Time for another blog post...

First off all... sorry folks... no screenshots or freebies this time ;)
Today I want to talk about some business related stuff rather then game development news. First some bad news:
About a year ago I started www.firstrategames.com together with a partner. The idea was to have my own portal where I could sell my own games without being reliable on publishers/other portals, and have an extra income selling other peoples games. One year later, we decided to close it down. I won't discuss all the reasons here in public. It was an expensive lesson.... creating and promoting a site like that, obviously that didn't come free. Luckely we were able to do most of the work ourselves, so all in all, the loss is acceptable.
Later this month I'll be pulling the plug. I will keep the URL for now, because I am considering resurecting this project in another form.
If you want to know exactly why we are closing down, or you want to take over the site (offcourse I cannot give something like this away for free... and like i said, I'm considering keeping the URL), you can always mail me.

As you may or may not know, I am currently working on a new game, and already have one planned after that. Development went slow for a while, but that's about to change now I have some time off from work soon. More on that on another blog post.

Anyway, I came to realize that using my own name for publishing my games is probably not looking too professional. Up till now it was cool, I'm an indie after all. But I want to do things a bit more seriously from now on, so I was thinking about a name I could use. And oh boy, this is hard. Everything I can think off seems to be taken already! So please give me some input on the following company names.
The perception people have is important to me. Once I've chosen a name, I won't be changing it any time soon. So it has to be good. I do more then just games. Rich Internet Applications, Flash and Flex, interactive CD-ROMS, etc. So I need something that works for all of this.
First I thought about "flambeau" or "flambeau interactive media lab" in full. This is the french word for torch. Sounds cool, and has a meaning. Lots of potential for a powerfull/catchy logo. Problem is, there are already are a couple of companies called like this, even a media studio. Its also the name of a town or area if I'm not mistaking... so I quicly dropped this idea.
Second name that came to my mind was "e-Motion Media". I like the double "M" sound in this one. A cool name I think, but I soon found out there's another company around with this name too.
Third: "Azur" or "Azure media". Also taken!
And last but not least "Very Interactive People". Giving a whole new meaning to the word VIP. This one wasn't taken, and I even bought the URL becuase it was still free, and had a logo made for it just to see how it could look. Go check it out here: www.veryinteractivepeople.com.
If I decide not to use it I can always try to sell the URL and the logo. The only thing that worries me about this one is people might find it arrogant. Especially if you pronounce it as "VIP". Or do you think people will see the humor in it (becuase that was the intention)? Does this even make any sense (english is not my first language)? It is also a bit long. But I think people will remember it anyway. I would apreciate some feedback... and if any of you have any suggestions, I'm listening!

Next week I'll post some new screenshots or illustrations from my new game. So whatch out for my next post if you're interested in seeing those.