New Talent Initiative

New Talent Initiative

Hello one and all, Braeden Orr here with a very important update. As many of you can see, I am no longer the only person posting videos here at iPenProductions.com. The reason for this is simple: I don't have time to keep great content on the site at a level of consistent scheduling you guys deserve. With school and personal life stuff going on, I can only do one full video a month, if that, at least for the time being. So, what to do, what to do?

How about bring aboard demoversi and his upstart Irreverent Edutainment series? Demoversi is a really cool guy and his videos are pretty dang entertaining. But, he's just the start. I'm calling ALL video makers. I don't care if you have two videos or fifty. If you are interested in building iPen Productions, providing its fans with new, awesome content, and/or putting your name out there a bit, the please, send a link to your work either by commenting here, through Twitter, the Facebook Fan Page, or by sending an email to contact@ipenproductions.com.

This is essentially a win-win-win situation. I win by having the iPen site full of great content. The audience wins by having a more steady supply of great content to watch. You win by having more people watch your great content. So, don't be shy, and contact us today!

Future Review: Impossible Poll & Facebook Help Wanted

Future Review: Impossible Poll & Facebook Help Wanted

Okay, so I've run into some filming snags for one reason or another (mostly time and space limitations), so I figure I'll go ahead and start scripting future episodes in the mean time so I can do better with scheduling. If you'll look at the side bar on the right, you'll see a poll for future episodes of R:I. I may end up doing all of these, I may not. My next review might not even be one on the list. But, by voting, I'll have an idea of what you guys want to see, and I can produce such a video. Whichever one has the most votes I will review for sure however. You can vote for multiple games (since there might be two on the list you would like to see in the future).

In other, unrelated news, I would like it very much if someone would be interested in keeping up the iPen Productions Fan Page. All it would really entail is making posts concerning iPen vids, news updates, etc. So nothing too major. All you would have to do is update pretty much just once a week. You'll be in direct contact with me, so I can tell you anything that should be posted, or you can ask what should be posted, and etc. If you're interested, either leave a comment with a way to contact you, or send an email to contact@ipenproductions.com

Thanks for watching the vids guys, and happy voting!

Doug Walker aka Nostalgia Critic is a fan of iPen Productions

Doug Walker aka Nostalgia Critic is a fan of iPen Productions

And I have proof:

We have a Forum!

We have a Forum!

That's right! iPenProductions.com now has an official forum! You can either check it out by clicking this link here or by clicking the link at the top of the site. Since the forum just opened, there's pretty much no one there, so help build up our community. I'll be on a lot, so this will be a good opportunity for interaction with those who watch my videos.

I still have a few kinks to work out in some display settings, but consider this the grand opening!

The Future of iPen Productions

The Future of iPen Productions

2010 will without a doubt be the biggest year for iPen Productions. The first reason I can't go into (I could, but it would be better to wait until it actually goes into effect). Another reason is that I have about a bajillion ideas for videos and/or series. The funny thing is, is that I've had a TON of ideas since 2008 that were either discarded, or never QUITE came to fruition.

First things first, the future of Review: Impossible. In what seems to be the case every time I go head first into a video, I get swamped by school and other activities. The next video is coming very soon, I still have to finish some scripting, but the game footage has been captured. After that, I'm not sure what I'll do. There will be a poll on the right side of the site for everyone to vote what they would like to see next. I scheduled this video to be released at the start of January, but things have been rough time wise as of late.

I will continue R:I as long as I can. What do I mean by that? Well, come this fall I'll be going off to college, and I'm not sure what my filming abilities will be (due to space and what games I can take with me mostly). If R:I cannot continue, fear not, I have a video game review series in mind that I think could be a fair replacement.

I'm sort of, kind of, working on a new series. I say sort of, kind of, because again, due to the current time frame, it wouldn't last long, so I'm in the situation where if one episode gets produced, that would probably be it. If I can get the same interest from my roommates or others in my dorm, then perhaps the series will go as planned, but we'll see.

Finally, I alluded a while back on Twitter to an announcement. That announcement is... to be revealed soon. Probably in the next four to six months. Sorry that it will take so long, but I don't want to announce anything until right before it happens. It is the biggest news in iPen history, so believe me when I say that the wait will be worth it.

Small Status Update

Small Status Update

I am still hard at work on the Ghostbusters review, so bear with me as it is taking a lot longer than I anticipated. In other news, ScrewAttack.com revamped their site and added a section known as The Spotlight. And what was one of the first things on it? Well, how about my review of Indigo Prophecy? Also, just for a bit of fun, here's a picture from my Psi-Ops review on the website. Ironic, no? I should recieve compensation for free advertising (yeah right).

10/25/09 Status Update

10/25/09 Status Update

Okay, two bits of business. First of all, the Saints Row review made Awesome Blog of the Week during Transmission Awesome #32 over on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com. This marks my third Awesome Blog, and a big shout out goes to Julien "Sad Panda" Diaz for nominating it.

