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Pictogame Early days 2007-05-18 11:27:00 it's been a few days since we've released - quite confidentially for the moment I may say - Pictogame.So far, everything is running fine and the first users are beginning to create their first games.We made a couple of small site updates and already added a new game template (called "Zits", who knows why...).I'll keep posting regularly in the next following weeks regarding our launch, updates, best games and so on...I'll be glad to hear from you: please leave some feedback about Pictogame in a comment below.See you, folks. Bye for now.Bastien. Read more:Early
The "Thank You" post 2007-05-10 07:20:00 It's really exciting. As Bastien said, we are about to launch PICTOGAME.What can I say? I remember few months ago, the first draft I have written, the first meeting to kick off the project, the first brainstorming, the fist design doc, the first mock-up, ..... oh mon dieu, I'm crying.Big up for Corentin, Bastien, Louis, Bernard, Bruno (another one), Chris, Alexandre, Julien, Mathieu, Romain, Marc, Kek, Cyril, Michael, Vincent, Lucie. Great job. Merci.Bruno Read more:Thank
First Post 2007-05-07 13:40:00 Hi,this is the very first post on this blog, and you may be one of its first readers, so let me thank you.Now, "pictoblog" what's that?Apart from being undoubtedly a lack of inspiration when creating this page, it is meant to be the official blog of a soon-to-be-born service called PICTOGAME.Keep peeping in here: in a week or so, my friends and I will launch something fun.We're working hard to be on time, and we're desperate that you'll like what we're preparing you.In the meantime, you can still have a look at our alpha test on http://www.pictogame.com and leave us your impressions below.See you guys.Bastien. Read more:First
Pictogame Launch 2007-05-30 14:36:00 Pictogame is now officially launched, and it is already a huge success!Several thousands of users over the world have made their own game in just 3-clicks.You can see all of them in Pictogame Gallery.We've had a lot of positive review out there, among them:MashableTagEdgeTeknobitesSpluchKris AbelLabnoland many more...We also have a video on YouTube (wtf???)...Many thanks to you all guys!A quick update on what's going on here: we've got a lot of new games ready for you (and i mean a LOT...) and we'll begin to release them as soon as next week.So stay tuned ;)In the meantime, spread the word! Create funny dumb games or re-invent classics.Here's my personal selection:http://www.pictogame.com/game.php?game=JMdg8QdBe1cYhttp://www.pictogame.com/game.php?game=aqtYhDF6TvxThttp://www.pictogame.com/game.php?game=MURgQ64uOcynBye for now. Read more:Launch
A new template for Pictogame! 2007-06-01 12:40:00 Hi,We've just made an update of Pictogame.com, right on time for Mother's day!What's new in it?A brand new game called Quizz to improve your knowledge while discovering a picture, some new graphic designs for the Puzzle & Brick games and a lot of bugs fixed! Que du bonheur !Let's go check it outBesides we're having some doubts about the home-page design. Maybe we could spend a little time to make it more... Let's say "beautifull"! If you have any ideas don't hesitate to leave us a comment.Have a good week-end,Corentin Read more:template
When some scientologists get their arses kicked... 2007-06-06 11:49:00 If you want to make enemies, here's one great way to use Pictogame!In this post, Ilker - a girl who happens to have one of the hottest blogs these days, thethinkingblog.com - alludes to scientology. But instead of writing some long and boring article about how vicious and bad this movement can be (at least, according to some), she rather uses a kind of nasty sense of humour to make her point...and she makes it quite clear if you take a look at the number of views her game has had so far!By the way, congrats to her for having outnumbered all the top viewed games on the website!Up to you now!Malika.
Tips to enlarge your size 2007-06-08 07:16:00 HelloYou may have missed a few things that have been added on the website recently, so here's a little update for you all.1. Now you can embed your game in different sizes (small, normal or large). You can even customize it if you want!You can see this little box on the right hand side of a game page.Here's an example with a very small creature (a smurf for those who didn't recognize it!) who would quite fit into a small-sized zits template.You can even play with it!!2. There's also a full-screen mode you can access by right-clicking on the game itself. You'll need Flash Player 9 to display it, click here if you haven't got it yet.If your minds are as twisted as mine and want to see the detail of every single zit you squeeze, you'll be filled!See you!Malika. Read more:enlarge
Because you're worth it 2007-06-13 03:33:00 Here are a few facts that are supposed to make it a lot much easier for you to use the website, as the title says..."because you're worth it".Thanks to Gigya, you can now directly post a pictogame on your favourite online communtiy without having to go the website and worry about all the embedding thing.In fact, once you've created your game and are directed to the "get codes" page, select the website where you want to add it. Then, you just have to fill in the little box that says "Automatically add this game" and that's it! Your game is ready!Mind, this doesn't work with all the social networks (you can only do it with Myspace, Friendster, Blogger, Tagged, Xanga, LiveJournal, TypePad and Freewebs)Back in the game page, no need to scroll down the whole code to select and copy it. Just one click on the code (on the right of your game), and it's copied! A green icon saying "copied" appears.On a sidenote, something you may have already noticed: we clarified the home page earlier th
"So beat it, Just beat it!" 2007-06-19 07:48:00 It's been a bit less than a week that the 4x4 puzzle has been launched on Pictogame and we already have a record holder in the team! ...who turns out to be me by the way!37 sec. is the actual time to beat.To prove you all the fact, have a look at the wee screenshot I took after finishing the game.Come on kids, your turn now! and let me know your scores on a comment.Malika.
