Apr. 10 , 2008
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
Okay, so here is the reason there hasn't been any new games on Pinheadgames.com recently. I have been hard at work designing an all new adventure with TelltaleGames and the Brothers Chaps (Who created Homestar Runner). The game will be available in June on WiiWare. Trust me, it's AWESOME!!!

Aug. 31 , 2007
Pinhead Games CD out of stock!.
We've sold every single one of our Pinhead Games CD packs featuring all 3 games! Thanks to every one who bought one and shared it with your friends, enjoyed it alone, or turned it into a cheap frisbee for your wiener dog! Dont worry, the games are still online for everyone to enjoy online, and while we aren't able to put out new games as quickly as we once did, we are still hard at work on a couple of new games!

March. 28 , 2007
Nick Bounty hits MySpace.
Be a friend of Nick Bounty! Come visit Nick on his MySpace page

Get your picture with Nick! Just send a photo of yourself with someone you'd rather replace, and we'll add Nick Bounty, post it on MySpace and email you back an autographed version! Just send your pic to nickbounty@pinheadgames.com

Jan. 2 , 2007
Bounty joins Indi Game CD.
The Goat in the Grey Fedora will be included in a new CD featuring 21 of the best games from the 2006 Independent Games Festival! The CD, titled: IG- Independent Games V2.0, will be published by Moondance Games and will be available in several retail and online stores. Check it out at Amazon.com

Nov. 2 , 2006
Nelly The Wonder Dog put on Hold.
Sad news. Pinhead Games has made the decision to put Nelly the Wonder Dog on hold indefinitely. For more information, check our new online Newsletter

Oct. 2 , 2006
Newsletter moves to website
The Pinhead Games newsletter will no longer be a subscription based email. Due to the heavy amount of spam coming in on the Newsletter Subscription, we've decided instead to make our newsletter available to everyone by adding it as a feature to our website. It will take a few weeks of implementation before you see it, but once it's up it'll be your new page to catch up on whats going on at Pinhead Games!

April 22 , 2006
Pinhead Games finds new location.
This month, Pinhead Games relocated from Pittsburgh, PA to Vallejo, CA. The move from the East Coast to the Bay Area on the West coast put us right in Video Game Design central! We should be rubbing noses with major developers in no time and that can only lead to good things!

April 21 , 2006
Games back online!
After a brief period of being offline due to server bandwidth issues, "A Case of the Crabs" and "Brain Hotel" are again playable on the web thanks to the awesome people at Game Garage!
Also thanks to everyone who offered to help durring these difficulties.

March 1, 2006
Nearly Departed preview at Got-Next.com
Check out a brand new preview of your favorite brain eating zombie at www.got-next.com!

Feb 15, 2006
Interview with John Green at Adventure-Europe.
Designer of the upcoming Zombie adventure game, "Nearly Departed" and "Nelly" character artist was featured in a 3 page interview at www.adventure-eu.com

Feb 15 , 2006
Hosting Issues .
PinheadGames parent hosting company has decided (without notice) to change it's bandwidth usage policy. In an effort to keep the Pinhead Games sites running, we will be reorganizing the locations of our content. This may result in changing links and a few hiccups in accessing the free games until we can work everything out.

Jan 15 , 2006
Pinhead Games partners with John Green to produce Nearly Departed.
Recently artist/designer John Green announced that he is developing his first adventure game, Nearly Departed. The game features a laid back zombie with amnesia who must solve the mystery of his demise while resisting his craving for brains! We are proud to announce that we will now be working hard with John to help insure that this game maintains the high production values and quality levels of entertainment the Pinhead Games is known for.

Aug 31 , 2005
Goat In the Grey Fedora released!
As promised, the second web-based Nick Bounty point & click adventure was released today. The game is FREE and available to play online in a web browser, or download for either PC or Mac! Head over to the official website now to get to work on solving this case of a missing ceramic goat statue!

Aug 24 , 2005
LOOKING FOR JustAdventure.com?
It has come to my attention that for some reason, people trying to get to www.justadventure.com are being redirected to PinheadGames. I have no idea why this is happening! My first thought is that their site has been hacked (Not by me!!). I will notify the Just Adventure administrators to make sure that they are aware of the problem. In the mean time, it seems that their forums are still intact (minus the graphics) so you can access them by clicking HERE.
I am very sorry about the confusion and I hope that the problem will be fixed soon.

Aug 10 , 2005
Our website has finally been rebuit to be fully compatible with FireFox! Now all of you alternative browser users out there can share in the love!

July 9, 2005
Announcing the brand new trailer for Nick Bounty: The Goat in the grey Fedora! Its online now at the official site so head on over and get yourself a glimpse before everyone else!
http://www.otterarchives.com/bounty2/trailer.html

July 1, 2005
Pinhead Games would like to congratulate William Delorenzo on winning the PinheadGames Newsletter Subscriber giveaway! Congrats William! Don't forget to contact us to let us know which prize you want!

June 1, 2005
Pinhead Games re-launches our website today! We hope you like the new look. We think it will be easier to navigate this site and we'll be able to include more features. Also, we are on our own server now so make sure you update your bookmarks! And don't forget to sign up for our newsletter and enter to win free Pinhead Games stuff!

