First off, Alice is Dead 2 is nearly finished, I expect it to be done this week and released shortly after. Still hope for pre-Halloween release folks.

Also, make sure you participate in the Treasure Hunt I've found my entry http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/
96792 have you found yours?

I'd have attached an Alice related image to this post but I don't want to spoil any surprises, so this will have to do.

Hey Newgrounds, Mike here.

Alice is Dead Chapter 2 has already begun production, me and Hyp are already hard at work and planning it. We're going to address your concerns with length, and try to give you a much longer game.

To address a few common questions/statements

Warning
I've noticed google returning a lot of hits for Alice is Dead - Ep 2. It isn't out yet, and this is the first place I've discussed it.

If you click a link right now for Alice is Dead - Ep 2 you're probably going to
A. get spyware
b. find people trying to find alice is dead ep 2
c. find people who found spyware trying to get alice is dead ep 2

But you are not going to find Alice is Dead - Ep 2. It isn't out yet. My point is be careful and do not click any suspicious looking links. Feel free to donate to Nigerian princes however, they are a very kind people.

Breifcase
Yes, I know I wrote briefcase as breifcase. I had adjusted the timing on that cut scene and rewrote the phrasing so many times it slipped under the radar.

I can has song?
The song is Hush Hush Hush by Henry Hall available for download at the Internet Archive here: http://www.archive.org/details/HushHus hHushHereComesTheBogeyManByHenryHall

When's Chapter 2 Coming Out?

When it's ready. I know that's probably not the answer you wanted, I'd give an exact date, but the fact is if we don't feel like it's quality, we're not going to release it. Just by my estimation on how long it might take us to create it, I'd expect an October release. No, we won't hold out and release it on Halloween, we will release it as soon as it's complete and sponsor negotiations are finished.

Kongregate

If you've messaged me or done anything to me on Kongregate, I'm sorry if I don't respond. I'm still very new to that system and I'm trying to figure it out. NegativeONE is helping me, but I still feel lost with some things.

Imagine if you will, your oldest relative sitting down and trying to play your Xbox 360. Trying to figure out what input to put the television on, worrying what the glowing green light on the controller means, and having a violent Vietnam flashback when the controller shakes. This is the degree of confusion I am experiencing right now, so I just want you to realize I do appreciate any effort you guys are making to contact me.

Thank You

We just want to thank you guys again for the enormous show of support for the game. We had no idea that it would be this successful or popular and we're just trying to cope. It truly is overwhelming, I've been here for 5 years now and I haven't experienced anything like this.

If anyone has any other questions feel free to ask here, although I will warn you they might not be answered if the answer will spoil something in the near future.

And what I am currently animating to...

Space Oddity - David Bowie
My Generation - The Who

House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

Where is My Mind? The Pixies

Foreplay/Long Time - Boston

Life in the Fast Lane - The Eagles

Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh

Rock Lobster - B-52's

Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

China Girl - David Bowie

Layla - Eric Clapton

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies

Pinball Wizard - The Who

Burning Down the House - Talking Heads

You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

Tribute - Tenacious D

When Doves Cry - Prince

Hot for Teacher - Van Halen

Been Caught Stealing - Janes Addiction

L.A. Woman - The Doors

Joker and the Thief - Wolfmother

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr

Seeing as my previous Bob Ross commentary was TOO HOT TO HANDLE I decided to tone down the stove and make this post a bit less useless.

W Force

W Force 2 is on the way, slowly but surely. I'm working part time now so I haven't had as much time to animate BUT I'm using the time I do have better than I would normally.

The W Force is also having a visual overhaul, as you can see below. I'm happy with the changes. It is also having a vocal overhaul, but I'm not going in to that yet. I was thrilled with who came aboard though, and you should be too.

Comic Con

I bought passes to all 4 days of San Diego Comic Con. I will not be there. Unfortunately, due to poor financing by me, I couldn't afford the hotel/flight at THE TIME. So of course, when the window of opportunity passes, Zeus presents me with a part time job. That's how things work.

I am super upset that I can't meet up with my NG homies, and I am also upset that I can't attend the Venture Brothers panel. The money I spent on the tickets doesn't really bother me...

MY POINT IS, that I will be saving my money like an industrious crack dealer so that I WILL be at Comic Con next year. Hopefully with a well established series.

That's all for now folks

Mike

As I'm sure a lot of you are aware, yesterday someone who stole my account made a frontpage news post linking to a trojan.

First off, thanks to Mindchamber for his quick response and helping me get things settled again.

Second of all, I'm sorry if anyone was infected with the trojan. I know I had nothing to do with the virus, but I still feel guilty my name and frontpage ability was used to take advantage of others.

I suppose I was lucky, as lucky as anyone who gets their account hacked can be, that I was phished instead of getting the trojan.

What got me, and what you need to look out for, are suspicious links on the BBS. Now I'm smart enough to always hover over links, so I know not to click freewebs.com.cn/newgrounds_1434/art.ht ml, however what got me phished was a link that appeared to link to Newgrounds in every single way I knew how to check. The best advice I can give you is curiosity really does kill the cat, don't click anything claiming to lead to the art or lit portal unless the url is from Tom.

Sorry for any headaches I caused anyone, I'm just glad to have the account back. Time to check my Flash submissions out to make sure nothing was replaced :(

Removed

Revolutions of laughter bring China smile from is Tom