The HG Blog

HeavenGames’ finances are going just fine, but sometimes dealing with ad sales is not something that one wants to do. We’ve been aggressively seeking out ad deals for products geared toward you guys’ interests (gaming, computers), but right now isn’t exactly the best time to sell ads for such goodies that are mostly in alpha or pre-alpha stages…most games and hardware don’t come out to massive sales until the absurdity that is the holidays shopping frenzy. Oh god, gotta get me a tickle me elmo. That creepy red gargoyle bear thing.

Anyway, because of this annual issue that HeavenGames has with exclusively gaming and computer-related ads, we’re going to be moving into other products. However, they will be products that you guys will likely be interested in: movies, books, bear fighting equipment, that sort of thing. These products have a different annual lifecycle, so they hopefully will be able to fill in the gaps that occasionally come up in our advertisements.

I sure that this will turn out well, and am certain that the ads will still be of a satisfactory type.

So Oliver just sent Elpea, Zen, and me his latest version of the HG Main graphical redesign. Needless to say, the base from which he is working is really attractive. This edition is clean and follows a modern aesthetic, which absolutely fits with the progressive direction HeavenGames is headed toward.

However, one aspect of the design I’m not sure about (actually am ambivalent about, not just a nice way of saying I don’t like it) is the color scheme. Obviously, it has the heavenly blues and white. But the biggest difference in the color scheme is the replacement of the HG yellow/orange/tan (what the hell color is that, anyway?) with a pastel red/pink.

It does look nice, but my main concern is: How much do we want to change the HeavenGames brand right now? Color is a major aspect of a brand and changing one of the two most important colors (white has always been peripheral and often replaced by black) to HG’s brand is pretty huge. Then again, maybe we should go for something huge (damn I love parentheses); HG is moving in a new direction, after all. This dilemma - of sticking to the old aspects of HeavenGames to stay close its past greatness while dropping others to allow us to move on to new greatness - is something that’s been on my mind for a long time, and the picture is getting clearer. I’m sure things will turn out well in the end.

That said, the graphical redesign is looking awesome, and I can’t wait until it’s finished so you all can see it!

Halloween. Black cats, pumpkins, candy, and dressing up. While I dressed up as a Naughty Nurse on the 31st of October, some of the Heavens here at HG got gussied up themselves.

First, Age of Empires III Heaven. The disgustingly saccharine-sweet Sailor Moon team cutesied the forums up with moons, hearts, and pink. So adorable that my head just might explode with kittens and happiness.

A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0137:BFFA21C9. The current application will be terminated. That’s as scary as 15 Fire Giants riding Fenris Wolves, Age of Mythology Heaven.

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