The winner of the evil Mao figurine is DeepFriedEmu.

Stay tuned for more prizes in the upcoming weeks. The prize patrol is on break this month but itll be back next month. I'll have to find new weird things to giveaway... i still need to mail out those lunchboxes.... i hate it when international users win thingsss.

In other news, I'll be in Philly this weekend and in London latererer this month.
OH I'm working on some projects but they arent nearly interesting enough to bore you with. Yet.

Also if you havent played the halloween version of Portal Defenders, do so. It'll be reverting to standard version soon, at which point youll wonder how some people have halloween medalz and you dont.

heres some loafers.

We didnt have any major things to contribute to this years Halloween festivities so we thought it would be fun to dress up Portal Defenders for the occasion! For a limited time, the game's halloween mode is unlocked.

After halloween youll have to punch in the code to unlock it. We also added a few more medals to reward your efforts.

PLAY PORTAL DEFENDERS HALLOWEEN EDITION

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Now for the REAL reason you came here, I have a little Mao figurine to give away. If you recall, the site was temporarily tailored for China in April. You can relive that epic moment and that famous man that graced your level icon by commenting once in this post. Winner to be announced next friday!

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** FOR THOSE WONDERING. YES THE FIGURINE IS MADE IN CHINA **

Winner this week is = 7794

Previous winners:

09/30 :: Lunchbox #1 - Tally1989

10/07 :: Lunchbox #2 - Luka

10/15 :: Lunchbox #3 - kiryuku

10/22 :: Lunchbox # 4 - 7794

If you are any of the people above, PM me.

Well boys and girls that brings the lunchbox giveaways to an end. (finally)
I have more free shit I might be gettting my hands on soon so who knows what else you could win again.

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I've also gotten back to working on the Sketchbook Tour (remember that?). I'm actually feeling pretty good about it. It will be done next month no doubt.

I'll probably get back to my other po3 games next month as well.

Munny design contest is making a comeback shortly after sketchbook tour as well. (part of my reason for going to ny)

I'll also be briefly in town over in London late next month. More on that later.

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Speaking of inspiration, a friend of mine linked me to Machinarium, which i vaguely heard about but didnt really mess with it until just recently. It was pretty cool and it was motivating to see that hand drawn art / fine art is making its way back into the gaming environment. In a world full of obsessing over pixar and very polished 'realistic' finishes on games its cool to feel the pulse of the artists touch still making its presence felt.

Gretel and Hansel is another good example.

I forgot to update this yesterday. SORRY.
Special thankx to citricsquid for building me a little 'widget' to make it easier to find the winning comment.

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Winner this week is = "kiryuku

Previous winners:

09/30 :: Lunchbox #1 - Tally1989

10/07 :: Lunchbox #2 - Luka

10/15 :: Lunchbox #3 - kiryuku

10/22 :: Lunchbox # 4 - ???

If you are any of the people above, PM me.

If you'd like a chance at winning this week's lunchbox, simply comment ONCE. You disqualify yourself forever with multiple comment so dont even bother.

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This weekend I'll be in Atlanta for Atlanta meet. If you happen to be in that part of the country, feel free to swing by. I'm not hosting that meet-up so check the thread for any questions/schedule.

See ya!

*BTW i will mail out the lunchboxes after all 4 winners are announced. I dont want to make multiple trips to post office. thnx.

Previous winners:

09/30 :: Lunchbox #1 - Tally1989

10/07 :: Lunchbox #2 - Luka

10/14 :: ???

10/21 :: ???

If you are any of the people above, PM me

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I spent this past weekend in LA for IndieCade '09. It was a fun little trip and it was a great bonus to witness Closure take home the prize for Most Innovative Game. I DEFINATELY encourage people to take interest in competitions like these. I think we could have mopped the whole competition with stuff found here on newgrounds. No doubt. My next trip will be out to Atlanta next weekend, come out and say hi if you happen to be in that part of the country.

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Lastly, If you havent followed my last two posts, I've been giving away Fallout 3 themed lunchboxes. I have a bunch of em, I only wanted one, so I'm filling the rest with NG swag and giving em away. To participate, all you need to do is comment once. Every wed a new winner is annouced.
I've added a copy of the Limited edition and now out of stock Meatboy Comic into the prize pack as well as other stuff like stickers, patches and other unmentionables. FUN FUN.

Winner of last week's Fallout Lunchbox #1 is tally1989

If you are this person just drop me a PM.

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I recently got back from Denver Meet 2009. I wouldnt have normally thought of flying to Denver but PsychoGoldfish put up a good sales pitch and also there was a beer festival going on so I was there. Kudos to him for taking a break from his hard work on the NG Chat to host the meet. I'll be heading over to LA this weekend to hang out with a new set of NG users for IndieCade.

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Lastly, there is another Fallout Lunchbox with NG stuff going up for grabs this week.

You know the deal, just comment once and youre good to go! I'm throwing in some Cuboy themed staff paper doll things Which one(s) you get will be totally random. I'll eventually upload the cutout template over to the art portal so people can print their own or make their own.

See ya next week.

CONTEST OVER, THE WINNER WAS tally1989

Last week I gave away lollipops, and this week I had an extra Fallout 3 lunchbox; so i'll fill that with NG related thingsss and that will goto a random commenting user. All you need to do is comment once.

I'll actually be giving one away every week from now till halloweeeen. Or until i run out of em, whichever is first. I figure I probably have enough until Halloween. Maybe.

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In regards to ACTUAL news... I'll be joining Tom and the staff in attending Denver Meet 2009 this weekend, if you are in the midwest you should swing on by. I'll be in LA the following weekend for Indiecade so if you happen to be on the west coast and in the Hollywood area maybe you should come out to THAT. Ego and his goons recently moved out to Cali so its possible I'll be catching up them at some point.
When I return i'll continue working on my next po3 game and also the sketchbook tour....

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I was at the mall today and i saw these large lollipops, and considering we just recently wrapped up Cave of Wonders and the fact that i havent given anything away in a long time, I picked 3 up.

On Wed. Sept 16, ill generate 3 random users that posted and you will win a free giant lollipop.

CONTEST OVER. THANKS! WINNERS BELOW!

1. snoregore

2.perry

3. RegularJoe

*If any of these people are you, drop me a PM with your addy and which one you want. first cum first served.*

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Stay tuned next week for a Fallout - themed prize generator

Im really sleepy ill be back in a few days.

Heres a video for making it this far.

Actually no, i noticed that some people sometimes make posts about that... BUT i was sittin out at the pool and lookin at the stars and i was recounting how the summer is coming to an end and so are my trips. SO i thought itd be cool to recount the memorable moments of each trip I took.... in chronological order.

London meet IV
Seeing Tom perform his rendition of Justin Timberlake's 'Sexy Back' . What a good sport.

Orlando Anime Con
Minigolf with Jonas

Amsterdam meet
Telling Hans my life story on the balcony of the flat. Also the pinnochio bar...

Aussie meet
Taking a boat into the meet-up spot with Rubber ninja

Montreal meet
Sneaking into the rooftop pool with Pox and Proottalfain

Philly WizardCon
Discussing Obama's speech tactics over lunch with Sardonic Samurai

Comic Con '09
Watching JohnnyUtah throw up his dinner over the railing

London Summer Fling '09
Realizing that sometimes the simplest plan is often the best one. Watching people play 'football' in Hyde Park alongside liljim

Cayman Islands
Sitting out amongst the stars and coming up with this post

See ya in Denver