It's been a long time coming, but today I am revealing the new brand for this series. I've been promising it for a long time, and I've been through many artists and musicians on the journey to making this dream a reality, but it's finally here!

Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect is an upgraded version of Mafiosi 1 is every way. The scripts has been edited and expanded upon, there are additional endings that shed more light upon the characters and world (you can either read it as a kinetic novel, or with multiple routes, it's your choice), and there are a few additional features added in such as a gallery for CGs.

Character artist JT has pretty much completed all the characters and is just making the last few extra expressions as we speak. Background artist Gaio Nguyen has just one more background to complete for the demo, which will feature the first chapter of the novel. Musician Solo Acapello has completed the soundtrack, and is hard at work mixing and mastering the volume levels. Lastly, Valhalla was commissioned for the GUI system (for the entire trilogy, which he has completed) and it looks and plays phenomenally. We also have the great JBonesy working to help market and promote the work and to guide me with the kickstarter stuff.

The game has also been upgraded to HD, so you'll be getting the full effect of just how gorgeous the art really is! I couldn't be prouder of this team and what they've accomplished these past few months, and I am in the midst of finalizing the demo in preparation for the launch of our kickstarter campaign (set for this Fall season). You can expect more updates as I tinker with this profile and add new previews and images over the coming weeks.

This has been an ambitious effort, and I have to call on fans of the original works to help support these improved versions. It is my goal to complete all 6 Crime Opera stories for the commercial market in the next few years with this stellar team. But I need your help to get the word out so we can achieve our financial goals to continue this labour of love.

As a final note, if you're new to the series, you can still go download the original free versions for a limited time while they're available. I'll be taking them down in the coming weeks as the transition is finalized.

Thanks so much to old fans and new. We hope you come to love this new work as much as we do!