World of Goo

WII, PC, IPHONE, IPAD, MAC / Puzzle / Release: Oct 13, 2008 / ESRB: U

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Little Inferno announced from former World of Goo, Henry Hatsworth members

Little Inferno announced from former World of Goo, Henry Hatsworth members

Indie developer Tomorrow Corporation has announced its first game, titled Little Inferno. The game is still fairly mysterious, but Tomorrow Corporation says it felt comfortable revealing it now since the game is almost finished and ready for a winter release. The project is intriguing partly due to its pedigree: team members from Henry Hatsworth and World of Goo.

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World of Goo coming to Android 'soon'

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World of Goo coming to Android 'soon'

The physics-based, indie puzzle-adventure World of Goo from 2D Boy is bound for Android devices, the developer revealed in a blog post on Monday. No specific release date was revealed; however, 2D Boy's blog notes that it will be available "soon."

Though the team promised more info on "GooDroid" in the near future, 2D Boy has confirmed the game will be available for both Android-based mobile phones and tablets. Not familiar with the title? Watch it in action after the break.

Watch: World of Goo in action »

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World of Goo on iPhone 'soonish'

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World of Goo on iPhone 'soonish'

Having already hit PC, Mac, Linux, Wii and iPad, 2D Boy's sticky puzzler World of Goo is finally coming to iPhone--or new iPhones, at least.

The independent developer announced over the weekend that World of Goo's iPhone edition has been submitted to the iTunes App Store for approval and is expected to launch "soonish." It'll cost $2.99 in the US, though for the first 24 hours you'll be able to snap it up for 99¢. Read more »

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Shack PSA: World of Goo 75% Off; New 99 Cent Title on Games for Windows Everyday Until Dec. 8

While we've already let you know that the Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition is available on the Games for Windows Marketplace today for 99 cents, Microsoft has more deals planned for the next seven days.

Starting today and running until December 8, a new 99 cent game will be featured everyday on the Games for Windows store, Microsoft announced in a press release. Additionally--also running until December 8--gamers can purchase a copy of World of Goo for $4.99 (75% off), as part of the site's "Deal of the Week" promotion. As an added bonus for purchasing the fantastic title, players can unlock Achievements for their Xbox Live/GFW account--presumably to show off their goo-management prowess. Read more »

"I bought Deus Ex for $1.99 in the box unopened last year from Microcenter... I should have ..."
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Shack PSA: Steam Discounts Left 4 Dead 2, ARMA II & More in the Final Day of its Summer-themed Sale

Today is the last day in the, "Please! My wallet is begging you to stop" sale on Steam (otherwise known as the Perils of Summer sale).As expected, the final leg of the promotion rehash some of the best deals seen throughout the week. Highlights include Borderlands for $10.19 Left 4 Dead 2 for $10.16 and ARMA II for $19.99.

"im enjoying sam and max a ton. well written. crashes randomly sometimes though"
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'Pay-What-You-Want' Indie Bundle Offers World of Goo, Penumbra Overture and More To Help Charity

Celebrated indie games including World of Goo, Gish and Aquaria can now be bought for as little--or as much--as you please while helping charity with the Humble Indie Bundle.

The bundle packs DRM-free editions of Independent Games Festival award winners World of Goo, Gish and Aquaria plus Lugaru HD and Penumbra Overture for Windows, Linux or Mac, which cost $80 if bought individually. Read more »

"I would love to support Indie titles like this, but unfortunately I don't like any of those ..."
- shurcool    See all 37 comments


Nintendo's WiiWare Demo Program Ends

Back in November of last year, we reported that Nintendo had launched a pilot program to provide a small selection of free, playable demos for a handful of original WiiWare titles. Pokemon Rumble, Bit.Trip Beat, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, and World of Goo all had playable demos during the test period.

