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

Flashbang Studios, the creators of Off-Road Velociraptor Safari and Minotaur China Shop, today released their latest venture in the realm of free web-based gaming: Blush.

The title sees players roaming through an undersea landscape, hurling eggs into egg-capture points. A trailer--with hilarious closing frame--illustrates:

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Fans of Flashbang's varied and wonderful online games--such as Minotaur China Shop, Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, and Jetpack Brontosaurus--will be pleased to find that the studio is continuing to explore new territory with its next project.

According to Flashbang, "The launch date for Blush is March 1st, 2009." Whatever this Blush is. Check out the first video of the game below.

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Three, two, one: Raptor.

Flashbang Studios, the creators of Off-Road Velociraptor Safari and Minotaur China Shop, today announced that its new game Raptor Copter has been released to the iPhone app store.

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The game is a sequel to Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, challenging players to "hunt velociraptors in a Chinook helicopter, hook them, and teleport... 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

Flashbang Studios, the creators of the web-based hit Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, has told Shacknews that it plans to further develop one of its games as a downloadable console title.

"We're in a financial position to make whatever games we want, so we will, and we want to see which of our ideas players enjoy," said Flashbang Studios founder Matthew Wegner in an interview with Shacknews.

"We're going to keep cranking out games in four to eight weeks of development just to see what people think of them. After awhile we'll take whichever game was most successful and continue development on it for WiiWare, PSN, XBLA, or whatever platform makes sense."

Flashbang was founded five years ago, with the goal of using profits from casual web-based games to fund projects like the outlandish Velociraptor Safari.

"The plan all along was to create a casual game, earn profit beyond its development costs, and invest that profit into an unusual, quirky idea," added... Read more

Flashbang Studios captured the attention of gamers everywhere after the release of their innovative web title Off-Road Velociraptor Safari.

Inbetween their busy schedules, the Flashbang team and I corresponded on a number of topics, including the upcoming Jetpack Brontosaurus, their unique development process, and the true meaning behind their games. Check out the full interview.

Flashbang: Who said that the Velociraptor as a whole is doomed to commit genocide? See, this is the very problem with the world today. The act of one casts a shadow over many, and we find ourselves demonizing entire cultures and races. You have now just done this to an entire species. Way to raise the hate bar. Read more..