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	<title>A Hardy Developer&#039;s Journal - as written by indie adventure game developers &#187; Holiday Specials</title>
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		<title>A Happy New Year! By the Numbers 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2012/01/03/a-happy-new-year-by-the-numbers-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Most Happy New Year 2012 to you, ardent A Hardy Developers Journal readers! Yes, all 4 of you! Sorry, for the recent lack of updates &#8211; working on finishing a new game. So please persevere, keep expecting the unexpected and at one point (this January) something cool will happen! Speaking of making games, above [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Hardy Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2011/01/13/birth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone misses their own birthday once in a while – I’m sure of it! But let’s say I simply waited for the weekend to properly celebrate HardyDev’s 2nd birthday – how about that? Well yeah, that’s not true actually – things got in the way of any kind of celebrating, including general brain atrophy. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Merry Snakes of Avalon Soundtrack!</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/12/24/a-merry-snakes-of-avalon-soundtrack-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/12/24/a-merry-snakes-of-avalon-soundtrack-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Workshopped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Johnston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blood Blood Blood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Girls Are Bitches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snakes of Avalon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Regin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy holidays, everyone! HardyDev shall shall soon return with a post full of Snow. But in the meantime behold the Christmas gift The Snakes have prepared for you: Includes such contemporary hits as Blood Blood Blood, Evil Fishes, Life Flashes by Before The Alcoholics Eye and The Salty Aftertaste of Revenge. As well as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The LOST Dialogues of SPANOS &#8211; Hitchhiker&#8217;s EDITION</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/05/25/the-lost-dialogues-of-spanos-hitchhikers-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/05/25/the-lost-dialogues-of-spanos-hitchhikers-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[games & demos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday Specials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1984]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Game Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGS Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew MacCormack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Douglas Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downfall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eegra competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H2G2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HHGTG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infocom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interactive Fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remigiusz Michalski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Wars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starship Poseidon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cat Lady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The thing your Aunt gave you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Towel Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PROLOGUE. On this fateful Towel Day we witness the release of the long-awaited Point&#38;click remake of Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide To The Galaxy by James Spanos (aka Dualnames). What follows are abridged transcripts of the philosophical dialogs conducted with Spanos that took place during the last week before the release (Which means they&#8217;re really HOT right now! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Warfare 2 &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/04/01/modern-warfare-2-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/04/01/modern-warfare-2-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Wellman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call of Duty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[explosive puzzles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to remember where you parked?]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[war adventure games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What is an Adventure Game?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardydev.com/?p=4892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Often games attempt to be too much. Not content with focusing on doing a few particular things right, many games spread themselves too thin by switching between different styles or genres. On game that completely succeeds where others usually fail is Modern Warfare 2, an incredible example of multi-layered adventure gaming. What really sets Modern Warfare 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 1st Birthday, HardyDev! &#8211; cried out the balloon man</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/01/03/happy-1st-birthday-hardydev-cried-out-the-balloon-man/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/01/03/happy-1st-birthday-hardydev-cried-out-the-balloon-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthday cake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthday cake ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downfall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frantic Franko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Davison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Mulrooney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-reflection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hello there in the new year 2010, Dear Reader! I hope it is already treating you well. Welcome after our long December slumber which was caused by many different things (that I was busy with). Among them was my determination to release the reinvented version of Frantic Franko demo right for 2010&#8242;s start and HardyDev&#8216;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Best Martial Arts Scenes in Adventure Games</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/04/01/top-7-martial-arts-fight-scenes-in-adventure-games/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/04/01/top-7-martial-arts-fight-scenes-in-adventure-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alone in The Dark 3]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Believe It Or Not]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boxing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clown phobia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gabriel Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giant Robot Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grace Nakimura]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kung Fu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Monkey Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monkey Kombat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neverhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ninjutsu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oozo The Clown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pandora Directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Ripley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tex Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Wall of China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Real Edward Carnby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Riddle of Master Lu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Shivah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wuxia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardydev.com/?p=1610</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Action games&#8217; fans often consider adventure games&#8217; fans an eccentric bunch who likes to think hard during leisure time. Wrong! Adventure games are what you turn to when you need to release all those primal emotions accumulated and suppressed during the rest of the day. A true adventure gaming experience must contain the likes of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/02/14/nelly-cootalot-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/02/14/nelly-cootalot-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Curse of Monkey Island]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ghost pirate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nelly Cootalot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pirates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red-haired heroine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say there is only one true pirate adventure game/game series, the rest just tries to take a piece of its glory for themselves. They are a little bit more forgiving, though, when the game in question is intentionally a love letter to the classic adventure games of yore. Yet there also exists a certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grim Celebrations with Manny a Cake &amp; Cookie</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/01/27/grim-fandango-anniversary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/01/27/grim-fandango-anniversary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[birthday cookies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brutal Legend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Panetta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Day of The Dead]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grim Fandango 10th Anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grim Fandango Puzzle Document]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 2009 &#8211; The 11th Grim Fandango Anniversary Grim weather, grim tidings, Grim Fandango Anniversary Part 11&#8230; So what interesting happened on the Grim front since the last year? Why, LucasArts&#8216; Secret History XIII by Mixnmojo Inc. of course. This is the most comprehensive amalgam of reviews, interviews, essays, illegally distributed design documents devoted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Specials Abound</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/01/14/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-spheres/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/01/14/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-spheres/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Quest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fate of Atlantis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indiana Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiana Jones and The Fountain of Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiana Jones and The Temple of Spheres]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jack in The Dark]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I started this blog I thought I was a bit late too include references to 2008 holiday celebrations, but it appears that I can &#8211; on the pretext of  others being late too. The talented team behind Indiana Jones and The Fountain of Youth DEMO, which is still working on the full version of [...]]]></description>
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