One hell of a template is out now 2007-06-20 02:43:00 A quick post to tell you that we've launched a new template
of the kick-ass game that is the Kick game!From now, all the sinners shall be punished with a proper kick from the Devil.A little extra to the traditional game has also been added. You may be wondering what the hell it is about...well, just play with this mini game to find out!So, still haven't figured out what is the funny addition? In fact, you can see the Devil's victim taking some amusing poses while in the air!Have fun playing with this devilish game!Malika
Smmmashinng New Template! 2007-06-27 04:15:00 Supposition:As you are reading this, your ears are still whistling, because of your boss who constantly yelled at you yesterday (and his toothpaste was obviously out-of-date). Your colleague couldn't stop laughing when you read her out a pathetic poem you spent the whole night writing, and your dog is currently poo-ing on your shoes.If only you could pass your frustration on something, anything..WAaaait, don't throw your screen out of the window yet, because we got some good news.Here at the Picto Lab, our researchers have thought about you for a long time, and it's with a great pleasure that we proudly present our last prototype of pure enjoyment and evilness: SMASH!Well, yeh, the title says it all. We could have called it «an other way to be very evil » for instance, but SMASH! sums it up pretty well.The concept is fairly simple: Nine holes in the ground, from where weird pets are popping out. Up to you to quickly smash the most as possible in a limited time. Just one thing: hol
Embedding? finger in the nose! 2007-07-02 03:10:00 If you're still having troubles embedding your game widget, "Relax, take it easy...", and read this:We've added 2 more links : - The thumbnail one enables you to embed (surprise, surprise.....) a thumbnail of your game.Mind that you can't play with it, but when you click on it, you're immediately redirected to your game on the pictogame website.- With the forum link, you can now post a pictogame on virtually any forum (those that use BB Code actually). The pictogame you'll see appearing is the same size as the thumbnail above.Same thing as I mentioned in another post: to copy those links you just have to click on them and it's done! No need to scroll or to right-click to select "copy". We all know it's very tiring, don't we?The custom size feature has been through some adjustments as well: now you just have to inform the width of your widget, and the magic of technology reckons the appropriate height to keep the proportions of the image.Last but not least: you can do it from th Read more:finger
Get some singing exercices 2007-07-06 06:30:00 I always wanted to become a singer but I didn't (and still don't) have the voice that goes with it...plus, I always tend to forget the lyrics to the songs I want to sing (karaoke could have been be the solution but there you go). So, I decided to call it a day.That's why I'm getting addicted to this new game we've just launched. "Singers", that's what it's called!I can see myself as a singer and I can get my memory some good training *I forgot to mention my tendency to forget stuff, oh hang on! I think I already mentioned it, didn't I? Something to do with lyrics if I'm not mistaken??! ;) *You can also select your level of difficulty, so if you think you have a memory like that of an elephant (which I doubt is my case) pick up the hard level!Have fun!Malika.Create your game | Share | Play games | Pictogame
The Pictogame Hall of Fame 2007-07-09 07:59:00 After a month or so of existence, it's high time we made a sort of recap on what's happened on the website up to now, in a user point of view.Let's do an award thingy with the following categories:- Most viewed- Most rated- Top creator- and Most recent (only kidding :p) The award of the most viewed Pictogame goes to ....*drums rolling* : Ilker with her scientologist kick, with 58 061 views!The most rated Pictogame award is for another Kick game, this time by Kevin Rose of digg.com. It has collected 8 votes to reach 4.4/5 (sorry Markm but you're not eligible ;-] )Finally, the one you've all been waiting for, the winner of the one category that doesn't appear on pictogame.com, the top creator with a total of 175 games created so far : DJON ! What about you now? In which category do you think you'll be a good contender?
