Flashbang Studios--the guys responsible for Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, Minotaur Chinashop, and other brilliant web games--announced today that it would cease development of smaller web projects in favor of a fleshed-out version of Raptor Safari.

The announcement came on the one-year anniversary of Blurst, the company's free web-based gaming portal.

"Blurst hasn't met our expectations," wrote Flashbang's Mathew Wegner on the company's blog. "More specifically, Blurst's traffic has not increased to... Read more

Flashbang Studios has unveiled its latest free-to-play game Paper Moon and outlined an intriguing optional subscription plan, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

Developed in collaboration with Aquaria's Alec Holowka and based on the Ella Fitzgerald song, Paper Moon is described as "a monochromatic jaunt through a dreary landscape as players control the scenery to advance through the stages." Super.

The studio behind Off-Road Velociraptor Safari and Minotaur China Shop also revealed a financial experiment it intends to conduct later this year--optional subscriptions.

Flashbang's experiment will test the idea that a small number of dedicated fans can provide large amounts of support... Read more

The fellas over at Blurst--best known for their irreverent web-based hit Off-Road Velociraptor Safari--have sent word that their next title, Minotaur China Shop, is officially releasing tomorrow.

The game, shown below in a trailer, centers around the trials and tribulations of a gentle, china-loving minotaur. As always is the case with Blurst, the physics-based title will be entirely free to play.

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For a look at what Flashbang is up to next on Blurst, check out the "Raptor Copter" work-in-progress video below the fold. It's set in the same universe as Off-Road... Read more