Fresh on the heels of scoring a Scottish BAFTA, Flock! producer Robby Zinchak sat down to talk with Capsule Computers blog.

Of course it deals with Flock! specifically, but it's full of nice insights into game development overall, ranging over topics from concept, execution, and accessibility, to the power of leaving things to the imagination. Check it out here.

**They do not discuss the extremely cute toys of the Flock! press kit, but you should consider doing so anyway...

FLOCK! takes home the 2009 Scottish BAFTA for "Game of the Year" in the first year games have ever been included in the award categories.

FLOCK! producer Robby Zinchak at right accepting the award (with Creative Director Geoff Gunning), which in true Scottish tradition also includes a custom bottle of whiskey.

More details here, or if you're one of those award show people, you can watch the entire ceremony here.  Congrats to everyone who worked on this, and if you missed it, be sure to check it out on XBLA, PSN, and PC.

A whole new season for Flock is now available for download on PC:  Spring!  It introduces a load of new improvements:  six all new levels, the rabbit, the carrot, and burrows.  What do all these amazing things do?  Read on to find out

Rabbits: The cutest animal yet to be Flocked, they breed like crazy!

Burrowing Tunnels: Rabbits need a home too, so we've given them some nice carrot patches to dig up... the resulting tunnel can transport any animal, multiplying the fun!

Giant Carrot: This massive, succulent vegetable will get all the animals going hunger-mad, devouring it any chance they get. Pick this bad boy up, and watch as they follow you anywhere!

New Campaign: Of course all these wonderful new features would be nothing without a few fiendish and fun levels to experience them on! 6 brand spanking new levels await to test your Flock! skills... if you get the best medals, you'll unlock all these goodies plus two special trophy objects to put into your own levels!

Level Editor tweaks: We've spent some time polishing up the Level Editor too, so if you're a fan of making your own levels to share, or if this is your first time dabbling with our tools, then you'll be sure to find it even easier than before!

If you're using Steam, the update will be automatically downloaded to you.  Otherwise, download the patch here.

Get ready for an awesome Flock PC update coming at you tomorrow... we've got a whole new season ready for you to play - Spring.  The Spring campaign includes six new levels, a new animal, and special new objects which will change the way you herd.  Want to know more?  Check back tomorrow and find out!

In the meantime, check out the coolest Flock fan creation yet... Flock Shoes!  I have no idea what the background story for their creation is... but I know I want a pair ;)

If you thought the free soundtrack was awesome, then check out the new achievements for Steam.  Don't own Flock yet?  Well, this weekend only Flock is only half-price on Steam:

But wait, there's more!  Even if you don't own the Steam version, there's still a lot of game tuning we've been stealthily working on to perfect the game.  Just download this new patch (it's automatically installed for Steam users).

FLOCK! Client Patch 1.02 - (2009-05-08)

Fixes:

- Animals scared when below cliff faces
- Mouse pointer glitches after moving window
- Some stability improvements

Improvements:
- Steamworks Integration including achievements
- Animals stick together for longer after herding
- Animals attracted to mothership beam when close
- Autoswing disabled for swing gate
- Cow acceleration increased
- Fences are removed shortly after being knocked over
- Pits given edge repulsion
- Speed boost increased
- Small animals and shrunken sheep now pass easily underneath fences
- Tree ripping made easier
- SecuROM Concurrent Activation Limit removed