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The IntroComp award ceremony was today; Resonance, by Nereida Scales, took first place. This is the second year in a row that a game written in ChoiceScript has won IntroComp. IntroComp is an annual interactive-fiction competition in which entrants submit only the first part of their games. Players vote for the winning game. 1st place: Resonance, by Nereida Scales 2nd place: Compliance, by Chris Conley 3rd place: Belief, by Justin de Vesine Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order): The Bafflingly Casual Adventures of No One of Significant Import, by Robb Kinnison Genesis, by I.B. a.k.a. ML Wasteland by Taylor Melton and

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Now you can play Choice of Zombies as a retired Delta Force operator – an elite member of the U.S. Army’s special forces, expert at unarmed combat, infiltration, and staying alive in enemy territory. And armed with an MP-5 and a grenade launcher. It’s zombie hunting season. The Delta Force option is only available for iOS and Android devices, because it requires an in-app purchase. Discover how your new skill set changes the zombiepocalypse experience! See how much longer you can survive, how many more people you can rescue, how many more zombies you can put back in the grave!

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Back in June we posted a link to IntroComp, an annual interactive-fiction competition in which entrants submit only the first part of their games. Players vote for the winning game. The introductions are now available and can be found here in a single zipped file: http://www.allthingsjacq.com/IntroComp12 There are six contestants this year, of which two were written in ChoiceScript. As always, we recommend playing as many of the games as possible before voting. The Bafflingly Casual Adventures of No One of Significant Import, by Robb Kinnison Belief, by Justin de Vesine Compliance, by Christopher Conley (this game requires a Glulxe

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Today, we’re proud to announce that Heroes Rise: The Prodigy, the latest in our popular line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for Kindle and Android, with iOS coming soon. This is also our first game available for download on Windows, OS X, and Linux via the Chrome Web Store.

There are two fantastic game development events happening this month: the 2012 IntroComp competition and National Game Development Month. Both are great venues for games written in ChoiceScript. National Game Development Month is a parallel to National Novel Writing Month; we’re late in announcing it, because it started June 1. You can register here to start working with a community of game makers who can encourage you to start and help you finish the game that’s been dancing in your imagination for years. If you’re not sure you can finish a game in that time, consider just writing the introduction

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Choice of Games is pleased to announce the release of Sons of the Cherry, by Alex Livingston, author of The Nightmare Maze. Play it on the web, or download the iPhone version or the Android version. “Sons of the Cherry” is a game of espionage and arcane magic in the American Revolution. Choose a side or go it alone in the secret war for the soul of the new nation. Use multiple magic disciplines to reach your goals and change history. Both “Sons of the Cherry” and “The Nightmare Maze” are part of Alex’s Waking Cassandra series, which now includes

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The Kindle Zombie Watch was upgraded to a Zombie Warning on Monday, following eyewitness reports of zombie sightings on the Kindle platform. Kindle users are advised to stay indoors and practice Zombiepocalypse Survival techniques with Choice of Zombies from Choice of Games. Choice of Zombies for Kindle Fire Choice of Zombies for E Ink Kindles Or, just search for “Choice of Zombies” on your Kindle. The game is also (still) available on the iOS App Store and the Android Google Play Store.

Choice of Games proudly unveils its Zombiepocalypse survival training simulation: Choice of Zombies, by Heather Albano and Richard Jackson.

Mark your calendars! Choice of Zombies, our newest game from Heather Albano and Richard Jackson, will be released on Friday, April 13th. Download it this Friday from the iOS App Store, the Android Google Play Store, the Amazon Appstore for Android, or play it on our website. If you’d like to be reminded when our game is available, subscribe to our blog on the right-hand side of this page, or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+. We’ll run one more blog post on Friday to post download links. In the meantime, we’re running a Zombiepocalypse countdown on Twitter/Facebook/G+, featuring

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There’s nothing quite like the high of galloping toward the end of a project, so I am particularly happy to report the “Choice of Zombies” finish line is in sight. The first third of the game won IntroComp 2011 back in July (and have I mentioned that I am still floored by that? The Ego-Boost That Keeps On Boosting) and we’re pretty sure the rest of the game meets the expectations set by the beginning. We’ve tried some new things with this one—Zombies is the most complex game ever made under the official “Choice of” brand, and it’s the first

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