Dangerous High School Girls on Steam

If you had the chance to read our recent interview with Mousechief, then you probably know that the developer behind Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble had an unfortunate incident over at Big Fish Games.

The good news is that now that game is available at Steam and is being offered with a 10 percent discount until next week. So some pretty good news for Mousechief and for fans of the game. Indies can sometimes live and die by the portals that take their games on, so landing a new deal is a life line. We wish them good luck.

Dangerous Developer in Trouble: Mousechief Interview

For some indie developers, distributing games through large, well-established casual game portals can be a great way to make a bit of money and expose their wares to a wider audience. But that audience apparently isn’t always receptive to edgier and more thought-provoking content – at least if it’s presented as something other than a hidden object game.

It’s a lesson that Mousechief CEO Keith Nemitz learned the hard way after his award-winning Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! was pulled from Big Fish Games after the portal was flooded with complaints from users who took issue with the game’s alleged “bullying” theme. Rather ironically, at the same time Big Fish was pulling the game, Nemitz was flying to Los Angeles to attend the Writer’s Guild of America awards show, where Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! was nominated for best writing honors (it later lost to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed). We asked Keith to tell us what the heck went wrong.

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WGA Videogame Writing Nominees Announced

After people complained about Dead Head Fred winning last year’s award (the reason being that the nominated game in question had to feature writing from a member), it looks like the Writers Guild Association is trying to redeem itself this year. The organization announced this year’s nominees, which includes an excellent indie game from Mouschief. See this year’s nominees after the break.

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