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TGE SciFi Construction Kit EA & Jungle Ruins Pack WIP

Here are a few screens of the TGE Version SciFi Construction Kit EA Edition, along with a few from an upcoming Jungle Ruins Pack.

Author Alan James Date 04/11/2009 (12:01 am) Comment 12 comments

Graveyard Pack Released - with a lil' bit of funk rubbed on it!

I'm proud to announce the first joint effort between Digital LightStorm Studio and Really Really Good Things Studio, the "Tombs & Crypts Graveyard Pack!"

Author Alan James Date 03/12/2009 (5:46 pm) Comment 24 comments

Corridors & Conduits: TGEA EA version SciFi Construction Kit Released!

Hey Everyone! It's been a long time coming, but we've decided to "Early Adopt" Release the Corridors & Conduits - TGEA SciFi Construction Kit!

Author Alan James Date 02/15/2009 (11:14 pm) Comment 17 comments

IndieGameShop.com - What Do You Think?

Since we first got involved with Indie game development back in very late 2004/early 2005 we have noted that over time and through changes, publishing opportunities seem to come and go.

Author Alan James Date 01/23/2009 (7:04 pm) Comment 12 comments

SciFi Interiors - Feature Creep is a Good Thing

Hi Everyone! I know that some of you think once again that I've fallen off the face of the planet, but really I haven't. And I know some of you were anticipating a mid December release of the SciFi...

Author Alan James Date 01/05/2009 (4:45 pm) Comment 28 comments

Even Content Packs have feature creep...

Hi Everyone! It's been several months since my last post here, and I've been working on stuff...really! It's just amazing how even with fairly specific goals in mind for several different sets of c...

Author Alan James Date 12/05/2008 (6:49 pm) Comment 32 comments

What I Did On My Summer Vacation Part 2

Hi Everyone! Welcome to part 2 of What I Did On My Summer Vacation. So if you noted from Part 1, I actually don't get a Summer Vacation, but do try and take off a little more time than usual. But I...

Author Alan James Date 07/29/2008 (4:27 pm) Comment 14 comments

What I Did On My Summer Vacation Part 1

Hi Everyone! Ok, so I don't really get a summer vacation, but I have taken a little more time off than usual this year. We are having some continued sales at both GG and on our site [url]www.monste...

Author Alan James Date 07/21/2008 (11:12 pm) Comment 8 comments

Sticks & Twigs Environment Pack - Stick a Fork in it...

...Because it's done! Whew! This was a load of work, and I'm already planning in the back of my head some cool updates for it...why won't my mind leave me alone! If you're not familar with this pack, ...

Author Alan James Date 05/21/2008 (8:54 pm) Comment 56 comments

Sticks & Twigs - Not just for Breakfast Anymore

Ok, so that doesn't make a lot of sense, but neither does an environment pack called "Sticks & Twigs", it was a nickname that Kyle and I gave it and it stuck. So what is this Plan about anyway? We...

Author Alan James Date 05/04/2008 (9:41 pm) Comment 26 comments

Really Good Things come to the Garage!

Hi Everyone! Most of you folks around here know Kyle and I from Really Really Good Things Studio, "Code Name: Monster Island", "Swords of Avalon", etc. and various other posting of our work her...

Author Alan James Date 04/09/2008 (6:39 pm) Comment 25 comments

Really Really Good Things Studio - Current WIP

Hi Everyone! I've been pretty busy with a lot of different things, including the birth of my first grandaughter, Emily Catherine Marie McGinnis on the 18th of Feb. ( I know, you all thought I was a...

Author Alan James Date 02/29/2008 (7:41 pm) Comment 12 comments

2008 Day One - Free Stuff & A Fun Three Years

Hi Everyone, Welcome to 2008! So here's the scoop...we've now owned our TGE license for three years and one week. Yeah! Looking back on the past several years, looking at the body of work w...

Author Alan James Date 01/01/2008 (9:36 pm) Comment 9 comments

Happy Halloween! The best mortgage rate you'll ever see...

Hey Everyone! Well, we've decided to run a monster of a promo on Monster Pack #5:Haunted House. For a limited time, for five days following this .Plan ( or Dev Shot Post -- not sure if it st...

Author Alan James Date 10/31/2007 (2:41 pm) Comment 8 comments

House for Sale...Cheap!

Hi Everyone! I'll get to the house sale in a moment, but I'd like to note that since my last post I've jumped back and forth between TGE and TGEA about a dozen times regarding CNMI. There are thing...

Author Alan James Date 10/28/2007 (12:21 am) Comment 16 comments

IGC - What Have You Learned, Dorothy?

Hi Everyone! Kyle, Joshua and I have just returned from the Indie Games Con in Eugene. It was a good time. Good food, good games and lots nice people. Lots of bright people. Lots of motivated...

Author Alan James Date 10/12/2007 (4:44 pm) Comment 2 comments

Not Enough Hours in the Day...

Hi Everyone! Since they are cutting back hours at my 9-5 (actually my 7-3) I get an extra day off this weekend so over the next four days I'll have three of them off. Yeah! To everyone who has p...

Author Alan James Date 09/20/2007 (8:25 pm) Comment 13 comments

Bundle, Updates and Coming Soon Stuff

Hi Everyone, For anyone who missed the 33% off second pack discount, we've put up a Bundle Pack including the Warehouse District & Downtown District up on the site: [url]www.monsterpacks.com[/url] ...

Author Alan James Date 09/07/2007 (6:27 am) Comment 8 comments

Downtown District Pack Finished...Finally!

Hi again Everyone! I won't go on and on since I just posted a few days ago and our Dev shot just went up today, but I wanted to let those who might be interested in know that [b]Monster Pack #1 - D...

Author Alan James Date 08/29/2007 (12:00 am) Comment 29 comments

Warehouse District Now Available!

Hi Everyone! Well it's finally here, Really Really Good Things Studio's first content collection - Monster Pack #2: Warehouse District. I know it's Pack number two and it's the first,...

Author Alan James Date 08/25/2007 (4:50 pm) Comment 32 comments