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Important Update

First off, I'd like to thank everyone for all of the kind words over the past couple of weeks. Your response has been overwhelming. A thousand posts is a new record for us and during this time I saw a bunch of notifications for Torque based games being launched. We've had to be quiet the past couple of weeks

Author Eric Preisz Date 12/23/2010 (12:01 am) Comment 465 comments

November Update

Today, InstantAction informed employees that it will be winding down operations. While we are shutting down the InstantAction.com website and Instant Jam game, Torquepowered.com will continue to operate while InstantAction explores opportunities with potential buyers for Torque. We thank all of our past and current customers for their support. - Torque Management

Author Eric Preisz Date 11/11/2010 (7:00 pm) Comment 1043 comments

October Update

It’s been about a month since I posted a blog, so we all agreed that I would take some time to post this blog instead of our normal monthly product update in the forums.

Author Eric Preisz Date 10/30/2010 (12:53 am) Comment 107 comments

End Of Summer Sale

We've had a productive summer and while some folks are basking at the beach, we stayed out of the Vegas sun in order to keep our programmer cred.

Author Eric Preisz Date 09/22/2010 (6:31 pm) Comment 32 comments

Web Site Update

It's 3:00 AM and we just updated the site. We have a new logo, new EULA, and a new way to share your Torque license with other developers. Introducing studio licensing!

Author Eric Preisz Date 07/15/2010 (10:26 am) Comment 185 comments

Donald Harris Joins Torque!

A new guy, four events, and I play black jack with the man your man could smell like. June has been good to me so far.

Author Eric Preisz Date 06/10/2010 (10:51 pm) Comment 34 comments

Game Education Summit June 15th - 16th

Torque will be heading to L.A. for E3 and the Game Education Summit. This blog covers the details surrounding the summit and includes and abstract for our sponsored session.

Author Eric Preisz Date 05/21/2010 (5:07 pm) Comment 9 comments

Virtual Fridge Posting

An excerpt of a story from Full Sail's Online news on our very own Michael Perry. I also mention a story about how I'm considering not paying my next student loan.

Author Eric Preisz Date 05/14/2010 (9:23 pm) Comment 13 comments

iPad Winner

Hey everyone, just a quick note to announce the winner of the iPad. Also some quick reflections on the Apple TOS.

Author Eric Preisz Date 05/03/2010 (4:28 pm) Comment 11 comments

Is April Really Over?

iTorque Promotion, TGB, TorqueX, QA, and other quick updates. Boy, has April flown by or what? I'm looking forward to May.

Author Eric Preisz Date 04/27/2010 (5:47 pm) Comment 35 comments

Full Speed Ahead!!!!

With GDC behind us, we can got back to our plans for a busy 2010. The budget is set, plans are in motion. TorqueX gets the love it deserves and so do the Torque 3D docs.

Author Eric Preisz Date 03/26/2010 (6:23 pm) Comment 63 comments

GDC Demo - Chinatown

Chinatown awed the crowds at GDC. It's a truly spectacular demo that shows off how efficiently our rendering handles next gen scenes

Author Eric Preisz Date 03/16/2010 (11:09 pm) Comment 48 comments

GDC 2010 Updates

Torque 2D Today and Tomorrow, GDC Coupon Code, Screen Shots, GDC Video. Torque at GDC this year has exceeded expectations for nearly everyone.

Author Eric Preisz Date 03/12/2010 (11:23 pm) Comment 69 comments

Name Dropping

I've dropped a name or two in my past. In this blog I'm dropping 26 names related to our recently hired aces and our awesome GDC, "community pit", interview lineup.

Author Eric Preisz Date 03/02/2010 (4:57 pm) Comment 18 comments

GDC - Booth #2002

Going to my first GDC was an experience I'll never forget. We hope that you can join us this year and hang out in the community pit.

Author Eric Preisz Date 02/17/2010 (2:25 am) Comment 15 comments

Torque 2D - Resetting our Sights

Building technology means making tough decisions. We've made a decision to push back the launch so that we can reach a higher level of usability and extensibility.

Author Eric Preisz Date 02/17/2010 (2:20 am) Comment 91 comments

Welcome Global Game Jam Teams

Global Game Jam, Vegas: Binary eval, dinner w/ the strat team, software giveaways, Lou Castle presentation.

Author Eric Preisz Date 01/22/2010 (12:25 am) Comment 49 comments

Talk is Cheap

Announcing Torque Strategy Team, Global Game Jam, QA and Usability Partnership, Torque Binary Price Extension, and Managing Expectations.

Author Eric Preisz Date 01/15/2010 (7:15 pm) Comment 42 comments

Melv May, a Good Guy to Follow

If Melv is going to GarageGames, I know I made the right decision. This is my first blog as a GarageGames employee.

Author Eric Preisz Date 02/02/2009 (7:41 am) Comment 9 comments

Proud to Be a Dork

Nerdy is in. Really. Even Kattie Holmes, mother of a baby name [url=extratv.warnerbros.com/images/news/0815suri.jpg]Suri[/url], wife of [url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5qOS4Q39sg]Tom Cruise[/url], admi...

Author Eric Preisz Date 08/23/2008 (11:47 pm) Comment 10 comments