Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Play the Billy the Squid Game!

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Hello, Zaplings! Joe put together this awesome Billy the Squid game as my Callakuh present and you can now play the first level! (Facebook fans got to see it earlier, twitter followers EVEN SOONER THAN THAT!) Guide Billy through a star field, eating space fishes and avoiding Daedelus and asteroids as you go, but maybe [...]

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Zap! Charms Now on Preorder! SHIPPING!

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

The charms are now up for pre-order! CLICK HERE TO ORDER Your can order them individually or snag the full set and save a little. I’m really excited about them and already have a Naveed on my keys (I’m testing the durability… yes… that’s it). These charms are around 2 inches tall (a little less) [...]

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A New Note on Billy

Friday, July 16th, 2010

I just talked to Patch Together about the status of our little AWOL squid toy. They told me the squids would be leaving the factory in September, which sounds awesome, but I will believe it when I see it. But I thought now would be a good time to talk about the weird situation we [...]

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This is My Dog Lucy on a Zap! Banner

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

This is my dog Lucy. I got her about six months ago after someone abandoned her (OMG, WTF?!) at my brother’s house. They actually tied her to the bumper of his truck in the middle of the night. Anyway, it turns out those people were total asschumps because Lucy is in fact the greatest dog [...]

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Billy the Squid Update >:(

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

After not hearing an update on the squids for a couple of weeks I contacted Patch Together. I just got a response. I’m none too pleased. We had some problems with our vinyl production and we have switched to another factory. All vinyl production have been postponed. We are hoping to have everything sorted out [...]

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Billy the Squid Update

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Hello my Zaplings! Billy has paint! I got this shot from manufacturer and it has me pretty excited. They’re sending me a prototype to give final approval and then hopefully we can finally get these little guys shipping! Which means if you’ve been waiting to order your squid, time is running out on the special [...]

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Favorite Pirate Poll!

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

It’s for fun! UPDATE: So, this was me testing some poll software. And, I’m not super keen on this one. It doesn’t display the results once you vote and doesn’t aggregate the results in a useful fashion. Anyway, Results of the poll are thus: Holly in the lead by a wide margin, followed by Inman [...]

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Gunner Buttons! On Sale Now!

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

The Gunner Buttons are real, and they’re spectacular. (I have one on my jacket lapel RIGHT NOW) Thanks for all your help in selecting the final designs! You guys were a HUGE help! I think it’s a really great set and would be fun to snag for yourself or that special Gunner fan(girl) in your [...]

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Zap! Halo Night (beta)

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

For those of you who remember our lovely Zap! Halo Nights from awhile ago, I’m going to temporarily open them back up for the new Halo Reach beta. If you have access to the Halo Reach Beta and have a few hours free this Wednesday night, we’ll be playing from around 6:30 central time to [...]

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Gunner Buttons!

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Hello, my little Zaplings! I’m working on a set of Gunner buttons for you (other characters to come soon, feel free to suggest who you would like in button form next!). Click the thumbnail to the left there and use the comments section to let me know which 5 designs you like best.  I want [...]

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