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This is a little off-topic, but Dan, Adam & I will be running a Vampire: the Masquerade LARP at ConVolution in Burlingame, CA (just south of San Francisco) on November 2nd. Dan & I wrote this one-shot game in 1999, and many of the people who played in it–to this day–maintain it was the best gaming experience they’ve ever had. If you’re anywhere in the area, you should come out and join us! Make sure to sign up through the ConVolution website, and then drop us a note so we can get the casting done ahead of time.

We’re proud to announce that Choice of the Star Captain, the latest in our popular line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for Kindle, iOS, Android, and, via the Chrome Web Store, Windows, OS X, and Linux. Fight on the front lines of the war between humanity and the hideous Blobs. (Not that anyone has actually seen a Blob up close, but everyone knows they have tentacles. Surely they’re hideous!) Go on stealth missions, run alien blockades, and investigate mysterious planets, “aided” by Lloyd, your insufferably obnoxious shipboard computer. Choice of the Star Captain is a hilarious interactive science-fiction

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Mark your calendars! “Choice of the Star Captain,” our newest “Choice of” game, will be released on Tuesday, September 25th. Download this hilarious interactive science-fiction novel on Tuesday from the iOS App Store, the Android Google Play Store, the Amazon Kindle Store, or the Chrome Web Store. A free trial version will be available on our website. Fight on the front lines of the war between humanity and the hideous Blobs. (Not that anyone has actually seen a Blob up close, but everyone knows they have tentacles. Surely they’re hideous!) Go on stealth missions, run alien blockades, and investigate mysterious

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Today, Choice of Games is proud to announce two new games. First, Eerie Estate Agent, 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. Second, we’re announcing that Way Walkers: University is now available under our “Hosted Games” program for iOS, Android, and the Chrome Web Store. Manage a Haunted House in “Eerie Estate Agent” In Eerie Estate Agent, it’s your job to rent out a haunted house before your tyrannical boss has you fired. In this interactive novel,

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Mark your calendars! “Eerie Estate Agent,” the newest game under our “Choice of Games” label, will be released on Friday, August 31. Download it on Friday from the iOS App Store, the Android Google Play Store, or the Chrome Web Store. A free trial version will be available on our website. In “Eerie Estate Agent,” it’s your job to rent out a haunted house before your tyrannical boss has you fired. How will you screw over your tenants? Will you ignore inconvenient supernatural phenomena, or use them to drum up publicity? How will you deal with ghost hunters, squatters, and

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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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