If you have you ever wondered what the beginnings of World of Goo were like then fret no more, 2D Boy have taken the time to show off what the early stages of development were like. In this first part of their childhood snapshots of the development process you can see what the game was like in August 2006 after a week of development. Really interesting stuff, you can even download a verision of the game at that stage of development if you so wish.

After a long wait all you European World of Goo fans can now buy the game. It is available right now on Steam and amazon.de as well as a host of retail outlets. The game is retailing for €20 and Ron Carmel has said that they are looking at getting the game on the UK amazon site as well.

Find all the lovely information about the European release of World of Goo here.

Good news for all the European fans of World of Goo, 2D Boy have managed to change some things with their Euro publisher, RTL Games. As such the game will be coming to Wii Ware and the PC in both retail and digital formats sometime towards the end of December.

The PC version of the game will cost €19.99 at retail and it will also be coming back onto Steam in Europe.

There is some bad news however, as of right now that mysterious “6th Chapter” will not be included in the European retail release as was originally planned. The boys want to keep all versions of the game the same wherever possible.

When I asked Kyle further about this “6th Chapter” he revealed the following:

It’s possible it will never come out. It’s also possible that it will come out as an expansion for all versions of the game, at the same time, available to all regions. The thing I feel great about, though, is that we can finally say that there is one and only one definitive version of World of Goo, available to everyone.

Check out all the details regarding the Euro release here.

I know that a lot of people have been saying that they are not prepared to shell out $20 for a copy of World of Goo without first getting a taste of the game. Well now you can as there is a demo now available which features the entire first chapter from the game.

In a message to those of you complaining that you can’t get the game via Steam in Europe please grow some balls and buy it from the developers themselves. C’mon, I know Steam makes things easier but seriously if you want the game just buy it. There are countless games that don’t come to Steam or are sadly not available to use Europeans, but how many times do you actively refuse to buy the game for that reason? If you do, then please realise that while digital distribution is the future of games distribution it isn’t perfect yet. If you want to play a game just buy it, it won’t hurt you to have a game not downloaded from Steam will it?

A worrying message has appeared on the Steam news feed regarding World of Goo’s availability for European customers.

Pretty much if you are a European Steam user then you won’t be able to purchase World of Goo until February/March next year, this is the same time as the planned European retail release. If you have already bought your copy of the game then you are not affected by this.

I have gotten in touch with Kyle from 2D Boy (buy it there European readers!) for more details.This is what he had to say:

As part of our European agreement, we are restricted from selling the game on Steam in Europe. I’m thinking this was a clause that was accidentally left in, since I can’t imagine this kind of restriction is good for anyone. We’re going to try to reverse it. We live in the future. We shouldn’t even have countries and regions. Just one big Internet where everyone is equal.

In some news that I have been sitting on for a few days I am pleased to inform everyone that World of Goo will be getting a release on Steam come Monday the 13th October for $20. Want to know what the best thing is? World of Goo will be using Steamworks which means we will be having a great eight achievements to work our way towards.

Mr. I Decide What Games We Get On Steam Justin Holtman said that World of Goo was one of the most asked for games to come onto Steam.

“More people have told us to get World of Goo on Steam than any other title coming this year. It has captured the imagination of the press and other members of the industry during its incredible pre-launch campaign, and we’re delighted to debut the PC version with Steamworks Achievements.”

He is damn right that World of Goo has captured the imagination of almost everyone. Check out the praise the game has received from Rock, Paper, Shotgun, The Poisoned Sponge and even from yours truly.

There is another bit of great news for those who pre-ordered World of Goo, you won’t be missing out on the Steamworks perks. You will be able to use your Magic Key from your pre-order email to activate the game on Steam. Brilliance!

If you don’t wish to get it from 2D Boy themselves you can get it from a variety of other places including amazon.com and Direct2Drive. Goo will also be purchasable from Indie friendly Greenhouse and from 2D Boy’s North American retail publisher Beanstalk Games.

Seriously there is now no reason why you shouldn’t be buying your daily allowance of Goo.

Those 2D Boys behind World of Goo have posted an update regarding their no DRM experiment with their game.

so far, the experiment is going well. we’ve sent the full unprotected game out to the few thousand people who pre-ordered it before this past monday and we haven’t yet found the game on any torrent sites.

They do request that you get in touch with them if see any illegal copies on the internet.

The crucial thing is though that currently the game has only gone out to people who pre-ordered the game. These are people who were willing to pay the money for the game, and as such are less likely to go out spreading the game illegally. It must also be noted that the game hasn’t been released properly yet and hasn’t been covered madly in every magazine out there. No, it has just been me and a few other sites that have been doing that.

The true test will be what happens when the popularity of Goo explodes into a big world-wide thing. If piracy remains a small issue then, well 2D Boy will have proved in some small way that by creating a great game with no-DRM that piracy can be fought.

Here is to 2D Boy for having created a master-piece of a game.

For those of you who pre-ordered World of Goo then you should soon be receiving an e-mail with a nifty little download link for the game.

If you haven’t pre-ordered then you will have to wait until Monday 13th October for the game to be released via WiiWare and the PC for $20. If that hasn’t convinced you then watch this new video from 2D Boy.

Regarding a possible Steam release Kyle had this to say recently:

I’ll let you know as soon as we find out. I hope this week. Outlook is good.

World of Goo will be released on Monday the 13th of October 2D Boy have confirmed.

There is nothing else to say really except that if you haven’t already pre-ordered it, then head on over here.

Goo is currently priced at $20 per copy and has no DRM.

Just so everyone is clear, for those who pre-ordered the game you will start getting your copies on Monday the 6th of October.

The ever amazing 2D Boy have confirmed that World of Goo has gone gold. The retail version will hit the US around the first week of November, the DRM free version will be available on the website a bit sooner than that.

I previewed this game way back in February and so I am now eagerly awaiting the final version of the game to play the shit out of. C’mon!