Here comes the sound 2007-07-16 03:50:00 We've added sound in all the brick games! Now, when bombs burst out you can hear them explode.But you don't get just any sound, it actually depends on the skin of your game: you can hear kisses blown with Brick hearts,dynamite exploding with the Brick Dynamite skin, or even chocolate crunches with the brand new Choco Brick game!Hope you'll like theses additions.Malika
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Find out about the new challenging set 2007-07-18 11:16:00 Halloween is coming pretty soon (only 4 months to go, it's sooner than you think!), and to greet it, we've launched a new set for the game called Smash. There's a kind of gloomy feeling to it, with ghosts, graves, and the like. It's typically the sort of place where you'd find a vampire slayer...The rules are still the same and you can get 10 extra points when you hit the spiders. This can be interesting to know if you want to beat your friends' scores...which leads me to switch onto another topic: you can now challenge your friends! This new feature is stil in developpment though. The next improvements being:- Make challenges available for all the games- Make it possible to send the challenge directly from the game (without having to copy/paste a link)But for now it's very basic. You just have to try and make a pretty high score and follow the instructions at the end of the game to tell your friends.By the way, just a quick reminder of the high scores registered so far:Puzzle 4
Fist of fury 2007-08-06 09:24:00 You could not get satisfaction by giving your friend a bloody kick in the rear? Let's humiliate him/her at "Arm Fight" right now.Watch out! The more you beat your opponent, the more his/her arm becomes stronger.But don't be afraid Champion: use your rage bar to prove the audience you are definitely the boss!Create or playPhilippe
Money money money ! 2007-08-06 07:36:00 I'm sure you guessed it with the title of this post... I have to speak about MONEY!I'd like to show you some tests we are doing around advertising. We are trying to see what it looks like to add some ads/roll on at the very beginning of your games. For the moment being, ads are automatically added to the "Monsters" game only. You can have a look here:http://pictogamerz.blogspot.com/This trial should not last long. However, it gives a good idea about how Pictogame could sell advertising spaces to make sure this service remains free.Please send your comments through this form.http://www.pictogame.com/contact.phpThank you - Cyril
A memorable music game 2007-08-21 07:40:00 This has to be the funniest game in the gallery so far : Memory metal!We've got something that will make all people agree on emo's. Hate them or love them, you can have fun with them! yes yes, you can either create your very own emo band or one based on your friend's picture. Haircut-wise it looks pretty realistic :pAs for the game itself, it's more complicated than the "classic" Singers as you'll be now playing with a sixsome (and not with a trio as previously).So, if you're feeling like swapping the good old gospel set for a one that literally rocks, there you go!MalikaCreate your game | Share
Create your flash games on facebook too 2007-08-29 07:58:00 Pictogame's application is now available on Facebook and you can click here to add it!You get to see all the people who kicked you and those you kicked, replay all the actions. Last but not least, all your scores are saved, which means not only do you get stats about your average scoring but you can now actually challenge your friends.The interface doesn't differ much from that on our website and the process is still the same:1. You select one of your friends' pictures, 2. Adjust it to the game with the little dots3. Save the game and you'll be ready to kick!!There are already some nice words posted in the review part of the I Kick You description page so don't hesitate to leave a word, a suggestion or any comment there too! We're always pleased to hear from our users.Malika.
Chinese is spoken 2007-09-27 08:44:00 Nihao!After nearly two months of hard work, Pictogame is now available in Chinese
!By clicking on the flag in the top right hand corner, you'll see the Chinese flag appear.and you can see for instance what the home page looks like (click on the image to get a larger picture)Well done for the work guys!Malika
Pictogame's oddities Part 2 2007-09-26 04:05:00 Here's how the story ended:Not everybody was in festive mood, especially the opposite neighbour...Create your game | Share As pissed off as he was for not being invited, he decided to unleash some of his domestic animals, like his bear in the garden...Create your game | Share As if the bear wasn't enough, he unleashed another of his "pet":Create your game | Share Everybody was so panic-stricken -including Auntie Elfriede- that they all dashed out of the place to catch the first train...driven by the German lady!But if you remember, she was so boozed up that...Create your game | Share Not a single life was spared.The end!Malika.
Pictogame's oddities Part 1 2007-09-24 03:15:00 Auntie Elfriede is a superwoman in her own right:Last weekend in Munich, she gave herself a treat to celebrate the first sauerkraut she's ever managed to cook in all her life!Create your game | ShareThe party was going on so well. It was a real blast! Auntie Elfriede put the music really loud as you can see Create your game | Share Everybody was dancing around, laughing and drinking in a quite smoky atmosphere Create your game | Share But the party had to come to an end after a tragic accident...I'm not going to reveal what happened now : I'd rather you imagined the rest of the story!Malika.
