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Chariots Game - NEED TESTERS NOW! The Chariots Team needs TESTERS NOW. Please visit there website to learn more.. Chariots is a racing game set in Ancient History, loosly incorporating Greek, Roman and Biblical history into the theme. Players will be able to race on foot, on horseback and of course in a chariot. Take Part in this Journey to explore the land of Cyprus.

Christian Game Developers Conference The Christian Game Developers Conference is the only gathering with the purpose of encouraging game developers, in both software and traditional mediums, to apply Christian principles to their industry. CGDC Conference takes place this year July 24th through 26th It will be located on the campus of Cascade College in Portland, Oregon CGDC Website Link Here

Tribulation Knights Tribulation Knights!" is a brand new video game in a series of Christian video games. The first of the series is a stealth based third-person adventure for the PC. Do you have what it takes to be a Tribulation Knight ! Look in the "Behind the Game" Forums Section for Updates

Christian Game Servers Christ Centered Game Reviews (CCGR) has setup Christian Game Servers. The purpose of this site is to provide a safer online gaming environment by hosting games with moderators and swear/gore filters if applicable. See you there !

Wednesday, November 10th, 2004

Principality Collectible Card Game We just learned about this game. It appears to be nearly ready to be released. We haven't looked over the game mechanics but the artwork is superb. If you're a fan of anime' art style, you'll want to take a peak.

Monday, July 12th, 2004

Disciples Card Game 323 Studios sent us a link to their site and after checking it out we though you'd want to check it out yourself. This is a card game centered around the disciples..

Monday, July 12th, 2004

Redemption Card Game Tournaments If you love this game, you'll want to keep your eye on their tournament website. Lots of opportunities there.

Monday, July 12th, 2004

"Play-By-Post" Online Game This was emailed to us and we're passing the info on... "Greetings! My name is Thomas Beard, and I'm currently in the process of creating an online play-by-post game centered around the time of the apostles. It's called Apostoloi Tou Tropou, "Apostles of the Way," and it begins in 35AD in Jerusalem, just before the stoning of Stephen and the conversion of Paul. Players take control of a disciple of their own creation and are taken to the farthest corners of the earth to preach the Gospel. The game isn't finished yet, and we hope to have it going by the end of July. I was wondering, then, if you could advertise it on your site, since we're in need of players to get it going."

Monday, July 12th, 2004

Phelios Releases New Game Atlanta, GA - June 24, 2004 - Phelios announced the release of their Shoot 'em Up ("Shmup") game, Kaijin, another addition to their growing list of games made with their own game engine, PTK.

Monday, May 21st, 2004

Christian Game Developers Conference If you make games or want to, this conference is for you. Check it out here.

Friday, January 1st, 2004

Orion: 3D Adventure RPG This first came to my attention from our message forums. It's a fully 3D world that's looks promising. It's still in development and is due out Christmas 2004. The game is based in a mythical version of the pre-flood world about 200 years before the Noah's flood. You can see some screen shots here.

Friday, January 1st, 2004

The Volcano of Lefee The volcano is about to erupt. The military are busily evacuation the island. But there isn't time to get everyone off so it's up to you to figure out how to stop the inevitable lava flows from destroying everything. The cut scense ar 3D graphics while the game is played top/down on somewhat primitive graphics though the game promises extensive gameplay and a Christian message.

Friday, December 5th, 2003

Victory at Hebron REVIEW Just in time for Christmas Here's another great Christmas gift, especially if you or your son/daughter/grandson/granddaughter love to play card game. This one is based on the collectible card game, Redemption, and is one of the best produced games you'll find on the Christian market.

Friday, November 21st, 2003

Eternal War: Shadows of Light REVIEW We've finally got a new review up and this one is for the award winning game from Two Guys Software. This is a game you'll want to include in your Christmas list.

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003

Charisma Magazine Has Nice Article on Christian Gaming They talk about the software industry as a whole but give some very good coverage of Ralph Bagley of N'Lightning software.

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003

Charlie the Church Mouse Gets Distribution Deal with Concordant We got this in our email box just the other day.. Pathway Press, publisher of Charlie Church Mouse products, has signed a deal with Chordant Distribution to distribute internationally the Charlie Church Mouse computer games developed by LifeLine Studios. The first two titles, Charlie Church Mouse Preschool and Charlie Church Mouse Early Elementary, will be released November 18. This new interactive CD-ROM learning series gives children an opportunity to learn, explore, and have fun with the help of a lovable friend, Charlie Church Mouse. Children not only learn classic bible stories form the Old & New Testament, they also learn academic skills vital to childhood development.

