We’re in the midst of redoing our website.  Well, it’s more of a mist right now actually.

Let us know what you think in the comments here or email support@powerheadgames.com.

Got a Pre-K kid and a DSi?  We’ve got the activity-toy-game-thing for you!

We’ve just announced our next original game: “Did It Myself ABC123″ for Nintendo DSiWare.  It will be available for download on Monday, August 9th for 200 Nintendo DSi Points.

On a personal note, the whole process of building a game with my son has been an amazing experience.  If we had better PR, we’d be talking about the crossroads of technology and curiosity and all that.  Hopefully I’ll think of something eventually.

We tried to cover all the edu-game bases of letters, colors, counting (cardinality!), music, and art.  (You can even save your doodles to your Nintendo DSi Album and share them with friends.)

Check out the rest of the post for the official press release.  And, check out the official website for more screenshots.

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Voila! One minute and nine seconds of Glow Artisan video!

Powerhead had a great E3. Did we mention we’re pitching an original game? (!!!)  More info to come…

We had a few minutes of free time before the end of the show for some photo-ops. (Thanks to Gary for his blocking and crowd control.)

Check out this video segment on “Best Job Ever” featuring our own Ramiro!

On Friday, a bunch of us celebrated Halloween in costume.  Can you identify who’s who?  Or who’s what?  Read on for the answers…
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In keeping with our “we love NYC and can’t stop talking about” theme, we purchased a permit to have a picnic in Central Park.  Food was ordered, travel arrangement arranged, significant others cajoled, etc.  Sadly, though, the forecast was for rain.  And, not maybe-drizzling-wear-a-hat rain, but don’t-stand-in-an-open-field-thunderstorm kinda rain.

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As mentioned previously, I was on a recent panel discussing the popular topic: “How to get a job in the videogame industry.” The session was well attended and I had fun taking part (thanks to all involved!). Since there’s already a nice write up on the event here, I’m going to focus the rest of this post on the topic itself…

Helping people get game jobs is an important subject at Powerhead, as we’re in a growth “phase” (phase = most of the last three years). We spend a lot of time looking for “fresh meat” and have some advice to offer to offer. (If you read nothing else in this article, the short version is: DIY. Make cool stuff, show it off, and don’t give up.) That said, we certainly haven’t seen it all. So, to prepare for the panel, I recently took a look at what the rest of the internet had to say on the subject:

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While making videogames for a living has its obvious perks (getting paid for tweaking the graphics in level three, Rock Band nights, and actually enjoying your work to name a few), one of the more unsung benefits is the utter lack of a dress code. Most developers are too busy being happy over you showing up clothed at all to care about your funny T-shirt from the internets or your raggedy jeans, and the resulting laid back atmosphere helps take a bit of the stress off when things get hectic.

At Powerhead Games, we appreciate the chance to let our respective freak flags fly around the work place so much that a few of us have taken it upon ourselves to institute Formal Fridays. Every Friday we put away our band shirts and trusty jeans and deck ourselves out in, if not necessarily traditional white collar garb, the nicest clean clothes we can find. It’s our way of saying “thanks” for the clothing freedoms we enjoy during the rest of the week. Also, suits and dresses are totally awesome.

It’s a small group now, made up mostly of the North side of the office (because South side are made of lame), but we’re growing. Pictured below from left to right: Natasha, Nathan, Chris (me), Christy, Niki, and Greg.

I’m going to be on a panel at New York Comic Con. The topic is “Getting a Job in the Video Game Industry”, and it’s in room “1E15″ on Sunday at noon. (The short answer is, go here.) Please feel free to stop by and say hi. If anyone attends the show “cosplaying” as the Powerhead logo, I’ll hire you on the spot… or run away, screaming. Definitely one of those two reactions. There will be no middle ground.

I’ll post a summary of the panel next week.