Tycho of Penny Arcade wrote some nice things about World of Goo (thanks Tycho!) and we got an influx of pre-orders, which is fantastic, except that for each pre-order we sent a confirmation email with download instructions and our hosting provider seems to have mistaken us for a spammer. We’re working to fix this, so if you haven’t received your confirmation email yet, please be patient, you shall have it soon, we promise. A big thank you to everyone who pre-ordered!!!

[Update: We have restored our dignity with our hosting provider and everyone who pre-ordered should have gotten a confirmation email from us. If you pre-ordered and haven't, let me know. If you paid with an e-check it takes a few days to clear, which means the confirmation will be delayed. - Ron]

If you pre-ordered World of Goo but never got the instructions for downloading your copy (may have been sorted into spam folders we hear…), you can download it here with your Magic Key: World of Goo: Chapter 1 Preview downloader.  If you never got your Magic Key, let us know here!

What a fun week, indie developers are elusive little suckers, so we tried to collect-em-all in photos. Some of them got away. Here are the ones that didn’t.

IGF 2008, Year of the Monocle. Edmund McMillen‘s unmistakable silhouette looks on.

Cactus just made 4 games in the time it took to take this picture. Joakim Sandberg, retro hero on the right, Kyle Gabler surrounded by Sweden.

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