Friday, October 2nd, 2003

Boston Globe Mentions the Christian Game Market Eternal War: Shadows of Light, N'Lightning Software and Big Idea get some nice press here.ct.

Monday, September 29th, 2003

CGDC Announces Game of the Year Awards for July 2003-4 Contributor of the Year - Brenda Huff In recognition for her lifetime contributions to the industry. Game of the Year - Eternal War: Shadows of Light by Two Guys Software Recognized by its peers as a significant contributor to the industry. It also brings the first multiplayer Christian game to the market. Game of the Year, runner up - One Nation Under God, by Inspired Idea Recognized by its peers as a significant contributor to the industry. It successfully integrates learning into an entertainment product.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003

Online Christian Roleplaying Convention Golgotha Games, makers of the paper and pencil RPG, Spiritual Warfare, is sponsoring a Christian Roleplayers gaming convention to be hosted ONLINE. RhemaCon 2003 is coming. The Premier Online Christian Roleplaying Game Convention. This is for traditional tabletop imagination and dice games. Vendors, artists, games, seminars, all on line. Saturday November 8th, 2003. Right now you can get the basics at www.rhemacon.net will be up this next week

Wednesday, September 3nd, 2003

Christus Rex RPG System New in Development Griffin Grove Gaming, makers of historically accurate gaming environments, particularly in 14th Century France around Lyon, are working on a paper and pencil roleplaying game that centers on spiritual growth called Christus Rex. In their words... Firstly, the game is designed to model life in 14th century France. This is a "low mana" gaming environment where magick is rare and seldom understood. The vast bulk of fantasy creatures do not exist. Skills, professions, and equipment are all specific to the period and are designed to work hand-in-glove with our own campaign environment. Secondly, there is an emphasis on the spiritual development of the character as a primary facet of role-playing. The Augustinian model of the spiritual realm is the basis for the game's view of magick and faith. Thus magick and faith are opposite sides of the same spiritual coin. Thirdly, there is no in-game accounting. There are no experience points to be counted, awarded, tracked, and expended. There are no APs to be calculated, tracked, expended. Skill development is handled through training and the passing of time. Actions are resolved in the tactical environment sequentially according to initiative. The Lyon: 1355 gaming environment is expected to be released November 2003. Christus Rex will be released around Easter 2004.

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003

New Games from Big Idea Big Idea, the creators of Veggie Tales will be releasing a new game called Minnesota Cuke and the Coconut Apes later this month. It's a Marrio Brothers style arcade game with Bob the Cucumber as the main character. They promise this one will be a much stronger release than their previous games.

Friday, August 20th, 2003

Christian Game Hits #1 on RealArcade After 10 days of being available, Full Armor studio's first game, Joshua and the Walls of Jericho, just hit #1 game on www.realarcade.com. Walls of Jericho is on competes for attention with 130 other titles. If you want to check out this exciting new game, click to download the demo or go to our games page.

Thursday, August 19th, 2003

Christian Games Get National Attention www.msn.com has an article on Christian (or religious) gaming that's actually rather nice. Eternal Wars: Shadows of Light gets a plug as does N-Lightning. You can read the full a rticle here.

Thursday, July 30th, 2003

Full Armor Studios Releases First Game The Walls of Jericho is the first title in what is promised to be a slate of games from this new development studio. Full Armor specializes in creating small games similar to those you'd find on the Zone, Pogo, etc. Have you heard of Bejeweled? Walls of Jericho is a fast paced, timed, puzzle game. You have to manipulate a wall of blocks to bring down the walls. All the while your followers are walking around, dancing and bowing and generally acting pleased at the lighting bolts, fireballs and other assundry events taking place before their eyes. If you take too long to bring the walls down, your followers lose heart and abandon you. Download the demo here.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2003

