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We’re proud to announce that Choice of the Vampire: The Fall of Memphis, the sequel to 2010’s hit Choice of the Vampire, is now available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux. Feast on the blood of a dying city: Memphis, 1873! Make your national debut in the Society, a conspiracy of vampires who convene in Memphis to elect a new “senator.” The city burns with yellow fever, as the nascent Ku Klux Klan rises. “Choice of the Vampire” is the epic interactive novel by Jason Stevan Hill where your choices

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At long last, after a ton of hard work, we’re about to release ‘Til Death Do Us Part, the third part of the Choice of Romance and Choice of Intrigues trilogy. Intrigues is currently available on the web at no charge. On iOS and Android, Romance is available for free (with a $1.99 in-app purchase to turn off advertisements), but Intrigues costs $0.99. In order to be able to afford to keep working on games like ‘Til Death Do Us Part, we have to sell our games, not give them away for free. We’ve tried giving away our games and

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We’re proud to announce that Choice of the Ninja, the latest in our popular “Choice of Games” line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for iOS, Android and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux. In the high-stakes game of politics between two feudal lords, you are a ninja village’s chosen warrior. Earn glory for your clan as you battle your enemies, becoming a master of magic, combat, and stealth. Choice of the Ninja is an epic interactive fantasy novel by Katherine Buffington, where your choices determine how the story proceeds. The game is entirely text-based–without

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You can now get SLAMMED! on the Microsoft Windows Store or on the Mac App Store, for $2.99 until July 17th. The Windows Store is available only for Windows 8 PCs and Windows RT tablets like the MS Surface. If you’re using Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Linux, you can still purchase SLAMMED! for your PC on the Chrome Web Store. Our goal is to make our games available on as many stores as we can. That’s partly because we’ve heard from our users that Google won’t accept payments from countries where you live, but also because stores

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We’re proud to announce that SLAMMED!, the latest in our popular “Choice of Games” line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux. Turn a scripted steel-cage wrestling match into a real fight in this 250,000-word interactive novel! You’ve always dreamed of becoming pro wrestling’s biggest star…but a wrestler’s world is fraught with hardship and betrayal, in and out of the ring. Become a powerhouse, a technician, a high-flier, or focus on your promo skills. There’s more than one road to success. But none of

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You can now download Choice of Kung Fu on the Nook App Store! It’s compatible with the Nook Color, Nook Tablet, and Nook HD/HD+ Tablet, but not the E Ink Nook Simple Touch. (Everybody else may continue to enjoy Choice of Kung Fu on iOS, Android, Kindle, and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux.) This is our first trial with the Nook App Store; if it goes well, we’ll convert more of our games to be compatible with Nook.

We’re proud to announce that Sabres of Infinity, the latest in our Hosted Games label of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for iOS, Android, and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux. Fight for glory as an officer of the Royal Tierran Army in a rich, low-fantasy world where gunpowder and magic rule the battlefield. Choose a horse, pick a sergeant and lead a unit of Royal Dragoons through five years of brutal war. “Sabres of Infinity” is an epic interactive novel by by Paul “Cataphrak” Wang where you control the main character. In each chapter,

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It’s once again time to register for IntroComp! The requirements of IntroComp are deceptively simple: All entrants must submit the beginning of a new, never before seen work of IF that is not yet complete and for which the ending is somewhat uncertain. The introduction can be as short or as long as the author likes, so long as it is 1) a working, playable game and 2) interactive fiction. Note that only introductions to games which are slated for non-commercial release may be entered in the competition. (In email, the organizer emphasized that IntroComp “is not a venue for

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We’re proud to announce that Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck, the latest in our popular “Choice of Games” line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for iOS, Android, e-Ink Kindle, and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux. Jump to hyperspace aboard the Lady Luck, the fastest starship in the galaxy! Join her ragtag crew of space pirates, or infiltrate their ranks, working undercover for the Galactic Police. Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck is an interactive sci-fi novel by Christopher Brendel, where your choices determine how the story proceeds. The game is entirely text-based–without graphics or

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The annual XYZZY Awards are here! The XYZZY Awards are given for the best works of interactive fiction released the previous year in a variety of categories (Best Writing, Best Puzzles, and so on). Anyone can vote in the XYZZY awards; in this round, all games released in 2012 are eligible to become finalists. In the next round of voting, starting in April, the winners will be selected from the most popular finalists in each category. Last year, there was quite a bit of controversy, as voters from the ChoiceScript community almost flooded the ballot box. The rules haven’t changed

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