I decided to have special super-low prices of all Eon Games products available. Current prices are as follows:

• Eligo - $4.99 (was $8.99)
• Strategic Assault - $6.99 (was $19.99)
• Forest Fire - $4.99 (was $5.99)
• Bust'em - $8.99 (was $16.99)

These prices will not last forever to take advantage of them while they last!

The price on Eligo has been lowered to just $8.99. You can purchase a copy in our store.

Great news! I just release Bust'em, the very cool and fast-moving Breakout-inspired game from Digital Concepts. You can download the demo or purchase the game. Screenshots are also available.

I just released Strategic Assault 1.8.3. This release fixes some problems with data file decompression with caused by a bug in the gzip command in busybox. It also fixed blitting for iPAQ 38xx series handhelds and other handhelds that has a screen rotated 90 degrees. Download is available from the download page. You can also review the complete version history.

I just added some information about yet another upcoming title, Pyrogon's first game, Candy Cruncher. There are some screenshots available.

As promised, a beta version of the PurpleBlaster demo is now available for download. PurpleBlaster is an Astroids(tm)-inspired game originally written for the PocketPC by PurplePecker.

You probably noticed that I redesigned the menus on the site. The new horizontal, text-only menu is simpler and in my opinion easier to navigate. If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to contact me

I also posted the beta version of the demo of Digital Concepts' Bust'em. You can download it now.

Today I have added two new Sharp Zaurus games - PurpleBlaster and Bust'em. These games are not yet available for download or purchase, but are both are close to be finished. Expect demo versions to be posted soon.

First I would like to announce the first sharp (non-beta) release of of Eligo, which is version 1.0.1 (1.0.0 wasn't released due to some serious bugs). Some highlights of the many changes are save game capabilities, better keypad game play, better audio quality and many other improvements. It's available for download with full changelog from the usual place. Be sure to download and upgrade the industrial theme as well.

Secondly, let me announce Strategic Assault 1.8.2, which is also greatly improved over the previous release. Some of the highlights are: keypad menu navigation for all menues (and the standard ok/cancel buttons are handled better), compressed data files (saves about half of the installed speed), loading screen progress bar and much better speed control handling with the UI is being redrawn at a fixed 30 FPS. This last change makes the variable speeds a lot better. Again, download and full change log is available from the download page.

Last, but not least, I would like to announce an upcoming Sharp Zaurus title, Interstellar Flames - a true 3D shoot'em'up from Xen Games.

Strategic Assault 1.8.1

Posted 2002-04-03 01:01 PST by David Hedbor

We just released version 1.8.1 of Strategic Assault. This version significantly improves performace (again), adds some standard keybindnings and adds variable speeds. As usual, the download page includes a detailed changelog.

Strategic Assault 1.8.0

Posted 2002-03-25 00:23 PST by David Hedbor

Eon Games are proud to announce the first stable release of our real time strategy game Strategic Assault. This version greatly improves on the last beta release. Changes includes better performance, faster load times, better sound quality and some fixes and additions. The download page includes a detailed changelog.

New Beta Releases

Posted 2002-03-05 18:46 PST by David Hedbor

Eligo 1.0b6 is released. Notable changes include drastically improved animation speed and sound effects and music support.

Strategic Assault beta 5 improves sound support, adds music and fixes a problem with Forest Fire expansion pack detection.

The improvement in sound support and addition of music is thanks to the SDL and SDL_mixer libraries. Since these libraries are LGPL, there are both statically and dynamically linked binaries (in regards to SDL/SDL_mixer). The dynamically linked binaries are separate binary only packages.

Strategic Assault For Sale

Posted 2002-03-01 21:56 PST by David Hedbor

Strategic Assault and the expansion pack Forest Fire are now for sale. Beta release 4 is the latest version.

Continue to the Eon Games store.

Developer's Diary

Posted 2002-02-28 22:59 PST by David Hedbor

Today I wrote my first Developer's Diary installment. The subject is Qtopia fullscreen woes. Check it out.

Strategic Assault Beta

Posted 2002-02-28 9:00 PST by David Hedbor

Eon Games and Xen Games proudly presents the first beta of Strategic Assault for Qtopia. This is most likelt the first real-time strategy game for the Sharp Zaurus / Qtopia environment. It features many scenarios and a large selection of military units, like tanks, helicopters and gunboats. Check it out!

Note that this is the first version. It's not complete and does have known bugs.

Bug Tracking System Issues

Posted 2002-02-28 8:59 PST by David Hedbor

There was just a bug report on how guest users can't view bugs. It said:

The fact that you can only submit bugs, and not view seems overly restrictive and limiting. Do you have something to hide, or is this just a limitation of the system?

The answer is simple - it's a current limitation in the system. I have intentions to improve this (give guest users read only access, which makes more sense to me) and also allow instant online registration (if you want to report bugs).

New beta version

Posted 2002-02-24 23:55 PST by David Hedbor

A second beta version of the Sharp Zaurus version of Eligo is now available Sharp Zaurus. Download Eligo here.

The order page is also functional now. Registering Eligo will give you free upgrades for the lifetime of the game.

Eligo Beta!

Posted 2002-02-20 01:05 PST by David Hedbor

A public beta version of Eligo is now available for download for the Sharp Zaurus. The games page has also been split into several pages with screenshots and other information. Check it out!

If you download Eligo, you are very welcome to report bugs or write suggestions on how to improve the game.

Experimental Bug Tracking System

Posted 2002-02-19 18:32 PST by David Hedbor

I just installed (and somewhat customized) the Workbench bug tracking system. Although not the best of them all, it seems sufficient and was very easy to install and use (some, like Bugzilla, have a way to complex user interface in my opinion).

Anyone can file a bug, but to do anything else you need to become a registered user (which, on the other hand, anyone who contacts us can become).

EonGames.com is launched!

Posted 2002-02-19 00:20 PST by David Hedbor

Our website is now officially launched! Our first original product, Eligo, will soon be available for the Sharp Zaurus, with other platforms coming later. In the meantime check out SDLRoids