Christian Game Developers Conference Grows View Image Gallery Here The second annual Christian Game Developers Conference (CGDC) is expecting to grow dramatially from its first year, with over 75 attendees currently registered to attend. CGDC was started as a way to bring game together devopers creating games for the Christian market to fellowship and discuss this growing niche in the gaming world. CGDC 2003 is over, but the lingering effects of this weekend of fellowship among Christian Game developers will last for a long time. The conference developed a theme early on and kept it for the entire weekend. That theme was: Fulfilling the Great Commission through the creation of great Christian games. There was a great sense of unity of purpose and a desire to combine our talents to help everyone fulfill this vision. Over eighty developers, publishers and others attended the three day affair. They came from all across the country, one coming all the way from Australia (John De Margheriti, CEO of Micro Forté). He won the “came the farthest” award hands down. Ralph Bagley of N-Lightning software gave the keynote address and announced some exciting news for the game development industry. N-Lightning is spearheading the creation of an independent distribution network for Christian games. Kenvin Johnson spoke on “The Gospel Commission through Leading Edge Technology, Frank Cloutier spoke on “Encouragement for Spectacular Results” and Anthony Fouts, Jr. spoke on Getting a Product to Market. In addition, there were roundtable discussions covering such topics as “Sharing the Gosepl and encouraging believers…”, “State of the Industry,” a discussion of “Existing Products” and other topics. There were “breakout” sessions with a great deal of lively discussion about many topics. Much more took place, but this small “snapshot” should give you an idea of what this conference was all about. Veterans of this industry along with newcomers got to know each other, broke bread with each other and spent long hours into the early morning talking about their passion: Games that glorified Jesus and moved His Kingdom forward. The sense of unity and purpose culminated in most of the attendees agreeing to form a trade association to promote and represent Christian game developer’s to the Christian and secular markets. But this unity of purpose seemed only a part of what was clearly a growing momentum in the Christian game market. The conference itself doubled in size from last year: more games were shown, more developers attended, larger projects were announced. Perhaps at no other time in the history of computer game development has the future looked brighter. The quality of the products being released is up, the number of games being released is up, the number of projects in the works is up. And what’s on the horizon will blow your socks off. We’re still a new and fledgling industry with many hurdles to cross. But if this weekend is any indication, this is a good time to be making Christian games. And ChristianGaming.com will be there to give you the inside scoop. For more information on CGDC, click here.

Thursday, July 10th, 2003

Christian Game Developers Conference Grows The second annual Christian Game Developers Conference (CGDC) is expecting to grow dramatially from its first year, with over 85 attendees currently registered to attend. CGDC was started as a way to bring game together developers creating games for the Christian market to fellowship and discuss this growing niche in the gaming world. Actually, any Christian that is involved in game development is welcome to be a part of the conference. This year, excitement is high as new companies have been formed and new projects are in development. The conference will feature some of the latest games, game development tools and brings some of the leaders in this industry to share their thoughts and ideas on how to make this exciting market grow. For more information on CGDC, click here.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2003

Paper Street Games Paper Street Games sells a wide variety of Christian games. Games you can't find anywhere else, you can probably find here, including some we've missed. Great site. In addition, they develop some pc games: The Big Genius Trivia Game, Little King and New World. Take some time and check them out.

Monday, June 22nd, 2003

Left Behind Video Games to Come Out in 2004 Buried in an article at the Christian Broadcasting Network . The "Left Behind" video game series is coming out next year. Troy Lyndon of Left Behind Games says although the games will be "Christian" that doesn't mean they will be boring. The article is worth a full read. Discuss it here in our forums. The information I have been able to gleen from what little is available is this... The game has been in development for over a year. The game will be high quality and will have a ministry element to it (or it will not get published). The game will be on every major platform. Who is making the game? "the people doing it are leaders in the field." according to Jerry B. Jenkins and they are evangelicals. Can anyone say, N'Lightning Software? Well, that's just speculation, but they would be a logical choice. Stay tuned for more information.

Thursday, June 4th, 2003

Eternal Wars: Shadows of Light Price Drops Two Guys have dropped the price on their fast action first person shooter. It's got heart pounding action and the price is very tempting now. If you've been waiting to buy, now just might be the time.

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2003

Heaven Bound Shipping After dealing with a few bug fixes... "Emerald Studios is pleased to announce that we have received our CD's back from the replication plant and are now shipping orders. The game is retailing at a price point of $39.95. We also have a new version of the demo on the website now. It is version 1.3. It includes several bug fixes and enhancements."

