| | | | | | | | | | | February 17, 2006 | Top entries from 02/16/2006! | | | Posted by: P-Bot | | | | Hello NG-fans! P-Bot here, with today's hottest games and movies submitted to the Portal:- All Your Base DX 2006, by Sonucais (also known for Legend of Pokemon 1)
- Ghost Out Part 2, by RedMongoose
- T&D - New Friends, by TandD
- Reach to the Heavens, by RoflCakes
- Red Team - 02, by Cxase
We also have new submissions by the following popular artists:
-Knox-, almightyhans, Arnas, artecartum, blue_frog, bomtoons, Defanim, Fat_Badger, ForeverFades44, FranciscoSoft, gilbertconcepcion, HandsomeJake, HeinekenClock, Istvan_Orosi, LeechmasterB, Mattsand, MaxJayJay, mighty_max23, RetroSmash, Toccuma, UnordinaryDragon, willdot, Xune and _BlackDragon_
What does everyone think of these new submissions? | | | | |
| | | Hey it's Josh from Psychogoldfish, and boy do I have a chink of news.\
Firstly, I'm really trying to feel out the community to see how much interest there is in having organized Q & A sessions with popular flash artists, live on NG chat.
For more details click here
Secondly I am extremely proud to announce the new RadioGrounds site has officially launched! RadioGrounds is a little project started by a bunch of Newgrounds users who wanted to stream live radio shows via the Internet. It's gathered a nice little following since and has evolved to the next level. Definitely come check it out, I am personally going on the air as soon as I finish typing this message.
And Finally, I just wanted to throw out a huge thanks to everyone who voted Serious Santa as the #2 game last month on NG, it's great to get recognized and I really do appreciate it. Huge congrats to HAPPYandSMILE for nabbing #1 and to everyone else who made the list. I look forward to another great month for flash games. | | | | |
blasthead sez: BOOM! Your dead, haha.... | | February 16, 2006 | Header Updates | | | Posted by: TomFulp | | | | We've tweeked the header some more, so there is now a checkbox to "Save!" your login info. If you check this box, you will remain logged in to NG with each visit.
Also, when you log in, it will now refresh the current page. This makes it easier to get to work, since most of the time users aren't trying to access their account info. If you do need to access your account info, simply click the "ACCOUNT OPTIONS" button that appears after you log in. We are hoping this way works best for most people!
So the buttons might still be too big, the vertical height too tall, and the slogan too bland - but beyond that - any other bugs / glitches with the new header?
BTW - we noticed a dramatic increase in sign-ups yesterday. If the trend continues, it means the new header has encouraged a lot more people to sign up for accounts. Hopefully that's a good thing! :) | | | | |
| | February 15, 2006 | NG Slogan | | | Posted by: TomFulp | | | | A lot of people have been asking about the new slogan. I first addressed the NG slogan more than two years ago, in this thread.
I still love "The Problems of the Future, Today!" and intend to let it live on as a part of NG, but I have the same issues I had two years ago - it just isn't relevant to what the site has become. NG is a massive creative community that represents all sorts of artists and the old slogan makes it sound like a bad thing. Yeah, the slogan is "edgy" and "cool", but what can I say - I'm not an angsty teen anymore.
I once told a fan that I wouldn't be true to myself if I spent the rest of my life pretending to be an angsty teen in order to cater to the angsty teen market. I had been an angsty teen and thus NG attracted that sort of crowd, but like Bart said on the Simpsons, "making teenagers depressed is like shooting fish in a barrel."
I like to think NG has all the same "edge" as it always had. After all, we still allow the same content, much to the chagrin of parents and prudes. Being angry and "in your face" is not something I want to dwell on, though. The community is massive and there are a lot of artists looking for support and feedback. I hate seeing negative attitudes prevail on the site when there is so much amazing stuff going on here.
Newgrounds was the first internet community of its kind and a lot of good has come from it. Artists are putting out DVDs, getting sponsorships and finding good jobs as a result of their involvement in the NG community. I actually get a good deal of letters thanking NG for being the catalyst for personal success. I like those emails a lot more than the mean, pushy ones that make all sorts of demands for MORE (though they are duly noted).
With all the good coming from NG, I don't feel the need to put a negative spin on it. NG is no longer the problems of the future today, NG IS THE FUTURE, TODAY. I would change our slogan to "The Future is Now", but that was the Neo Geo slogan. Can you tell I get a lot of inspiration from SNK? :)
As for the new slogan... I came up with it one day while I was in the shower. I was thinking about how NG has grown to include all sorts of content and is basically trying to be everything to everyone. Then I realized, NG is not everything to everyone, it's everything BY everyone... I think that's pretty NEAT.
As for the other complaints about the new header... We'll try making the buttons a little smaller and cutting down the vertical space as much as we can without screwing it up. And I promise, the redesign Stamper is working on LOOKS AMAZING and fits much nicer with the new header, which he has already been tweaking. | | | | |
| | February 14, 2006 | New Header | | | Posted by: TomFulp | | | | For months now, we have been tinkering with a new look for the site. The goal is to clean up the layout and optimize the load (switching to CSS), while not looking bland. Stamper came up with a new header, using Jeff's revision of the NG tank logo. We think it looks great and I'm too impatient to wait for the rest of the redesign, so we're launching it ahead of the future changes.
The rest of the site will be changing to blend more with the style of the new header. I know many of you hate change, but please give this a chance. The new layout should ultimately be a much smoother experience for everyone.
Things to note:
If you log in/out from anywhere other than the grounds gold page, you may still get the "you are logged in as [username]" message in the top right screen (although you will have actually been logged out).
The plan is, when you log in/out, you will be re-directed to the page you were previously viewing - at the moment it goes straight to your user account when you log in and straight to the login screen when you log out.
I'll start making the changes live right now! | | | | |
| | February 13, 2006 | Hardcore Programmers | | | Posted by: TomFulp | | | | I am looking for an insanely bright programmer in the Philadelphia area, preferably someone with experience in game development and a traditional education in C++. Professional experience in the game industry is not necessary but would be a plus.
It is not 100% necessary to know Flash, but you would be expected to learn in a hurry. It is important that you have a knack for level design and can make things that are fun to play. To reiterate, you need to be a totally top notch programmer who is motivated, pro-active and can follow through on large-scale projects that go on for months.
Key criteria:
Knowledge and education in C++ and Flash / Actionscript.
Must submit sample work.
Must be interested in game / level design.
Must be able to follow directions and complete large projects.
Must be an avid gamer.
If you are this person, please email me with your resume, any sample work you have, and a list of games you love and why you love them. If you know a person who fits the description, please direct them my way. It's hard to find good game programmers on the east coast because they tend to move out west. I guarantee NG is the best job in the area and therefor I expect the best. We also have health insurance and a big TV with lots of video games. :) | | | | |
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