Second, the next Review: Impossible, for those who don't know, will be Ghostbusters. Now, if you would like a small preview, there will be a video coming this Saturday night. It's MarzGurl's Halloween LiveShow! Starting at 7 PM on Halloween (US Central Time), MarzGurl will be hosting a 2-hour Halloween bash with special videos and content made exclusively for the show, including stuff from myself, Cferra, and Linkara! And that's just who I know about!

Be sure to head HERE to watch this awesome event!

Site Update - 6/18/09

Site Update - 6/18/09

Well, things have been pretty interesting this week. That's both good and bad. First, the good. I got the Ghostbusters game on Tuesday (which should already be an indicator of how good it is right there. I hardly ever buy games the DAY they come out). I'm not going to go into details on what I think about the game, because, well, wouldn't that ruin a future episode of Review: Impossible? But, I will say I have beaten it, and I probably will play through it once or two more.

Now, for the bad. The next Top Five is going to be The Top Five BEST Console Redesigns. So, I filmed, and... rubbish. Absolute rubbish. So, I tried the next day. Rubbish. Still rubbish. Now, I'm going to film again today. I think I have the issues worked out, so it shouldn't be an issue today. So, we'll see.

Hopefully it will be up on Saturday. Also, the previous Top Five will be on YouTube on Saturday. Also, I'm going to start the process of putting all previous videos on Blip.tv for this site, that way I can keep everything on the site on the same server. It's not really that important, but I'm weird that way. Go figure.

New Layout is Here!

New Layout is Here!

No more standard Blogger template! Now, we have a professional layout, that is more suited for our needs. As you can see, we have several options now for following us, such as Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Stumble Upon, and even an RSS feed. These are just some ways to make sure you can keep up with everything from iPen Productions.

You may have also noticed two links at the top, iPen on YouTube, and iPen on Blip. All videos will be posted in these two locations. All videos will be posted on Blip first, then uploaded to YouTube a few days later. For videos longer than 10 minutes, however, they will be exclusive to Blip for probably around a month, until I have time to split the video into multiple parts for YouTube. YouTube has a 10 minute time limit, and unfortunately, this will mean those who follow solely on YouTube will have to wait for new content, should it surpass the 10 minute mark.

Something else you may have noticed is our new Partners section. Before, I had some links I really liked. Now, we have sites that are partners and friends of iPen Productions.

• Starbolts - a Webcomic created by Chris "Cferra" Ferraiolo. It is pixel-based, about a team of superheroes fighting evil. It may sound standard fare, but it is well written, well drawn, and all around a very entertaining read.
• NostalgiaAVGNFan - This is THE Official YouTube Channel of ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com. I've known Mat "Welshy" Williams for a bit now, and he's very talented at what he does. What exactly is it that he does? Why make official trailers for TGWTG of
  
• Wanted 4 Gaming - A podcast run by three gamers, it pretty much takes things to basics. It's fairly new and pretty amateur, but these guys have gotten A LOT better since their first episode, and have the ability to put together a bang up show.

If you're interested in becoming a partner with iPen Productions, feel free to send us an e-mail at ipenproductions@gmail.com, or through our YouTube at http://youtube.com/ipenproductions.

-Braeden

An iPen Update + Another Shirt!

An iPen Update + Another Shirt!

Well, things are extremely hectic around here, so video production has slowed down significantly. But, not to worry, I am working on getting some things together. Here's what you can expect to come soon!

• A Brand New Buddy Jo 'Splains It All
• A Brand New Review: Impossible
• The First of Possibly Several Let's Play Videos

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And on the T-Shirt front, we have this new shirt available for all of you who have suffered the tragic Red Ring of Death. Buy it today at the iPen Store!

Two Brand New Shirts Available + Update!

Two Brand New Shirts Available + Update!

Why choose between Zombies, Ninjas, and Pirates? Buy your shirt at the iPen Store today! Prices range from $16.99 to $23.99




How do you use a Q-Tip? Stick it in your ear of course! Buy your's today, starting at only $16.99!

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In an iPen update, things are REALLY hectic right now. I'm going to try out something new with a few videos, and yes, the season finale of Review: Impossible is coming eventually. Stay Tuned!

The New iPen Blog

The New iPen Blog

I've been going through a lot of troubles with the old iPen website, such as html, embedding, and what not. I decided forget it, I'm just going to use a blogging site like this one. Now, you may be wondering, what's the difference between this site, and your YouTube page? Well, I'm glad you asked!

• New, written updates you can only find here
• New videos are released exclusively here first
• New, EXCLUSIVE, videos only seen here
• Plus much more!

Now, this doesn't mean the YouTube page will be abandoned (far from it!). Usually, I release videos right after I finish making them (with a few exceptions where I just got lazy). All this means is that I will wait a day or so before uploading to YouTube. So, if you want to see the newest iPen videos early, you have to check them out here! I have new videos, series, artwork, merchandise, and more on the way, so stay tuned!

-Braeden