Thursday, May 29th, 2003

Our Forums Ate Too Much and Didn't Feel Well for A While In the process of ugrading the forums to use Private Messages and Polls, something didn't go right. The boards are back up and running but if you find anything crazy, drom me a PM from the Forums.. Eric

Tuesday, May 20th, 2003

Former Big Idea (Veggie Tales) Exec. Sets Up New Company to Help bring Christ-Centered Products to Market Jeff of Lifeline Studios let us know about this interesting development. Bob Elder, formerly with Big Idea Productions, is launching a new company, E3 Strategic Solutions Inc., that endeavors to connect relevant, values-based artistry and creativity with the marketplace. The mission of E3 is to provide strategic leadership to organizations looking to find, develop and bring to market relevant Christ-centered products that impact lives to change culture while serving with excellence and bringing glory to God. "My goal is to help existing companies expand their ideas and assist them in getting their products into the marketplace," Elder said. "Additionally, I'll be helping newer ventures develop their ideas and find their way through the marketplace to their consumers." Elder was director of market development for Big Idea, where he led the retail development team that supported the theatrical release of "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie," the $25 million box office hit. Elder can be reached at (615) 300-4542 or via e-mail at bob@E3strategicsolutions.com.

Monday, May 19th, 2003

NEW REVIEW: Ominous Horizons It may have taken us an ungodly amount of time to get this done (one and a half years in fact), but we finally got our rear in gear and finally gave Ominous Horizon's it's due. Check it out here.

Thursday, May 15th, 2003

Heaven Bound Released Emerald Studios has released Heaven Bound, a game based on Bunyan's famous book, Pilgrim's Progress. You can get a playable demo here.

Monday, May 12th, 2003

D&D Move over! Christian Paper and Pen Roleplaying Games Aedonite had a great post listing various Christian Paper and Pencil Roleplaying games currently available. You can read it here, and if you want, join the forum discussion about these games here.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2003

Emerald Studios' Heaven Bound Go's Gold Brian Timson from Emerald Studios dropped me an email today saying they've gone gold. You should be able to get a copy of Heaven Bound in a few short days.

Monday, March 10th, 2003

Emerald Studios is Set to Release their Game, Heaven Bound Brian Timson from Emerald Studios dropped me an email today. Their new website is up and they are on the verge of releasing Heaven Bound, a game based on the famous Christian novel, Pilgrim's Progress. They plan to have a trailer and demo available sometime next week. You can check out the latest screen shots as well as get an idea about the game. You can even pre-order if you want. The game has an interesting "cartoony" look and is worth checking out.

Friday, February 14th, 2003

Redemption Tournaments: O'Fallon, Missouri Feb 22nd I just found out about a Redemption Collectible card game tournament here in the St. Louis area of Missouri. It's being held at Hope Bible Church starting at 10:00am on February 22nd. If you are just curious about the game and want to find out more, watching a tournament is a great introduction to the game. This also reminded me of this great card game. If you are interested in finding out about a Christian card trading game that's as good as Magic The Gathering, check out the Redemption site. You can find out about people who play the game in your area and find out about other upcomming tournaments that may be in your area.

Wednesday, February 12th, 2003

Two Guys Software, Makers of Eternal War: Shadows of Light Unveil New GameStore If you've been waiting for an easier way to order Etermal War from TGS, they've opened a store on their website that makes it easy to buy the game. If you are waiting for it to hit the retail shelves, you might be waiting a long time, so if this is a game you are thinking about buying, you won't have a better opportunity for some time. According to their press release... Eternal War: Shadows of Light is a hard hitting, pick-up-and-go, action packed first person shooter that challenges the player with intelligent demons and creative puzzles. Being labelled as "Great" and "The Best Christian Game to date" (CCGR.org) Eternal War takes place in the suicidal mind of John Coronado, a desperate teen ready to take desperate measures to escape his "personal hell". You are Mike, a friend sent to help John out of his pain and struggles before time runs out. Travelling down the road of malice and destruction, Mike is faced with hundreds of obstacles ahead of him to overcome through the only Power that John thought abandoned him. A demo is available for players to download and check out. http://www.twoguyssoftware.ca They have a demo available and it's true that it's a fast paced, action filled game. It's a bit dark, maybe a bit too dark for some, but if you like heart pumping action in a Christian FPS game, this might be the game for you. To see CCGR's review of the game, go here. We currently don't have a review up for the full game but plan to have one soon.

Friday, January 31st, 2003

Christian Game Alliance This is an active place for Christians to hook up with other Christians toplay games online, to discuss games and to form groups/clans based around games. They have message boards and are definitely worth checking out.

