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Virtual Goods Forum

"We wanted to make this a cross-industry event"

(06/02/2010) The Virtual Goods Forum is an event focusing on the online games market and as such will attract a great number of companies in this sector. We had the chance to ask the host a few questions. more...

Browser Game of the Year 2009

Voting for the Browser Game of the Year 2009 started

(01/07/2010) From 5th to 20th January 2010 browser game enthusiasts can choose their favorite browser game 2009 in the Browser Game of the Year Award. more...

browser games forum 2009

bgf 2009: "We're reacting to a professionalizing market"

(10/16/2009) The CineStar Metropolis in Frankfurt am Main/Germany - a place where movies are shown usually - becomes the meetingplace of quite a different part of the entertainmentbranch. On the 6st and 7th October the fifth time in a row development, marketing and the newest trends are discussed at the 2009 Browser Games Forum. Dr. Andreas Lober, the main organizer of the event answered us questions about the highligths and intresting speeches awaitng us this time. more...

Orions Belt

"Our biggest feature is the battle system..."

(06/13/2009) Orion's Belt was first developed as a school project in 2003. After being maintained as a hobby project for over 5 years, it was shifted to the current employer of Pedro Santos in 2008 to ensure a more commercialized and professional development of the game. And it was well worth it: Not only has the community been blessed with a whole new set of features, even some tv stations have been attracted... more...

GardenParty

GardenParty: An Interactive World for Kids

(03/30/2009) GardenParty is an interactive world for kids set in a beautiful natural environment. The idea is to 'Grow your own Fun' ? which is essentially what you do. We got this opportunity to take an interview about the details of GardenParty. more...

Apocalypse Board Online

A New Game with Great Expectations

(03/13/2009) Apocalypse Board Online is one of the high anticipated games for the early spring time of 2009. Our partners from BBGsite have had the chance to make an interview with Thomas and Ben, co-creator of the game, right after their official launch. more...

Land of Destiny

"Both the season and the weather have an effect on the gameplay"

(12/28/2008) Land of Destiny is a brand new game, launched right before christmas on December 19th. The real time strategy game is convincing with a huge lineup of innovative features, such as an active seasons and weather system, directly effecting the players and generating a more unique atmosphere. We've had the chance to speak to lead developer BasTijs about his new game. more...

Browser gaming scene

"The gameplay is pretty fun"

(11/09/2008) Most of you will already know that Galaxy-News is the main sponsor of the first PBBG Contest held by Browser-Based Game Zone. To cover this event we have had the chance to speak to Andy - the coordinator of the contest and founder of Browser-Based Game Zone - about the purpose and the success of the event. more...

Trukz

"You have to give players a reason to continue playing"

(10/20/2008) When OMAC acquired Trukz, they first did a survey on what players would like to see next. They shortlisted the best ideas from that survey and combined them with some of their own. So now players can really look forward to the new features that will be added to the game in the next couple of weeks. more...

Google's Chrome - A Chance for Browser Games?

(09/19/2008) Google's frontal attack against Microsoft's Internet browser also starts the online games industry moving. Chrome is fast, can be expanded with plug-ins hassle-free and offers every chance for new developments to the games community. more...

Tycoon Online

"When I took over the game, everything was in Swedish"

(07/03/2008) Many people learn second languages. In school, at university or even for a new job, but when Doug, the current developer took over Tycoon Online, it was all Swedish and he had to learn parts of the language to better understand the code. It was well worth doing this as his baby appears to be one of the stars of the persistent browser-based business simulation games. more...

CetWar

Cetwar reopens on 4th of July

(06/12/2008) You might have already noticed that besides covering the most important games we certainly like to tell you more about new high-quality games in the browser based gaming scene. Due to the diversified game play Cetwar might be one of those rising stars. We took the chance to speak to Josip, the head developer of IndusMedia. more...

Fight of Ages

Fight of Ages going Gold

(04/28/2008) Most of you will probably remember the exclusive beta code give-away we ran in late March. Thanks to our readers and a couple of other beta testers Fight of Ages has now been released as a gold version in Dutch and English. We have had the chance to talk to Rob de Wit about himself and the development of his text-based RPG. more...

Bulletstar

Bulletstar launches brand new English version

(04/16/2008) Being already hugely successful in Dutch, Stefan, one of the makers of Bulletstar decided to launch an English version of their famous Mafia game started in 2005. Knowing just how much there is to do, to make such a release happen, we were delighted to secure a blitz interview with him! more...

Weewar

30.000 users playing Wee-god

(03/13/2008) Weewar has recently launched a massive update including the highly anticipated map editor, enabling some 30.000 players to create and share their very own maps. We have talked to Alex, one of the creators of the game. He will also shed some light on how Weewar is now fully compatible with Google's Social Graph API through the addition of XFN and MicroIDs. more...