If you got the money... 2007-09-18 02:47:00 New games have been launched to make the collection of brick games larger!You used to play with dynamite, hearts or chocolate? Well, now you can express your dreams of wealth in euros or dollars!Knowing the current currency of the Euro, what you'll hide behind a Euro brick wall should be more valuable than the Dollar one :pSo what would you hide behind such a wall? Tell us your story by creating games on Pictogame!Hope you'll enjoy,MalikaCreate your game | Share
Help the host country win the rugby world cup final! 2007-09-06 11:05:00 As you may know, the Rugby World Cup kicks start today in France and on this occasion we're releasing a new game called "last try hero".All you have to do is score the last try of the match with a very peculiar ball to help the French team win. To do so, you'll need to send the aforementionned ball beyond 100m to reach the goal posts!Will you have Jonny Wilkinson's skill and self-control to score that try and become the hero of a whole nation? Try the game below to find out!Malika.Create your game | Share
Display your blog games automatically 2007-10-10 09:29:00 If you want to publish your games (or those of a particular user which you quite like) on your blog without having to go through the embed process, I've got a tip for you.You can display all your latest game creations on your blog as a side widget, somewhere between your Mybloglog widget and your favourite links.To get yours, follow these easy steps (it's more or less the same thing as if you wanted to add any side widget on your blog):1. Go to your profile page: http://www.pictogame.com/user.php?user=xxxxx2. Copy the link "Subscribe to this user's games" which looks something like http://www.pictogame.com/feed.php?user=xxxxx3. Burn the feed using Feedburner (free service) : https://www.feedburner.com/- click on the "Publicize" tab- click on "BuzzBoost" in the left margin- check the "Display
item content" bloc and select "Full HTML" in the pop-up menu just below it. You can also set the other options as you wish- scroll back to the top of that windows and use the automatic options f
Bonjour! 2007-10-05 07:16:00 After releasing a Chinese version of the website as mentionned in a previous post, Pictogame is now available in French!To see the website in French, same process as in the Chinese version : click on the flag on the top right hand corner and then select the French one. You can even go to www.pictogame.fr : this should instantly redirect you to Pictogame in French!There's also something more to it in the gallery: a section of games ("jeux à découvrir") featuring all your favourite celebs, including Paris Hilton ;)A bientôt!Malika.
Do the dance 2007-10-17 04:18:00 Be the star of the dancefloor with our newly launched game : Dance Dance!For lack of becoming the new John Travolta of breakdance, you can still show your friends a trick or two with your fingers to prove them how well you do on some of the trickiest dance figures. Beware: this requires some serious training sessions if you don't want to suffer from a dislocation of the second and third phalanxes of your right hand's index and middle fingers!Let me explain why: as you see the arrows coming, you have to press the arrows of your keyboard at the very moment when the coming arrows reach the arrows of the blue bar on the top.I don't know if it's any clear :pThe bet for you would be to play it and I'm sure you'll see what I mean - especially if you select the hard level while you're a beginner...So move your body to the rhythm of the beat...and your fingers to that of the oncoming arrows straight away!On a sidenote: you've probably noticed that the game interface has been completely
And the winners are... 2007-10-16 04:34:00 First of all, we'd like to thank those of you who took part in the survey we sent a couple of weeks ago via the Picto Newsletter. It's been really helpful to us.And as promised, here's the list of the 10 lucky winners who have been drawn to receive the iTunes gift cards:> Leo Koningen> Brandon Bautista> Rebecca Gibbling > Luc Hall > Paolo Lambertini > Salvador Fernandez > Crystal Williams> Lou Henry> Juan Carlos Tudela> David RézetteCongrats to all of you! We'll contact you shortly by email to give you more details on how you'll get your gift.Thanks again,Malika.
Play your pictogames in your Netvibes page 2007-10-23 07:14:00 I once felt like displaying my pictogames in my netvibes page but I didn't really know how to handle it. I eventually found a pretty good solution to it, which I'm describing you here:1. Click on "add content" in the top left corner2. In the menu, select "external widget", then "Flash" (see the screenshot)3. Click on Edit and type in the following address in the "flash url" field: "http://data.pictogame.com/gc/gc.swf?gameId=xxx" where xxx is your game Id. You can get this Id in the web page url of your game. Actually, it's all the stuff that appears after "http://www.pictogame.com/game.php?game= "4.By default, you'll get these dimensions:Original width = 410original height = 3405. Add a title if you wish, click on ok and you'll be done!If you have a solution to mix that with my games' RSS feed, I'm all ears!CorentinNote that to display the game "dance", you'll have to use this type of url:http://data.pictogame.com/gc/gc2.swf?gameId=xxx".And the original dimensions are: Read more:Netvibes
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