Tuesday, January 28th, 2003

Men of God: Evangelizing through online games If you enjoy military combat games, and evangelizing through gaming appeals to you, you might want to join this online clan of gamers. They currently have groups for the following games: Medal of Honor, Battlefield 1942, Counter-Strike, and America's Army. They organize themselves in a military fashion. Know of any Christian online game clans? Let us know at cglinks@christiangaming.com.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2003

Message Boards Off to a Great Start! If you haven't yet, visit our Message Forums. Besides having a chance to talk to others interested Christians, we'll be posting information on the upcomming site-redesign as we as for input on what you'd like us to do. But first you 'll have to join the Forums. You can find some original creative stories posted by knight_in_the_shadows in our Creativity Forum. If you're a fan of Stephen Lawhead, join in on the discussion of his books here. And if you want to find out about what to expect when we're done redesigning ChristianGaming.com, keep an eye on the Site Redesign topic. And if you don't see a topic you're interested in, create one. It's easy and fun.

Tuesday, January 7th, 2003

NEW ChristianGaming Message Boards Now Open! We've added a whole new way for you to interact with other Christians about playing and making Christian games. Visit our Message Forums here and join in. You'll find a place for you to discuss your favorite game systems, a place to show off your creativity and, of course, a place to discuss what's going on at ChristianGaming.com. We also invite anyone from a Christian game company, Christian game clans, etc. to post information about what you can offer Christian gamers. If you'd like, we can open an entire forum to discuss your game, your group or your company. We welcome anyone interested in talking positively about the present and future of Christian Gaming. The Message Forums will be growing and changing depending on how things go, so make your posts and offer your suggestions in the appropriate places. We'll be doing our best to make this a great place to discuss ChristianGaming. All we ask is that before you post you read the rules. Many thanks to the efforts of [CG] CelestialFury for his tireless efforts in getting these boards ready.

Friday, January 3nd, 2003

ChristianGaming Announces Launch Date set for Message Boards Sometime before 9pm EST, on Tuesday January 7th, ChristianGaming will be launching a Games Message board oriented exclusively for Christians who want to discuss games, clans and game design. It will also be a place where people can keep in touch with what's new at ChristianGaming.com. We've got a few finishing touches to make, but things are looking good. We hope you'll find it helpful, entertaining and informational.

Friday, January 3nd, 2003

Remnant Entertainment is Developing a Christian Based MMORPG I was excited to learn about these guys. There isn't much information yet, but you can check out what they are planning to create, here.

Friday, January 3nd, 2003

Inspired Ideas Releases New Game One Nation Under God is a game designed to teach about our founding father's and their Christian faith inside and interactive 3D environment.

Friday, January 3nd, 2003

Virtue Games releases Nacah and is working on a sequel You can check out this game developer and their games here. Nacah is a game of exploration in a 3D world where you answer puzzles to move forward. It's Myst-like so if you enjoyed that huge hit, you might find this intriguing.

Friday, January 3nd, 2003

Links Updated Our links page has been updated with a number of new links to Christian publishers and games. Thanks to Tim Emmerich of Graceworks Interactive for the heads up on these Big Ideas (Veggie Tales), Virtue Games, Remnant Entertainment are all new additions.

Thursday, January 2nd, 2003

Christian Game Developers Conference, 2003 This looks like the place to be this year if you want to rub shoulders with fellow Christian game developers. I'm making plans to attend. Check it out here. Or click on the logo under the Jobs button on the right.

Friday, December 20th, 2002

CHRISTIAN GAMING SITE HAS MOVED TO A NEW SERVER! In preparation for some additional changes to the entire website, ChristianGaming has recently moved to a new server. Soon, we'll be adding a game forum for discussions on all things related to gaming from a Christian perspective. Also, in a few months, after work on an entirely new site is complete, you can start expecting to see new reviews added to the site.

Friday, Dec 20th, 2002

UPDATES: New Christian Games Released and new Links Revelation 7, is now available now in episodic form. you can play a quick demo and then buy full access to the first episode. Subsequent episodes will be available in the future. Two Guys Software has announced the release of their long awaited game, Eternal Wars: Shadows of Light. They have a playable demo you can download and you can order the full version from their website. We've added some new links in the Links page. Holy Lands is a medeival based fantasy pen and paper RPG that pits you against demons and sorcerers bent on destroying the Church. There's a new computer store and a Battle.net Christian clan site.

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2002 Archives Last year's news is still a good read.

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2001 Archives It's history, but lots of stuff.

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2000 Archives All the way back here!