We are giving away a FREE iPad2 to one lucky winner who tells us their thoughts on our upcoming game, Choplifter HD! Continue reading →

Hey everyone!  We’ve had a Facebook page and a Twitter stream for a while now, and always make sure to keep them as up to date as possible.   You can find them here: http://www.facebook.com/sparkworkz http://twitter.com/#!/Sparkworkz But sometimes we worry … Continue reading →

Platform Racing 3 is heading to the iPhone, and it’s going to have achievements! Awesome! However, we don’t want to do this alone, no no,  not with all the brilliant minds out there. This where you come in!  We are … Continue reading →

There are lots of video game conventions out there.  E3 for the big companies, GDC for game developers, PAX for the game players…but if it’s Flash games you’re talking about, then there’s only one convention for you: The Flash Gaming … Continue reading →

Here’s something to that’ll throw you for a loop.  It’s a web game which is played entirely inside the URL bar near the top of the browser.  Created by ProbablyInteractive, it’s called URL Hunter.  The game is pretty simple – … Continue reading →

Every year game developers get together at a conference known as GDC (Game Developers Conference). The GDC is a huge gathering of people within the video game industry.  There are lots of interesting meetings and announcements, as well as contests and … Continue reading →

Back in 2006, The Game Over Project – lead by artist Guillaume Reymond – took the idea of old video games, collaborative projects, and stop motion; and then put them together in a big auditorium to create some truly inspired … Continue reading →

Since The Game Developer’s Conference is going on right now in San Fransisco, I thought it might be a good time to do a run through of all the amazing games you can find for free around the web, beyond … Continue reading →

On February 11th, forum member and Commodore Of Contests Jhawk4 kick-started the latest Official Fantastic Contraption 2 competition.  Just like the first one, anyone can participate, whether you have a paid account or not.   The competition levels (and the challenges … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Message Boards! On February 15th, 2010, the Sparkworkz forums went live for all to see.  We began with a handful of curious users, myself as the only mod, and with categories that still needed a lot of work … Continue reading →

Alright everyone, I think it’s time we all got together and had a chat.  In a room.  A chatroom.  Yes, Sparkworkz now has an Unofficial Chatroom, courtesy of the initiative-taking talents of user and moderator Robotmafia.  You can now exchange … Continue reading →

Wheelbarrow, on the webite Kidrobot, posted a blog alerting us to some cool art created by Aled Lewis.  He took old NES 8-Bit and 16-Bit characters and put them in real life situations.   The results are amazing. You can … Continue reading →

JHawk has put together an exciting new competition on the Sparkworkz forums! Three competition-only levels have been designed, which anyone with a free or paid account can play. So even if you’re new to Fantastic Contraption 2, head on over … Continue reading →

Stacy Conradt at @Mental_floss came up with a great list of interesting facts about Christmas movies: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/75712 Here are a few of my favorites, along with my own bits of trivia: It’s a Wonderful Life This heartwarming, innocent movie was … Continue reading →

“If you just ignore them, they’ll go away” – that’s what people like to say about bullies.  It’s supposed to be pretty good advice.  There’s a catch, though.  When everything a bully does is meant to cause a reaction, it … Continue reading →

There are lots of genres in this proverbial ocean.  Action, Role Playing, Horror, Arcade and so on as far as the eye can see.  There are also a myriad of genres inside genres.   Take Adventure Games for example.  One subset … Continue reading →

Well, there’s really not much to report today so – wait, hold on…a Turkey just handed me some breaking news: FC2 iPhone 40% off FC iPhone 50% off Line Rider iPhone 50% off Gobble.  Gobble. Thank you Turkey, that was … Continue reading →

Ever since the third movie (the Prisoner of Azkaban)  – where a werewolf, the Wolfman, an army of Grim Reapers, and deer holograms fought three kids armed only with sticks and the power to time travel – I’ve been a … Continue reading →

Back on Halloween, we released a cool new costume in celebration of the holiday.  And now, wouldn’t you know it, another holiday is around the corner!  The U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving this month (and anywhere between last month and the next … Continue reading →

In honor of all the Uniformed fans of physics games across America, Sparkworkz is giving away free copies of the full flash versions of Fantastic Contraption 2 and ShapeShape to anybody who emails us with a government “.mil” email address! … Continue reading →

We may have a thing for Physics Games here at Sparkworkz, but it’s nothing compared to the scientists at CERN. 

In my time patrolling these waters here at Sparkworkz, I’ve had a chance to look at some very interesting Flash games.  Some of them have even been added to our site, like Catch the Star.  Many just fell by the … Continue reading →