What's In A Name: Pelfast and 2BeeGames
by Justin McElroy 
{ Nov 5th 2009 at 11:30PM } 
We don't want the big guys to have all the fun, so this week we're finding out the origins of a couple of indie names. First is Comet Crash developer Pelfast, and then we've got a bonus submission from indie gaming hub 2BeeGames.
"Back in college (early 2000), I needed a company name that represented graphics/animation -- where I thought I would end up. Pixel was a little overused, so I went with the lesser known abbreviation, pel, and ended up with Pelfast after a little brainstorming. A quick internet search turned up only one hit for pelfast: some kind of WWII military ammunition, so I felt it would work."
–John Bates, Pelfast founder
"2BeeGames has several meanings. Originally the 'two bees' referred to myself and my partner who came up with the idea for an indie game destination/community. As the concept of the site evolved into a place where we would hold competitions and publish the best games on the site, the name took on another meaning, as in a place where indie games go 'to be' published onto consoles. Now as our community grows, we're running with the bee theme and our community is called 'the hive'."
–Tony Tran, site manager
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 5th 2009 11:32PM
The 2BeeGames logo doesn't afraid of anything.
Solace @ Nov 5th 2009 11:49PM
those bee's are hardcore brah!
ohlawl @ Nov 5th 2009 11:50PM
Nees more river boat gambling
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 5th 2009 11:54PM
Then they'd need Mel Gibson.
Wardo @ Nov 6th 2009 1:53AM
I enjoy this feature, though I would like to hear more stories behind bigger name companies.
Demiath @ Nov 6th 2009 3:51AM
"Pelfast" is not the smartest name in history for the same reasons that "Belfast" doesn't exactly evoke mental images of flowers, bunnies and rainbows...
Scump @ Nov 6th 2009 7:56AM
aren't rainbows and flowers counter intuitive to s lot of console gaming? I thought Belfast and its connotations would be on par with those in games. :)
Ashley @ Nov 6th 2009 9:43AM
I think this logo is perfect and its not needed to be changed.
Tony @ Nov 9th 2009 9:53AM
We've been changing the banners regularly. You can check em out on our FB. http://facebook.com/2BeeGames
Also fun fact. We went through tons of names before settling on 2Bee. HiveFive was close...so was deadly penguin! the stories behind those were pretty interesting as well.