Dec. 29, 2008, Big$hot 1.1A is still in test but should be released later this week. A minor bug in the deal system was found on Friday and we are tuning the Pro difficulty setting to be even harder to ensure that even the financial geniuses out there will be able to enjoy the game for a long time! Once the game has tested solid for a day or two then we will make an announcement and make the upgrade available. Thanks to everyone for all of your patience!
Dec. 17, 2008, We've held back the new version of Big$hot (1.1A) for a little while longer while we address a few more balancing and tutorial issues - all of these changes should make the game easier to play for people who already enjoy the game while also making the game easier to learn for newcomers. The update should be available anyday now!
Owners of version 1.0A will receive a free upgrade.
Dec. 15, 2008, Site issues... Our web service provider, Dreamhost, went down for almost 24 hours. In several years of using their service we have never encountered this before so we are going to carry on for now and see if this becomes the new normal or if this was a one time abberation. Our apologies to anyone who was unable to buy a game from the site or to send us an email. But we are back now, so fire away!
Dec. 8, 2008, Back by popular demand - it's the 2009 Pump Up The Purse Writing Contest! Pump up the Purse is a free to enter writing contest that offers cash and game prizes to winning entrants. Click the link below for details!
Dec. 4, 2008, A new version of Big$hot, 1.1A, will be available in the next day or two after we have finished testing here. Owners of version 1.0A will receive a free upgrade.
The following issues have been addressed:
1. Dimmed buttons are now much dimmer to help players better understand when a feature is unavailable.
2. The tutorial system has been re-written so that it happens as the game unfolds instead of going through the whole tutorial before you can start playing.
3. Game data was not being saved under Vista, this has been fixed.
4. Retail (blue) properties are now easier to own as an initial property.
Dec. 2, 2008, A blog reader reported that our Wordpress blog had been hacked last week. This has led to a long overdue revamp towards an HTML solution which fits our needs better. It's been a lot more work than anticipated!
Check out the new look blog and all 135 insights into the world of an indie. game designer. Stay tuned for a couple of big announcements later this week!
Nov. 18, 2008, Rusty Axe Games is proud to announce the official release of our brand new property buying and managing strategy game, Big$hot!
It's go time baby. Deals are flying in fast and furious and you need to make decisions. Your job is to build a portfolio of businesses that you can leverage into a business empire. What to hold, what to fix, what to package up and deal off - it's all about the art of the deal and you control everything. But watch out, there are a lot of shrewd players in this game and they are all out to be the richest, baddest tycoon in the city in a game that is never the same twice. Can you keep up? Do you have what it takes to outwit, outbid, outmanage and out manuever the rest of the pack? Are you a Big$hot?
Nov. 18, 2008, Version 1.0A of the Big$hot demo has just been posted! This build of the game is based upon the actual release build which will be available for sale from this website within the next 24 hours!
Nov. 10, 2008, Testing and tweaking on Big$hot continues. Our Nov. 10th release date, as reported on the Casual Review website, has been pushed back a few more days while final testing and tweaking is being performed.
Nov. 5, 2008, The good folks over at Casual Review have given Big$hot a quick test drive. Their preview can be read here.
Casual Review Big$hot! Preview 
Oct. 30, 2008, Version 0.3A of the beta demo for Big$hot has just been posted, check it out and tell us what you think!
Here are some of the changes that have been made:
Artwork update to main game screen.
Fixed music glitch during month end.
More AI tuning.
Pixel perfect collisions on buildings!
Online QnA web page launchable from within game.
Full screen mode option.
Improved in game navigation.
Oct. 21, 2008, Tuning and tweaking on Big$hot continues, mostly game play balancing at this point but a fun new background was dropped into the game today along with a higher contrast dialog box and font. Check out the new screenshot here in the middle of the Big$hot thumbnails!
Oct. 18, 2008, A new version of the Big$hot demo has just been posted to our website. The tutorial bug has been fixed, a ton of tuning mod's have been made and the game play is better balanced. Thanks to everybody who has sent in feedback, please keep those bug reports coming!
Oct. 6, 2008, Rusty Axe Games is proud to announce our latest title, Big$hot. Big$hot is a financial strategy game where you buy, manage and sell properties for sale.
Big$hot is an easy to play but sophisticated financial strategy game where players try to build monopolies of properties to become the richest player in the game. Find out more and download the free beta test demo now!
April 21, 2008, The game categories section of our website has been revamped to provide you with better selection, categories and a quicker way to get to the game types that you want to play!
April 4, 2008, In conjunction with our partners at Red Marble Games we are proud to announce the release of Real E$tate Empire for the Mac! The same game that PC players have been enjoying for 14 months is now available on that computer system and can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
Feb. 6, 2008, A new Font Fiend beta demo has been released! Based upon feedback from the previous release we have completely revamped the UI for Font Fiend. Click the link below for more information, sample images and to download the new build of our web and game utility for creating great font art.
Feb. 4, 2008, A couple of new games have been added to the Rusty Axe lineup including Poker Stars III to be found in the poker parlor and Home Sweet Home - a fun game about house design that people who play Real E$tate Empire and Build-A-Lot may enjoy as well.
Jan. 21, 2008, Rusty Axe Games is very pleased to announce that we have signed a deal with Stephen Offenheim Editor in Chief of the popular humorous superhero comic Awesome Storm Justice 41, to create an exciting strategy game based on the characters and humor of ASJ41.
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