On January 31, all five of the the demos were pulled from the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo of America confirmed with Joystiq today that the WiiWare demo experiment had indeed come to an end. Read more »

"I didn't remember/realize the demo program was limited. :( It would be a HUGE mistake not to ..."
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Results of 2D Boy's 'Pay What You Want' World of Goo Sales Experiment Released

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Taking a page from Radiohead, World of Goo developer 2D Boy used the game's one-year anniversary to run a sale that allowed customers to name the price of the game before buying--right down zero dollars.

While a large number of people paid under $2, the average price factored out to $2.03, with a few generous souls giving as much as $50. The sale resulted in pushing some 57,000 copies of the year-old game, generating over $114,000 as determined by the average price. Read more »

"People who pay 1 cent because that is what they can afford are playing on $1k+ computers while ..."
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World of Goo 'Whatever Price You Like' Sale, iPhone Version Announced

In celebration of World of Goo's first birthday, developer 2D Boy is selling the splendid physics puzzler for whatever you feel like paying and sends news of an iPhone version.

Simply pay as little or as much as you fancy on the currently-overloaded 2D Boy site before October 16 to receive a downloadable PC, Mac or Linux version. If you absolutely must try before coughing up even one single cent, nab the demo from FileShack first. Read more »

"This game is the new-age Lemmings. If you want that OCD, you need pixel-perfection baybee! "
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DRM 'A Waste of Time,' Says World of Goo Dev

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Utilizing digital rights management as a means to prevent piracy is "a waste of time," according to 2D Boy co-founder and World of Goo co-creator Ron Caramel.

"Don't bother with DRM," he said during a GDC 09 talk attended by GameSpot. "You just end up giving the DRM provider money. Anything that is of interest gets cracked, and the cracked version ends up having a better user experience than the legit version because you don't have to input in some 32-character serial number." Read more »

"DRM is overblown. In spite of all the crying over DRM I've continued to buy PC games that ..."
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Shack PSA: World of Goo $5 on Steam

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Here's an irresistible deal: 2D BOY's fabulous puzzle/goo game World of Goo is only $5 this weekend on Steam.

World of Goo is a puzzle game based around "goo balls." Players connect the balls one after another to form elaborate, often unstable structures, all with the goal of reaching each level's exit point.

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"I forgot about DST, so I was actually playing until 4 am. Ooops. :)"
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World of Goo Co-Creator Claims 90% Piracy Rate

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2D Boy's World of Goo (PC, Wii) is being pirated at the rate of "about 90%," according to co-creator Ron Carmel.

The statement came from Carmel in the form of a user comment on a RockPaperShotgun story about the game's pending European release. 2D Boy cohort Kyle Gabler explained in another comment that the figure was established by looking at the number of unique Internet addresses connecting to the game's leaderboard server. Read more »

"and people wonder why we're getting to "INTERNET REQUIRED" for antipiracy thanks ..."
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Wii Shop Channel Update: World of Goo, Secret of Mana, Street Fighter 2 SCE, Art Style: CUBELLO

Nintendo has issued details on today's update to the Wii Shop Channel, which adds two original WiiWare games and two retro re-releases to the Wii's online store.

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    • Art Style: CUBELLO (Nintendo) / 600 Wii Points ($6) Read more »

"Secret of Mana for 8 bones?! nice! game is great. wonder if it cums with all the nasty bugs ..."
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World of Goo Hits Wii October 13, LostWinds Revealed as Top-selling WiiWare Game

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2D Boy's Independent Games Festival 2008 winner World of Goo will bring its physics-based puzzle solving hijinks to Wii as a downloadable WiiWare release on October 13, Nintendo has revealed.

The announcement came as part of a Nintendo press event today, though PR director Marc Franklin did not disclose a specific price point.

While at the podium, Franklin also announced that Frontier's downlodable wind-blowing Wii platformer game LostWinds has been among WiiWare's best-selling games since the service launched back in May.

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"World of Goo is looking goooood... might just have to pick it up for the Wii."
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