five stars (for now)! That means it’s probably a really good game, and you should go download it. Offender brings those nostalgic 8-bit arcade days to your handheld with a humorous spin. Abduct as many “lagomorphic humanoids” as possible, whilst dodging enemy ships. You must survive by relying on quick reflexes because, much like old school arcade games, one mistake means game over. Intuitive, fluent, and retro, your touchscreen will...

Yesterday Haxatron 2000 was approved for the App Store. It’s FREE, and you can download it here. Visit the new website here. I was hoping there wouldn’t be any issues with the description I provided for it (a bit ARG/in character), and there wasn’t! So I was able to make the website I wanted to make for it. I finished that today. I wanted the website, and it’s overall presentation, to be very serious. Like it’s an actual widely used enterprise solution. A touch of something you would expect from an ARG… Who knows. Maybe in the future I’ll build...

To begin, here’s an awesome announcement… ALL of Tetrageddon Games AppStore games will be FREE over this Valentines Day weekend! That’s FREE this 14th – 17th. Store link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/nathalie-lawhead/id618430407 Happy Valentines Day everyone! Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest… While working on porting my next game (The Big Gib) to iOS things can get lonely during those long test & re-build filled hours, so I’ve taken on the task of making a microsite for each of my games. Each site will offer a more elaborate description of the game/project (further information), both game-play & game trailers, as well...

Recently my game They Came From My Inbox was approved and added to the App Store. I’m also pleased to announce that it was not rejected once! For any Reason! Which is an amazing relief because I was expecting the theme to conflict with something legal… Consequently, it is safe to say that more internet related game madness will continue to come. Buy the game here! Play the desktop version here. About the game: They Came From My Inbox is a mix of jokes and impressions based on various internet sub-cultures, and popular net-icons. You assume the roll of email...

As per the previous post, I had worked on creating merchandise for ALL my games (which turned into quite the endeavor). A couple Offender 2 mugs came in today, and the quality was beautiful. Definitely worth it! I wanted to post pictures of the finished product for quite a while. I think the designs turned out well. Offender 2 (World War B: War On Rabbits) Mugs: Click here for high-res. Click here for high-res. Click here for high-res. I also started porting my next game to iOS! “They Came From My Inbox” will be out for iPhone and iPad soon....

I finished designing merchandise for ALL the games from Tetrageddon Games. There was so much to choose from. I’m impressed. These are very graphically loaded games. The designs are available in my society6 shop. There is much more in the store, so do check it out! You can buy them on a variety of products (shirts, hoodies, mugs, skins and cases, etc…) so I designed a custom variation for each. It was a bit of work, but definitely worth it. All the designs are also available for download (high quality .jpg’s and .png’s) here: http://nathalielawhead.com/press/ArtPrints/ This is a good start,...

The website for Tetrageddon Games has been relaunched. LINK: http://tetrageddon.com The endeavor began with making a mobile compatible site. I’ve tried a number of approaches to it, and wasn’t happy with how it was turning out, until I decided to give Edge Animate a shot. I’ve fallen in love with the program since. It’s simply adorable, and reminds me of how early versions of Flash where. It’s certainly something worth keeping an eye on, and I think it’s the beginning of something great. At any rate, I’m proud of how the site turned out. It’s an early iteration of where...