May 8, 2005

A Case of the Crabs took home a "Director's Choice" award this week at the West Virginia Flash festival. The festival included entries from 6 states and 23 colleges! It's an honor to be recognized by the director of the competition as an outstanding entrant!

"I am just amazed at the work that came in. Especially those wizards from Kent State, and that amazing "Case of the Crabs" guy. What planet are you guys from! Bravo!"
~~James Haizlett

Apr. 18, 2005
The Pinhead Games website will be getting an upgrade soon and we may change the look of the site! For this, we want your input! Vote on your favorite or vote to keep the look how it is!

: The Current Look

Newsletter style

Brand Name style

Mar. 28, 2005
Russian magazine "Game.exe" has published a 5 page interview with us featuring some exclusive screenshots of our upcoming games! So if you live in that country, grab some vodka and settle in for a good read!

Feb 14, 2005
A Case of the Crabs has officially broken 1 million plays!!
To celebrate this momentus occasion, we are launching a new website design for the game AND we are giving away a FREE Nick Bounty mug! We couldn't ask for a better Valentine's Day, and this is just our way of sharing the love! To see the new site and get all the details on the contest givaway, just click here!

Feb 2, 2005
The Crow's Nest is having their annual Independent Adventure Game awards and A Case of the Crabs is nominated for Best Music and Best Game! Please show your support and VOTE for us!!

Jan 17, 2005
The official websites for our upcoming games are now live! Be sure to visit them for up to date information, news, screenshots and more as development progresses!

The Adventures of Nelly the Wonder Dog!
Nick Bounty: The Goat in the Grey Fedora

Jan 1, 2005
JustAdventure.com has begun a new poll of their own asking you to vote on the best independent adventure game of the year and both "A Case of the Crabs" and "Brain Hotel" are listed!! If you are a fan of either of these game please go to their site and vote!! Just remember, you can only vote for one!!
(*Note: The poll is halfway down the page on the left.)

Dec 26, 2004
Although it has not yet been officially announced, the polls are closed and "The Inventory" has named "A Case of the Crabs" as best independent adventure game of 2004!! Our thanks goe out to all who voted and everyone who has played and enjoyed the game!


Dec 6, 2004
"The Inventory" is holding it's annual adventure game awards and "A Case of the Crabs" has been nominated as Indi Game of the year! Help put us in the lead by voting for the game HERE
(*Note: You must register on their site to vote)


Nov. 12 , 2004
Pinhead Games is still seeking 2D character animators and 3D character modelers.
We would also like to welcome the talented artists who have already signed on:

AAron Boto: Character Designer - Bounty 2
James Campbell: 3D Background Artist/Modeler - Bounty 2
Pham Hai Dang: 2D background Artist - Nelly! (the Wonder Dog)
Thomas Noehr: Character Designs - Bounty 2/Nelly
Martin Rampersad: 3D Background Artist/Modeler - Bounty 2

We cant wait to let you see what terrific work these fine artists have contributed! I have the utmost confidence in them and know that they will propel our upcoming games to the next level of web gaming and far exceed your expectations!

Oct. 4, 2004
Pinhead Games seeks artists for 2 new adventure games!
Pinhead Games is now looking for artists for two upcoming adventure games. These positions are non-paying but do require a level of professionalism and dedication. In return Pinhead Games can promise you a profesional working relationship, a portfolio qulaity design document, and plenty of exposure. Pinhead Games webgames generate an average of 100,000 hits per month and we have been given great reviews from the New York Times, PC Gamer (UK), and Enter Magazine. In addition, our games have been distributed on Game Magazine CDs all over the world.

For more details, see the official posting on the Pinhead Games forums:
Pinhead Games: Artist Wanted

Sept. 10, 2004
Brain Hotel reviewed in PC Gamer (UK)
The October issue of PC Gamer (UK) has published a wonderfully glowing review of Brain Hotel that makes me feel all warm and Squishy inside!

"...worth the admission price for the voice acting alone."

"...Beautifully scripted"

"...Delivered with style."

"...a Five Star Masterpiece!"

Sept. 1, 2004
Brain Hotel reaches 100,000 hits in three weeks!
In only 3 shorts weeks from it's release, Brain Hotel has managed to see over 100,000 hits to it's main page! To further break this down, the game has seen 71,303 online plays and 30,638 download so far! These numbers are proving to us at Pinhead Games that you are enjoying the games and that the decision to use Flash was sound after all. Thank you all for your support!

August 1
Brain Hotel officially goes into beta testing today! If all goes well the game should be pubilcly released by within two weeks!

A Case of the Crabs breaks the 500,000 hits mark today!! Half a million aint bad! And it's still going strong!

Update July 1
A Case of the Crabs ultimately climbed as high as #2 on the FHM.com100 greatest (web) games list!

"Don't let the hilarious name put you off. This game is pure genius."

Amateur developers try and fill the void with their own creations. Many are clever but primitive, but there are notable exceptions, like one from Pinhead Games, A Case of the Crabs, in which a detective, Nick Bounty, investigates counterfeit seafood. The game is notable for its amusing dialogue and comedy-noir black-and-white graphics, and while some of the puzzles are not as logical as they might be, the same can be said of Syberia II, which you cannot play free online.