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After programming for 15 years, and making many games and utilities (including heading the dungeon master pro project) I have been dedicating myself to my biggest project yet: the procedurally generated RPG, Malevolence: the Sword of Ahkranox.

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Christmas Update

Christmas Update

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox

Hi all! We're back and almost ready to push out the Christmas update, which will - among other things - introduce the new Shaderless gameplay mode.

Greenlit!

Greenlit!

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We've been Greenlit on Steam! And, we're still struggling to comprehend the awesomeness of that fact!

That time of year again!

That time of year again!

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox

We're back again with the Indie Game of the Year Awards! Here's an update on what's been happening in the world of Ahkranox.

Halloween Update!

Halloween Update!

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox

Sorry it's been a while, guys. I've been head-down-bum-up working like a madman to get this project wrapped up as soon as possible, which has meant I've...

Yet another beta update!

Yet another beta update!

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We're back again after a long absence with yet another beta update for you all! Quite a bit has been going on in the meantime, so we're here with an update...

Another Beta Update

Another Beta Update

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So another big beta update has gone out now! Definitely worth checkout out the list of what we've added, as it's a big one!

Things, things, things!

Things, things, things!

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People have been enjoying the big magic update we sent out, and we've had some seriously cool stuff that the community have been doing on the forums...

Update Time!

Update Time!

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We sent out our giant Easter Update! Here are the details!

Almost Time for Magic!

Almost Time for Magic!

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox

Hello all! If you've been following along on the forums or Facebook or Twitter, you'll know that we're gearing up for a pretty special update. This update...

Malevolence Podcast - Episode 6

Malevolence Podcast - Episode 6

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox

The Two Grumps from Ahkranox are back again with the latest episode of the Official Malevolence Podcast!

The Malevolence Podcast - Episode 5

The Malevolence Podcast - Episode 5

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox

In this episode we have a guest star, Hyfrydle (AKA Mark), the lead tester on Malevolence, and we discuss what the development process is really like...

Podcast ep4

Podcast ep4

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In this week's podcast episode we discuss the game, sex in video games and share a few old games that we love!

The Malevolence Podcast

The Malevolence Podcast

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox

Hey, did you know there's now a Malevolence podcast? It's not just for Malevolence news, either. We discuss all sorts of things and bring in interesting...

Update 2-Mar-2013  -  What are we doing?

Update 2-Mar-2013 - What are we doing?

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox 5 comments

Hi guys and gals! Just thought I'd swing by with another update. We have, quite literally, hundreds of people swarming over the forums lately and I sometimes...

3D Update 15th Feb 2013

3D Update 15th Feb 2013

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Hi all, just thought I'd show off some of the newest 3D models being made for the game.

The Art Books are In the Works

The Art Books are In the Works

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox 4 comments

So those of you who pre-ordered the Special Edition or Uber Edition will be getting the digital art book when it's completed, and I have to say, it's...

We're what? We're live!?

We're what? We're live!?

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That's right! The beta has gone live to the public (including the demo!) you can now download it and play it for yourself!

A Quickie

A Quickie

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I was asked by the State Library of Queensland to give a public talk on the process of crowd-funding. Since you guys were an active part of that, I thought...

Releasing it into the wild

Releasing it into the wild

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox 7 comments

So with the unfortunate release push-back we still managed to hit our mark of getting the private beta happening pretty much on time! Our 1060 KickStarter...

Gameplay Update (It's shaping up!)

Gameplay Update (It's shaping up!)

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So things have been going really well in development, and we have a new gameplay video to show it all off! This is part 5 in the series of "Whenkheliio's...

The View of Inca

The View of Inca

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So, in lieu of a bland update just showing off new stuff in a very clinical fashion, I thought I'd give you a virtual tour of The View of Inca, as a means...

Making the Big Step

Making the Big Step

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So, what's new in development? Well, our minds have been firmly entrenched in getting the shopping system working, and it's going REALLY great! Here's...

11th Hour Progress

11th Hour Progress

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Sorry for the lack of regular updates lately, guys, but we've been hard at work! A few personal life crises has slowed things down in many of our team's...

Content content content

Content content content

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We've been working our butts off over here at Malevolence HQ, and things are starting to shape up big time. Our focus has shifted mainly to content, which...

Shield Thyself!

Shield Thyself!

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So, you may have noticed that we've only been showing you ARMOUR as a way of defending yourself in the game, but that's not all you get! You'll remember...

We Meet Again...

We Meet Again...

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So, I've gotten some more work done... EXCITING work... The biggest dealio is quests. NPCs and quests. NPCs who GIVE you quests... Quests that they've...

Shaping Up!

Shaping Up!

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Hello all! Lots of exciting things. If you follow along on the forum you'll have gotten bits and pieces of it, but I'll just dump it all here as I've...

So you don't think we've forgotten you!

So you don't think we've forgotten you!

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox 8 comments

I have many, many pretties to show you - all of them frikkin amazing! First of all, Mihaela is back with her third piece for the project, Rachel has a...

Heading to Town

Heading to Town

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Yes, yes, I know what you're thinking :-P but keep one thing in mind.... If we're not posting on here, that means we're busy working on the game! Anyway...

Introductions

Introductions

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So it's time to talk about intro cinematics! That's right, we've been preparing one for Malevolence for QUITE a while. Die-hard fans of the project will...