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The Chaos Engine is a non-profit site run by a small group of volunteers. We are all video game industry professionals and of course, are passionate about games. The site is primarily centered around our forums. The direction and content of the site is driven by the needs and suggestions presented by our private forums members.

The site was started in 2003 to answer the need of gaming industry professionals for a forum and meeting place for news and conversation about the industry. There are many public forums on the Internet, but unfortunately most professionals become tired of the public attention they draw. The private forums on The Chaos Engine require that members authenticate their status in the industry before joining. We do however have public forums and we welcome everyone with an interest in games to join and participate. We have a large membership of professionals, many of whom who read and participate in the public forums.
Happy Birthday Chaos Engine!
Aug 20, 2012 - 4:09 PM - by Prof. Shminky
Nine years. Nine long years.
Arguments, nonsense, banning various people, awesome discussions and some lovely and positive moments along the way...

Here's to nine more years...
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Game of the Year 2011
Jan 08, 2012 - 12:07 PM - by Prof. Shminky
Voting has begun, head on down to Game Reviews and get stuck in!

http://www.thechaosengine.com/forum/...ad.php?t=60947

Cheers,

Prof.

UPDATE:

Voting is now completed.
Winner is... well, hit the link and find out for yourself.
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CHAOSMAS 2011
Dec 16, 2011 - 12:09 PM - by Prof. Shminky
VOTING HAS ENDED

Winners are...

Jake Simpon
Mick West
Floyd
Brendan McNamanama
and some others things for some other stuff. Great times!

I love you all. You are winners!

Merry Chaosmas and an Engine New Year!
4 Replies | 1,886 Views
Game of the Year 2010 voting begins!
Jan 25, 2011 - 12:52 AM - by inpHilltr8r
VOTE FOR GAME OF THE YEAR!
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Happy New Year (same as the old one plus or minus 10%)
Jan 01, 2011 - 1:04 PM - by Photon
It would appear that the year has gone and changed on us, and traditionally at this sort of time one is supposed to issue salutations and congratulations on the new birth.

Well, I've been rather puzzled as to what to think of this last year... In many ways it has been one of disaster, with many a dead company and forced moves to pastures new (for better or for worse). People seem keen to foretell the end of days for the games industry, given the (not so) slowly shrinking pool of companies.

The thing to remember though (and I appreciate many of you may not be old enough to remember) is that we have been here before (and survived!). Back at the end of the Amiga was the first big one I remember, and then again when the Playstation ushered in an era of 3d which some shops just plain could not cope with.

The trick here is to adapt to survive (and to continue to do so), something which the music and movie businesses still refuse to accept, but I have bigger hopes for our little industry. The reason for this faith is the tremendous successes of various indie games last year. Who would have predicted the rollercoaster success of something like minecraft? How else other than indie production would we have got such treats as Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV? What risk averse major player would have bankrolled games like Osmosis and Eufloria/Dyson? (apologies to any of the big names I didn't mention, my memory is weak, and I am not sure what games happened last year).

The point being that in the heat of the furnace, new gems are formed, and I for one welcome the reminder that what we are about is making games and entertainmentand that not every game has to be AAA big budget, something we seem to loose sight of when serious money becomes involved.

Heres to more of the same in the coming new year!

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