Hello Games's Recent Blog Entries

• There’s No I In Indie

  Just how indie do you need to be to be Indie? Hello Games' Sean Murray finds it's not as simple as making sacrifices and being independent. And that loving Mario Galaxy is really not the done thing.

  Sean Murray I just said that Mario Galaxy was my game of the year. Why does it feel like I said my favourite book is The Da Vinci Code?

  November 10, 2009
• Public Relations

  How a brush with the press made Hello Games realise it wasn't a unique and beautiful game developing snowflake - and all the prouder for the discovery.

  Sean Murray I’m 17, waiting for my computer arts degree interview and I peek at the portfolio of the guy sat beside me. I’m 13 and Maeve meets me after school, but all she wants is for me to ask Jon out for her. I’m 28 on the way down to Future Publishing’s offices and I’m not interesting.

  October 27, 2009
• Playtesting

  In which Hello Games recruits Rob the Tesco grocery deliveryman as a tester and is forced to see its game, Joe Danger, in a whole new light.

  Sean Murray The counter says “Attempt 67”. Grant is biting his fist and I’m miming at him to just keep quiet. This could be the one and we can all go home. Rob jumps, bashes his head again at exactly the same spot and we all let out a groan. “Attempt 68”...
   

  October 13, 2009