Religion, Online Social Communities and Monetization
“Religion Explained” by Pascal Boyer explores the psychology of belief systems and reveals how the nature of religion is linked to the structure o
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BigHead BASH Head-Hunter Contest is Here
Today we are announcing a new contest:"The BigHead BASH Head-Hunter Contest". The goal of this contest is quite simple: over the course of a week starting today, 27th July till 2nd August UTC 8PM, kill as many different players as possible to increase your ‘unique kill’ count. The one with the
Game Designers in BigHead Bash
The newest brand in BigHead Bash brings you Tim Schafer, Will Wright, Ian Livingstone, John Romero and me, all ready to battle with our weapons of choice. We think outside the box, we fight outside the box! You can choose your favorite game designer (me?) and bash the competition inside a NE
Hungry And Lazy Developers
Read this morning an article entitled "Hacker Exploits iOS Flaw for Free In-app Purchases." First thing that struck me is the language being used to describe what this guy has done. He's a "hacker" who is "exploiting" something called a "flaw" to get something for "free". Inadvertently (or not?
“Made to Stick” and Social Online Games
“Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die” by Chip and Dan Heath is a look into the “stickiness” of ideas and how this impacts pro
State of the Horse, March 2012
Know what's incredible? Spicy Horse is preparing to release not one... not two... but THREE new games in 2012! It's been a wild ride since the end of
“Best Art Direction” for Alice: Madness Returns
MSNBC Tech has awarded Alice: Madness Returns a "Best Art Direction" award for 2011. Alice had some serious competition for the honor, going up ag
BigHead BASH Gameplay Trailer
This is the first official gameplay trailer from Spicy Horse's upcoming online action game, BigHead BASH! The game just went into Closed Beta, whi
“BigHead BASH” Launching Soon!
The past year at Spicy Horse we've been pretty quiet about the projects we're working on. There's that secretive development of a PopCap IP - whic
