Episodes 1-4 of The Silver Lining, along with Volume 1 of the Soundtrack, have been moved and are now available in our online store: http://store.postudios.com/collections/all

The extras previously available in the Fan Club–2011 Calendar, Concept Art–are now packaged with the download of Episode 1-4. All of these items are still available entirely for free, and this relocation fixes a persistent circular logging in issue that many fans experienced previously. Head on over to download and enjoy!

“Art isn’t only a painting. Art is anything that’s creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.

Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn’t matter. The intent does. “

Quote from Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Art must be brave, insightful, creative and bold. It should challenge what you know, what it is. An artists takes it personally. A brush is nothing but a tool, but your dreams is all you need to make your future.

“Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.”

The day I decided to go into business was because I knew I wanted to make a difference, the day I realized how everything I know can change someone’s day or someone’s life was the day I knew I just had to do this. Then I realized it became a personal goal to make people smile, it didn’t really matter how much I’d have to do or go through, as long as I could feel and see someone smile.

My dream is to be able to do something that matters. To make a difference.

It’s been years, a lot has happened but my heart truly belongs in the indie world. All this amazing talent, all this passion and all this strive needs some direction, needs some guidance, needs part of what I know. Therefore, I can only hope my art can fit in into my dream.

I can only hope my love is enough to measure up to my will.

I am nothing but proud to say that Phoenix Online Studios shares this dream too.  Indie Support is no longer a dream now, it is a reality. We are sponsoring and supporting all these amazing talented indies that we manage to reach out in hopes to be able to help and integrate the indie world. It matters, we care and we are doing it.

 We are currently sponsoring CBE Software http://www.cbe-software.com/ in their noble quest to fund J.U.L.I.A. Enhanced Edition.  They had a very unfortunate situation happen to them (If you are unfamiliar with this please read so here http://www.adventuregamers.com/news/view/23982) and this is the reason why Phoenix Online Studios support is strong with our indie friends, because we know this IndieGogo will make a difference whether they stay in business or their talent disappears from the indie world.

So I would appreciate in behalf of Phoenix and CBE for you to please take 5 minutes of you day and please visit their campaign here http://igg.me/at/julia-enhanced, if all you can do is collaborate with $7 then please do so, if all you can do is just share it on your Twitter/FB then that is also very much appreciated. Anything at this point is welcome and we will be very thankful for that.

Personally, it has been a pleasure helping my dear friend Jan Kavan in this difficult time. He is one of the most talented individuals I have ever met and one of the kindest human beings there is. It’s been an honor to celebrate with him reaching out 20% milestone in less than 24hours, it is the best part of my day so far staying up with him up to 4am talking about what can we do, or just breaking that damn F5 button together (which for the record, we did crash Indiegogo last Sunday! Haha) So thank you Jan, for allowing me to be part of such important part of CBE Software history.

I guess I am very happy to be able to do my art into what I love, and therefore love what I do.

Say Mistage
Social Media Director
Phoenix Online Studios

We are thrilled to announce that Cognition Episode 1 is now available for purchase in the App Store for the iPad! Experience the gorgeous backgrounds, award-winning soundtrack, and critically-acclaimed indie thriller anywhere you go! On sale for just $3.99, now is the perfect time to jump into Cognition to find out who knows Erica’s secret and what they want from her in Episode 1: The Hangman! Prefer to try before you buy? Check out the demo version for free!

Soon you’ll be able to play Cognition anywhere, because on February 28th, Cognition Episode 1 is coming to the iPad!

We’re very excited about this announcement–releasing on the iPad has been one of our goals since we began development. Tablets have proven themselves to be an excellent format for adventure games, and one of the many pluses of the Unity engine is how easy it is to port to iOS. And next Thursday is the big day!

What’s more, we’ve got some promo codes of the demo version available right now! Catch a sneak peek of the beautiful scenes of Cognition before it’s out for public release by heading over to YayCodes and grabbing one now! The codes are first come, first serve and there are a limited number available, so get one while they last!

Cognition Episode 1: The Hangman has been nominated for THREE 2012 Aggie Awards at Adventure Gamers–Best Music, Best Voice Acting, and Best Indie Adventure! The competition is certainly stiff, but we’re honored to be among the nominees, and we can’t wait to see who the winners will be.

Adventure Gamers has also opened up their Aggie Awards Readers’ Choice Poll for adventure game fans to vote for their favorites!

Winners are going to be announced from February 20-22, so keep checking both here and Adventure Gamers to find out who wins. Good luck to all nominees, thank you to Adventure Gamers, and to our amazing team for putting together such a great game!

Phoenix Online is proud and excited to present Cognition Episode 2: The Wise Monkey, now available from the new and improved Phoenix Online store! New twists, new characters, a new killer, and another life on the line. And if you thought Episode 1 got intense…

When someone close to Erica is kidnapped by the Wise Monkey, a serial killer fixated on the gruesome mutilation of their victims, Erica is in a race against time to save his life. With the Wise Monkey case in her hands and the FBI’s resources already stretched thin, she’s on her own to find the killer before it’s too late – again.

Episode 2 is available now for $9.99 in our store as a standalone purchase. Or you can order the Season Pass bundle for $29.99 and also get the prequel e-comic, “Provenance”! 

Or maybe you already bought Episode 1 as a standalone? Then you’ll want to check our new Season Upgrade bundle of Episodes 2-4 for just $19.99, a savings of $10. Order the upgrade between now and Valentine’s Day, February 14th, and you’ll also receive Volume 1 of the Cognition Soundtrack!

The Live Launch Party was a great time, thanks to everyone who made it! If you missed, have no fear, you can catch the hangout on youtube (or in the video below) and tune into the juicy Q&A with the directors and Jane Jensen!

For the next four days (January 28th to February 2nd), you can get Cognition Episode 1 for the attractive price of “pay-what-you-want” at IndieGameStand!

With Episode 2 just days away, what better time to grab Episode 1 at a great price? Plus, 10% of the proceeds will go to Child’s Play, “a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in our network of over 70 hospitals worldwide.”

And if beat the average price, you’ll also receive the gorgeous soundtrack and the prequel e-comic!

Adventure Spiele, one of Germany’s top adventure gaming websites, has given Cognition Epsiode 1 a score of 95%, and awarded us an AVSN award!

Read the full review and score breakdown here.

Alternative Magazine Online (AMO) has posted their Best of 2012 Awards, and Cognition got an honorable mention in the Best Indie Game category!

Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller – Episode 1: The Hangman – “Jane Jensen’s Gray Matter was an incredibly underrated game and in many ways this feels like its spiritual successor. This is a good old-fashioned adventure game like they used to make, offering a fresh twist on the cop drama, with production values that rival the big names in adventure gaming at the moment such as Telltale Games. It isn’t perfect, but in terms of enjoyment it comes damn close for a first episode. Erica Reed desperately needs your help – take her hand and see what happens.